Broadcast Curriculum Continues on ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS
BOZEMAN – As classes remain suspended across ³Ô¹ÏÍø to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS and the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Office of Public Instruction will continue to support home learning for students by delivering a new weekday television schedule of educational programs aligned to state standards along with free digital learning resources accessible from home.
“I appreciate the ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS Learn at Home options for my students because I know my students are getting access to high-quality learning materials when they watch one of the PBS programs,” said 4th Grade Teacher, Amanda Rapstad. “The [Learn at Home Programming PDFs] are color-coded by grade level and subject which makes it even easier to assign appropriate materials for your class.”
This new initiative began March 30 and will continue as long as the statewide stay-at home order and school closures remaining in place. ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS provides corresponding free digital content for at-home learning and support for teachers navigating this new learning landscape. We encourage those who have utilized the resources from our Learn at Home initiative, to kindly provide us with feedback based on your experience via our online survey.
The Learn at Home curriculum-based programming schedule has preempted many of the regularly scheduled day-time programs, which has led to discrepancies with some online and on-screen guide listings as well as the ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS April Viewer’s Guide. The new 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekday schedule includes specific blocks of time for pre-K through 8th-grade levels and covers subjects, including English, history, language arts, social studies, science and math. ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS’ regular primetime schedule is not affected by this change.
³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS recognizes that major changes to our broadcast program schedule can be disruptive for some viewers, but during this unprecedented crisis we are committed to fully supporting our students, families and educators across ³Ô¹ÏÍø. A revised program schedule can be found online at montanapbs.org/schedule.
For more about ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS Learn at Home resources, visit:
www.montanapbs.org/learnathome.
Educators looking for support implementing distance learning using the Learn at Home programming schedule can contact the ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS Education staff listed below.
KUSM-TV
³Ô¹ÏÍø State University
Visual Communications Building 183
Bozeman, MT 59717
406-994-3437
KUFM-TV
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Broadcast Media Center
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
406-243-4101
montanapbs.org
³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS is available to families via free, over-the-air broadcast, in the state’s larger cities, on translators in smaller communities, as well as on cable TV, Dish, Direct TV and the recently launched live streaming service, YouTube TV.
To watch ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS in your community, visit our Broadcast Area page.
About ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Largest Classroom – ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS
³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS connects the residents of this state to each other, to their country and their world through the use of broadcast television, the internet and community outreach projects. We are an electronic town square that encourages the sharing of ideas, opinions and information. ³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS chooses programs based on community impact and engages in services that echo the independent spirit and neighborly concern that is the hallmark of our state.
Contact:
Nikki Vradenburg
Director of Education
³Ô¹ÏÍøPBS
Deanna Mydland
Early Learning Specialist
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Contact: Nikki Vradenburg, ³Ô¹ÏÍø PBS director of education, nikki@montanapbs.org.