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Verizon Reads Grant in Action |
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WVPT provided the opportunity for a Verizon Reads grant application in which schools would partner with learning buddy teams. Wenonah Elementary in Waynesboro, Linville Edom Elementary in Rockingham and Keister Elementary in Harrisonburg are recipients of the grant, WVPT Learning Buddies Initiative. Bly Brown from WVPT provided recipient teachers with resources and training to execute the program. Older buddies and younger buddies are reading books together provided by the grant, viewing episodes of the Martha Speaks vocabulary program from PBS and doing activities together to complete a PBS Learning Triangle: View, Read, Do weekly during the month of May.
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Click here to see photos from Wenonah.
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Cubby, the WVPT Bear visited young authors at Highland Elementary to listen to their entries for the 2012 PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest. Cubby loved the illustrations and stories by these young talents! Contact Bly Brown at bbrown@wvpt.net
to reserve your Cubby visit.
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Click here to learn about Cubby's trip.
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 WVPT proudly announces the creation of the first children’s book featuring Cubby, the WVPT Bear, titled Join Cubby, the WVPT Bear, At the TV Station. WVPT Education Specialists Bly Brown and Kathryn Staton created the book, which is intended for children ages 4 to 8.
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 Virginia PBS Teacherline has scheduled the following courses. For complete information about Virginia PBS Teacherline Courses go to www.virginiateacherline.org/schedule.html |
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Opportunity for ITV Video Collection |
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While at this writing the state budget is still not approved, it is obvious that WVPT’s Education Services will either be dissolved or altered in size and services for the 2012-13 school year. Given this fact, the Regional Schools Contracting and Planning Committee (RSCPC) has authorized another ITV broadcast starting May 14. This broadcast is an opportunity for schools to record programming they may need for next year or to upgrade programs now on VHS tape to DVD. Educators with requests for programs to be aired may send them to Marian McCarron at mmccarron@wvpt.net Each request will be reviewed and if we have sufficient rights to the program it will be included in the schedule. Click here to view the program schedule. |
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Families Enjoy Minerals and Sid |
 Families joined Cubby the WVPT Bear, the JMU Geology Club and WVPT staff to tour the JMU Mineral Museum, examine minerals through interactive displays, hear a mineral story, create a pet rock and watch a Sid the Science Kid episode on rocks for Earth Day.
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Enjoy a few photos here.
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Three Ways to Videostream |
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The WVPT Education Services website serves as a portal for videostreamed content. Click on any of the streaming services below for easy access or find Videostreaming under Quick Links to access all streamed content.
WVPT streaming: Select WVPT video content is now videostreamed on the website and may be accessed after registration.
Discovery Education streaming: Teachers’ Discovery Education (DE) Streaming account may be accessed through the WVPT website portal.
Virginia iTunesU: This is a dedicated area maintained by VDOE within Apple's iTunes Store providing free access to an array of educational content. Students, teachers and other registered users can download audio and video content onto computers and handheld devices with podcast capabilities. |
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We love our volunteers! Your time is worth dollars to us, so please give a little of yourself and reap the rewards.
http://www.wvpt.net/support/volunteer.html |
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