KEN BURNS DOCUMENTARY THE WAR AIRS ON AETN BEGINNING SUNDAY, SEPT. 23

THE WAR, a seven-part series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, tells the story of he Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns: Waterbury, Conn.; Mobile, Ala.; Sacramento, Calif.; and the tiny farming town of Luverne, Minn.  The series explores the most intimate human dimensions of the greatest cataclysm in history – a worldwide catastrophe that touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America – and demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.

In every episode, veterans’ accounts of battle are interwoven with the poignant recollections of their loved ones back home, who, for four long years, carried on with their lives, contributed to the war effort, and lived in constant fear of telegrams containing news too terrible to bear.  The film honors the bravery, endurance and sacrifice of Americans who lived through what will always be known simply as THE WAR.

THE WAR Broadcast Schedule:

ARKANSAS STUDIES

IN THEIR WORDS HONORS ARKANSAS WORLD WAR II VETERANS – HTTP://WWW.INTHEIRWORDS.ORG SITE GOES LIVE SEPT. 23

In Their Words is AETN's World War II oral history project.  This statewide project documents the unique stories and life experiences of Arkansas’s World War II generation.  From these interviews, AETN is developing a massive, first-of-its- kind researchable World War II visual history Web site.

In Their Words Broadcast Schedule, Sunday, Sept. 23

ARKANSAS STORIES ADDS DIMENSION OF MUSIC TO ARKANSAS HISTORY
http://www.arkansasstories.com/music.html

This program centers around songs performed in a traditional style by the musical group Harmony.  Each song tells a story about an event or person in Arkansas history, including: the New Madrid earthquake; slavery; the White River Railroad and more.  The program is available for Arkansas educators through streamed video at the AETN IDEAS portal.

REGISTRATION FOR THE ARKANSAS CURRICULUM CONFERENCE AVAILABLE ONLINE
www.uark.edu/~k12info/ then click on the ACC icon
Peabody Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock
Nov. 1-2, 2007

Registration forms for the Arkansas Curriculum Conference (ACC) and hotel registration are available online.  Don't forget to register for the ACSS Luncheon on Thursday and be sure to attend the ACSS Reception Thursday evening at the Clinton Presidential Library.

ART AND MUSIC

BRUSHSTER LETS YOU PAINT ON THE WEB
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1936
National Gallery of Art

More than 40 brushes and textures are offered with a full palette of colors and effects that blur, ripple, and fragment your designs.  Click "auto" to see the computer generate screen designs.

SOURCE:  FREE
http://www.free.ed.gov/

GREAT PERFORMANCES “NUREYEV -- THE RUSSIAN YEARS”
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/nureyev
Grades: 9-12

Rudolf Nureyev is one of the enduring icons of the performing arts in the 20th century, a figure whose fame reached far beyond the ballet stage. This program traces his meteoric career with fresh insight and candor.

AMERICAN MASTERS DAVID HOCKNEY -- THE COLORS OF MUSIC

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/hockney_d_STUB.html

Grades: 9-12

American Masters presents the world-class opera sets that artist David Hockney designed over the past three decades for opera houses from Paris, London and Glyndebourne, to New York, Chicago and San Francisco.

THE ROLE OF ART AND THE ARTIST IN SOCIETY

http://www.pbs.org/powerofart

This Web site and lesson plans will help students examine the interaction of artists, art and society.  The site features:

Vincent van Gogh’s life and times reflected in his art

Pablo Picasso’s artist’s calling

Michelangelo Caravaggio’s religious imagery

Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Counter Revolution art

Rembrandt and the political struggle of the 17th-century Netherlands

Jacque-Louis David and image making and political propaganda during the French Revolution

Joseph Turner and a new use of paint and light in historic scenes

Mark Rothko’s depictions of tragic myths and universal human drama

BELLINI, GIORGIONE, TITIAN, AND THE RENAISSANCE OF VENETIAN PAINTING
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1937
National Gallery of Art

Examine a phase of the Renaissance in Venice when three great masters were working side by side (1500 to 1530).  Bellini,Giorgione, Titian and their contemporaries influenced European art for centuries.  Learn about their innovations.  Examine how they used sacred images and stories, allegories and mythologies, and more.

SOURCE:  FREE
http://www.free.ed.gov/

EARLY CHILDHOOD

NEW CHILDREN’S SCHEDULE

NEW CHILDREN’S SERIES PROMOTES EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY BEGINNING SEPT. 3 ON AETN

Word World provides an immediate connection between letters and words through a highly visual, hand-on approach to learning that is both entertaining and fun.  The series includes a Web component, literacy workshops and community events.

HOW TO RAISE A READER AND WRITER
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage?campaign=parentsnews_1_raiseareader

As a parent, you are your child's first and best teacher.  When you read and write together every day, you help your child learn to love reading.  Get ideas on how to interact with your child through words and play so that (s)he develops into a reader and a writer.

SOURCE: PBS Parents
http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

HOW TO NEGOTIATE WITH YOUR CHILD
http://www.pbs.org/parents/talkingwithkids/negotiate.html?campaign=parentsnews_1_negotiate

Life with kids often involves negotiation, whether we like it or not.  And negotiating with kids can be a challenging process. However, it can also actually be a great learning experience for your kids. If you don't negotiate, your children may not learn how to deal with conflicts constructively. If you don't teach them how to work with you, they may never learn how to work with others.

SOURCE: PBS Parents
http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

FIND OUT HOW YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN
http://www.pbs.org/parents/earlylearning?campaign=parentsnews_1_youngchildren

Find out how young children think and feel and how they learn.  Learn positive strategies to help you understand and communicate with your baby. Find out how babies develop and how to read their cues. Learn how to encourage them and help them explore. Find out what to do to calm both you and your baby when you need it the most.

Source: PBS Parents
http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

FIND THE RIGHT READING RAINBOW BOOK FOR YOUR CHILD
http://www.pbs.org/parents/bookfinder?campaign=parentsnews_1_bookfinderrainbow

Explore PBS Parents Bookfinder to find the best book for your child.  Enter the age of your child, the theme that interests him/her and whether it's a book to be read aloud or read alone.  Then, Bookfinder will give you a customized list of books for you and your child to read.  The featured books from all the Reading Rainbow episodes – a total of about 150 books – have just been added.

Source: PBS Parents
http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

TALKING ABOUT EMOTIONAL MELTDOWNS
http://www.pbs.org/parents/talkingwithkids/tantrum.html

When kids get mad, they get really mad. And parents, despite their best intentions, get mad too and often react by yelling back. Explore the PBS online "Talking With Kids" guide to get pointers on talking through angry feelings.  Plus, find out how to handle a full-blown tantrum.

SOURCE: PBS Parents
http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

RAISING A BILINGUAL CHILD
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/multifamilies/main.html

Raising multilingual children offers opportunities as well as unique challenges.  Parents often have questions about how best to teach their child to read and write in two different languages. Our online guide provides tips for what you can do support your child's language and literacy development at home.

SOURCE: PBS Parents
http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

“DOT'S STORY FACTORY” MAY SELECT YOUR CHILD’S STORY
http://pbskids.org/storyfactory?campaign=parentsnews_2_dotstory

Log on to "Dot's Story Factory" with your child!  This cool interactive Web site allows kids to create their own stories using Dot's special storytelling machine.  When your child is done, he can send Dot his story to share with PBS KIDS on TV, the Web and in print. Keep checking PBS KIDS to see if she chooses your child's story!

Source: PBS Parents
http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS AND FOCUS AREAS

FREE PBS KIDS INTERACTIVE SITES BY AGE LEVEL
http://pbskids.org/

This site connects children to interactive activities.

GRANTS, AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

“SHOW ME THE MONEY: TIPS & RESOURCES FOR SUCCESSFUL GRANT WRITING”
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev039.shtml

Do you have a project that requires outside funding? Have you just been assigned the responsibility for writing a grant?  This quick and easy guide will help you with the grant writing process, and links will guide you to additional resources.

NEA BOOKS ACROSS AMERICA LIBRARY BOOKS AWARD
http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/BAA_2007.htm
Maximum Award: $1,000
Deadline: Nov. 12, 2007

Awards will be made to public schools serving economically disadvantaged students to purchase books for school libraries.  Only one eligible applicant per school may submit an application.

GRANTS REWARD YOUNG STARS OF SOCIAL CHANGE
http://www.dosomething.org/brick
Maximum Award: $25,000.
Eligibility: permanent residents of the Unites States and Canada under 25.
Deadline: April 12, 2008

By celebrating and spotlighting young stars of social change, Dosomething.org’s BR!CK Award creates a new breed of role models who aren't famous for what they wear (or don't) or who they date, but for what they do.

SOURCE: Public Education Network Newsblast
http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

GRANTS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WORKING TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
http://www.swbg-animals.org/conservation-matters/eea/about.htm
Maximum Award: $10,000.
Eligibility: All schools (grades K-12) and community groups.
Deadline: November 30, 2007.

2008 SeaWorld/Busch Gardens/Fujifilm Environmental Excellence Awards recognize the outstanding efforts of students and teachers across the country who are working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment.

SOURCE: Public Education Network Newsblast
http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

ADOBE'S SOFTWARE DONATION PROGRAM
www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/philanthropy/software.html

Adobe invites K-12 schools to request a maximum of four software packages per year. For more information visit, visit the Web site.

SOURCE: Thirteen Ed Online
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/newprofile.php

AWARDS SUPPORT SCHOOL AND YOUTH GARDEN PROGRAMS
http://www.kidsgardening.com/healthysprouts.asp
Maximum Award: $500 gift certificate to Gardener’s Supply.
Eligibility: schools or organizations that plan to garden with children between the ages of 3 and 18.
Deadline: October 15, 2007

The National Gardening Association recognizes outstanding youth programs via the Healthy Sprouts Awards. The awards support school and youth garden programs that teach about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the United States.

SOURCE: Public Education Network Newsblast
http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

AOL TIME WARNER FOUNDATION GRANTS

These grants support organizations that have demonstrated commitment to pioneering innovative ways of meeting technology needs in the community. Proposals are reviewed throughout the year. For more information, please email AOLTWF@aol.com

SOURCE: Thirteen Ed Online
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/newprofile.php

GRANTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS TEACHERS
http://www.aapt.org/Grants/hsgrant.cfm
Maximum Award: $1,000.
Eligibility: members of AAPT. (American Association of Physics Teachers)
Deadline: November 1, 2007

The American Association of Physics Teachers High School Physics Teacher Grant will reward a proposal designed to result in better teaching practice, student understanding and interest, and increased class enrollment. The proposal may use a new teaching method or an adaptation of an existing idea.

SOURCE: Public Education Network Newsblast
http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

HEALTH, SAFETY AND FITNESS

ENGLISH AND SPANISH VIDEOS PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES

Health Rapsaddresses health issues for children and adolescents. The videos and related teaching materials are available online and include streamed videos of each of the programs. Programs include:

To view videostreamed programs, visit http://www.aetn.org/healthraps/. Click on the topic area in the right column. When you go to that site, you will be able to click on "view PSA" in English and/or Spanish. A variety of information about the subject and additional resource links are included.

SCIENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1939
National Institutes of Health

Six lessons help students understand what mental illnesses are.  PET images show changes in the brain and how treatment can change activity levels and restore functioning   Case studies and other activities explore differences among illnesses, risk factors, and treatment plan goals.  Students develop a brochure to inform people about mental illness.

SOURCE:  FREEhttp://www.free.ed.gov/

IT'S MY LIFE “HOME ALONE” ACTIVITY/PROJECT

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/parents/resources/homealone_discussion_qs.html

Grades: 3-8

Identify important behavior and safety issues for being at home alone without adult supervision. Develop plans for dealing with emergencies while home alone and for having fun, productive and safe things to do.

FETCH! “THROW YOUR WEIGHT AROUND” ONLINE ACTIVITY
http://pbskids.org/fetch/parentsteachers/activities/act-throwweight.html
Grades: K-5

Investigate the movement of the human body when balancing by attempting several balance challenges. Identify the body's ability to balance without conscious thought.

HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES

INDEPENDENCE HALL: INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF FREEDOM
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1941
National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places

Experience the history of the building in Philadelphia where the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence and where, a decade later, delegates to the "Philadelphia Convention" formulated the Constitution:  the Pennsylvania State House.  The Pennsylvania Assembly, which had been meeting in homes and taverns, moved into the building in September 1735.  It was considered the most ambitious public building in the colonies.

SOURCE:  FREE
http://www.free.ed.gov/

CHARTERS OF FREEDOM
 http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1906  
 
This site features primary documents that shaped U.S. history.  See images of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.  Learn about the Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Marbury v. Madison, Louisiana Purchase, slavery, Civil War, 13th Amendment, immigration and woman suffrage.

BRITAIN AND WORLD WAR II
http://www.pbs.org/mystery  

Explore PBS online resources to learn more about Britain and World War II, the British Royal Air Force and the use of radar as a military tool.

SOURCE: PBS Previews
http://pbs.org/previews/  
Subscribe at http://www.pbs.org/previews/newsletter/subscribe.html.  

THE GREAT WAR “NO ONE SPARED” LESSON PLAN
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/lesson3.html
Grades: 6-12

Explore poems written by World War I soldiers and create original descriptive works and poetry.

LOST KING OF THE MAYA
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/

This site will allow students to tour Copan through video clips, read the 1839 journal of John Lloyd Stephens and his “discovery” of Copan, explore a map of the Mayan empire and read Mayan hieroglyphs.

NATIONAL REGISTER TRAVEL ITINERARIES
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1912

This site can help families explore historic places in the U.S.  Each itinerary describes historic places and their importance, and provides maps, photos, and tourist information.  Find itineraries for learning about Civil War battles in Virginia, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, maritime history, women's history, civil rights movement, Florida shipwrecks, the Southwest, Amana Colonies, Ohio and Erie Canal, Detroit, the California coast, Washington, D.C., and more.

LIBRARY, LITERATURE AND READING

THE COMPLETE JANE AUSTEN COLLECTION COMES TO AETN IN JANUARY 2008

MASTERPIECE THEATRE will broadcast adaptations of all of Jane Austen’s six novels, plus a new drama based on her life beginning in January 2008. It’s the first time in television history that her books have been broadcast as a complete collection.

THE AMAZING COLOSSAL ADVENTURES OF WORDGIRL  LESSON PLAN
http://pbskids.org/wordgirl/parentsandteachers/pt_lessonplans.html
Grades: K-5

Apply new vocabulary and develop fluency in speaking and writing by creating sentences from word cards "spilled" during this game.

AMERICAN MASTERS “RALPH ELLISON” LESSON PLAN

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/education/lesson16_overview.html

Grades: 9-12

Explore the theme of invisibility in Ralph Ellison's book, "The Invisible Man." Write an essay on the theme of the personal experience of invisibility.

MASTERPIECE THEATRE is inviting viewers to tune in on Sunday nights for “The Complete Jane Austen”: new presentations of Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility. The lineup will also include the acclaimed Emma starring Kate Beckinsale and Pride and Prejudice, the Emmy award- winning miniseries that made Colin Firth a heartthrob.

Miss Austen Regrets, a true story based on Jane Austen’s own letters and diaries, will be part of the four-month marathon.

START A READ ALOUD BOOK CLUB
http://www.pbs.org/parents/bookfinder

The PBS KIDS GO! Read Aloud Book Club features nine culturally diverse children's books. Download our materials designed to help you run your own book club. We've included discussion questions that build kids' comprehension; hands-on activities that promote creativity; and interactive Web-based explorations that help kids further explore the themes in the books.

SOURCE: PBS Previews
http://pbs.org/previews/
Subscribe at http://www.pbs.org/previews/newsletter/subscribe.html.

CURIOUS GEORGE “BIG PICTURE” INTERACTIVE/ONLINE ACTIVITY

http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/big_picture/big_picture.html

Grades: PreK -2

Practice visual discrimination skills by selecting an enlarged image of part of an object and matching it to the smaller picture.

DO YOU SPEAK AMERICAN? COMMUNICATIVE CHOICES AND LINGUISTIC STYLE LESSON PLAN
http://www.pbs.org/speak/education/curriculum/high/style
Grades: 9-12

Investigate how different types of situations encourage the use of particular speech styles, and explore the benefits of abiding by or consequences for violating these norms. Develop an understanding of the relationship between language and culture.

MATH AND SCIENCE

LEWIS AND CLARK ARE WE THERE YET? LESSON PLAN

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/class/l08.html

Grades: 6-8

Estimate the time needed and distance covered by Lewis and Clark to complete their journey through the West in the 19th century. Compare these estimates to estimates made prior to the journey and actual rates of time and distance.

TEACHING OBJECTS
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1910

Use these Web-based science learning activities for teachers.  Activities include simulations, questions, and students' common misconceptions (with practical ideas for addressing them).  Learn about Newton's three laws of motion.  Explore the universe -- how we know what we know about it, the sun as a star, the life and death of stars, beyond the solar system and the evolution of the universe.

THINK LIKE AN ENGINEER
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/parentseducators/activities?campaign=parentsnews_3_designsquad

Unleash kids' ingenuity and get them thinking like engineers with challenges from the "Design Squad." Designed for 9-12 year olds, each challenge has step-by-step instructions and age-appropriate explanations of the main idea.  Activities include building a machine out of cardboard, making a two-wheeled car powered by a rubber band, and inventing a way to send a Ping-Pong ball flying high enough to catch it.

Source: PBS Parents
http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

EVERYDAY MYSTERIES
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1911

Why are summers hot and winters cold?  What does "the universe is expanding" mean?  How does GPS work?  Why do boomerangs come back?  How does static electricity work?  What causes the sound of thunder?  How does sunscreen work?  Why does hair turn gray?  Why does chopping an onion make you cry?  How do cats purr?  Solve these and other everyday mysteries.

U.S. SOUTH POLE STATION
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1904

Take a multimedia look at research underway on earth's coldest, highest, driest, and windiest continent -- and the least hospitable to human life.  Find out what makes the South Pole a unique place for studying astronomy, air and ozone, seismic science, off-world simulations and life sciences.  See videos, panoramas, photos, and stories about the station and its crew, instruments and forbidding environs.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PUBLICATIONS
U.S. Geological Survey
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1935

The U.S. Geological Survey offers 40 online booklets on geology-related topics: acid rain, birth of mountains, building stones of our nation's capital, changing continents, collecting rocks, deserts, earth's interior, earthquakes, fossils, gemstones, geologic history of Cape Cod, geologic time, glaciers, gold, the Ice Age, San Andreas fault, and volcanoes. 

SOURCE:  FREE
http://www.free.ed.gov/

NATURE “PALE MALE”
http://www.pbs.org/nature/palemale
Grades: 9-12

This program tells the remarkable story of the bold and daring red-tailed hawk that took up residence in the heart of Manhattan in the early 1990s. Defying the odds, he mated and established a family of hawks whose presence remains one of the modern-day wonders of the Big Apple.

OREGON FIELD GUIDE
http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg
Grades: 6-12

Check out the online "Oregon Field Guide" from Oregon Public Television.  It's a valuable online source of information about outdoor recreation, ecological issues, natural resources and travel destinations.

POST-SECONDARY AND PRE-SERVICE

WGBH FORUM NETWORK “LISTEN AND LEARN” ON-DEMAND LECTURES FROM WORLD-RENOWNED SCHOLARS
http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh
Grades: 6-12

Educators have an audio and video library of scholars, authors, artists, scientists, policy makers and community leaders at their fingertips with the WGBH Forum Network, a free resource that offers audio and video streaming lectures from leading authorities.

 With partners such as the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the MIT Technology and Culture Forum and the Boston Public Library, the WGBH Forum Network has recorded hundreds of lectures that can be used in the classroom or for your own professional development. In addition to subjects such as history, literature and technology, the lectures include a series on issues in education.

FREE TEACHING TREASURES AVAILABLE ONLINE

• PBS Kids connects to a collection of 20 interactive Web sites featuring favorite PBS characters.
• PBS KIDS GO! Provides activities for older children.
• PBS Parents and the PBS Parents e-letter shares games, activities and parenting advice.
• PBS Teachers will open a gateway to lesson plans, e-publications, online resources, professional development activities and other free resources.

Be sure to visit the EARLY CHILDHOOD section of this Web site for more information about these programs.

IT'S MY LIFE “BUILDING A CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND BULLY-FREE ZONE” LESSON PLAN
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/parents/lesson_plans/bullies_classroom_community.html
Grades: 3-8

Practice skills of conflict resolution and interpersonal communication that encourage positive social interactions.  Create a poster and participate in group presentations promoting bully-free zones.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FEATURE AETN's ARKANSAS IDEAS PORTAL, LEARN NOW!  AND AETN VIDEOSTREAMING
http://ideas.aetn.org/workshops/ideas_workshop

"Getting Started with Arkansas IDEAS Online Professional Development:

• AETN Arkansas IDEAS and (B) AETN Videostreaming"  is an ADE-approved,  face to face, hands-on training series  designed to provide and establish access to online classroom and professional development tools for Arkansas teachers.

(A) AETN Arkansas IDEAS is designed to "walk" individual teachers and teacher trainers through the Arkansas IDEAS educational portal's myriad of resources, along with how to access the ADE-approved online professional development courses that are housed in the Arkansas IDEAS Learn Now! System. (3 TECH PD Hours)

(B) AETN Videostreaming provides hands-on experience selecting and using the vast array of free instructional video clips, images, and resources available to teachers through AETN Videostreaming, housed in AETN's Arkansas IDEAS educational portal.  Learn how to access and incorporate videostreamed resources to enhance your classroom presentations. (3 TECH PD Hours)

To register for any of these free workshops, call AETN Education at 1-800-488-6689 or send e-mail to education@aetn.org.  If registering by –e-mail, be sure to include:

• Name and school
• Phone number and e-mail address
• Session(s) requested