Utilizing PBS LearningMedia Georgia Public Broadcasting provides educators with access to free educational platforms that host active and engaging programs, lessons, and media to get kids moving and considering their health and wellness. Participants will become familiar with our partner platforms and how to easily locate and implement activities that boost students’ physical activity as well as awareness about their health.
By coordinating with families, relying on routines, keeping things simple, focusing on formative assessments, and adapting hands-on labs, teachers can approach distance learning in a way that engages and inspires students in science without overwhelming them or their caregivers. Join GPB Education as we explore our many free online resources that support these five flexible strategies for stimulating science learning in a virtual and/or hybrid environment.
Join GPB Education as we explore the updated and expanded relaunch of our free comprehensive Georgia Studies collection, including the interactive course and nearly 40 immersive virtual field trips to historical and cultural sites throughout the state. These upgraded resources allow educators to link students directly to specific pages and elements, favorite content, interface with annotation and accessibility extensions, share to Google Classroom, and more!
In a follow-up Georgia Studies session, GPB’s education outreach team will explore the in-depth resources available for teaching Geography. Join us to learn about the connections between lessons built into our textbook, experiences available in our virtual learning journeys, online standards-based assessments, document-based questions and more!
The Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) provide a consistent framework to prepare students for success in college and/or the 21st century workplace. For more information go to www.georgiastandards.org.
GPB is traveling all over Georgia to bring our state's rich history and culture to teachers and students. Our 34 virtual learning field trips align with the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) for social studies, as well as the content from GPB’s Georgia Studies digital textbook and Georgia Race Through Time game. You can also access the iPad version by downloading the free GPB Education app on iTunes. Each field trip brings locations to life with interviews, 360-degree panoramic photography, interactive elements, videos, user guide, and 5E lesson plans!
Join GPB Education on a STEM journey into and out of this world with our triple threat PBS partners NASA, NOVA, and Nature. Utilizing resources from these three digital educational series, participants will explore how to connect their students to compelling, real-world STEAM stories through free videos, interactive tools, and lesson planning resources. The NOVA, Nature, and NASA collections on PBS LearningMedia contain more than 1500 resources that educators can use to spark and enrich student knowledge through STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) education.
Watch video lessons from Georgia's teachers who are using innovative strategies to advance student achievement. The Innovation in Teaching Competition has recognized 36 educators from across Georgia since 2013.
Content experts at the Georgia Department of Education have developed learning plans for teachers and parents. The plans are easy-to-use and include both “plugged and unplugged” activities.
GPB’s Georgia Studies Collection is a comprehensive ecosystem of standards-based digital resources that includes an interactive textbook, 34 field trips through Georgia’s geography and history, and an engaging game-based learning experience. Join GPB for an update on the latest primary sources, assessments, printables, videos, and skill-building activities now available in this free virtual exploration of our state.
KQED Teach is a free, online professional learning community for educators to expand their media literacy skills by taking short courses. Participants will find courses, lesson plans, and activities for...
GPB Education and Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) have partnered to launch Let's Learn GA! to support the instructional needs of students, teachers, and families.
In this episode of Let’s Learn GA!, hear how 4th grade teacher, Ms. Amaris Smith, at Southfield Elementary in Bibb County engages her students utilizing brain breaks. By using this strategy the school saw a 45% increase in virtual student engagement.”
