WGBY invites you to a free afternoon of family fun and learning on July 8 at Northfield Mountain Recreation & Environmental Center. The event includes advance screenings of an upcoming, new three-part series of RARE: Creatures of the Photo Ark, in which viewers will discover the diversity, beauty and value of thousands of species at risk of extinction and Continue reading
A CAPITOL FOURTH, our national Independence Day celebration, kicks off our country’s 241st birthday on Sunday, July 2. From 8:00 – 9:30pm, WGBY will broadcast the all-star musical broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. With 20 cameras around the city, viewers have a great seat for the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation!
To learn and teach about the history of America’s birthday and discover Continue reading
Last Saturday, Springfield Museums hosted WGBY Day in celebration of opening The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum! As the Education and Community Outreach Intern, I spent most of the day teaching children how to Continue reading
You have time to register for tonight’s webinar for grade K-12 educators. Teach Weather and Climate with Digital Media is about empowering students to make sense of complex topics and to engage with phenomena in ways that otherwise would be too difficult.
The free, interactive presentation shares Continue reading
As sung by these endearing Sesame Street muppets, “Math is everywhere.” To make math accessible from an early age, Sesame Street invites all early childhood educators — whether working in a classroom, center-based program, or family child-care setting — to join a free online course, Make Believe with Math.
This self-paced course Continue reading
Appreciation can be joyful to receive, especially from students. But dedicated teachers do all they do regardless of thanks or applause. What they consistently need is inspiration, Continue reading
Forty-eight years ago on May 1, Fred Rogers, beloved host of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, went to Washington to defend public television from budget cuts. His heartfelt congressional testimony Continue reading
Have you visited the PBS Teachers’ Lounge and Blog lately? You can explore a large collection of posts by teachers and content producers around the country. Featured topics range from social emotional learning to Continue reading
If this teaser from Odd Squad: The Movie makes you smile, then you’ll want to tune in to WGBY’s Kids channel tonight — for the start of our Friday night family movies or themed programming from 7:00-9:00pm.
Produced by The Fred Rogers Co., Odd Squad is on a mission to save the day using math. Continue reading
From mid-winter to early spring, four students from Springfield’s Putnam Vocational-Technical Academy interned in WGBY’s Community Engagement & Education Department. At the end of their school day, Ayaan, Flor, Paradyse and Susannah — all of whom are studying early education and care — Continue reading