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Literary festival, election resources, and new music videos in the lasted newsletter from WOUB Learning Lab

Posted on: Sunday, September 29, 2024

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Appalachian Literary Arts & Storytelling Festival

Nelsonville, Ohio

Oct. 5th & 6th

The Appalachian Literary Arts and Storytelling festival takes place on the historic square in Nelsonville Ohio. The festival seeks storytellers to balance the narrative about who Appalachians are, what they believe and who they hope to be. The festival features keynote speakers from around Appalachia. WOUB Public Media is proud to sponsor Oscar® and Emmy®-nominated filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s keynote presentation. Elaine is the producer of King Coal, which was the first film of POV’s Season 37 on PBS, broadcast on WOUB this past June. Elaine will be the featured speaker at the brunch on Sunday, October 6th and the WOUB Learning Lab will share an introduction and some highlights from WOUB’s local project, “Our Ohio: A Documentary Film Festival.”

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Host a Playground

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What is a Playground Session?
A Playground Session is not your average workshop! These sessions emphasize hands-on learning, experimentation, and conversation. Designed for teachers to come and go, participants can try out tools, engage in discussions, and get inspired with new ideas to bring back to their classrooms.

Why Host a Playground Session?
Share Your Expertise: Showcase your classroom successes and innovative strategies
Network & Learn: Connect with educators from across Ohio and exchange ideas.
Two Free Conference Registrations: Hosting comes with complimentary access for two to OETC 2025!

This year’s topics

Drones in Education: Showcase how drones can enhance learning and inspire students in innovative ways.

Elementary Ed Tech: Introduce tools and resources to engage young learners with technology in creative, age-appropriate ways.

Literacy Tools & Strategies: Share cutting-edge tech, resources and techniques to improve reading and literacy in the classroom.

Civic Engagement: Explore how technology and tech related resources can empower students to engage with and impact their communities.

For more information email: Deborah Brewer brewerd@woub.org

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Election Central

PBS Learning Media

Voting and elections are an essential part of democracy. Keep up with election news, study the history and process of elections, learn about voting rights, and engage in classroom debates with videos, activities, and lesson plans.

Elections Collection

Our Ohio 24-25

Still Time to Join us

WOUB Learning Lab is still looking for interested participants for the Our Ohio Youth Media Voices Festival. We are just getting started for the 24-25 school year. If you have a class or program interested in participating or just want more information, please contact us. woublearninglab@woub.org

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Early Learning Newsletter

PBS Learning Media

Sign up to get the latest early education resources from PBS Learning Media. You will find teaching ideas, along with exclusive opportunities for new show previews and resource playtesting — all delivered straight to your inbox!.

At PBS LearningMedia, you’ll find standards-aligned resources from PBS KIDS and more including video clips, digital learning games, music, printables, and lesson plans that fit flexibly into your curriculum.

https://pbskids.org/videos/together-we-can

Together We Can- Sesame Workshop

Engaging civics videos for Young Leaders

This series of music videos encourage viewers to learn, listen, lead…AND sing and dance along the way. The videos help children see themselves as active members of their communities and understand how our government plays a role in our everyday lives. Through a variety of memorably sticky songs across genres sung by a cast of kids, there’s something for everyone in this series!

Watch on PBS Kids