New Educational Communications Board programs

The following series will begin airing the weeks of December 1 and 8 on Wisconsin’s public television stations. Check the /Parade of Programs/ schedule book or the instructional database /http://explore.ecb.org/itv// for individual program information and more details.

*_WEEK OF DEC. 1_*

*Guidance*
Character Education/Bullying, Upper Elementary, grades 3-5, block schedule begins Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.
Mark’s Moments, grades 3-6, block schedule airs Friday, 10:30 a.m.

*Professional Development*
Teaching Through Technology block schedule begins Wednesday, 1:00 a.m.

*Science*
Cracking the Code: The Continuing Saga of Genetics, grades 9-12, block schedule begins Wednesday, 5:30 a.m.

A First Look, grades 2-4, block schedule begins Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.
Oxygen: What a Gas!, grades 5-8, block schedule airs Thursday, 9:30 a.m.

*Social Studies*
Technology and Architecture in Ancient Civilizations, grades 7-12, block schedule begins Wednesday, 4:00 a.m.
Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Green Bay, grades 1-12, airs Thursday, 4:00 a.m.
Wisconsin Hometown Stories: La Crosse, grades 1-2, airs Thursday, 5:00 a.m.

*_WEEK OF DEC. 8_*

*Art and Design*
Draw Me a Story, grades 7-12, block schedule begins Wednesday, 10:25 a.m.

*English Language Arts*
Club Write, grades 4-6, weekly schedule begins Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. and Thursday, 10:15 a.m.
Miller Shorts, grades 9-12, block schedule begins Friday, 3:00 a.m.
Scholastic Reading Series Vol. 2, grades K-3, block schedule begins Tuesday, 10:05 a.m.

*Guidance*
Bridging the Gap, grades 6-8, block schedule begins Thursday, 3:00 a.m.

*Science*
Ama-Zone! The Rain Forest Project, grades 5-8, block schedule airs Friday, 10:15 a.m.
Fundamentals of Chemistry, grades 4-8, weekly schedule begins Monday, 10:15 a.m. and Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
Inventing Flight, grades 7-10, block schedule airs Wednesday, 3:00 a.m.

*Social Studies*
Children of Other Lands, grades 2-4, weekly schedule begins Thursday, 10:45 a.m.
Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips: Making History Live, grades 4-8, airs Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Investigating Wisconsin History, grade 4, block schedule begins Friday, 9:15 a.m.
Tracks: Impressions of America, grade 5, block schedule begins Monday, 1:00 p.m.

NATIVE AMERICAN AV MATERIALS FOR FREE LOAN

"Native Americans: Audiovisual Materials available for Free Loan from the Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library" is an annotated browsing list for teachers and others wishing to borrow audiovisual materials about Native Americans.

In time for National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month in November, the list was updated with the addition of nearly 20 DVDs and CD-ROMs. It is available in portable document format (PDF) on the Reference and Loan Library's website at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/rll/pdf/nativeamericanav.pdf

The list includes over 200 VHS, DVD, and other visual programs containing documentary, informational, instructional, and dramatic presentations that deal with Native American history, arts and crafts, traditional and contemporary culture, government, treaty rights, sovereignty, relations with other cultural groups, and efforts to preserve traditional values. Over 150 sound recordings offer documentary programs, music, and Indian language instruction. Materials are about Indians of North, South, and Central America, with a significant number of them about tribes in Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region.

Borrowing instructions are included in the document. For further information about the materials or borrowing procedures, contact Reference and Loan at 608-224-6169 or toll-free in Wisconsin at 888-542-5543, #3; by fax at 608-224-6178; or email, dpirllill@dpi.wi.gov.

Willeen Tretheway
Audiovisual and Technical Services Librarian
Reference and Loan Library
Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
2109 S. Stoughton Rd.
Madison, WI 53716-2899
(888)542-5543,#3 (in Wisconsin) or (608)224-6171
Fax: (608)224-6178
willeen.tretheway@dpi.wi.gov