, KET Education Staff
September 17, 2021
Tune in to the premiere of Muhammad Ali, a new four-part documentary from Ken Burns, September 19. Then, examine the life of the legendary boxer with students using new "Ken Burns in the Classroom" lesson plans on PBS LearningMedia.
, KET Education Staff
September 17, 2021
News Quiz, KET’s weekly current events program, has returned for its 37th season. The 15-minute program is targeted to 4th through 8th graders and includes a student-friendly quiz on the week’s top news stories. Each episode shares visually engaging content, drawn from the state, nation and world.
, KET Education Staff
September 2, 2021
Looking for ideas and resources to enhance learning and teaching? Join KET Education Consultants and all-star Kentucky educators for this Virtual Learning Series of webinars, designed to help teachers engage students and discover new ways to incorporate easy-to-use, quality, education-focused content, for students of all grade-levels! All sessions are approved for professional development and ECE-TRIS credit.
, KET Education Staff
September 2, 2021
September was designated National Suicide Prevention Month, in part to help de-stigmatize discussing suicide and mental illness and to promote mental health strategies that help people not just live but live happier lives. Educators at school and at home can learn and teach about these important topics in free PD and multimedia instructional resources for grades Pre-K-12 in PBS LearningMedia.
, KET Education Staff
August 17, 2021
Kentucky’s State Capitol, a new half-hour documentary from KET, tells the fascinating story of how the Kentucky State Capitol was designed and constructed more than 120 years ago. The documentary also includes a tour of the grand, old building, with a behind-the-scenes look at many of its landscaping and architectural details.
, KET Education Staff
August 9, 2021
As children, teens and educators return to school, whether to a physical classroom or virtual one, KET’s educational resources will be there as a trusted source for complementing classroom instruction with high-quality videos, interactive activities and other engaging digital learning tools. Last year, Kentucky students and teachers streamed nearly 1.7 million digital resources provided by KET.
, KET Education Staff
August 6, 2021
The new school year is finally here! With all Kentucky schools returning to in-person learning, some children may need an extra boost of confidence as they enter the classroom this fall. Explore these PBS and KET resources to help get your child ready for the new school year
, KET Education Staff
August 6, 2021
August is National Immunization Awareness Month! Teach students about the history and importance of vaccines with these and other free, engaging resources.
, KET Education Staff
July 29, 2021
Thanks to our dynamic presenters and engaged participants for making our 2021 summer professional development event a success! Attendees learned about new education standards, fresh tools and apps to supercharge learning, digital storytelling tactics, news literacy tips, social emotional resources, copyright, STLP, and more. You can find the archived sessions on KET Education’s YouTube channel
, KET Education Staff
July 6, 2021
Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization that "provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children, recently selected the PBS KIDS Games website as best overall choice for students and teachers.