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Building Blocks for Learning
BTPM partnered with Jewish Family Services for the pilot program of Building Blocks for Learning. Their trained facilitators helped translate resources, as well as facilitated the key workshops in Dari, Burmese, Arabic, and Swahili.
BTPM's Ready To Learn initiative
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Say Yes Buffalo Scholar Kickoff at BTPM
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The Buffalo Toronto Public Media Learning & Engagement team is committed to serving young children, students, families, caregivers, educators, and lifelong learners.
Learning & Engagement Department Mission Statement:
Strengthening relationships and creating opportunities for life-long learning through education, exploration and engagement.
Who We Are
Beth Fronckowiak Director of Learning & Engagement bfronckowiak@wned.org Contact for general Learning & Engagement, PBS KIDS Writers Contest, curriculum, Reading Rainbow, Let’s Go! or any other projects
Samantha Kittinger Learning & Engagement Specialist skittinger@wned.org Contact for Learning & Engagement Newsletter, community engagement initiatives or events, or partnership opportunities.
Julia Bibko Learning & Engagement Coordinator jbibko@wned.org Contact for PBS LearningMedia, educator workshops, or school-based events.
Buffalo Toronto Public Media has partnered with EPIC - Every Person Influences Children and Northland Workforce Training Center to develop a Learning Neighborhood in Buffalo. A Learning Neighborhood is group of partners, including a local PBS station, that are acutely focused on the early learning needs of children and their families. Together, they foster a community-wide culture that promotes a “Learn Together” theme and empowers children and adults to learn anytime, anywhere – at home, in the neighborhood, and within local systems and spaces
Immigrant and refugee parents and caregivers experience added school readiness anxiety due to challenges such as cultural differences and language barriers. Trained facilitators from Jewish Family Services helped translate resources, as well as facilitated the key workshops in Dari, Burmese, Arabic, and Swahili.
Let’s Go!, an original series from WNED PBS offers adventure to young, curious learners through behind-the-scenes virtual field trips. Come along with our host Chrisena as she interacts with experts and visits exciting sites throughout Western New York. With Chrisena as your guide, Let’s Go! is perfect for educators, kids ages 7-11, their caregivers, and anyone who loves to explore!
Compact Science is an engaging new YouTube series from WNED PBS and the Buffalo Museum of Science that explores the wonders of science. Host Sarajane Gomlak Green investigates the geology of Niagara Falls, discovers the chemistry at work in sponge candy, learns how density is the key to lake-effect snow, and more. If you’re curious about the world around you, there’s a lot to explore and Compact Science will be your guide!
activities and educational resources you and your child or Class can do together
WATCH | Reading Rainbow Stories
The Reading Rainbow Stories collection is now available on YouTube, ReadingRainbow.org, and PBS LearningMedia! Watch stories from the original series you know and love with a stunning, high-definition, new look.
We invite you to watch and listen as cherished books are read. On PBS LearningMedia you'll find accompanying activities are theme-based, stemming from the featured book, and may include questions for discussion, art projects, or writing prompts. And ReadingRainbow.org you'll find family activities!
In celebration of 40 years of Reading Rainbow, we will be sharing 40 FULL EPISODES of Reading Rainbow on our YouTube channel!
For a limited time only, enjoy full episodes of the original series. Episodes will be made available to stream on YouTube one at a time, released every Tuesday and Thursday - through February 2024. The episodes will be available through July 2024.
The WNED PBS Parents and Teachers Facebook Group is a group managed by the Buffalo Toronto Public Media Learning & Engagement Department. It aims to provide educators, parents, caregivers (and anyone interested in enriching the minds of students) daily curriculum and resources from PBS, NPR, and other public media network resources.
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Interested in receiving the Learning & Engagement monthly newsletter? The newsletter includes timely curriculum resources, parent tips, and information about upcoming community and educator events. If you are interested in signing up to receive the monthly electronic newsletter, please email Samantha Kittinger at skittinger@wned.org.
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