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February Newsletter from the Learning Lab

Posted on: Sunday, February 5, 2023

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OETC 23 is Back!

Feb 14-16 Columbus Convention Center

There is still time to register for OETC 23. We are so excited to meet face to face. Ohio PBS Ed Techs have worked hard on several workshops and hands on playground learning. Our booth will have giveaways and hands on learning as well. Hope to see you there.

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Black History Month

PBS Learning Media

PBS Learning Media contains many great resources for teaching about Black History to students of all ages. This collection explores Black Leaders, Culture, Social Justice, and scientific contributions of Black people in America.

Black History Month Resources

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Ohio Ready to Learn

February

Please join us in February for our Early Learning Workshops. If you are interested in a session please register soon. Workshops with less than 5 participants will be rescheduled. We have lots of fun materials and PBS resources to share with you.

Virtual attendees will receive workshop materials and books in the mail after workshop completion. In-person participants will have the opportunity to network with other providers, create materials for your program, and receive books and other materials to support the topics from the workshop. Participants who attend three of WOUB’s sessions will be entered into a drawing for one of 10 Kindle Fire Tablets preloaded with PBS Kids games and apps.

February’s list of workshops
Virtual Workshops via Zoom (Link provided in registration)
Mon Feb 6th (ST 10126826) Sci Inquiry with Nature 3PM – 5PM
Tues Feb 7th (ST10126850) Child Dev Milestones 9:30AM – 11:30AM
Wed Feb 8th (ST10126744) Language and Literacy 9AM – 11AM
Wed Feb 8th (ST10126742) Language and Literacy 1PM – 3PM
Wed Feb 22nd (ST 10126847) Sci Inquiry with Nature 12:30PM – 2:30PM
Mon Feb 27th (ST10126749) Language and Literacy 6PM – 8PM

In Person Workshops

Saturday Feb 25th
Location: Cambridge YMCA, 1301 Clairmont Ave, Cambridge OH 43725
9AM – 11AM (ST10126747) Language and Literacy
11M – 1PM (ST10126748) Playful Learning with Arts and Writing

Workshop Information

Teach Your Way

February

This month’s calendar contains links and activities for learning about Black Leaders, working together and caring for others. Check out some of these great resources for February.

Teach Your Way February

Ohio Learns 360

The Ohio Learns 360 project has some new activities this month. On Feb 8th at 6pm our Parent Webinar guest experts discuss the science of reading and provide tips that families can immediately put into practice at home. Also, join a Virtual Field Trip on Feb 16th at 5pm to the Football Hall of Fame. You can check out these activities and links to previous ones on the Ohio Learns 360 website.

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Your Favorite PBS Kids

Valentines

Create some fun Valentines with these printable PBS Kids Valentine Cards.

Download Valentines

“The U.S. and the Holocaust”

Virtual Educator Workshop

Join this one-hour virtual conversation on Tuesday, February 7 that will spotlight PBS LearningMedia lessons supporting the documentary, “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” Our panelists will share tools and techniques for integrating video clips and other media into your classroom to deepen your students’ understanding of the Holocaust. The event will feature teachers who wrote lesson plans on media literacy, immigration, the refugee crisis, antisemitism, and more. Check out other history resources from PBSLearning Media here.

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Simple Ways to Help Your Child Become a Better Problem Solver

PBS Kids for Parents

As parents, it’s natural to want to help our children when they struggle, but the stress children experience as they work through a challenge actually leads to growth. This PBS Kids for Parents article discusses steps parents can take to help teach children to work through problems on their own.

Read the Article

Media Literacy Academy

Please join us!

Many educators have joined our class. You can jump in at any time. We have great resources for you to use to complete the PBS Media Literacy credentials and learn best practices for teaching our students to become media literate.

Click the link below to learn more and join many other educators from around Ohio.

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