wvia_education_logoFor over 30 years, WVIA has provided Instructional Television programming to its member schools. By delivering a vast inventory of high quality curriculum-based programming, WVIA is addressing standards and learning objectives directly to our member schools through professional development, academic centered competition, and other educational resources. WVIA is uniquely positioned to provide multimedia services, and has been a leader in the use of new technology as it has evolved from film, through videotape, two-way distance learning over ISDN, to web-streaming and podcasting.

For information on any of the WVIA education resources contact Andrea O’Neill at 570 602 1182 or andreao’neill@wvia.org

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To review the 2011-12 WVIA Teacher of the Month flyer click here
Click here to view and save the WVIA Teacher of the Month submission form.

WVIA Teacher of the Month is presented in part by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation.

 

WVIA and Cabot Oil and Gas present the Teacher of the Month for February 2012:

Please browse our site to see the resources we have available to all the students and teachers in your district. From Scholastic Scrimmage to Artist of the Week to Curriculum and Professional Development, the WVIA V-Media program offers a wide array of useful opportunities for both student and educator. For more information about any of these programs, please contact Andrea O’Neill at (570) 602-1182 or andreao’neill@wvia.org

Benefit List
Thank you current members!

Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit 16
Benton Area School District
Lewisburg Area School District
Millville Area School District
Milton Area School District
Mount Carmel School District
Southern Columbia Area School District
Selinsgrove Area School District

Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21
Weatherly Area School District

Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18
Dallas School District
Greater Nanticoke Area
Hanover Area School District
Hazleton Area School District
Lake Lehman School District
Pittston Area School Distirct
Tunkhannock Area School District
Wilkes-Barre Area School District
Wyoming Area School District
Wyoming Valley West School District
Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19
Abington Heights School District
Dunmore School District
Lakeland School District
Mid Valley School District
Old Forge School District
Riverside School District
Scranton School District
Valley View School District
Blue Ridge School District
Elk Lake School District
Forest City Regional School District
Montrose Area School District
Mountain View School District
Susquehanna Community School District
Wallenpaupack Area School District
Wayne Highlands School District
Western Wayne School District





Documentaries, Curriculum and Professional Development

WVIA provides our member schools nearly 50 locally produced documentaries on regional history, heritage and other social and political topics. Copies of these programs and selected teacher’s guides are available. WVIA’s role as our region’s premier storyteller has been enhanced through the development of cross-curricular unit plans that are derived from the standards-based components addressed in each original WVIA documentary.

WVIA and NEIU 19 also offer Professional Development to accompany this curriculum upon the release of each new documentary. The workshops will be designed to help teachers utilize these resources from WVIA and offer Act 48 credit hours.

Curriculum is available for the following documentaries:

Coming soon: Hearth and HarvestThe Irish: Two Nations-One Heart
Browse all documentaries

logoWVIA is pleased to announce that it is once again taking part in the PBS Go! Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. The contest is open to children in grades K-3 who write and illustrate their very own stories. The PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest is a contest designed to promote the advancement of children’s reading skills through hands-on, active learning. The Contest encourages children in grades K-3 in communities across the country to celebrate the power of creating stories and illustrations by submitting their own original pieces. The Contest extends the powerful tradition and annual success of the 15-year national “Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest.”

To review the 2012 PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest Rules Click here
To download the 2012 PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest Entry Form Click here

For more information, contact Andrea O’Neill at (570) 602 1182 or by email.

2010-2011 Winners


Kindergarten
Captain Awesome and the Pickle Army by Owen Murphy


1st Grade
A Island Far Away by Esther Brownstein


2nd Grade
Video Game Adventure by Jacob DiMento


3rd Grade
The Big, Blue, Unbouncy Bowling Ball by Karen Gibson

WVIA and the Pennsylvania College of Technology have teamed up to create informative programs about the cutting edge, technical careers that await our current high school and college students. As they are completed, each episode of the degrees that work series will have high school curriculum to accompany it and will be available On Demand here. Contact Andrea O’Neill at (570) 602-1182 with any questions.

To date, the completed and available programs and curriculum are listed below:

degrees that work series - available On Demand

degrees that work #101: Nanotechnology - click here

degrees that work #102: Welding - click here

degrees that work: #103: Advanced Manufacturing - click here

degrees that work: #104: Plastics - click here

degrees that work #105: Going Green - click here

degrees that work series - available curriculum

Nanotechnology - Available Curriculum
Guidance Counselor Series
Science Teacher Series
Technology Education Series

Welding - Available Curriculum
Counselor Series
Science Series, Researching Welding Careers
Technology Education Series, Evaluating a Career in Welding
Technology Education Series, Physical Technologies
in Welding

The Science of Welding and Welding Careers
The Science of Welding Power Point

Advanced Manufacturing - Available Curriculum
Guidance Counselor Series
Language Arts Series, Quality of writing (7-9 grade)
Science Series, Reasoning and analysis (6th grade)
Science Series, Reasoning and analysis (8th grade)
Technology Education Series, Careers in Technology
(9th & 10th grade)

Plastics - Available Curriculum
Education Series, Careers in Technology
(9th & 10th grade)

Language Arts Series, Comprehension and Reading Skills
(7-9 grade)

Science Series, Physical Reactions (6-8 grade)
Science Series, Physical Science Chemistry (8th grade)
Science Series, Technology and Society (8th grade)

 

 




This television campaign, conceptualized by NEIU 19, is designed to call attention to high school students who have excelled in the study of the arts. The partnering high school selects two students, one visual artist and one performing artist, who will be interviewed at the WVIA studios for a 1-minute vignette. The Artist of the Week spot showcases the student, high school, and school district and salutes them for their artistic achievement and will be aired on WVIA TV for one week and will be available here on wvia.org for one year. That artist will receive a copy of their performance and then be in the running to compete for Artist of the Year and honored on our Scholastic Achievement Awards Show in May. For students in Grades 10-12

2011-2012 Artists of the Week

Week of March 25 - March 31, 2012

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Shannon Myers

Western Wayne
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Steven Trygar

Western Wayne

Week of March 18 - March 24, 2012

Karla_McCormick
Karla McCormick

Wallenpaupack
Lisa_Rogali
Lisa Rogali

Wallenpaupack

Week of March 11 - March 17, 2012

Matthew_Prusinski
Matthew Prusinski

Valley View
Emily_Ketz
Emily Ketz

Valley View

Week of March 4 - March 10, 2012

Lydia_Young
Lydia Young

Southern Columbia
Kayla_Bobber
Kayla Bobber

Southern Columbia

Week of February 26 - March 3, 2012

Carmelitta_Oakley
Carmelitta Oakley

Mountain View
Melissa_Walker
Melissa Walker

Mountain View

Week of February 19 - February 25, 2012

Francesca_Damiano
Francesca Damiano

Selinsgrove
Aliza_Miller
Aliza Miller

Selinsgrove

Week of February 12 - February 18, 2012

Nathan_Young
Nathan Young

Milton
Monica_Hepburn
Monica Hepburn

Milton

Week of February 5 - February 11, 2012

Callum_Gasteiger
Callum Gasteiger

Lewisburg
Patrick_Corrigan
Patrick Corrigan

Lewisburg

Week of January 29 - February 4, 2012

Katlyn
Katlyn Jumper

Pittston
Lizz
Lizz Raffa

Pittston

Week of January 22 - January 28, 2012

Ryan
Ryan Ordnung

Honesdale
Zoe
Zoe Zurad

Honesdale

Week of January 15 - January 21, 2012

Cody_Yeager
Cody Yeager

Mt. Carmel
Dylan_Matukaitis
Dylan Matukaitis

Mt. Carmel

Week of January 8 - January 14, 2012

Matt_Montella
Matt Montella

Abington Heights
Melissa_Keisling
Melissa Keisling

Abington Heights

Week of January 1 - January 7, 2012

Erica_Dee
Erica Dee

Dunmore
Greg_Eibach
Greg Eibach

Dunmore

Week of December 25 - December 31, 2011

Tyler_Mariano
Tyler Mariano

Hazleton
Colin_Schaeffer
Colin Schaeffer

Hazleton

Week of December 18 - December 24, 2011

Kara_Schneikart
Kara Schneikart

Coughlin
Alexander_Marino
Alexander Marino

Myers

Week of December 11 - December 17, 2011

Marina_Daniel
Marina Daniel

Scranton
Nicole_Chekan
Nicole Chekan

Scranton

Week of December 4 - December 10, 2011

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Vincenzo Sicurella

Lake-Lehman
GabrielleGilroy
Gabrielle Gilroy

Mid Valley

Week of November 27 - December 3, 2011

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Morgan Ofsharick

Susquehanna
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Lauren Marco

Susquehanna

Week of November 20 - 26, 2011

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Frankie VanNostrand

Montrose
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Amanda Rucker

Montrose

Week of November 13 - 19, 2011

AOWBrianneTomko
Brianne Tomko

Nanticoke Area
AOWjustinchalker
Justin Chalker

Nanticoke Area

 

 

 

2010-11 Artists of the Year

AOWJuanHuertero
Juan Huertero

Coughlin
AOWBrookWalker
Brooke Walker

North Pocono

2009-10 Artists of the Year

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Phoebe Olsommer

Western Wayne
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Donna Yocum

Hazleton

 

Scholastic Scrimmage

Sundays @ 7pm on WVIA-TV
Also available on WVIA On Demand - Click here

This high school academic quiz show, produced in partnership with NEIU 19, challenges top students from WVIA’s member school districts about all academic disciplines. Contestants try to answer questions more quickly than members of the opposite team. At the end of the Scholastic Scrimmage season the winning school is awarded $5,000, with second place receiving $3,000 and third place receiving $1,000. The winning team also receives medals, a plaque for their high school's trophy case, and the bragging rights of being the very best.
Grades 9-12

Funding provided by:


 

 

2011-2012 Scholastic Scrimmage Brackets
NEIU 19 Bracket
LIU 18 Bracket
CSIU 16/CLIU 21

To watch individual games from the 2011-2012 competition click on the links below
Valley View vs Wallenpaupack
Dunmore vs North Pocono
Mountain View vs Elk Lake
Lakeland vs Wallenpaupack
Mid Valley vs Susquehanna
Western Wayne vs Abington Heights
Blue Ridge vs Old Forge
Montrose vs Dunmore
Riverside vs Honesdale
Scranton vs West Scranton
Mountain View vs Forest City

Hazleton, the 2010-2011 Champions, celebrate their win as their advisor receives the 1st place prize of $5,000 from sponsor Chesapeake Energy.

 

 

 

 

Check out this video -- An inside look at the set-up for a taping of WVIA Scholastic Scrimmage


 

 

 

 

WVIA and The Pennsylvania College of Technology are proud to present the 15th annual Making A Difference: Great Teachers Essay Contest. Our goal is to showcase teachers who have made a difference in the lives of their students. We solicited essays of 500 words or less from high school seniors, highlighting a teacher who has had a significant effect on their academic and personal lives at any point during their school career. $500 will be awarded to each of the winning students.

To review the 15th annual Making A Difference: Great Teachers Essay Contest flyer click here
Click here to review the rubric for the contest.

The 14th annual Making A Difference: Great Teachers Essay Contest winners and runners up were:
Click on their name to read their essay

CSIU
Winner - Aaron Yustat from Benton

Runner-up - Jeanne Masich from Benton

LIU
Winner - Elissa Jennings from Tunkhannock

Runner-up - Ashley Shotwell from Tunkhannock

NEIU
Winner - Elizabeth Dannon from Honesdale

Runner-up - Patrick Dardrymple from West Scranton

If you have an questions, please contact WVIA's Director of Education, Andrea O'Neill at 570-602-1182.

Initiated by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, the event is a nationwide annual Art Competition that allows high school students from the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and territories to showcase their artistic ability. WVIA is proud to host the qualification for Congressmen Lou Barletta and Tom Marino for the 10th and 11th Congressional Districts. The First Place student from each district and his/her immediate family will travel to Washington, DC for the Artistic Discovery Exhibition Opening, courtesy of the Times Leader and Go Lackawanna, where they will have their artwork displayed for one year in our nation’s Capitol building.

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District 10

                  

2011-2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the Congressional Arts Competition, An Artistic Discovery. The competition is open to all high school students nationwide and the winner from each district will have his/her artwork displayed for one year in our nation’s Capitol building.

All entrants in the 2011-12 competition will be invited to attend the Artists Celebration on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at WVIA to see their work hung in a gallery-like setting. The winner from each district will be announced that afternoon.

In the 2010-2011 competition, the winner for each district received a trip courtesy of the Times Leader and Go Lackawanna to Washington D.C. to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony in the beginning of June 2011 and see their work hung in the US Capitol.

To review the 2011 Congressional Art Competition Guidelines Click here


2011 Winners:

Zachary Wood from Edwardsville (District 11 winner)

Abby Carmody of Waymart (District 10 winner)

 

2010 Winners:
Laura Madiera of Dallas for Congressman Carney’s 10th district.

 

Corrinne Remetta from Dunmore for Congressman Kanjorski’s 11th District.

 

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In order to participate, students must reside in one of the two congressional districts. Collectively, the two districts include all or portions of the following counties:
Bradford/Tioga | Carbon | Columbia | Dauphin | Lackawanna | Luzerne | Lycoming | Monroe | Montour | Northumberland | Perry | Pike | Sullivan | Snyder | Susquehanna | Union | Wayne | Wyoming

Click here for map of the 10th congressional district
Click here for map of the 11th congressional district

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WVIA offers free video duplication for any program that WVIA airs and has the rights to duplicate. These include national programs that educators have found invaluable over the years such as Reading Rainbow, Sesame Street, NOVA, NewsHour and Independent Lens – and, those produced right here at WVIA such as State of Pennsylvania, Call the Doctor, or any of our documentary films such as Looking to the River, Gino Merli: Healing Hero or The Extraordinary Journey. Grades K-12

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The PBS Video Portal features 150 hours of full-length episodes from iconic PBS programs, with more content being added every week with Search, browse by Topic, and explore curated Collections as well as links to purchase episodes on DVD from ShopPBS (or buy from iTunes) and Ability to share videos via email and popular social networks.

WVIA Podcasts

WVIA Broadcast Schedule

Scholastic Education Consortium
WVIA has the rights to various Scholastic titles, with hundreds of episodes for grades K-6.  Educators can access previews of the videos and select study guides available for download from the link above.  From Animals and How They Live to Safe Driving, educators can find useful ideas on any number of topics.

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WVIA Public Media YouTube Channel

logo_colonialwilliamsburgTake your students on a field trip without ever leaving the classroom!


Every electronic field trip takes you and your students into the daily lives of early Americans. These live, once a month programs air from October through April are a one-hour dramatic presentation that gives students the opportunity to experience actual restoration and rebuilding of houses, explore rural traditions and witness the final spark that united the colonies against Great Britain. Throughout the broadcast, actors portray historical events through the use of primary source documents and materials. WVIA typically acquires up to 8 complete scholarships for these events that we pass on to member districts. These include teacher guides and the opportunity for students to interact with the hosts in realtime through the internet or telephone. Past titles include: “The Will of the People”, “In Pursuit of Science”, “Freedom Bound”, “Remember the Ladies” and “Yorktown” Grades 5-9

WVIA still has seven free trips available for the 10-11 school year! Call Andrea O’Neill at (570) 602-1182 or email before they are all gone.

Women of the Revolution (premiere)
March 10, 2011
Bravery. Loyalty. Sacrifice. Women of the Revolution possessed all of these qualities. Explore the excitement, peril, and individual stories of Deborah Sampson, Mary Perth, Martha Washington, and other women, on both sides of the conflict, who proved their mettle in America’s war for independence.

Making History Live
April 7, 2011
What makes history come alive? Take a behind-the-scenes look at how historical African American character portrayals are created for Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area. From research through performance, experienced museum interpreters share their techniques for bringing the past to life.

For more information and resources from Colonial Williamsburg, click here

Your resouce to what’s happening and what’s available from WVIA and PBS

There are so many resources that WVIA not only creates and offers, but has access to because we are a PBS affiliate. These resources often go unused because educators do not know they are available. We act as a filter, finding and researching different educational resources that are made available to us, and then putting out a bi-monthly newsletter that showcases what is available for teachers from all over the nation and the web.
Grades K-12

November 2011

Archieved newsletters

 

Below are additional resources from PBS and other stations that educators from our member school districts may find useful. If you have a link or another resource you would like to share, or would like more information on any of the following resources, please email Andrea O’Neill at andreao’neill@wvia.org.



Other Useful PBS Resources:

The Arts



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Jane Austen English Literature Teacher Guide
Uses the Masterpiece Theatre Jane Austen series to teach English Literature. Guides include summaries and activity suggestions

The War Veterans History Project Field Guide and Toolkit
Contains tips for conducting interviews of war veterans, including question suggestions, how to setup the interview, equipment needed and all guidelines and data forms necessary to submit the interview to the Library of Congress Veterans History Project

Global Grover
This preschool caregiver guide explores cultures, traditions, people and places from around the world. Written in both English and Spanish

PBS Families
WVIA has many issues of this short kids magazine, ranging in topics from music to art to health and wellness to how best to spend TV time. For grades preK-2. Certain issues are available in both English and Spanish.

Mister Rogers: What to Do with the Mad You Feel?
A small brochure that helps parents, teachers and kids to sort out and verbalize those feelings and cope with anger.

Its a Big Big World Posters
Helps elementary students become active in being good stewards of the Earth

Scholastic Education Television Consortium
WVIA
is proud to be a part of the Scholastic Education Television Consortium and has acquired the rights to 60 Scholastic titles, with hundreds of episodes for grades K-12. These educational programs, accessed by contacting Andrea O’Neill, are available with select study guides and are delivered to teachers on DVD. Titles range from Animals and How they Live to Safe Driving. Click here for more information.

Other Fun Stuff
WVIA has many bookmarks, posters, stickers and other fun stuff featuring PBS characters and productions. Great for teacher prize boxes, goodie bags or classroom deocoration.

Tour the WVIA Studios located in Pittston, PA
See how a television and radio station works. Take your students through the process of documentary creation. Explore career possibilities from TV Production to Marketing and Financing to Communication. Contact Andrea O’Neill (570 602-1182) to schedule a tour for high school students or Debby Konnick, WVIA Clubhouse Mom (570 602-1127) to schedule a tour for elementary students and scouting groups.

Scrimmage Update

Watch all-new episodes of Scholastic Scrimmage
Sundays at 7pm on WVIA TV

Educational Current Events

  • 15th annual Making A Difference: Great Teachers Essay Contest flyer now available on the Great Teachers Essay tab

    Message from WVIA

    WVIA Artist Celebration Concert and Art Display - Saturday March 31, 2012 at WVIA Studios.

    Free and Open to the Public

    Featuring: The top 10 performing artists and top 10 visual artists from Artist of the Week and contestants of the Congressional Arts Competition for the 10th and 11th Congressional Districts.

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