Gl"\ Tf-00 . PI Pit iY/11/if APRIL 1997 The Bulletin of Georgia Public Broadcasting's Satellite Delivered Instructional Programming MATHLINE: Meeting the Nation's Goals In 1988, President George Bush and the governors of the 50 states met and established national education goals. One major goal was to make American students number one in the world in mathematics and science by the year 2000. Since then, the Georgia Board of Education has established tougher graduation requirements for all students graduating from Georgia public high schools. Chief among those changes - every high school student must take algebra or an equivalent course. Today, every student seeking admission to a school in Georgia's University System must have had at least four units of math in high school. These reforms create a challenge for all Georgia students - and also for all Georgia educators who teach math. Fortunately, effective and innovative staff development is available from PeachStar Education Services. PeachStar is proud to offer a state-of-the-art professional development program for mathematics teachers in Georgia. PBS MATHLINE, developed in collaboration with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), is public television's first offering of discipline-specific educational services using online technology. Teachers go online to discuss mathematics instruction with other math teachers from across the state and across the country. In this way, it's like having a group of mentors to assist the teacher each day in his or her classroom. And, the lessons used are flexible enough to meet the educational needs of a wide variety of students. MATHLINE teachers receive lesson plans which incorporate skills, activities and knowledge found in NCTM standards and are designed to help the nation reach its goals in mathematics education and achievement. Teachers also receive videotapes that show master teachers modeling effective approaches to teaching these lessons in their own classrooms. After viewing the tapes, implementing the lessons and modifying them for their own classroom, teachers go online and share ideas with other math professionals. Just like any commercial Internet service, teachers can go online at their own convenience to post messages, questions and comments regarding math and the teaching of math. Online and On Demand PBS MATHLINE offers teachers the opportunity and flexibility to take charge of their own professional development. Approximately 25-35 teachers make up each online learning community. A facilitator, an accomplished practicing teacher, leads discussions on issues and ideas developed in the video lessons, on other mathematical topics of common interest and on educational issues related to teaching, learning and assessment. Through online communications teachers have the opportunity to share experiences, pose questions and respond to ideas generated by the facilitator and other participants. Major issues crucial (continued on page 3) PeachStar Pipeline ' EMG PROGRAM PROVIDER INFORMATION Educational Management Group Scottsdale, AZ 85251-2015 6710 East Camelback Rd. Suite 100 800-842-6791 * If the provider or copyright code in a program listing is not explained on this page, you may find it in your Media Specialist's 1996-97 PeachStar Program Guide. 2 Apri/1997 ........................-..-..........................-..-...........-.....-.....-.-...-...-....;..;..........;;..................................................................................................................................... . ....;.:..: . .: . . . . . .~ .~ .; . . r . ............ MATHLINE ... {continued from page 7} to effective teaching are addressed in this ongoing dialogue. Teachers gain practical staff development without missing class time. Elementary, Middle, and High School Math Projects Whether you are an elementary, middle or high school mathematics teacher, PBS MATHLINE has a group for you. The Elementary School Math Project (ESMP) focuses on the unique needs of elementary school teachers. Emphasis is given on geometry and spatial relations, statistics and probability, number sense and numeration, patterns and relationships, fractions and decimals, and measurement. The videos show how - at the primary and intermediate levels - a mathematics strand grows in depth as children develop more sophisticated approaches to math. Each video lesson in the Middle School Math Project (MSMP) offers teachers the opportunity to gain insight into the master teacher's expectations, analyses of, and reflection on the teaching-learning experience. Content includes statistics, number relationships, number systems and theory, computation and estimation, patterns and functions, probability, algebra, geometry and measurement. New for Fall, 1997, the High School Math Project (HSMP) focuses on a specific math,topic: algebra. Similar to both tlJ.e ESMP and MSMP, the high school project offers high school math teachers the opportunity to gain feedback on different approaches to teaching algebra. Each video lesson in HSMP illustrates problem solving, reasoning, communication and making mathematical connections. PeachStar Education Services is now accepting applications from elementary, middle, and high school teachers to participate in PBS MATHLINE for the 1997-98 school year. Participant applications are available online at LEARNING TO LEARN REBROADCAST SCHEDULE The Learning to Learn Series has proven to be very popular with high schools across Georgia seeking to help their rising juniors and seniors prepare for a successful transition to college. Due to popular demand, the series will be rebroadcast in its entirety as follows: All Programs Air 1 - 3 PM On digital channel #431 April 21, Programs 1 & 2. April 22, Programs 3 & 4. April 23, Programs 5 & 6. April 24, Programs 7 & 8. April 25, Programs 9 & 10. April28, Programs 11 & 12. April 29, Programs 13 & 14. April 30, Programs 15 & 16. May 1, Programs 17 & 18. May 2, Programs 19 & 20. or may be obtained by calling 1-800-659-3040, ext. 4032. Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by May 15th. For more information contact Stephanie Caywood, MATHLINE State Coordinator, by phone at (404) 756-2584 or 1-800-222-6006, extension 2584 or by e-mail at . Fees, Products, and Services* Participants in ESMP/MSMP/ HSMP receive: a series of twelve to twenty-five lessons, approximately twentyfive minutes in length, which illustrate NCTM standards-based teaching and learning captured from actual classrooms across the nation. guides which include comprehensive lesson plans for all of the videos and suggested ideas for online discussions. membership in an online learning community with unlimited opportunities to collaborate with other teachers - in Georgia and around the nation - using online communications technology. The fee for each teacher who participates in ESMP, MSMP, or HSMP is $399 per seminar year for the first teacher from a school and $299 for each additional teacher from the same school. Sources for these fees typically are school/ district professional development funds, federal Eisenhower Program funds that flow to states and districts, Systemic Initiative funds awarded by the National Science Foundation and private sponsorship. PeachStar Education Services is always seeking support or underwriting for this project. Please contact the station representative, Stephanie Caywood, for up-to-date cost information. * All fees are subject to change. PeachStar Seeks Mathline Facilitators PeachStar Education Services is currently seeking 3 facilitators - one for each online community: elementary, middle, and high school. A description of the facilitator role and responsibilities and an application can be found online or by phone (see article for contact information). PBS provides a $3,000 stipend for facilitator(s) for each online discussion group of approximately 30 teachers (stipend subject to change). Deadline: Facilitator applications must be postmarked by April 30th, 1997. 3 PeachStar Pipeline s .................. j .. {j{j{{j{ .. The Science & Technology of Communication A P R I L 2 0 - 2 6 , 1 9 9 7 National Science Foundation Mark your calendars -National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) '97 will be April 20-26, 1997. This year, the NSTW theme will be "Webs, Wires, and Waves," and will focus on communications and communications technologies in recognition of their impact in shrinking the world and bringing people worldwide closer together. There are two basic components to NSTW. The first is a series of special events at the national, state and local levels. These events range from family science nights to science and technology fairs to laboratory open houses. The second component is a body of hands-on teaching activities developed and distributed free-ofcharge to participating organizations. These materials are designed to teach children to observe real-world phenomena, analyze variables, draw conclusions and evaluate findings. NSTW is an outreach program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), an agency of the federal government charged with promoting and advancing scientific progress and understanding throughout the nation. First held in 1985, NSTW now involves millions of American students, teachers, parents, scientists and others in year-round national and local events. Major funding for NSTW comes from NSF. Other support is provided by sponsors that contribute money or other resources such as staff expertise to NSTW activities. Anyone interested in organizing a NSTW event, obtaining free teaching activities or simply learning more about National Science and Technology Week should contact NSTW at this address: National Science and Technology Week, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1245, Arlington, VA 22230. E-mail: nstw@nsf.gov. World Wide Web: . Teaching activities can be downloaded directly from the NSTW web site. SPECIAL OFFER TO PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS STUDENT ACTIVITY BOOKLETS AND TEACHER GUIDES FOR SUPER SCIENCE WITH MOLLY AND BERT For the price of postage ($15), you can receive a box of 80 student activity booklets and one teacher guide for the very popular series Super Science with Molly and Bert. The series can be taped for classroom use through June 30, 1999. Send your check, money order or purchase order to take advantage of this special opportunity! Get them while supplies last! ,----------, Copy Me and Fill Me Out! '~===: GALAXY CLASSROOM Galaxy Classroom is currently enrolling Elementary Schools for the 1997-1998 school year. If you would like more information or would like to become a Galaxy School, fill out your school's information and ... Fax it to: (404) 756-2537 (no cover sheet needed), OR Mail it to: Christine Kane, 1540 Stewart Ave., Atlanta, GA-30310, OR Call: 1-800-303-9070, ext. 61. School Name ---------------Name _____________________ Address ----'-'---------- City/State _________________ Zip ____________________ Phone: ( Fax: E-mail: _______________ I am interested in: 0 Fixer Uppers (Science for 1st or 2nd Grade) 0 The House (Language Arts for 3rd or 4th Grade) 0 S.N.O.O.P.S. L _(S_cien_ce_for_4th_or_5th_Gr_ade_) _l 4 Apri/1997 Early Childhood & Elementary School Programming Art Journeys (Art) (HEB) (Gr. 3-12) (9 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Print/Video) An introduction to art appreciation through examining three main themes of art: Art About Life - realistic, Art About Art- abstract/non-objective and Art About Idea - conceptual. Art from different regions of the world is examined. Airs Fri., 1:30PM (one per month) 04/04 07: Expressions in Three- Dimensions 05/02 08: Printmaking Arthur (Reading) (PBS) (Gr. PreK- 3) (30 Prgms) (30 Min) (1 YR) ($No) (Video/Print) Based on Marc Brown's best-selling books about an eight-year-old aardvark named Arthur. Airs two shows Tues. & Thurs., 11 AM 04/01 105: Arthur's Pet Business/D.W. The Copycat 04/01 106: Locked In The Library/ Arthur Accused 04/03 107: Arthur Goes To Camp/ Buster Makes The Grade 04/03 108: Arthur's New Puppy/Arthur Bounces Back 04/08 110: Arthur's Birthday/Francine Frensky/Superstar 04/08 111: Arthur's Baby/D.W.'s Baby 04/10 112: Arthur Writes a Story/ Arthur's Lost Dog 04/10 113: So Long, Spanky/Buster's New Friend 04/15 115: Arthur's Family Vacation/ Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm 04/15 116: Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest/D.W. Flips 04/17 117: Meek for a Week/Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper 04/17 118: Arthur's Chicken Pox/Sick As A Dog 04/22 120: Arthur's Almost Boring Day/The Half-Baked Sale 04/22 121: Sue Ellen Moves In/The Perfect Brother 04/24 122: D.W. Snow Mystery/Team Trouble 04/24 123: Bully For Binkie/Misfortune Teller 5 PeachStar Pipeline ''''''jjf(''' t( y .n }t nt>sG' tvv y .J 04/29 125: D.W. Thinks Big/Arthur Cleans Up 04/29 126: My Dad, The Garbage Man/ Poor Muffy 05/01127: D.W.'s Blankie/Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble 05/01 128: I'm a Poet/The Scare Your Pants-Off Club Count On It! (Math) (PSTAR) (Gr. K-3) (20 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Video) Blossom the Possum and Snappy the Snail take students on electronic field trips which make math real and help students learn how math is an integral part of their everyday lives. Airs every other Fri., 10 AM 04/04 15: Blossom & Snappy Go, Go, Go! 04/18 16: Blossom & Snappy Learn Planning 05/02 17: Blossom & Snappy Seek Fame & Fortune GALAXY: Science Professional Development (Sci) (Gal) (Gr. 1, 5) (4 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Video/Print) Join real Galaxy teachers as we investigate our most burning questions about unlocking kids' minds: How can we best get kids' minds-on during hands-on science? Airs every other Wed., 10 AM 04/02 04: Mystery Matinee: Unlocking Minds-On Science, Part IV Spanish version airs same day at 7 PM Open-Caption version airs same day at 7:30PM 04/03 11: Theme 6: Show A (Airs at 1 PM) 04/09 Repeat 04/10 Repeat 04/23 12: Theme 6: Show B 04/24 Repeat 05/07 13: Theme 7: Show A 05/08 Repeat GALAXY: Fixer Uppers (Sci) (Gal) (Gr. 1) (14 Prgms) (20 Min) (School YR) ($Yes) (Print/Video) Invites children to explore real-life science experiences with Keisha, a second grader, and her father Lee, an art education student, as they "fix up" the apartment building in which they live. Airs every other Mon., 10 AM Repeats Thes., 10 AM Spanish version airs same day at 7 PM Open-Caption version airs same day at 7:30PM 04/01 11: Theme 2: Show 11-K 04/14 12: Theme 2, Show 12-L 04/15 Repeat 04/28 13: Theme 2, Show 13-M 04/29 Repeat Get Real (Advise/Sci) (CPM) (Gr. 3-6) (13 Prgms) (30 Min) (7 Days) ($No) (Video/Print) A fast-moving, high-energy series showing kids succeeding at - being kids. GALAXY: S.N.O.O.P.S. (Sci) (Gal) (Gr. 5) (15 Prgms) (20 Min) (School YR) ($Yes) (Print/Video) Students construct knowledge about science from the content and context of their lives. Airs every other Mon., 10 AM Repeats Thes., 10 AM Spanish version airs same day at 7 PM Open-Caption version airs same day at 7:30PM 04/03 12: Theme 3, Show 4 (Airs Thurs.) 04/07 Repeat 04/08 Repeat 04/21 13: Theme 4, Show 1 04/22 Repeat 05/05 14: Theme 4, Show 2 05/06 Repeat GALAXY: The House (Lang) (Gal) (Gr. 4) (15 Prgms) (20 Min) (School YR) ($Yes) (Print/Video) Airs Mon., 2 PM Repeats Wed., 2:30 PM 04/07 Show #13 04/09 Repeat Magic School Bus, The (Ready-toLearn) (PBS) (Gr. 1-4) (39 Prgms) (30 Min) (Off-Air/Dup) ($No) (Print/ Video) Ms. Frizzle stimulates her students' passion for science by taking them on wacky "field trips" with the help of a magically transformable school bus. Airs Thes. & Thurs., 7:30 AM 04/01 307: Makes A Rainbow 04/03 309: Works Out 04/08 312: Rocks and Roll 04/10 101: Get Lost In Space 04/15 104: Gets Eaten 04/17 106: Meets The Rot Squad 04/22 109: Get Ready, Set, Dough 04/24 111: Goes To Seed 04/29 301: In A Beehive Examines the lives of a multicultural group of students interacting with each other in an after school community center. Airs every other Wed., 10 AM Repeats Thurs., 10 AM Pappyland (Art) (EPS) (Gr. K-3) (47 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Print/Video) A funny and imaginative drawing show that features Pappy Drew - it and a host 6 ..3. of five, animated and mechanical friends. Airs Mon., Wed. & Fri., 9:30 AM 04/02 312: Turtle Lou Minds His Manners 04/04 313: Turtle Lou and Buddy Bear Play Fair With Chucky 04/07 401: The Case of the Lost Watercolor Set 04/09 402: I'm Not a Good Enough Artist 04/11 403: Pappy's Imaginary Space Adventure 04/14 404: Did You Ever Want To Be... 04/16 405: Turtle Lou's Lucky Sneakers 04/18 406: The Day Pappyland Lost Its Color 04/21 407: Would You Be Woody's Friend? 04/23 408: Buddy Bear's Bad Dream 04/25 409: Mailbird Gets Organized 04/28 410: It's OK To Be Different 04/30 411: The Search for the Secret Treasure 05/02 412: Pappy's Creative Camping Adventure 05/05 413: Snacker Jack and The Snack Attack 05/07 301: Elmer's Birthday Party Mystery 05/09 302: Chucky Wins at Having Fun Also airs on GPTV. Refer to the PeachStar Program Guide. Reading Rainbow (Reading) (PBS) (Gr. K-5) (30 Min) (1 YR*) ($No) (Video) (CC) LeVar Burton takes young viewers on adventures that help stimulate an interest in reading for pleasure and entertainment. Airs Mon. - Thurs., 10:30 AM 04/01 1002: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 04/02 1003: Is This a House for Hermit Crab? 04/03 1004: And Still the Turtle Watched 04/07 1207: On The Day You Were Born (New Show) 04/08 1208: Hip Cat (New Show) 04/09 1209: Regina's Big Mistake (New Show) 04/10 1210: Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message (New Show) 04/11 1211: The Carousel (Airs Fri., 1 PM- New Show) 04/14 1006: Nosey Mrs. Rat 04/15 1007: Borreguita and the Coyote 04/16 1008: Summer 04/17 1009: Once There Was a Tree 04/21 1101: The Lotus Seed 04/22 1102: Hail to Mail 04/23 1103: Stellaluna 04/24 1104: My Shadow 04/28 1106: The Wonderful Tower of Watts 04/29 1107: Martha Speaks Apri/1997 .;..;. .-..-................... .-::.: .... :.;j_.;;;.;;...;...;.;.;.;;.;.;.-.;.;..;.;.;..;..;.;.;.;.-..;. .-.. .-.................... : ......... ; .. ;;.;;;;;;;..;.;.; ..;.;.................,.,.....,.;...;. rr 04/30 1108: Alejandro's Gift 05/01 1109: The Sign Painter's Dream 05/05 1111: Fly Away Home 05/06 1112: Uncle Jed's Barbershop 05/07 1113: How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World 05/08 1114: Owen Science Quest (Sci) (HEB) (Gr. 3-12) (9 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Video) Explores topics inspired by the collections housed at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. These include studies of rocks and minerals, the weather, Native American cultures, space exploration and rain forests. Airs one Fri. each month, 10:30 AM 04/18 08: Weather You Like It or Not Repeats Wed., 2 PM 04/30 01: It's A Laser Thing 05/07 02: Treasures of the Mineral Kingdom Shamu TV (Sci) (Sea World) (Gr. K-12) (13 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video) The wonders of marine science are brought right into your classroom. Airs Fri., 8 AM on dates indicated 04/04 02: Creepy Creatures 04/25 08: Arctic Adventures 05/02 07: Killer Whale Families 05/09 09: Wildlife of the Grasslands Storytime (Reading) (PBS) (PreK-3) (61 Prgms) (30 Min) (1 YR) ($No) (Video) Introduces young children to the exciting world of stories and literature with help from guest celebrities. Airs Mon., 1 PM 04/07 131: The ltsy Bitsy Spider All Pigs Are Beautiful Do Not Open 04/14 132: The Woman Who Outshone the Sun The Art Lesson Gorilla 04/21 133: The Adventures of Taxi Dog Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon The Baby Blue Cat Who Said No Dear Mr. Blueberry 04/28 134: Maxi, The Hero Broderick The Doorbell Rang 05/05 135: The Erie Canal from Sea to Shining Sea Slither McCreep and His Brother Joe The Mitten Earl's Too Cool For Me SuperScience with Molly & Bert (Sci) (PSTAR) (Gr. K-3) (15 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd-06/30/99) ($No) (Print/Video) Students explore basic science concepts with the characters Molly and Bert. Airs every other Fri., 10 AM 04/11 01: Creepy Crawlies 04/25 02: Our Moon, Part I 05/09 03: Our Moon, Part II TEAMS: Forces and Motion (Sci) (LACOE) (Gr. 4-6) (8 Prgms) (45 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Video/Kit) Students explore how force and motion interact and what makes objects move. Airs at Noon on dates indicated 04/22 Staff Development 04/29 01: Getting to Know Newton 04/30 02: Measuring Force 05/06 03: Newton II: Making Things Move 05/07 04: Toys, Forces, and Motion TEAMS: Fast Plants (Sci) (LACOE) (Gr. 4-6) (8 Prgms) (45 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Video/Kit) Students use Wisconsin Fast Plants to explore the growth and development of a flowering plant through its entire life cycle. Airs at Noon on dates indicated 04/24 Staff Development 05/01 01: Planting Fast Plants 05/02 02: Seeds and Germination TEAMS: Turn on to Mathematics (Math) (LACOE) (Gr. 4-7) (24 Prgms/3 Staff Overviews) (45 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Video/Kit) Students use hands-on activities to explore and develop concepts related to statistics, probability, number patterns, geometry, proportionality, and measurement. Airs at Noon on dates indicated 04/14 C.5 Missing Pieces 04/15 C.6 Puzzling Pieces 04/17 C.7 Silly Solids 04/18 C.8 Dazzling Crystals TEAMS: Windows to Reading: 2-3 (Reading) (LACOE) (Gr. 2-3) (20 Prgms) (60 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video) Focuses on early reading and writing instruction for grades 2-3. Also offers intensive staff development for teachers. Airs at Noon on dates indicated 04/01 17: I'll Write About That, Part 1 04/03 18: I'll Write About That, Part 2 04/08 19: I Know That Word 04/10 20: How Do You Spell It? TEAMS: Strengthening Curriculum with Technology (Technology) (LACOE) (Staff Dev) (6 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video) Helps teachers see the value of technology and will demonstrate how to integrate telecommunications into the TEAMS curriculum. Airs at Noon on dates indicated 04/09 03: Enhancing Instruction Through the TEAMS Home Page 04/09 04: Successful Searching on the Web: Tools and Strategies TEAMS: Student As A Citizen (SS) (LACOE) (Gr. 4-6) (5 Prgms /1 Staff Overview) (45 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video/Print) Students learn that our country works best when everyone participates. Airs at Noon on dates indicated 04/04 04: Citizens of Action - Part 2 04/11 05: Citizens of Change TEAMS: Student As An Historian (SS) (LACOE) (Gr. 4-7) (5 Prgms /1 Staff Overview) (45 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video/Print) Students explore and learn about their own family history. Airs at Noon on dates indicated 04/21 Staff Development 04/28 01: Ancestor Detectives 05/05 02: Back to the Past TEAMS: Window On My World Shiloh (Reading) (LACOE) (Gr. 4-7) (4 Prgms/ 1 Staff Dev) (45 Min) (1 YR) ($No) (Video/Print/Kit) This series helps students in the classroom to become better readers, writers, and discussants as they help with difficult decisions and the possible consequences. Airs at Noon on dates indicated 04/02 2.2: Developing Understanding 04/16 2.3: Expanding Meaning 04/23 2.4: Writing to Learn Wishbone (Reading/Lit) (PBS) (Gr. 3-8) (40 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd-08/30/98) ($No) (Print/Video) Follows the exploits of a pint-sized canine hero with big ideas, who serves as a bridge between life and literature. In each episode, Wishbone, the dog (a Jack Russell Terrier), interacts with his human friends. Airs Mon.- Fri., 9 AM 04/01 #129 Little Big Dog 04/02 #130 A Dogged Expose 04/03 #131 Terrified Terrier 04/04 #132 Shakespaw 04/07 #133 Muttketeer! 04/08 #134 Hercules Unleashed 04/09 #135 Viva Wishbone! 04/10 #136 The Entrepawneur 04/14 #138 Dances With Dogs 04/15 #139 Rushin' To The Bone 7 PeachStar Pipeline ..-rrrr 04/16 04/17 04/21 04/22 04/23 04/24 04/28 04/29 04/30 #140 Picks Of The Litter #101 A Tail In Twain (Pt. 1) #103 Twisted Tail #104 Rosie, Oh, Rosie, Oh! #105 Homer Sweet Homer #106 Bark That Bark #108 The Slobbery Hound #109 Digging Up The Past #110 Bone of Arc Wonders Under the Sea (Sci) (HEB) (Gr. 3-12) (9 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Print/Video) Students explore different animals and plants that live in or near the ocean with scientists from the Texas State Aquarium. Airs one Fri. each month, 10:30 AM 04/11 08: The Eels 05/09 09: The Seahorses World of The Wild (Sci) (HEB) (Gr. 3-12) (9 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Print/Video) Students can learn about zoo careers, endangered species, and how specific animals live and move. Airs one Fri. each month, 10:30 AM 04/04 07: Vanishing Animals 05/02 08: Giant Snakes Repeats Air Wed., 2 PM 04/02 02: Alligators and Crocodiles 04/09 03: Waterfowl 04/16 04: Modern Zoos 04/23 05: Animation Middle & High School Programming Achievement TV (Career) (ATN) (Gr. 9-12) (18 Prgms) (60 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Interact) Students sit in on discussions with successful professionals from a variety of career fields. Airs Wed., 11 AM 04/02 19: Passion, Creativity & The Arts 04/09 22: Making A Better World: What is Your Responsibility To The Community 04/16 14: Money, Business & Free Enterprise 04/23 12: From Student To Scientist: My Life In Science 04/30 11: Tolerance In America 05/07 10: Writing For Motion Pictures Environmental Change: Causes & Effects (Sci/Env/SS) (EPS) (Gr. 8-12) (1 Pgrm) (30 Min) (06/30/97) ($No) (Video) Looks at causes/effects of environmental change on the biosphere and health. Airs Fri., 04/25, 10:30 AM 8 Georgia Stories I (Hist) (PSTAR) (Gr. 4 & 8-11) (18 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Video) (CC) Each program includes three stories about people and events from the time period indicated. Airs Tues., 6 PM 04/01 11: The Rise of Modern Georgia, Pt. 2 04/08 12: State and Local Government, Pt. 1 04/15 13: State and Local Government, Pt. 2 04/22 14: The Rise of Modern Georgia, Pt. 3 04/29 15: The Rise of Modern Georgia, Pt. 4 05/06 16: Modern Georgia, Pt. 1 Also airs on GPTV. Refer to the PeachStar Program Guide. Georgia Stories II (Hist) (PSTAR) (Gr. 4 & 8-11) (19 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Video) (CC) Continues the study of our state's rich heritage with a focus on economic history. Airs Thurs., 6 PM 04/03 11: The Rise of Modern Georgia, Pt. 1 04/10 12: The Rise of Modern Georgia, Pt. 2 04/17 13: Modern Georgia, Pt. 1 04/24 14: Modern Georgia, Pt. 2 05/01 15: Modern Georgia, Pt. 3 05/08 16: Modern Georgia, Pt. 4 Also Airs on GPTV. Refer to the PeachStar Program Guide. International Space Station (Sci) (PBS) (Gr. 5-12) (1 Prgm) (120 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print) See the progressing efforts from NASA engineers and their international partners on the designing and building of the International Space Station. Airs Thurs., 5/01, 1 PM Integrated Science (Sci) (UA) (Gr. 6-8) (33 Prgms) (60 Min) (School YR) ($Yes) (Print/Kits) Students examine science-related topics with an emphasis on hands-on activities that develop critical thinking skills. Airs Mon., 8 AM - 6th Grade 04/07 Environment Week 6 04/14 Semester Review 04/21 Enrichment Week 04/28 Enrichment Week 05/05 Enrichment Week Airs Tues., 8 AM- 7th Grade 04/01 Environment Week 5 04/08 Environment Week 6 04/15 Semester Review 04/22 Enrichment Week 04/29 Enrichment Week 05/06 Enrichment Week Airs Wed., 8 AM - 8th Grade 04/02 Environment Week 5 04/09 Environment Week 6 04/16 Semester Review 04/23 Enrichment Week 04/30 Enrichment Week 05/07 Enrichment Week Irasshai (Japanese) (PSTAR) (Gr. 9-12) (75 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($Yes) (Print/Video/Interact) A full-year Japanese I course for high school students taught by Tim Cook, a nationally renowned foreign language instructor. Airs Mon., Wed. & Fri., 7:30 AM Each program repeats same day at 1:30PM 04/02 262: Clothing, II 04/07 263: Shopping, I 04/09 264: Shopping, II 04/21 266: Shopping, IV 04/23 265: Shopping, III & Classroom, I 05/05 267: Review III 05/07 268: Community, I 05/09 269: Community, II Also airs on GPTV. Refer to the PeachStar Program Guide. Learning to Learn (Academic Asst.) (GPB) (Gr. 9-16) (30 Prgms) (60 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video) Designed to help students recognize and conquer the academic difficulties which may be the cause of many college dropouts. Airs Mon. & Fri., 11 AM 04/07 17: Studying Science 04/11 18: Biology Lecture 04/14 19: Testwiseness 04/18 20: Maintaining Motivation 04/21 21: Modifying Lecture Notes 04/25 22: Studying For Essay Exams 04/28 23: Writing Essay Exams 05/02 24: Studying Mathematics 05/05 25: Test Anxiety Life and Times of the Humpback Whale (Sci) (PMN) (Gr. 4-6) (3 Prgms) (45 Min) (1 YR) ($No) (Print/Interact) Visit the humpback whales in the frigid Alaskan waters, where they spend the summer months feeding, and then follow them down to the warm waters of Hawaii, where they pass the winters. Airs Thurs., 1 PM 04/03 Show #1 04/10 Show #2 04/17 Show #3 Mark Kistler's Imagination Station (Art) (PMN) (Gr. 5-10) (65 Prgms) (30 Min) (1YR*) ($No) (Video) Acclaimed art educator, Mark Kistler, teaches children how to draw in 3-D. Airs Tues. & Thurs., 9:30 AM 04/03 259: Cool Creative Creatures 04/08 260: Melf Magic 04/10 261: Plumbing Puzzler 04/15 262: The Forest of Ideas 04/17 263: Stalactite City 04/22 264: Sprinting Spinach Superstars 04/24 265: Be A Dream Beam 04/29 201: Aerodynamic Asteroids! 05/01 202: Atomic Android New Explorers (Sci) (PBS) (Gr. 6-12) (6 Prgms) (60 Min) (1 YR) ($No) (Video) (CC) Each episode presents a scientist at work, but not in a lab. These simple scientific adventure stories show a revolutionary way to teach science. Airs Fri., 8 AM 04/18 03: Trinidad Prep Sports Plus (Sports) (GPTV) (Gr. 9-12) (13 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video) Follows current academic and athletic programs throughout Georgia's high schools. Airs Fri., 2 PM 04/04 Spring Season #7 04/11 Spring Season #8 04/18 Spring Season #9 04/25 Spring Season #10 05/02 Spring Season #11 Also Airs on GPTV. Refer to GPTV's Preview Magazine. Technology Investigates the Earth (Sci) (PMN) (Gr. 9-12) (2 Prgms) (30 Min) (1 YR) ($No) (Print) These two programs will take a look at state-of-the-art technologies that are being used to analyze environmental conditions and events. Airs Tues., 4/29, 1 PM Both shows air back-to-hack Ultimate Choice (SS) (PSTAR) (Gr. 9-12) (1 Prgm) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) Witness first hand the hardships and challenges that teen parents face today and some possible solutions and attitudes of teenagers who are making a difference. Airs Tues., 04/08 & 04/15, 1 PM Repeats Thurs., 04/24, 2 PM World of Chemistry (Sci) (PBS) (Gr. 9-12) (26 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($Yes) (Video) This series explores the foundations of chemical structures and behavior in everything from cosmetics to genetics. Apri/1997 ....... ...........................................................:.t...= ......;....::-':::::::::::: ...... rrrroct Meet distinguished scientists and see real-world applications of chemistry. Contact ALS 1-800-LEARNER. Airs Mon., 2:30 PM 04/07 22: The Age of Polymers 04/14 23: Proteins: Structure & Function 04/21 24: The Genetic Code 04/28 25: Chemistry & The Environment 05/05 26: Futures Staff Development & Postsecondary Programming American Adventure, The (American History) (ALS) (Gr. 13-16) (26 Prgms) (30 Min) (No Record/License Fee) ($Yes) (Print/Video) Focuses on the human story as well as the political and economic stories of America. Airs Mon., Wed., & Fri., 7AM 04/02 02: English Colonization of the Chesapeake 04/04 03: A Puritan Way 04/07 04: Diversification of the Colonies 04/09 05: The Colonial Experience 04/11 06: A New Society 04/14 07: Struggle for Dominance 04/16 08: A Revolution for Independence 04/18 09: The Problems of Confederation 04/21 10: Creating a Stronger Union 04/23 11: The Republic in a Hostile World 04/25 12: The Rural Republic 04/28 13: The Failure of Diplomacy 04/30 14: Good Feelings and Bad 05/02 15: The Expanding Nation 05/05 16: The South's Slave System 05/07 17: The Jacksonian Persuasion 05/09 18: Reforming the Republic America In Perspective (American History) (ALS) (Gr. 13-16) (26 Prgms) (30 Min) (No Record/License Fee) ($Yes) (Print/Video) Airs Tues., Thurs., & Sat., 7 AM 04/01 01: The Closing of the Frontier 04/03 02: The Rise of Big Business 04/05 03: Labor's Struggle 04/08 04: The Huddled Masses 04/10 05: The American Dream Deferred 04/12 06: The Populist Challenge 04/15 07: War and Empire 04/17 08: The Progressive Impulse 04/19 09: The Progressive Presidents 04/22 10: The Big Stick 04/24 11: The Great War 04/26 12: Transitions and Tensions: The 1920s 04/29 13: Hard Times: The Great Depression 05/01 14: The New Deal 05/03 15: The Road to War 05/06 16: The Good War 05/08 17: The Cold War Begins 05/10 18: An Age of Conformity PeachStar Professional Development Institute (Tech) (PSTAR) (StaffDev) (5 Prgms) (60 Min) (School YR) ($No) This fourth broadcast in the series will help educators to plan satellitedelivered programming and instructional television offerings for the 1997-98 academic year. Airs Thurs., 3:30 PM 04/23 04: Preparing For Next Year: Preview New ITV and Distance Learning Partnerships Satellite Town Meeting (Educ) (PBS) (Staff Dev) (9 Prgms) (60 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Video) Timely topics concerning education are discussed each month. These meetings are produced by the U.S. Department of Education. Rebroadcasts air Tues., 4:30 PM 04/01 05: Making College More Accessible 04/08 06: School-To-Work Opportunities: Workplaces as Learning Environments Adult & Special Interest Programming GED (H.S. Equiv) (PSTAR) (Adult) (43 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Ineract) A series designed to assist adult learners preparing for the GED examination. Airs Mon., Wed., & Fri., 6:30 PM 04/02 38: Math X 04/04 39: Math XI 04/07 40: Math XII 04/09 41: Math XIII 04/11 42: Math XIV 04/14 43: Math XV 04/16 01: Orientation 04/18 02: Reading I 04/21 03: Reading II 04/23 04: Reading III 04/25 05: Reading IV 04/28 06: Reading V 04/30 07: Science I 05/02 08: Science II 9 -0 PeachStar General Schedule Grid and Planning Tool for Media Specialists: Apri11997 TIME 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:20 10:30 11:00 I 11:30 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 MONDAY American Adventure lrasshai Integrated Science 6 Wishbone Pappyland The GALAXY Classroom TUESDAY America In Perspective Magic School Bus Integrated Science 7 Imagination Station PeachStar Bulletin Board Scheduling Special Announcements Reading Rainbow Learning to Learn Arthur (2 shows) WEDNESDAY American Adventure lrasshai Integrated Science 8 Pappyland Achievement TV THURSDAY America In Perspective Magic School Bus Continuing Education: Medicine Imagination Station Arthur (2 shows) FRIDAY American Adventure lrasshai Friday Specials Pappyland Count On It! Or SuperScience Alternating Fridays Science Programs Learning to Learn TEAMS Storytime lrasshai Get Real World of Chemistry TEAMS Ultimate Choice (4/15) TEAMS Staff Development TEAMS TEAMS Live From Mars (4/24) lrasshai Repeats of Science Shows TEAMS Staff Development TEAMS Ultimate Choice (Repeats 4/18) lrasshai Prep Sports Plus Satellite Town Meetings Repeats What's the Big Idea? P'Star Training (airs 3:30-4:30 PM, 4/24) Teacher's Workshops What's the Big Idea? Technology In The Classroom Money Maze Georgia Stories I GEDon TV The GALAXY Classroom (Spanish & Open-Caption) Elements of Change lTV BLOCKFEEDS lTV BLOCKFEEDS GED on TV Georgia Stories II lTV BLOCKFEEDS lTV BLOCKFEEDS GED on TV lTV BLOCKFEEDS Listed above are general broadcast time slots shown in a grid to assist media specialists in planning their viewing and taping schedules. Please check the program listings for more information and use this sheet to pencil in or highlight your own schedule notes. ~ (') :::3" (/) ,S..,' --s (I) :; (I) ~~ ~ ~: Apri/1997 .........:::r .l' ..........,...,.,.,...,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.. ::.::.::.::........ ..........,.,.,...,.,.,.,.,.,.,;'.',';';';'')'''''''')''''' ...................................................................................,...,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,..,,.,,,,,.,,,,.,,,,, ...::: ..........,.,...,.,.....,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,.,,,.,;' (ii[V Ready-To-Learn Daytime Schedule Wishbone Airs 4:30PM Monday- Friday RIGHTS- Until August 30, 1998. 04/01 #129 Little Big Dog 04/02 #130 A Dogged Expose 04/03 #131Terrified Terrier 04/04 #132 Shakespaw 04/07 #133 Muttketeer! 04/08 #134 Hercules Unleashed 04/09 #135 Viva Wishbone! 04/10 #136 The Entrepawneur 04/14 #138 Dances With Dogs 04/15 #139 Rushin' To The Bone 04/16 #140 Picks Of The Litter 04/17 #101 A Tail In Twain (Pt. 1) 04/21 #103 Twisted Tail 04/22 #104 Rosie, Oh, Rosie, Oh! 04/23 #105 Homer Sweet Homer 04/24 #106 Bark That Bark 04/28 #108 The Slobbery Hound 04/29 #109 Digging Up The Past 04/30 #110 Bone of Arc The Magic School Bus Airs Monday- Friday at 3:30PM RIGHTS- 3 years from original broadcast. 04/01#307 Makes a Rainbow 04/02 #308 Goes Upstream 04/03 #309 Works Out 04/04 #310 Gets Planted 04/07 #311 In the Rain Forest 04/08 #312 Rocks and Roll 04/09 #313 Holiday Special 04/10 #101 Gets Lost In Space 04/11 #102 For Lunch 04/14 #103 Inside Ralphie 04/15 # 104 Gets Eaten 04/16 #105 Hops Home 04/17 #106 Meets the Rot Squad 04/18 #107 All Dried Up 04/21 #108 In The Haunted House 04/22 #109 Get Ready, Set, Dough 04/23 #110 Plays Ball 04/24 #111 Goes To Seed 04/25 #112 Gets Ants In The Pants 04/28 #113 Kicks Up A Storm 04/29 #301 In A Beehive 04/30 #302 In The Arctic Bill Nye The Science Guy Airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4 PM RIGHTSUntil August 30, 1998. 04/01 #319 Inventions 04/03 #320 Farming 04/08 #113 Phases of Matter 04/10 #115 Skin 04/15 #116 Gravity 04/17 #119 Bouyancy 04/22 #121 Earth's Seasons 04/24 #122 Garbage 04/29 #125 Wind Arthur Airs Monday- Friday at 5 PM RIGHTS - 1 year/no duplication. 04/01 #106 Locked In The Library!/Arthur Accused 04/02 #107 Arthur Goes to Camp/Buster Makes the Grade 04/03 #108 Arthur's New Puppy/Arthur Bounces Back 04/04 #109 Arthur Babysits/Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe 04/07 #110 Arthur's Birthday/Francine Frensky/Superstar 04/08 #111 Arthur's Baby/D.W.'s Baby 04/09 #112 Arthur Writes a Story/Arthur's Lost Dog 04/10 #113 So Long, Spanky/Buster's New Friend 04/11 #114 Arthur The Wrecker/Arthur and The True Francine 04/14 #115 Arthur's Family Vacation/Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm 04/15 #116 Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest/D.W. Flips 04/16 #117 Meek for a Week/Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper 04/17 #118 Arthur's Chicken Pox/Sick As A Dog 04/18 #119 D.W. Rides Again/Arthur Makes the Team 04/21 #120 Arthur's Almost Boring Day/The Half-Baked Sale 04/22 #121 Sue Ellen Moves In/The Perfect Brother 04/23 #122 D.W. Snow Mystery/Team Trouble 04/24 #123 Bully For Binkie/Misfortune Teller 04/25 #124 Arthur's Tooth/D.W. Gets Lost 04/28 #125 D.W. Thinks Big/Arthur Cleans Up 04/29 #126 My Dad, The Garbage Man/Poor Muffy 04/30 #127 D.W.'s Blankie/Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble 11 PeachStar Pipeline ........... l ........ fififif." ..... KMx{hhiit ......... r 'j(. r ...... }((((((((j}(((((((Htttttttt tttt "i"i". "i" l l;" .rtti" "i"Pl "i' "i'."."i't. .'.'i'... ..............................rrrr (ftt.S&f&i\t School Days 1 - 3 PM onGPTV (For program descriptions and details, refer to the PeachStar program listings or the 1996-97 PeachStar Program Guide.) Amigos (Spanish) (Gr. K-2) Continuous storyline in which vocabulary words and phrases are used. Airs Mon. - Fri., 1:15 PM 04/07 01: Perro Pepe encuentra su casa (Perro Pepe Finds a Home) 04/08 02: Perro Pepe tiene seis anos (Perro Pepe Is Six Years Old) 04/09 03: Perro Pepe es un perro (Perro Pepe Is a Dog) 04/10 04: Fernandez's Funky Fonda: la gran inauguracion (Fernandez's Funky Fonda: The Grand Opening 04/11 05: El gran secreta de Perro Pepe (Perro Pepe's Big Secret) 04/14 06: El cumpleanos de Perro Pepe (Perro Pepe's Birthday) 04/15 07: La caperuciat raja (Little Red Riding Hood) 04/16 08: El sueno de Perro Pepe (Perro Pepe's Dream) 04/17 09: El regalo de Lu (Lu's Gift) 04/18 10: La esuela de Perro Pepe (Perro Pepe's School) 04/21 11: ;,Mark va ala escuela? (Is Mark Going to School?) 04/22 12: La Senorita y su pero (The Lady and Her Dog) 04/23 13: Vamos al cine (Let's Go to the Movies) 04/24 14: Las flares (The Flowers) 04/25 15: Lunes de tormenta 04/28 16: Los colores de Miriam 04/29 17: Ir o no ir (To Go or Not to Go) 04/30 18: Buen viaje, Senorita Fernandez (Good Trip, Senorita Fernandez 05/01 19: ;,En cual direccion doblar? (Which Way To Turn?) 05/02 20: Es magia (It's Magic) Bush Babies (Sci) (Gr. PreK-3) Baby animals explore life in the South African desert. Airs Mon., Wed., & Fri., 1:50 PM 04/02 20: Big Mouth 04/04 21: Rocky Roamers 04/07 22: Excavating Experts 04/09 23: Laughling Hunter 04/11 24: Elephants of Etosha 04/14 01: Animals of Africa 04/16 02: Dainty Dashers 04/18 03: The Cuddly King 04/21 04: Little Blue Beastie 04/23 05: Monkey Business 04/25 06: Taller Than The Trees 04/28 07: Masters of Disguise 04/30 08: Wide, Not White 05/02 09: A Ring Around the Rump Career Connection (Guid.) (Gr. 6-8) Assists in developing self-concepts. Airs Fri., 04/04, 1 PM Destinos (Spanish) (Gr. 8-12) Spanish language in everyday life. Airs Mon., Wed., & Fri., 2 PM 04/02 32: Ha habido un accidente (There Has Been An Accident) 04/04 33: Si supieras ... (If You Only Knew ...) 04/07 34: Exito (Success) 04/09 35: Reunidos (Reunited) 04/11 36: ;,Que estaran hacienda? (What Could They Be Doing?) 04/14 37: Llevando cuentas (Keeping the Books) 04/16 38: Ocultando la verdad (Hiding the Truth) 04/18 39: La misma sonrisa (The Same Smile) 04/21 40: An Introduction to Spanish 04/23 41: Alga inesperado (Something Unexpected) 04/25 42: Yo invito (My Treat) 04/28 43: Seremos cuatro (There Will Be Four of Us) 04/30 44: Una promesa y una sonrisa (A Promise and a Smile) 05/02 45: jEstoy harta! (I'm Fed Up) Different & The Same (SS) (Gr. 1-3) Understanding and combating racism. Airs Tues., 4/1, 1:15PM 04/01 09: Words on the Wall GALAXY: Fixer Uppers (Sci) (Gr. 1) Explores science in everyday life. Airs Fri., 1:30 PM 04/04 Theme 2, Show11K 04/11 Repeat 04/18 Theme 2, Show 12L 04/25 Repeat 05/02 Theme 2, Show 13M GALAXY: S.N.O.O.P.S. (Sci) (Gr. 5) Explores science in everyday life. Airs Mon., 1:30PM 04/07 Theme 3, Show 4 04/14 Repeat 04/21 Theme 4, Show 1 04/28 Repeat 05/05 Theme 4, Show 2 GALAXY: The House (Lang Arts) (Gr. 4) Explores interactions of multicultural students in an after-school center. Airs Wed., 1:30 PM 04/02 Theme 6, Show A 04/09 Repeat 04/16 Theme 6, Show B 04/23 Repeat 04/30 Theme 7, Show A 05/07 Repeat Georgia Stories I (Hist) (Gr. 4 & 8-11) Studies Georgia's fascinating people and historic events. Airs Tues., 1:30 PM 03/04 106: First Century of Statehood, Part I 03/11 107: First Century of Statehood, Part II 03/18 108: First Century of Statehood, Part III 03/25 109: First Century of Statehood, Part IV 04/01 110: The Rise of the Modern Georgia, Part I 04/08 111: The Rise of the Modern Georgia, Part II 04/15 112: State and Local Government, Part I 04/22 113: State and Local Government, Part II 04/29 114: The Rise of Modern Georgia, Part III 05/06 115: The Rise of Modern Georgia, Part IV Georgia Stories II (Hist) (Gr. 4 & 8-11) An economic view of Georgia history. Airs Thurs., 1:30 PM 04/03 209: The New South, Part I 04/10 210: The New South, Part II 04/17 211: The Rise of Modern Georgia, Part I 04/24 212: The Rise of Modern Georgia, Part II 05/01 213: Modern Georgia, Part I Global Geography (SS) (Gr. 5-9) A thematic presentation of world regions and their people. Airs Mon. - Fri., 2:30 PM 04/01 01: South Asia 04/02 02: Southeast Asia 04/03 03: Japan 04/04 04: Russia 04/07 05: East Asia 04/08 06: Australia/New Zealand 04/09 07: North Africa/Southwest Asia 04/10 08: Africa - South of the Sahara 12 04/11 09: Central and South America 04/14 10: Europe Irasshai (Japanese Lang & Culture) (Gr. 9-12) A Japanese language & culture course for high school/college credit. Airs Tues. & Thurs., 2 PM 04/01 256: Music 04/03 257: Review 1 04/08 258: Weather 1 04/10 259: Weather 2 04/15 260: Review 2 04/17 261: Clothing 1 04/22 262: Clothing 2 04/24 263: Shopping 1 04/29 264: Shopping 2 05/01 265: Shopping 3 Pappyland (Art) (Gr. K-3) Teaches drawing as well as concepts and life skills. Airs Mon. - Fri., 2:30 PM 04/16 01: Elmer's Birthday Party Mystery 04/17 02: Chucky Wins at Having Fun 04/18 03: Chucky Learns to Keep Trying 04/21 04: Pappy Talks with His Hands 04/22 05: Donkey Dan Gets a Case of the Jittery Nerves 04/23 06: Buddy Bear and Turtle Lou Trade Places 04/24 07: Eloise and Elmer Compliment Each Other 04/25 08: Turtle Lou Gets a Package 04/28 09: Chucky Plants Some Clover 04/29 10: Donkey Dan and Turtle Lou Cook Up an Idea 04/30 11: Fish Face and Turtle Lou Work Things Through 05/01 12: Turtle Lou Minds His Manners 05/02 13: Turtle Lou and Buddy Bear Play Fair With Chucky 3-2-1 Classroom Contact (Sci) (Gr. 4-6) Brings the exciting world of scientific discovery into the classroom. Airs Mon.- Fri., 1 PM 04/07 01: Classification: The Order of Things 04/08 02: Training Animals: Learning New Tricks 04/09 03: Animal Vision: Eye of the Beholder 04/10 04: Innate and Learned Behavior: How Do They Know That? 04/11 05: Social Behavior: Living in Groups 04/14 06: Flying Animals: Winging It 04/15 07: Digestion: The Inside Story 04/16 08: Australian Mammals: Life Down Under 04/17 09: Bioelectricity: The Body Electric . ......;...;..;.....;...........;...-..;....:.:o.:o... 04/18 10: 04/21 11: 04/22 12: 04/23 13: 04/24 14: 04/25 15: 04/28 16: 04/29 17: 04/30 18: 05/01 19: 05/02 20: Antarctic Animals: Living on the Edge Chains: Eat and Be Eaten The Water Cycle: Go with the Flow Volcanoes: Too Hot to Handle Fossils: Remains To Be Seen Erosion: Earth Is Change Crystals: They're Habit Forming Ocean Environments: The 3D Sea Antarctica: Getting to the South Pole Generating Electricity: More Power to You Motion and Forces: Play Ball Visions of Africa (SS) (Gr. 5-12) Explores the continent, its people and places. Airs Tues. - Thur., 1 PM 04/01 02: African-Americans in Africa 04/02 03: African Traditions 04/03 04: Rebuilding a Nation: Uganda's Comeback from Despotic Rule of Idi Amin Wordscape (Lang Arts) (Gr. 4-6) Enriches vocabulary skills. Airs Mon. - Fri., 2:45 PM 04/01 07: Mystery Words 04/02 08: Loud Talk 04/03 09: Clothing Words 04/04 10: Words of Leadership 04/07 11: Words of Space 04/08 12: Writing Words 04/09 13: Friendship Words 04/10 14: Words of Music 04/11 15: Animal Words 04/14 16: A Family of Words Work, Energy and The Simple Machine (Sci) (Gr. 5-8) Students will be introduced to the meaning of "work" as used in science. Airs Wed., Thurs., & Fri., 1:15 PM 04/02 01: Work and Energy 04/03 02: The Six Simple Machines 04/04 03: Compound Machines (Last episode For More Information on PeachStar Programming and Services Contact by Telephone: 1-800-222-6006, ext. 2550 Or click PeachStar on the GPB WEB Site at http://www.gpb.org. Apri/1997 Time Change! Sunday, Apri/6, 1997 Begins Eastern Daylight Savings Time Don't Forget To Set Your Clocks Forward One Hour on Saturday Night! 13 PeachStar Pipeline cco-c"ccS;c.....,......................cx.....................................c:yw.....-...,.,.........,...,.,...,.....,..,...........,.,....,.,...,.,...,...,.,...,.,.,.. ,.,.....,.,.......,.....,. Take Your Students on an Amazing Life and Times of the Humpback Whale Whale-Watching Adventure Don't miss the next KidScience satellite series for grades 4-6, Life and Times of the Humpback Whale. This multimedia project includes three live, interactive video programs; a site on the World Wide Web; and a print teacher's guide. Students can communicate with the on-camera teacher via fax or e-mail, and selected classrooms will be able to ask questions over the telephone during the live programs. The programs air on Thursdays, 1:30 PM April3, 10 and 17. Visit the humpback whales in the frigid Alaskan waters, where they spend the summer months feeding, and then follow them down to the warm waters of Hawaii, where they pass the winters socializing, mating, and raising their young. The series will join researchers in both Alaska and Hawaii to observe and analyze the whales as they communicate through both body language and songs. Who "writes" these songs and how do the whales learn them? How does a whale with a diet of tiny fish and organisms, get enough to eat? The programs will include some live underwater images and interaction with the whales. The Internet will let students work with researchers as they analyze the songs and identify whales by tail flukes. PeachStar has already paid and registered for school off-air record rights for your use of the programs through May 31, 1998. For WEB address, teacher's guide or other information, contact: Milly McGill Pacific Mountain Network Denver, CO Tel. 303-837-8000, ext 216. Fall Reg"r:r,....,...., lrasshai Begins Nationally-recognized Distance Learning Instructor Tim Cook is the host of Irasshai, Peach Star Education Services' innovative new Japanese series. Registration for Irasshai for the 1997- 1998 school year kicked off March 1. Schools interested in offering Irasshai, the Japanese language and culture distance learning course produced by Georgia Public Broadcasting, have until June 15 to register. Each course carries one Carnegie unit of high school credit. Irasshai gives high school students in Georgia and across the nation the opportunity to learn to speak, read and write Japanese. Both Japanese I, a oneyear course including 73 video lessons, and Japanese II, a courseyear series including 70 video lessons, will be offered in the Fall on PeachStar and over GPTV. Irasshai incorporates solid instruction and the delightful sense of humor of nationally recognized language instructor Tim Cook with advanced production and computer technology to create an enjoyable approach to learning Japanese. Schools enrolled in Irasshai receive instruction in the following ways: Video lessons taped from broadcasts on the PeachStar Satellite Network or in packaged sets for schools without digital satellite capability. Audio Interaction sessions, twice weekly toll-free telephone practice conversations with a highly trained speaker of Japanese. Text book and print materials that support the broadcasts and provide study activities and homework for individuals, pairs and small groups. Multimedia. An electronic discussion group for students and another for facilitators that connects classes across the country. A vast Web site provides a valuable source of curriculum enrichment and interaction as well. View the site at Schools may request an Irusshui, Japanese I and II, registration kit by calling 1-800-222-6006, ext 2554. 14 Apri/1997 Guest Columnist ... Carla B. Patterson, Director of Extended Learning Floyd College (Ms. Patterson's letter has been edited for length) Thank you for your role in securing the rights for Floyd College's use of SCOLA programming this past year. Our students and the entire community of Rome and Floyd County have benefited greatly from the opportunities this service has provided. The College's foreign language faculty has used SCOLA programming to enrich classroom experiences, and Floyd College Television has been able to bring news from around the world into the homes of local citizens. During the Olympics, FCTV was also able to provide news from Latvia, Sweden and South Korea to athletes representing these countries and training in Rome. Thank you again for your time and efforts with this project. I look forward to our future ventures. Respectfully, Carla B. Patterson Director of Extended Learning PeachStar Is On SpaceNet 4 Transponder 24-Lower KU-Band On Your DCII IRD Channel #401 is GPTV Channel #411 is PeachStar In Feburary's PeachStar Pipeline, instructions for repositioning your satellite dish were printed on page 19. If you have not yet repositioned your satellite dish and need help to do so ... You may call the CMS Help Desk 1-800-877-7805 A Message from Werner Rogers Executive Director Georgia Public Broadcasting I want to personally thank all of the media specialists, technology coordinators and other educators across Georgia who were so patient, understanding and cooperative when AT&T's communications satellite TELSTAR 401 malfunctioned earlier this year, knocking the PeachStar Satellite Network off the air for two school days. Fortunately, we quickly found space on another satellite, SPACENET 4, and resumed transmitting PeachStar programming with minimal disruption of classroom services. Throughout the brief loss of service the Georgia State Department of Education, GSAMS and Convergent Media Systems staff worked with GPB to keep schools informed and to guide them through the process of steering their satellite dishes to SPACENET 4 and finding PeachStar's new channel. All of us should also be thankful for the foresight of Governor Miller and state legislators who invested in steerable dishes for Georgia schools. Steerable dishes enabled our schools to move to PeachStar's new satellite with relative ease by simply punching a few buttons. (Compare this to the challenge faced by South Carolina, which also had a transponder on 401. South Carolina's dishes are fixed, so they have to send technicians to each downlink site to physically point their dishes at their new satellite - a huge expense in time and money.) Having steerable dishes will prove their value this summer when PeachStar will move one final time to our new, permanent satellite home. Again, thanks to all of you who responded so quickly to overcome the problems caused by the loss of TELSTAR 401. If you ever require assistance in the area of satellite distance learning, please call on GPB's Education Services Division. Werner 15 PeachStar Pipeline Apri/1997 'i'.nr :-;- ({(fttt((((((((((rnr tw-.;.rgpw ..:r rr-r-rnrr-rn-rt}(tH}tt atvvv-c 'i".ntt Peach Star Education Services Staff Director: Joey Baughman Assistant Directors: Jeanette Pinkston Programming & Outreach Janie Smith Support Services Production & Acquisition Manager: Gabrielle Kostiuk Project Managers: Stephanie Caywood Wagers Chenault Bix Doughty Kathy McCollister TEAMS Coordinator: Angelia Nalls Operations/Traffic/Scheduling: Sharon McNeal Administrative Assistant: Marcelle Cline Secretary: Cathi Alls 1996-97 Videoconference Series Issues and Solutions in Higher Education VideocQnference #5 Accreditation on Trial: Who Needs It? Airs April 24, 2:30- 4 PM On the PBS Transponder The final videoconference of this series provided free of charge to all Georgia's public colleges, universities, and technical institutes will air on the PBS transponder. Satellites coordinates, the facilitator's guide and participant handouts will be mailed directly to campus contact persons from the Adult Learning Service (ALS). Dr. James T. Rogers, the executive director of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Coll,eges and Schools (SACS), is featured as a panelist. This should be especially interesting to Georgia institutions that are part of the 11-state region of SACS. Accompanying Dr. Rogers is Bill Long, executive director for training and employee development at Hughes Training, Inc. (HTI). His responsibility is to develop his organization into a worldclass learning organization. Using a courtroom format, this videoconference will examine the changing - some say diminishing - value of accreditation and credentialing. The program will also highlight new ways to certify the worth of courses that are emerging in these times of technology-based instruction, distance education, and the fast-moving demands of business. This should be an excellent topic for a faculty seminar and can be videotaped for use at convenient times for those unable to view the live broadcast. Please call us at 1-800-222-6006, ext. 2550 FAX 404-756-2556 whenever we can he of assistance. And visit our WEB site at http://www.gpb.org!pstar/peachstr.htm Education Services Division Georgia Public Broadcasting 1540 Stewart Ave. S.W. Atlanta, GA 30310 ISECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID ATLANTA GA