This Month You Will Find:

   * Information about the television switch to digital and what it means for your school.
   * Sign-up information for the fall PBS TeacherLine courses available through Prairie Public.
   * Learn more about PBS Kids Raising Readers, a campaign changing how kids learn to read!
   * Find out more about upcoming Ready To Learn family literacy events and workshops.

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Friday Specials

Timely program air on Fridays from 10 to 11 AM (CT).

   * Reading is Fundamental features strategies to make reading a central part of educating children in and out of the classroom.
  * Colonial Williamsburg examines how historians preserve artifacts.
  * DOE Education News spotlights key early childhood initiatives to help very young children get ready to learn before they attend their first class.

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Early Morning Block Feed Taping Service

The Early Taping Service airs on Prairie Public Television from 5:30 to 6:30 am (CT) Monday through Friday.

   * Discover the ins and outs of journalism with News Writing, which teaches writing, reporting, editing, and communication information, as well as journalism history, law, and ethics.
  * Learn how real scientists work with Real Science! VII & VIII.
  * Bill Nye the Science Guy engages students on a range of topics, such as technology, astronomy, engineering, and life science.
  * Learn basic sign language wtih Signing Time.
  * North American Biomes introduces students to the major biomes of North America - forests, grasslands, desert, seashores, rivers, and wetlands.

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PBS and Prairie Public Programs to Use in Your Classroom

   * Prairie Churches is a new local producation that visits the many churches in the prairie region to explore their history and impact on local culture.
   * Prairie Pulse: Read ND Author Debra Marquart features interviews with the author about her book.
   * NOVA: Voyage to the Mystery Moon looks for clues to the origins of life on Saturn's moons.
   * Nature: The Gorilla King documents the tribes of mountain gorillas in Rwanda.
   * Carrier examines what life is like aboard a US Navy nuclear aircraft carrier.

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