PBS Teachers Resource

PBS is a great learning tool for teachers, students, and parents to use in and out of the classroom. The entire site is a learning expierence for all. The main site has many useful, interesting, and informative news articles in all categories from public affairs to arts and entertainment to education. PBS also broadcasts many fasinating shows that can be used for educational purposes or for leisure. One show I particularly enjoy on PBS is Masterpiece Theater. There are so many ways to get involved on PBS.

PBS has great resources for parents as well. I found one article I fully enjoyed about getting your child ready for the first day of Kindergarten. It is such a big step in a child's life, and parents need all of the help and support they can get.  PBS highlights important tools that they offer to parents to make parenting a bit eaiser. These include a child development tracker to make sure your child is developing at the correct speed, special offers on educational tools, and a list of the top parent picks from games to recipes and articles. Kids can also enjoy educational games, videos, and activites on PBS Kids. These are all fun things that can be enjoyed during free time at school or at home.

Most importantly there is the teachers' page. This site has so many resources that are of great value to any teacher. You can view lesson plans for children from Pre-K all the way to senior year of High School. They are all categorized by grade level and separated into different subjects including art, health and fitness, math, reading and language arts, social studies, and science and technology. The home page of the website also offers highlighted lessons that other teachers particularly liked or that are new to the website.

Teachers can also talk to other teachers through the website to gain knowledge and share wisdom about past expierences they have had. This is incredably useful if you are a new teacher just starting out or if your an experienced teacher wanting to switch things up. By following people on the discussion page you can reply to other teachers' posts or post a new question or comment for people to read and respond to. Many teachers have also posted blogs about activites they have done in their classrooms. These can provide ideas and strategies to other teachers to help make engaging and authentic lessons using multimedia and technology. Teachers may also view Webinars to find enriching ways to use digital media in the classroom. This is especially important since most teachers do not know how to use technology or feel as though they cannot use it in their classroom. As students grow up in the 21st century world, technology is becoming more and more apparent and giving teachers these resources to futher expand their knowledge on the subject is very important.

PBS also connects teachers to classes that they can take to advance in their career and bring them to that next level of teaching. These range from graduate level cources to orientations and peer lead groups to work with fellow teachers to broaden one's horizons.

There are so many games, videos, and activites teachers can find on PBS to either use as resources or to show and use in their classroom that it really makes it one of the best websites out there. The best part of PBS is that it is all free. They offer everything to you at no charge and you can come to the website whenever you want! Parents, teachers, and children should all use PBS often as they will be helping themselves grow and learn in a place with an abundance of knowledge.