In this interactive lesson, students explore the rich diversity within Latino culture using WGBY’s bilingual program Presencia. The lesson explores the variety found within Latino food, music, and art and introduces individuals who honor and celebrate their culture. Students build their vocabulary with Spanish words and expressions and grow in their appreciation of how diversity […] Continue »
AJ Isaacson-Zvidzwa is a BIPOC woman, violist, composer, and musicologist who lives with mental illness. AJ wrote the song cycle, Angels Sang to Me, for a soprano and string quartet to explore her journey with mental illness. Continue »
Learners take on the role of cryptologists to decode clues using pre-algebraic substitution and order of operations. Can you crack the code and stop an international smuggling ring? The activity integrates geography and mathematics, and is best for grades 8 – 12. Continue »
Now celebrating its 200th anniversary, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was a revolutionary text that pioneered the sci-fi genre. On the surface, it’s a novel about a scary monster, but the sympathetic description of a soulful creature makes us rethink the label. Continue »
In this lesson, students learn about Stephen Hawking – his personal history, his struggle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), his thought processes and how he developed his groundbreaking ideas about Black Holes, the Big Bang, and the discovery of Hawking Radiation. Continue »
Scientific information is shared through the news, advertisements, and social media platforms by sources with differing intentions and levels of expertise. Unfortunately, science misinformation, information that contradicts what established science tells us to be true, can mislead and confuse people and potentially endanger their health and wellbeing. Learn the science behind why misinformation is shared, […] Continue »
Individuals with developmental disabilities and their families often endure deficits in social services they receive. He’s My Brother tells the story of a close-knit family impacted by this deficit as they are faced with considering the future wellbeing of eldest sibling, Peter, who was born deafblind. Peter requires intensive daily support, not only to get […] Continue »
Ken Burns Presents Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness, A film by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers follows the journeys of more than 20 young Americans from all over the country and all walks of life, who have struggled with thoughts and feelings that have troubled—and, at times—overwhelmed them. Hiding in Plain Sight […] Continue »
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