1. PBS LearningMedia Content Map September-November, 2014 The Content Map is designed to help librarians and media specialists be the clearinghouse for using PBS LearningMedia in a school or district. These people can select whether or not any of these resources need to be sent on to specific teachers based on what the librarian knows is going on in the classroom. The librarian or media specialist knows shat teachers, what subjects, appropriate ages! This map includes a calendar with weekly themes that will be reflected across each of PBS LearningMedia’s marketing channels from September to November.

2. Weekly Content Themes: September Week of 9/1: Get Your Tech On This week marks the start of “Get Your Tech On 2” – a campaign designed to support educators as they integrate digital media/technology into their classrooms. Features resources address learning in the digital age. Week of 9/8: Full STEAM Ahead! This theme supports National Arts in Education Week by showcasing resources that help teachers bring the creative arts into STEM curriculum. Week of 9/15: U.S. Presidents Week In support of PBS’ new series The Roosevelts premiering this week, PBS LearningMedia will feature the U.S. Presidents (this includes new content from the program).The Roosevelts Week of 9/22: Setting the Standards for Success This week’s featured resources are designed to support teachers as they integrate the National and Common Core State Standards into their lessons. Week of 9/29: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage To mark Hispanic Heritage Month, PBS LearningMedia will spotlight new Spanish-language resources alongside a rich collection of content about Hispanic history and culture. Art Theme Social Studies Theme Professional Development ThemeTech Theme Looking for additional content to feature this month? Here are a few key events to keep on your radar: 9/1 | Labor Day 9/6 | Flipped Learning Day 9/8 | International Literacy Day 9/7-13 | Nat’l Arts in Education Week 9/11 | Anniv. of September 11 9/15-10/15 | Hispanic Heritage Mon. 9/17 | Constitution Day 9/21 | International Day of Peace 9/23 | Autumnal Equinox 9/27 | Smithsonian Museum Day Nat’l Childhood Obesity Awareness

3. All Weekly Content Themes: October Week of 10/6: Bullying Awareness This theme supports Bullying Prevention Month with resources that address cyber bullying, conflict resolution, and relationship-building. Week of 10/13: Innovation Week In support of PBS’ new series How We Got to Now premiering this week, PBS LearningMedia will feature content about innovation in the 21 st century (this includes new content from the program).How We Got to Now Week of 10/20: DIY Science This week, we will spotlight our robust library of “DIY” content to help science teachers create interactive learning experiences and engage students in hands-on activities. Week of 10/27: Halloween Spooktacular This theme will call attention to our new series of holiday collections – and give teachers an easy way to integrate the fun of Halloween into their lesson plans this week. Social Studies Theme Science Theme Looking for additional content to feature this month? Here are a few key events to keep on your radar: 10/2/1869 | Gandhi's Birthday 10/4-10 | World Space Week 10/5-11 | Nat’l Metric Week 10/12-18 | Earth Science Week 10/12-18 | Teen Read Week 10/13 | Columbus Day 10/13-17 | Nat’l School Lunch Week 10/16 | World Food Day 10/20 | Nat’l Day on Writing 10/19-25 | Nat’l Chemistry Week 10/25 | Make a Difference Day 10/31 | Halloween Nat’l Bullying Prevention Mon. Cyber Security Awareness Mon.

4. All Weekly Content Themes: November Week of 11/3: Classroom Tips & Strategies This theme is designed to help teachers navigate the digital age of learning with practical tips, tactics, and digital tools. Week of 11/10: Veterans: Stories of Service In honor of Veterans Day (11/11) and the premiere of PBS’ new series, Navy Seals PBS LearningMedia will feature the stories about veterans from across the country (this includes new content from the program).Navy Seals Week of 11/17: Making Global Connections To mark Geography Awareness Week, PBS LearningMedia will be showcasing a fantastic series of resources focused around global literacy and diplomacy. Week of 11/24: Math Blast! This week’s theme spotlights of our top math collections and offers teachers a creative way to apply lessons in math to the Thanksgiving holiday. Social Studies Theme Math Theme Looking for additional content to feature this month? Here are a few key events to keep on your radar: 11/1-2 | Day of the Dead (MX) 11/2 | End of Daylight Saving Time 11/9/1989 | Fall of the Berlin Wall 11/11 | Veterans Day 11/16-22 | Geography Awareness Week 11/17-21 | American Education Week 11/19/1863 | Anniv. Gettysburg Address 11/27 | Thanksgiving American Indian Heritage Nat’l Alzheimer's Awareness Mon. Nat’l Diabetes Mon. Professional Development Theme

5. Recommended Resources The following resources reflect our weekly themes and represent some of the most dynamic content in the PBS LearningMedia library. We invite PBS Stations to integrate these resources into local marketing efforts. Featured resources are subject to change. Week of 9/1  Get Your Tech On 1)21 st Century Learning | PBS LearningMedia | All21 st Century Learning 2)New Learners of the 21st Century | digital* media | 6-12New Learners of the 21st Century 3)How to Make an Interactive Timeline | KQED | 6-13+How to Make an Interactive Timeline 4)How to Make a Prezi | KQED | 6-13+How to Make a Prezi 5)The Art of Creative Coding | Off Book | 9-12The Art of Creative Coding 6)Learning in the Digital Age | FRONTLINE | 9-13+Learning in the Digital Age 7)Engaging Students in Lecture and Lab | Getting Results | 11-13+Engaging Students in Lecture and Lab 8)Teach Civic Engagement Using Social Media | KQED | 13+Teach Civic Engagement Using Social Media 9)Educaching | Classroom Close Up NJ | 13+Educaching 10)Changing Student Lives Through Tech | WGBH | 13+Changing Student Lives Through Tech Week of 9/8  Full STEAM Ahead! 1)Jazz in the Middle | Spark* | K-13+Jazz in the Middle 2)Movable Books: Pop Ups | NJN | 3-12Movable Books: Pop Ups 3)Puppet Power | SciGirls | 5-8Puppet Power 4)The Art of Math | WGBH | 6The Art of Math 5)The Art of Data Visualization | Off Book | 6-12The Art of Data Visualization 6)Rapping On Science | Youth Radio | 6-13+Rapping On Science 7)Monet’s Ultraviolet Eye | It’s Okay to be Smart | 6-13+Monet’s Ultraviolet Eye 8)The First Beat Making Lab | Beat Making Lab | 6-13+The First Beat Making Lab 9)Zeega: Interactive Video | KQED Art School | 6-13+Zeega: Interactive Video 10)Teachable Moment: Gravity | Fast Forward | 9-12Teachable Moment: Gravity Week of 9/15  U.S. Presidents Week 1)Looking for Lincoln | WNET | K-12Looking for Lincoln 2)Presidential Portraits | Bridgeman | K-13+Presidential Portraits 3)Diplomacy | Various | K-13+Diplomacy 4)First Ladies of the United States | Various | K-13+First Ladies of the United States 5)President for a Day | PBS KIDS | 3-8President for a Day 6)Roosevelt Winner in Landslide | Bridgeman | 5-13+Roosevelt Winner in Landslide 7)GW’s First Inaugural Speech | NARA | 6-13+GW’s First Inaugural Speech 8)Separation of Powers |Constitution USA | 9-12Separation of Powers 9)TBD | The Roosevelts | Florentine Films 10)TBD | 60 Second Presidents Week of 9/22  Setting the Standards for Success 1)Professional Learning for the CCSS | Nashville PTV| K-13+Professional Learning for the CCSS 2)Teaching NGSS Engineering Design | WGBH | K - 13+Teaching NGSS Engineering Design 3)Journalism and the Common Core | ThinkTV | 6-12Journalism and the Common Core 4)The Design Process: | NOVA Education | 6-12The Design Process: 5)Making the Case | WGBH | 9-13+Making the Case 6)Differentiating Instruction |WGBH | 9-13+Differentiating Instruction 7)Guide to the CCSS | KET | 9-13+Guide to the CCSS 8)Standards as a Common Language | WNET | 13+Standards as a Common Language 9)Common Core Video Series | WNET | 13+Common Core Video Series 10)Teaching Planetary Sciences | WNET | 13+Teaching Planetary Sciences

6. Recommended Resources The following resources reflect our weekly themes and represent some of the most dynamic content in the PBS LearningMedia library. We invite PBS Stations to integrate these resources into local marketing efforts. Featured resources are subject to change. Week of 9/29  Celebrating Hispanic Heritage 1)Flamenco Dance Studio Field Trip | WPBT2 | PreK-3Flamenco Dance Studio Field Trip 2)Oh Noah! | WNET | K-2Oh Noah! 3)Hispanic Exploration in America | Library of Congress | 4-12Hispanic Exploration in America 4)Latino Americans | LPB/WETA | 4-13+Latino Americans 5)Webinar – Latino Americans | LPB | 4-13+Webinar – Latino Americans 6)Baseball and Social Change | WGBH | 5-8Baseball and Social Change 7)Deciphering the Maya Code | NOVA | 5-12Deciphering the Maya Code 8)The Graduates / Los Graduados | ITVS | 9-12The Graduates / Los Graduados 9)The Storm that Swept Mexico | LPB | 9-12The Storm that Swept Mexico 10)TBD | NEW: Spanish-language content Week of 10/6  Bullying Awareness 1)Pump Your Pistons & Listen | Thomas & Friends | PreKPump Your Pistons & Listen 2)So Funny I Forgot to Laugh | Arthur | PreK-4So Funny I Forgot to Laugh 3)Martha Walks the Dog | Martha Speaks | K-5Martha Walks the Dog 4)Stand Up to Bullying | WSKG | 2-6Stand Up to Bullying 5)Crumpled Paper Bullying | News Hour | 2-13+Crumpled Paper Bullying 6)The Teenage Brain | FRONTLINE| 6-8The Teenage Brain 7)Not in Our Town | NIOT | 6-13+Not in Our Town 8)NFL Bullying Case Sparks Debate | PBS NewsHour | 7-12NFL Bullying Case Sparks Debate 9)Cyber-bullying | UEN | 7-12Cyber-bullying 10)Block the Bullying | Classroom Close-up NJ | 13+Block the Bullying Week of 10/13  Innovation Week 1)Be Inspired, Be an Innovator! | PBS LearningMedia | 3-13+Be Inspired, Be an Innovator! 2)Sign Language Translator Glove | DragonflyTV | 4-6Sign Language Translator Glove 3)Wearable Robots | NOVA scienceNow | 5-13+Wearable Robots 4)Extreme By Design | Hawkview Pictures | 6-12Extreme By Design 5)Adaptive Technologies | Medal Quest | 6-12Adaptive Technologies 6)Secrets of Selfridges: | Pioneer Productions | 6-12Secrets of Selfridges: 7)Cultivating Innovative Thinking | PBS LearningMedia | 6-12Cultivating Innovative Thinking 8)The Design Process | WGBH | 6-12The Design Process 9)Process of Innovation | The Henry Ford | 6-13+Process of Innovation 10)TBD | We Got to Now Week of 10/20  DIY Science 1)Experimenting with Seeds | PATBW | PreKExperimenting with Seeds 2)MAKERS Collection | Various | PreK-12MAKERS Collection 3)Think Garden |KET | 3-5Think Garden 4)Mission: Solar System | Design Squad | 3-8Mission: Solar System 5)Experimenting with a Pendulum | Zoom | 3-8Experimenting with a Pendulum 6)Coconauts | TPT | 4-6Coconauts 7)The Catapult Project | WNET | 5-12The Catapult Project 8)SciGIrls Collection | TPT | 5-8SciGIrls Collection 9)Cornstarch Comes Alive | SciFri | 6-8Cornstarch Comes Alive 10)TBD | NEW Nature Works Everywhere

7. Week of 10/27  Halloween Spooktacular 1)Halloween Spooky Science Special | Sid the Science Kid | PreK-1Halloween Spooky Science Special 2)Happy Halloween! | Peg + Cat | PreK-2Happy Halloween! 3)Printable: Halloween | Super Why! | K-3Printable: Halloween 4)Haunted House | The Electric Company | 1-3Haunted House 5)It's Halloween Night | Fizzy's Lunch Lab | 1-4It's Halloween Night 6)Haunted House for Good | Youth Radio | 3-8Haunted House for Good 7)DIY: How to Make a Clown Face | Circus | 5-8DIY: How to Make a Clown Face 8)Why Do Things Sound Scary? | Digital Studios | 6-13+Why Do Things Sound Scary? 9)The Zombie Autopsies | News Hour | 8-12The Zombie Autopsies 10)Supernatural Elements in Shakespeare | WNET | 8-12Supernatural Elements in Shakespeare Recommended Resources The following resources reflect our weekly themes and represent some of the most dynamic content in the PBS LearningMedia library. We invite PBS Stations to integrate these resources into local marketing efforts. Featured resources are subject to change. Week of 11/3  Classroom Tips & Strategies 1)Flipped Learning Collection | Various | PreK-13+Flipped Learning Collection 2)New Learners of the 21st Century | TPT | 6-12New Learners of the 21st Century 3)Digital Tools | Collection | KQED | 6-13+Digital Tools 4)Build Relationships | Ted Talks | 13+Build Relationships 5)Use Appropriate Tools Strategically | WLJT | 13+Use Appropriate Tools Strategically 6)edtalk | CPB | 13+edtalk 7)How to Integrate Tablets, Devices, More | PBS LM | 13+How to Integrate Tablets, Devices, More 8)Powerful Learning with Digital Media | NASA | 13+Powerful Learning with Digital Media 9)Learning in the 21st Century | WNET | 13+Learning in the 21st Century 10)TBD | Webinar Collection Week of 11/10  Veterans: Stories of Service 1)WWII Prairie Memories | Prairie Public | 3-12WWII Prairie Memories 2)Soldiers, Veterans, and War in American Life | Various | 4-12Soldiers, Veterans, and War in American Life 3)Kortney Clemons: A Veteran's Journey | Medal Quest| 6-12Kortney Clemons: A Veteran's Journey 4)Servicemen's Readjustment Act | NARA | 6-13+Servicemen's Readjustment Act 5)Tammy Duckworth’s Story | Coming Back… | 6-12Tammy Duckworth’s Story 6)Military Families | PBS NewsHour | 7-12Military Families 7)Facing It, by Yusef Komunyakaa | Poetry Foundation | 7-12Facing It, by Yusef Komunyakaa 8)D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy | PBS NewsHour | 7-12D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy 9)The Costs of War, Bedford, VA | D-Day 360 | 9-12The Costs of War, Bedford, VA 10)TBD | Navy Seals – Their Untold Story Week of 11/17  Making Global Connections 1)Around the Globe: France | Various | K-12Around the Globe: France 2)Around the Globe: China | Various | K-12Around the Globe: China 3)Around the Globe: UK | Various | K-13+Around the Globe: UK 4)Social Studies/History through Music/Dance | Various| K-13+Social Studies/History through Music/Dance 5)Global Learning and Awareness | Various | 6-13+Global Learning and Awareness 6)History of Geography | WPSU | 7-12History of Geography 7)What Can You Do With Geography? | ZD Films | 7-13+What Can You Do With Geography? 8)Window into Global History | Wide Angle | 9-12Window into Global History 9)Migration Sensations | Faces of America | 9-12Migration Sensations 10)TBD | Black Pharaohs

8. Recommended Resources The following resources reflect our weekly themes and represent some of the most dynamic content in the PBS LearningMedia library. We invite PBS Stations to integrate these resources into local marketing efforts. Featured resources are subject to change. Week of 11/24  Math Blast! 1)Math in the Bath | Peg + Cat | PreK-2Math in the Bath 2)Math Is AweSum Collection | PBS LearningMedia | PreK-13+Math Is AweSum Collection 3)Move That Math | Kids in Motion | K-5Move That Math 4)Khan Academy Collection | Khan Academy | 3-12Khan Academy Collection 5)Percent as a Rate | I <3 Math | 4-8Percent as a Rate 6)Math at the Core | WGBH | 5-8Math at the Core 7)Adding Negative Numbers | PBS Math Club | 6-9Adding Negative Numbers 8)Statistics and Probability | WTCI | 6-13+Statistics and Probability 9)Additive Inverse | UEN | 7Additive Inverse 10)Get the Math | WNET | 7-10Get the Math

9. Questions? Please contact Chris Seifert, MontanaPBS: chris@montanapbs.org