Join us for a FREE screening of the award-winning documentary

CAFETERIA MAN Tuesday, October 2, 2012  at 5:30 p.m. at the Georgia Public Broadcasting Headquarters in Atlanta. This dynamic documentary follows Chef Tony Geraci's efforts to make school cafeteria food healthier.  A conversation with Chef Tony Geraci and filmmaker Richard Chisolm immediately follows. Can't make the screening? Watch via livestream and join the livechat too at: www.gpb.org/gpbwell/cafeteria-man.

See how well your students know the Peachstate with these quick and easy to use quizzes.

Georgia Symposium on Sexual Violence
Come talk to experts from across the state and
nation to cover prevention and intervention strategies for sexual violence. October 15-16, 2012 at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center. Register for it here.

New Video! It's My Constitution

Deepen your students' knowledge and understanding of the 2012 elections through this curated collection of multimedia resources and games for K-12 grades.

The Cat in the Hat Math Safari is a series of free online, mobile-friendly, and whiteboard games focused on important math skills for preschool and early elementary children and connected by storyline.

PBS NewsHour Debates 2012:  October 3 through October 22 at 9 pm

Frontline: The Choice 2012: An in-depth profile of the presidential candidates through primary resources. Access teacher resources.  Premieres Tuesday, October 9 at 9 pm and replays Sunday, October 14 at 1 pm, Friday, October 19 at 10:30 pm and Sunday, October 28 at 3 pm.

 NOVA scienceNOW:  

David Pogue, popular technology reporter for The New York Times, takes the helm of the series, taking on intriguing questions like  "How Smart Can We Get?" and "Can Science Stop Crime?"  View a preview. Get the teacher guides too. Premieres Wednesday, October 10 at 9 pm.

New Episode! Georgia Outdoors: Profiles the beauty of old mills in Georgia.  Premieres Sunday, October 28th at 7:30 pm.

 

Georgia Pre-K Turns 20: What's Next?: The program examines how well Georgia's lottery-funded pre-K program has worked.  Premieres on Monday, October 29th at 7 pm and repeats Sunday, November 4th at 12:30pm

Enroll in these Common Core aligned classes now and start classes as early as October 3.  Use the promo code promo-code "TLSE" when you register.

Teaching Vocabulary: Word Meaning and Word Knowledge


Kennesaw State University Online M.Ed in Instructional Technology

Now enrolling for Spring 2013. Application deadline December 1, 2012. Learn more.

Contact Dr. Traci Redish @ tredish@kennesaw.edu

In this program, you will learn to use technology more effectively in your own classroom and to help other educators advance their technology-related knowledge and skills. 

USB "I'm a GPB Teacher" bracelet.

Keep up with Georgia High School Football with the GPB Sports app available for iPhone and iPad.

10/4/12 - Read for the Record

10/20/12 @ 10:30 am 12 pm - Frontier Heroes & Heroines: The Stories Behind The Legends.

Free screening at the Booth Museum of the American Experience film

Wyatt Earp.  RSVP: Call 770-387-1300.

9/30/12 - Deadline - Hootie Coloring Sweepstakes for College

12/3/12 - Deadline - Stop the Drop Video Contest

3/5/13 - Deadline - Siemen's We Can Change the World Challenge

5/1/13 - Deadline - Who Wants to be a Mathematician?

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New Media and Education Services Team

Georgia Public Broadcasting