A National Public Library of K-12 Teacher Professional Development Resources

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A National Public Library of K-12 Teacher
Professional Development Resources

• WiscNet Future Technologies Conference
• May 2-3, 2005
• Madison, Wisconsin

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Annenberg Foundation

• Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg
• Publishing, media and investing
• Communications and education
• Philanthropy

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Walter Annenberg Professional Highlights

• Philadelphia Inquirer
• Seventeen Magazine
• TV Guide
• American Bandstand

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Annenberg FoundationPhilanthropic Highlights

• Annenberg School of Communications- USC
• Annenberg Public Policy Center- U Penn
• Annenberg Center for School Reform- Brown
• Annenberg Challenge
• Annenberg/CPB

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1981 Annenberg/CPB Project

• Inspired by the British Open University
• Development included Newton Minnow
• Public broadcasting partnership

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Annenberg/CPB Project

• The original Annenberg/CPB Project funded more
  than 40 college-level telecourses for distance
  education including

French in Action
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Planet Earth
A Biography of America
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1991 The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project

• Funded more than 50 video projects for the
  professional development of K-12 math and science
  educators including

Minds of Our Own
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Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project

• Journey North

Private Universe
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1999 Annenberg/CPB

• The projects were merged and the mission refined
  into a single focus
• K-12 Teacher Professional Development
• in all disciplines.

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Our Mission

• To advance excellent teaching
• in American schools using media and
  telecommunications

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Our Activities

• Fund and distribute professional development
  resources for K-12 teachers in all the core
  subject areas
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• Literature Language Arts
• Foreign Languages
• Arts

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Annenberg/CPB Programs

• Reflect and support teaching practices that
  promote communication-rich classrooms and student
  inquiry.
• Formats include
• Teaching Practices Libraries
• Workshops Series
• Content Courses

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Teaching Practices Libraries

• Show real classrooms
• Model teaching strategies to be adapted to
  teachers needs
• Provide common point of reference for discussions

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Teaching Practices Libraries
The Arts in Every Classroom K5
Making Meaning in Literature Grades 6-8
Social Studies in Action K-12
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Workshop Series

• In-depth examination of the content and pedagogy
  
• Professional development in a group setting or
  online
• Graduate credit available

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Workshop Series
Economics Classroom
Write in the Middle
Essential Science for Teachers
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Content Courses

• Review and update content knowledge
• Deeper exploration of core content
• Help teachers in recertification

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Content Courses
Bridging World History
American Passages
Learning Math Geometry
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Some of our Producing Partners
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Distribution Systems

• Annenberg/CPB Channel
• www.learner.org
• 1-800-LEARNER

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Annenberg/CPB Channel

• FREE 24/7 channel on AMC3
• 1150 licensees, nationwide
• Public television stations
• Public, education and government (PEG) cable
  channels.
• Schools, libraries, universities

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www.learner.org

• Interactive multimedia resources
• Video-on-Demand (VoD)
• E-commerce

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www.learner.org
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Video on Demand

• Content Distribution Network
• Mirror Sites partnerships

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Mirror Sites

• WISCnet
• Colorado State University
• UT-Austin
• Oklahoma State
• University of Alabama
• Ohio State University
• Vanderbilt University
• USC
• Rice University
• MOREnet

• Utah Education Network
• UConn
• USC
• Idaho Public Broadcasting
• University of Maine
• University of South Florida
• Virginia Tech
• Florida State University
• Illinois State University
• Univ NC- Chapel Hill

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Annenberg Resources

• K-2 Reading Library
• Social Studies In Action Library
• Social Studies in Action Workshop
• Connecting with the Arts Workshop
• Rediscovering Biology
• Learning Math Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

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• The Future
• more mirrors sites
• more programs (2-3 new series per year)
• building community among mirror sites
• building community among users
• facilitate online use
• increase and refine metadata

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• Peter M. Neal, EdD
• Associate Director
• pneal_at_learner.org