November, 2020 EDUCATION NEWS

On-air & Video On-Demand Resource Collections: Note Always Preview Content for Appropriate Grade Level Usage

Native America Series

Native America explores the world created by America’s First Peoples. The four part series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people connected by social networks spanning two continents. Airing on WXXI-TV Saturday, November 7 & 14, 4pm- 6pm. The series brings the latest Native voices and culture combined with archeological research combined with animation to bring it all to life.

Learn More: https://wxxi.org/native-american

PBS LearningMedia Native American Collections

Special Collection of Native American Documentaries and Short Films On-air and On-Demand

Race in America: WORLD Video On-Demand Collection:

A collection of films by and about individuals in the Black community across the country and around the globe on topics through history and today.

https://wxxi.org/bh/worldondemand

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Support for Classroom, Remote & Hybrid Learning

WXXI Education is here to support you with the ever changing requirements of the 2020-2021 school year. WXXI provides families and teachers with free resources, so that every student has access to learning opportunities – wherever they are. WXXI’s Learn At Home initiative offers a wide range of resources and supports available to P-12 students, educators, parents and caregivers, including on-air broadcast content each weekday and online resources and on-demand videos anytime you need them. Available at: wxxi.org/education

ONLINE TOOLS FOR REMOTE LEARNING: LIVE VIDEO STREAMS YOU CAN USE:

Go to: wxxi.org/education Assign students to watch episodes

NEW: Teacher Virtual Training Session Schedules

WXXI TV Live Stream (video.wxxi.org/livestream) on PBS LearningMedia: P-12 content by grade all devices with browsers. Mon-Fri 6am-5pm with and subject PBS KIDS programming for preK-3rd and after school young learners. WXXI-TV Weekly Schedules and  Social Studies Guide Discussion Questions (Also on-air WXXI-TV 21.1/Cable  ELA Guide 11/1221)  Math Guide  Science Guide and More... .

Program Specific Extended Learning Guides

 Peg+Cat  Cat in the Hat WXXI KIDS 24/7 Live Stream: Click Live TV on PBS KIDS Video App or PBSKIDS.org/video PBS KIDS  WildKratts programs for preK-3rd 7 days a week. Schedules &  Cyberchase Discussion Question Cards | More PBS KIDS Cards  SciGirls (Also on-air at WXXI Kids 24/7 TV 21.4/cable 1277 &  Xavier Riddle & the Secret Museum 1278 )

Connected content :  Extended Learning Links to broadcast programs  Parent Guides & Daily Routines & Activities  New Bright By Text service for parents of 0-8 year On-air WXXI World TV21.2/Cable 1275 olds Mon-Fri.12pm-5pm for 6th-12th grade World Weekly  Career Exploration: American Grad: Getting To Schedules and Discussion Questions Work for Middle School/High School & I Can Be What? for Elementary School

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Finding a Way Forward: Young People’s Experiences Navigating the World of Work presents findings from a new Starting Your Podcast: A Guide qualitative study exploring specific questions about work and careers with 65 young adult participants in 5 career pathways For Students programs across the U.S. https://www.americaspromise.org/ finding-way-forward-young-peoples-experiences- Thinking about starting a podcast with your students? This navigating-world-work might be the year to do it! It could be a great asynchronous assignment or project that students work on while at home.

Podcasts come in all shapes and sizes. That's good news for you, because it means that you have lots of room to be creative and make something you're excited about.

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/662070097/starting-your- podcast-a-guide-for-students

Using Media to Know Better, Teach Better: When conversations of racial injustice and equity arise, many educators find themselves reacting in the moment. In this one-hour webinar, a panel of experts discuss how teachers can analyze and evaluate media to provide important context for students and support anti-racist classroom planning and practices. Teachers can also find advice for using media literacy tools to empower students and inform their personal practice.

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/using-media-to- know-better-teach-better-video/tools-for-anti-racist-teaching -virtual-professional-learning-series/

3 WXXI American Graduate: Getting to Work For on-demand episodes: http://wxxi.org/grad/ondemand/

WXXI’s American Graduate Initiative: WXXI-TV 21.1/Cable 11/1121 http://wxxi.org/grad Hard Problems airs 11/9 at 3 a.m.—follows the six exceptional high school students who represented the United States in 2006 at the world's toughest math competition - Cradle to Career the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Each year, the grueling and

WXXI is dedicated to building exhilarating contest pits the top teams from 90 countries against one another. In their awareness of the national quest to solve some of the most challenging problems, these dedicated and talented and local issues that lead to young men and women - some immigrants, others U.S.-born - shatter many student success cradle to stereotypes and cliches about the mathematically gifted. HARD PROBLEMS provides career. an insightful and thoughtful look at the process that produces and nurtures successful Olympiad teams, and ultimately, the great mathematicians of the future.  Check out Local Getting to Work career videos Job Centered Learning airs 11/12 at 3 a.m. - http://www.docmakeronline.com/ job_centered_learning.html - Many economist, business owners, and labor leaders  Access On-Demand have raised alarm about a rising skills gap in the United States between the jobs that Programming are available and those with the skills needed to fill them. Job Centered Learning, a http://wxxi.org/grad/ very timely film, takes a critical look at the wide range of career education some high ondemand schools are offering as a way of both closing this gap as well as making education more meaningful and relevant for students.  Connect with Community Schools That Change Communities airs 11/23 at 3 a.m. - Learn about WXXI’s http://www.docmakeronline.com/schoolsthatchangecommunities.html profiles a Education Resources diverse range of K-12 public schools in five states - Massachusetts, Maryland, South for Teachers & Students Dakota, Oregon and California - that are tackling educational reform at the local level. http://wxxi.org/education/ http://facebook.com/wxxikids http://facebook.com/ wxxieducation Airs Friday’s 5-6 a.m. http://twitter.com/edoutreach21

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Mondays at 4 a.m.  11/2—Beating the Odds  11/9—Being You  11/16—Degree of Impact  11/23—Future West Featured On-Demand  11/30—Life Hackers American Graduate Documentaries Wednesdays at 5 a.m. Are We Preparing Students  11/4— State of Change https://roadtripnation.com/roadtrip/watch for the Next Step?  11/11—Next Mission Watch Beyond Graduation follows a group of roadtrippers as they traverse the  11/18—Small Town Tech United States and meet fascinating leaders who from Local USA.  11/25—Skill Powered On-Demand: share stories of following their passions and

https://www.wxxi.org/grad/ realizing their dreams.

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More Great Documentaries at: https://www.wxxi.org/grad/ ondemand

4 American Graduate: Getting to Work is a national multimedia initiative to show students, parents & educators the kinds of hands-on, well-paying jobs available in the region’s high-demand sectors. Short video segments and career exploration resources show career pathways including high school career training, paid on the job training, apprenticeships, and certificate or associates degrees. Sectors include: • Optics, Photonics and Imaging Sector • Agriculture and Food Production Sector • Next Generation Manufacturing and Technology • Healthcare Industries • Trades and More….

Career Profile Videos & Resources http://wxxi.org/grad

Assign students to search Career Sectors, Salaries, and Training Requirements for the Careers in the Region http://wxxi.org/grad/careercoach

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Advanced Technical Education A day in the life in different professions Cool Careers in Science ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/great-job/ ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/city07- ate ex/

Interviews with STEM professionals STEM Career Labs: How to enter these Degrees that Work: ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ fields ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ ny.pbslearningmedia.org/search/? occupation-stem/ stem-career-labs/ q=%22Degrees+that+Work%22

Engineering process & careers Young professionals showcase in-demand Learning how to build a life around what ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ jobs. ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ you love. ny.pbslearningmedia.org/ engineering-for-the-future/ career-connections collection/roadtrip-nation/

Biotech Careers: Explore engineering fields. ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ Interviews with professionals that work with careers/ httpwwwfuturesinengineeringorg/ people with disabilities to improve their abilities and inclusion in the community PBS LearningMedia New York https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ move-to-include/ http://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/ 6 Above the Noise Collection: New Episodes Every Wednesday Above the Noise, a PBS Learningmedia Collection of 88 videos for teens, also available on YouTube. The collection provides videos that cut through the hype and dives deep into the research behind the issues affecting teens daily lives. Every other week, the series investigates controversial subject matter to help young viewers draw informed conclusions, while inspiring media literacy and civic engagement. Lesson plans and other material provide support for bringing Above the Noise into the classroom. Videos: https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/above-the-noise-videos/

PBS LearningMedia New York http://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/

7 Daily News Collection PBS NewsHour Extra helps teachers and students identify the who, what, when, where, and why-it-matters of major national and international news stories. The Daily News Story takes the best of the PBS NewsHour news program and pairs it with discussion questions, lesson plans, and stories developed specifically for students to use with students 6th-12th grade with standards based coverage of core academic subject areas ranging from civics and government to world affairs and Ken Burns Classroom features hundreds of video clips, lesson education. Some topics are appropriate to 4th grade as noted. plans, activity suggestions, discussion questions, handouts, and Explore the resources at: https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/ interactives to help educators integrate the films into their collection/daily-news-story/ classroom instruction. This will include important historical events, people and moments-in-time such as international wars, the Roosevelt family and the Industrial Age. The hub will kick off with documentaries including “Country Music,” “The Vietnam War,” “The Central Park Five,” “The Dust Bowl,” “The West,” “The Civil War,” “Jackie Robinson,” “Lewis & Clark,” “Prohibition,” “The Roosevelts,” and “The War,” and more will continue to be added in the coming months.

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ Engage your students today with news collections kenburnsclassroom/ including:

- This Week's News Explore Lesson Plans Using Media and - Arts & Culture Classroom Activities - Civics & Government Policy - Economics - Education - Geography Native American Heritage Month honors the - Media Literacy indigenous people living in the United States - Science & Technology before the arrival of the Europeans. In - Social Justice Issues - World Affairs November, the United States honors and - Lesson Plans celebrates the customs and legacy of Native

A New Digital Series: Coming To YouTube on April 6thh

Kids Channel: https://icanbewhat.org

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The engaging new YouTube series gives kids a sneak peek into the world of careers. Each episode explores a unique job, highlighting what makes it fun, as well as the responsibilities, skills, and education needed to get into https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/95049507- the related career field. The main goal of I Can Be 2d76-4de3-911d-1a7a30b8bfa0/native-american- What?! is to provide an entryway into career exploration heritage-month/ for elementary-aged students.

PBS LearningMedia New York http://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/

8 NEW—WXXI KIDS PROGRAMMING STREAMING & ON-AIR On TV & Cable: WXXI-TV 21.1: Cable 11/1221 WXXI-TV Live Streaming: https://video.wxxi.org/livestream WXXI Kids 24/7 Streaming online: http://wxxi.org/kids/video CHECK LISTINGS AT: https://www.wxxi.org/tv/schedules

NEW - LINE UP FOR WXXI-HD WXXI-HD TV 21 Ready Jet Go! 6:00 AM Arthur 6:30 AM Molly of Denali 7:00 AM Wild Kratts 7:30 AM Hero Elementary 8:00 AM Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 8:30 AM Curious George 9:00 AM Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 AM Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 AM Elinor Wonders Why 10:30 AM Sesame Street 11:00 AM Pinkalicious & Peterrific 11:30 AM Dinosaur Train 12:00 PM Clifford the Big Red Dog 12:30 PM Sesame Street 1:00 PM Elinor Wonders Why 1:30 PM Hero Elementary 2:00 PM Let’s Go Luna 2:30 PM Nature Cat 3:00 PM Wild Kratts 3:30 PM Molly of Denali 4:00 PM Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 4:30 PM 5:00 PM

WXXI-TV on Saturday Mr. Rogers Neighborhood 6:00 AM Arthur 6:30 AM Molly of Denali 7:00 AM Wild Kratts 7:30 AM Hero Elementary 8:00 AM Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 8:30 AM Curious George 9 AM

WXXI-TV on Sunday Mr. Rogers Neighborhood 6:00 AM Arthur 6:30 AM Molly of Denali 7:00 AM Wild Kratts 7:30 AM Hero Elementary 8:00 AM Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 8:30 AM Curious George 9 AM Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 AM Elinor Wonders Why 10:30 AM

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NEW FOR NOVEMBER

THE COUNTDOWN TO T-DAY BEGINS! Join Arthur and the Read Family in An Arthur Thanksgiving -- One-Hour Special (ATHA) Premieres Monday, November 16 AND airs numerous times in November. Arthur and his family are getting ready for Thanksgiving! Dad’s whipping up his famous turkey dinner extravaganza, the Lakewood elementary kids are preparing for the annual Thanksgiving parade (complete with a giant flying turkey balloon named Gobbler), and Aunt Minnie is coming to spend the holiday with the Reads. But when Pal disappears to go on his own adventure, Arthur puts his plans on hold to search for him. Join the conversation about what’s on the horizon for equity and Meanwhile, D.W. starts to think that Aunt Minnie might actually be education at Roc The Future first ever virtual State of Our more of an Aunt “Meanie”. Can family, friends, and the rest of Children Address. This event runs from Monday, November 16 Elwood City get Pal home, rescue a runaway parade balloon, and through Thursday, November 19, 2020. Register, view the full help D.W. and Aunt Minnie celebrate the best Thanksgiving yet? schedule and lineup at: https://rocthefuture.org/state-of-our- Wednesday, Nov. 25th Special Programming ALL DAY!!!

On-Demand: PBS Kids Talk About:  6 a.m. - Ready Jet Go! Back to Bortron 7 Race and Racism –  7 a.m.—Wild Kratts: Amazin’ Amazon Adventures https://  8 a.m.—Xavier Riddle: I Am Madam President www.wxxi.org/bh/  9 a.m.—An Arthur Thanksgiving education/PBSKids-  10 a.m.—Curious George, Follow That Monkey Talk-Racism-  11:30 a.m.—The Daniel Tiger Movie: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?  12:30 p.m.—Pinkalicious & Peterrific: A Pinkaperfect Birthday Sesame Street released a new content collection on their  1:30 p.m.—The Cat In The Hat Know A Lot About Space Caring For Each Other initiative including animations  2:30 p. m.—Nature Cat: The Return of Bad Dog Bart on healthy habits, resources providing comfort, and  3:30 p.m.—Wild Kratts: Alaska Heroes’ Journey learn-at-home activities. sesamestreet.org/caring.  4:30 p.m.—Odd Squad: The Movie

Gather the gang for Family Night, weekly family viewing events featuring movie specials or themed programs. Watch, play and learn with your favorite PBS KIDS characters every Friday from 7 to 9 pm and repeating on Saturday and Sunday evenings.http://wxxi.org/kids247

November 13-15 at 7pm each night

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special features Elmo and Abby Cadabby, who are joined by 6-year-old Muppet Gabrielle and her cousin, 8-year-old Tamir. Come along with these friends as they learn how to become “upstanders” to unfair treatment based on skin or fur color.

10 PRIME-TIME TV HIGHLIGHTS Overnight WXXI-TV 21.1/cable 11/cable 1221 broadcasts—for more listings Visit http://wxxi.org/tv/schedules

PBS NewsHour Election Night Coverage—https://www.pbs.org/newshour/ —WXXI News will provide election results on the local races while NPR provides national results beginning at 7 p.m. on AM 1370 and streaming on WXXINews.org. WXXI-TV will carry PBS NewsHour coverage anchored by Judy Woodruff beginning at 6 p.m. As the nation’s most trusted news source and leader in local journalism, PBS and its member stations have the unique ability to cover elections from all perspectives and across multiple platforms.

Home Stage at The Little—Series Premieres Friday November 6 at 8:30 p.m.

Speaking Grief airs 11/9 at 9 p.m.—https://speakinggrief.org/—explores why the pain of losing a loved one can be so difficult to understand and discuss. The film interviews grieving families from across the U.S., whose losses range from stillbirth to suicide, to address common misconceptions about grief. Through candid personal stories and conversations with experts in the grief field, the film also presents ideas for how family and friends can better support each other through loss.

Native America—http://www.pbs.org/native-america/ —a four-part series, airs Saturdays, November 7 and 14 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on WXXI- TV. Weaving history and science with living Indigenous traditions, the series brings to life a land of massive cities connected by social networks spanning two continents, with unique and sophisticated systems of science, art and writing. Made with the active participation of Native American communities and filmed in some of the most spectacular locations in the hemisphere, Native America illuminates the splendor of a past whose story has for too long remained untold.  101 “From Caves to Cosmos”—11/7 at 4 p.m.  102 “Nature to Nations”—11/7 at 5 p.m.  103 “Cities of the Sky” - 11/14 at 4 p.m.  104 “New World Rising” - 11/14 at 5 p.m.

Rise of the Nazis - https://www.pbs.org/show/rise-nazis/ - a new three-part forensic examination of how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party seized power in 1930s Germany, premieres on WXXI-TV on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 9 p.m. The series, which melds dramatic reconstruction with archival footage and interviews with historians, offers an intimate analysis of how the country’s liberal democracy was transformed into a violent dictatorship in four short years.

WXXI: Live Forum (topic TBD) Live on November 19th at 8 p.m. on WXXI-HD. Also on WXXI- WORLD Friday, November 20th at 9 p.m. and November 21st at 8 a.m.

The Pilgrims: American Experience #2710 airs 11/19 at 9 p.m.—https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ americanexperience/ - Discover the harrowing and brutal truths behind the Pilgrims' arrival in the New World and the myths of Thanksgiving. Director Ric Burns explores the history of our nation's beginnings in this epic tale of converging forces.

The Medicine Game airs 11/21 at 4 p.m.—https://www.pbs.org/video/medicine-game-yfya4x/ a film six years in the making, shares the remarkable journey of two brothers from the Onondoga Nation driven by a single goal-to beat the odds and play the sport of lacrosse for national powerhouse Syracuse University. The Onondaga Nation, tucked away in central New York State, is a sovereign Native American community known to produce some of the top lacrosse players in the world. The Iroquois people play a ceremonial game of lacrosse, referred to as the "medicine game" - a very important medicine ceremony played to ward off sicknesses from the tribe. The obstacles in the brothers' way are frequent and daunting, but their love for the game, each other, and their family's unyielding determination propels these young men towards their dream.

Belly of the Beast premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, November 23, 2020 at 10 p.m.— https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/belly-of-the-beast/ Nearly forty years after being banned, a pattern of illegal sterilizations in America’s women’s prisons has continued undetected, shielded by prison officials and doctors inside the correctional system. From Emmy and Peabody Award-winning director and producer Erika Cohn, Belly of the Beast exposes modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons, through intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people filmed over the course of seven years.

Little Woman on Masterpiece airs 11/26 beginning at 8 p.m.—https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ masterpiece/shows/little-women/ Based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott and loved by generations of women worldwide, "Little Women" is a universal coming-of-age story. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, the story follows sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March on their journey from childhood to adulthood. With the help of their mother, Marmee -- and while their father is away at war -- the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman: from sibling rivalry and first love to loss and marriage. This adaptation is from the award-winning creator of "Call the Midwife," Heidi Thomas, who also wrote "Cranford" and the latter-day "Upstairs Downstairs" for Masterpiece.

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Adult Education Collection on PBS LearningMedia

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/search/?q=adult% 20education&page=1 For more information and additional programming visit Wxxi.org/veterans WXXI-TV 21.1 (Cable 11/1221)

American Medivac airs 11/12 at 10 p.m.—https:// www.pbs.org/show/american-medevac/ - The story of a Vietnam wartime rescue mission and the survivors who met 43 years later. During the Vietnam War, CBS News correspondent Morton Dean and cameraman Greg Cooke flew on a harrowing medevac mission to rescue three wounded Adult Literacy Television Schedule infantrymen from an enemy infested rice paddy. Dean long on WXXI TV 21.1 (Cable channel 11/1221) wondered what had become of the medevac crew and the https://www.wxxi.org/education/adulted bloodied men who were airlifted to safety on that day in 1971.

American Medevac tells the story of their reunion, more than 40 Monday—Biz Kids - https://bizkids.com/ - fast-paced TV years later. series where kids teach kids about money and

entrepreneurship. Created for school-aged children, each Lidia Celebrates America “Homegrown Heroes” airs 11/13 half-hour episode features several young business owners at 5 p.m. - https://www.pbs.org/video/lidia-celebrates- and philanthropists who share their success stories. america-homegrown-heroes-uwe4hj/ - Join Lidia Bastianich Tuesday— Crossroads Café - https://www.wxxi.org/ to celebrate our homegrown heroes-veterans who now cultivate education/adulted the land they fought to defend. For many vets, farming is —Offers a complete program designed to teach English to therapy for the wounds of war. Lidia farms and cooks with speakers of other languages, by depicting the lives of six them, then gathers with them for a holiday dinner. characters—their backgrounds, challenges and their

struggles typical of many ESL/ESOL learners War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator airs 11/19 at 4 a.m. Wednesday—Roadtrip Nation - https://roadtripnation.com/ —This documentary is based on the sensational 1926 novel by roadtrip/watch - follows a group of roadtrippers as they World War I aviator Elliott White Springs of South Carolina. traverse the United States and meet fascinating leaders When the novel War Birds was published in 1926, its frank who share stories of following their passions and realizing depiction of the profligate lifestyle of pilots scandalized America their dreams. and became the inspiration for movies such as The Dawn Thursday - Reel South - https://www.pbs.org/show/reel- Patrol and Wings. It tells the story of three young Southerners south/ - The people, culture, landscape and history of the who join the British Royal Air Force in 1917 and become known South both captivate and bewilder. In the cherished as the Three Musketeers for their high-spirited ways. But the tradition of Southern storytelling, REEL SOUTH reveals the adventure of flying is soon tempered by the realization that they South's proud yet complicated heritage, as told by a have joined a dangerous profession; in this, the dawn of diversity of voices and perspectives. aviation when airplanes are both flammable and unsafe, a Friday – Roadtrip Nation - https://roadtripnation.com/ majority of pilots will die. The film contains extensive roadtrip/watch - follows a group of roadtrippers as they documentary footage of World War I, images of pilot training in traverse the United States and meet fascinating leaders the U.S. and Britain as well as interviews with descendants of who share stories of following their passions and realizing Springs and Grider and excerpts from an interview with Larry their dreams. Callahan in 1968.

Student Reporting Labs: Military Families: See American Graduate for more on-demand and career https://bit.ly/2Jtoe2O sector resources and at wxxi.org/grad for related programming & resources. Also check out PBS LearningMedia Resources for Daily News Activities For MORE Videos & Classroom Resources http://wxxi.org/veterans/classroom https://wxxi.org/veterans/ondemand

12 National MOVE TO INCLUDE Project MOVE TO INCLUDE is a partnership between WXXI and the https://movetoinclude.us/ Golisano Foundation designed to promote inclusion for people with intellectual and physical disabilities. Through programming and special events, WXXI and the Golisano Foundation look to WXXI-TV will lead a pilot project to expand its Move to build a more inclusive community by inspiring and motivating Include project to promote inclusion in five new communities people to embrace different abilities and include all people in across the country. every aspect of community life. Visit http://wxxi.org/include Funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, this 16-month project will scale up the WXXI-TV 21.1 Cable 11/1221 multimedia initiative, developed by WXXI and the Golisano Foundation, that combines content production, curation, and

engagement to encourage dialogue about disability issues. A Wider World - - https://www.awiderworld.com/ - Airs Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. Disabilities Today is a Through Move to Include, we hope to build more inclusive positive, informative, resource for persons with communities by inspiring and motivating people to embrace disabilities, by providing current information regarding different abilities and include all people in every aspect of rehabilitation trends, technological advances, travel, community life.” recreation, and community based opportunities for persons or families with disabilities. It is estimated that WXXI will lead the collaboration of partner stations that include: 80% of American families will acquire some type of WFYI (Indianapolis), OPB (Oregon), WGCU (Southwest disability at some point in their lifetime. Florida), WCNY (Syracuse), and Iowa Public Television. Each station will work to organize community partnerships, acquire  11/7 #2101—Traumatic Brain Injury is treated with and create content, and provide outreach, engagement, and music. promotion for the initiative. They will also contribute content to  11/14—#2102—A non profit group is helping improve the PBS LearningMedia collection used by teachers, families employment for people with cognitive disabilities. and students - free of charge.  11/21—#2103—Parasailing is adapted for wheelchair users. WXXI will also create and manage a national Move to  11/28—#2104—Equine Therapy is used for People with Include website to serve as a unified hub and oversee a unified Autism. strategy for sharing and reposting related content on social media. https://movetoinclude.us/ Hearts of Glass airs 11/15 at 7 p.m.—https:// www.heartsofglassfilm.com/ - tells the story of a state- of-the-art hydroponic greenhouse that provides The national project kicked off July 2020 in commemoration of meaningful employment for people with disabilities. An the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The innovative experiment in food production, Vertical Harvest ADA is the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including is an urban farm located in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Built on jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places just one-tenth of an acre at an elevation of 6,237 feet, the that are open to the general public. high-tech greenhouse grows an amount of produce equivalent to 10 acres of traditional farmland. Using WXXI’s Move to Include Collection in PBS LearningMedia technology to overcome Jackson Hole's short four-month provides videos targeted for grades 5-12 to inspire and growing season, and extreme seasonal fluctuations in motivate people to embrace different abilities and include all weather and population, Vertical Harvest is able to sell people in every aspect of community life. Move to Include also fresh vegetables to residents of the mountain town all seeks to elevate the voices of people with different abilities in year long. To help execute this mission, Vertical Harvest telling their own stories. Go to: employs adults with intellectual and developmental https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/move-to- include/ disabilities, who receive a competitive wage and have the opportunity to work in their community year round. The documentary weaves together the story of the farm's first tumultuous 15 months of operation with the personal journeys of several employees. Plants and people grow together in HEARTS OF GLASS, an intimate portrait of one community's attempt to address timely and pressing

The Inclusion Desk is a multi-platform reporting effort by WXXI News to inform and transform attitudes and behavior about inclusion. The Inclusion Desk grew from the Move to Include partnership between WXXI and the Golisano Foundation. Through programming and special events, WXXI and the Golisano Foundation look to build a more inclusive community by inspiring and motivating people to embrace different abilities and include all people in every aspect of community life. Visit: https://www.wxxinews.org/term/inclusion-desk-0

13 OVERNIGHT INSTRUCTIONAL TV HIGHLIGHTS Overnight WXXI-TV 21.1/cable 11/cable 1221 broadcasts—for more listings Visit http://wxxi.org/tv/schedules

Ride airs 11/3 at 4 a.m.—Do you remember your first carousel Finding Home: A Foster Youth Story - https://www.pbs.org/ ride? Wendy Kirbey does, and when her hometown needed an video/finding-home-a-foster-youth-story-fpaczr/ - airs economic boost she had an idea: build a carousel, from 11/16 at 3 a.m. - The remarkable story of four foster youth scratch, using old world craftsmanship. See how this idea preparing for life outside the foster care system. Summer, 17 transforms the community when a group of dedicated and transgender, yearns to be adopted. Glorianna, 19 and an volunteers come together to design, hand carve and paint all of artist, struggles to live on her own after spending 12 years in a the animals needed to complete what many believe will be one group home. Jaloni and Kalonji, 18-year-old twins, grew up in of the most beautiful carousels ever created. poverty, but become star athletes and scholars with the help of two loving adults. Illusions in Stone airs 11/5 at 4 a.m.—Illusions in Stone tells the global story of the emerald trade. It is a story of hope, faith, Otherwise it’s just Firewood airs 11/18 at 3 a.m. - https:// danger and desire. It is a place where you will meet righteous www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp3MXHISUpo - In a feat of thieves, reckless illegal miners, and religious scholars in an musical extreme sports, violinist Daniel Hoffman has just one underground business. They are all united by their fascination week to learn to play Irish fiddle with master fiddler James with the green stones. Our journey begins in the mines of Kelly, in County Clare, Ireland. and then somehow, perform Brazil, and takes us to India, Zambia, Israel and Colombia with him in concert. His attempt to achieve the impossible, as where workers face danger and uncertainty below ground and well as his encounters with a range of Irish philosophers, equally dangerous vice and temptation above ground. We meet musicians, and dancers, reveals unexpected secrets about the miners, traders, scholars, warriors and clergymen. Their Ireland and about himself. stories are tied together by the thread of hope, by the green dream that calls them back to the mines and markets, the dream the often proves to be an illusion. https:// Sauti: Refugee Girls Speak airs 11/24 at 4 a.m.—https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmge1nuTUjc www.sautifilm.org/ a documentary that profiles five teenaged girls in a Ugandan The 46ers airs 11/ 4 at 3 a.m.— https://www.pbs.org/video/ refugee settlement. With tenacity, tenderness and imagination, the-46ers-ex5wdu/ - The 46ers is a feature film that captures they approach their uncertain futures to create new lives of the imagination and inspiration of those who know scaling the their own choosing. The film, told in the voices of the refugee 46 Adirondack Mountain High Peaks in northern New York girls, witnesses the power of girls struggling for agency and self State as a life-changing experience. The film explores the -determination against the odds, and inspires audiences to history of the men and women of the 46ers, a group that reframe their ideas about the daily realities, hopes, and dreams supports the hiking and preservation of the high peaks through of refugees. all seasons. As spectacular as the vistas are as seen atop the High Peaks including Marcy, Cascade and Porter, so are the El Cap Report airs 11/25 at 3 a.m.—El Cap Report looks at stories of individuals who embark on this incredible and the sometimes inspiring and sometimes frightening stories of sometimes treacherous journey. What makes them climb? the men and women who climb El Capitan in Yosemite What keeps them coming back year after year? National Park. Included is the now famous and historic Dawn Wall project, known as "the hardest climb in the world." This is Behind the Wings airs 11/10 and 11.17 at 4 a.m.—https:// not a "climbing" film per se, but rather a film about climbers that www.pbs.org/show/behind-wings/ - Want to learn something looks into their emotional and psychological motivations for new and have a little fun along the way? Join Wings Over the risking their lives in the pursuit of adventure. Rockies Air & Space Museum's curator, Matthew Burchette, as he goes "behind the wings" with some of history's most iconic Glaciers of the Winds airs 11/26 at 4 a.m.—https:// aerospace treasures. www.pbs.org/video/glaciers-of-the-winds-2j4cjp/ Glaciers of the Winds is a one-hour documentary on the Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago airs 11/11 at 3 science, exploration, and retreat of the glaciers in the Wind a,m. - https://caminodocumentary.org/ - American River Mountains of Wyoming. WyomingPBS looks at the big fascination with the Camino is exploding. There are more than picture of how receding alpine glaciers will affect the eight times the number of Americans doing the Camino today ecosystem, municipalities, farmers, and ranchers downstream. as a decade ago. "Walking the Camino" journeys into the hearts and minds of six modern-day pilgrims, ages 3 to 73, as they Under 4 Trees airs 11/30 at 3:30 a.m. - A Zulu each face and triumph over their doubts and fears while they community in rural South Africa had no school and enlisted attempt to cross an entire country on foot. The documentary Nomusa Zikhali to create one, with only four trees to shelter the was in over 25 film festivals, garnering eight awards and selling children as they begin their studies. UNDER FOUR TREES is out the majority of its screenings. also the story of Thuli and Siyabonga who share their dreams and how Mrs. Zikhali and the Nkomo Primary School Inventing America: Liberty for All airs 11/12 at 4 a.m. - influenced their lives. Mrs. Zikhali has successfully built an https://www.pbs.org/video/inventing-america-liberty-for-all- educational complex for 960 children that created a powerful h3xgch/ - Inventing America brings our Founding Fathers back and sustainable change in her Zulu community. This story to life in a TV talk show before a live audience. In Episode 3, shows the transformative power of education. "Liberty for All," James Madison (John Douglas Hall), Thomas Jefferson (Bill Barker), Alexander Hamilton (Hal Bidlack) and Patrick Henry (Richard Schumann) reveal the conflicts and infighting behind the new U.S. Constitution and how that led to the Bill of Rights. The program features a Q&A with college students in which the Founders apply the Bill of Rights to our own time. It concludes with Henry's famous "Give me liberty, or

14 OVERNIGHT INSTRUCTIONAL TV Museum Access airs Wednesdays at 2 a.m. - https:// museumaccess.com/ - Each Museum Access episode includes HIGHLIGHTS—FEATURED SERIES travel, history, education and most of all fun! Explore the Overnight WXXI-TV 21.1/cable 11/cable 1221 underwater world of dolphins and whales. Then travel to outer broadcasts—for more listings space with Astronaut James Lovell. Take a peek into Leonardo Visit http://wxxi.org/tv/schedules Da Vinci's workshop in Florence, Italy. Follow the journey of China's 2, 000 year old Terracotta Warriors and step into a WWII I.Q. Smart Parent airs Mondays at 1 a.m.- https:// German submarine. Join us as we celebrate the human spirit in www.wqed.org/iqsp - IQ: SMARTPARENT equips parents and our country's top museums on Museum Access, where Every caregivers with the knowledge and tools they need to Visit is an Adventure! Creator & Host Leslie Mueller is an award successfully guide their children in the use of digital media and winning artist, graphic designer and producer. Working with technology. The series addresses children's media consumption numerous national clients she has experience in front of and - from helping them discern between fiction and reality to behind the camera. She has produced art segments for Lifetime safeguarding their online identities. television on 'Our Home' and 'Handmade by Design'. She also appears as the art and style expert on local Connecticut television and radio shows. Her artwork is represented in Blackademics TV airs Mondays at 2 a.m.- https:// corporate and private collections worldwide and is included in www.pbs.org/show/blackademics-tv/ - Top Black Studies the United States 'Art in the Embassies' program. Her warm and scholars engage with projects and research focused on professional style combined with the eye of an artist and a education, performance and youth empowerment. natural curiosity makes Museum Access a must see show!

Road Trip Nation – airs Mondays at 4 a.m.- https:// Into the Outdoors airs Thursdays at 1 a.m. - https:// roadtripnation.com/roadtrip/watch - - ROADTRIP NATION intotheoutdoors.org/ - "Into the Outdoors" aims to get kids to follows a group of roadtrippers as they traverse the United want to go outside to explore, discover and understand the States and meet fascinating leaders who share stories of natural world around them. Part science lesson and part following their passions and realizing their dreams. Continues travelogue, the show not only tells viewers that they should help in October. with energy conservation, it also explains why energy conservation is important. Biz Kids airs Mondays at 5 a.m. - https://bizkids.com/ - BIZ KID$ is the fun, new, fast-paced TV series where kids teach kids Forces of Nature airs Thursdays at 2 a.m.—https:// about money and entrepreneurship. Created for school-aged www.pbs.org/show/forces-nature/ - The forces of nature have children, each half-hour episode features several young kept Earth on the move since it was formed billions of years ago. business owners and philanthropists who share their success Though we can't feel the motion, we experience the stories. consequences - from tidal bores surging through the Amazon rainforest to the ruinous power of hurricanes. Trust Docs airs Tuesdays at 1 a.m.—https://www.pbs.org/ show/trust-docs/ - in partnership with the Thomson Reuters Curiosity Quest airs Thursdays at 3 a.m.—https:// Foundation, takes viewers around the globe to explore under- curiosityquest.org/ - an upbeat family program that explores reported stories about critical social issues through personal what you are curious about. In each episode, host Joel Greene, stories from individuals. This magazine series utilizes short takes viewers on an unscripted hands-on exploration to answer documentaries to translate headlines into human experiences letters of curiosity. CURIOSITY QUEST strives to provide and covers a range of issues including the effects of war, the entertaining and educational programming for the entire family to fight for refugee rights, struggles to adjust to climate change, enjoy. housing and land rights, global mental health, changing gender identities and more. Latino Americans airs Fridays 4 a.m. - https://www.pbs.org/ latino-americans/en/ - This series tells the story of early Film Maker airs Tuesdays at 3 a.m. And Wednesdays at 4 settlement, conquest and immigration; of tradition and a.m. -https://www.pbs.org/show/film-maker/ - The 40 projects reinvention; of anguish and celebration; and of the gradual featured in film-maker include documentaries, narrative works, construction of a new American identity from diverse sources music videos, and more. These films will make you cry and that connects and empowers millions of people today. The laugh; they will entertain and inspire you. series covers the 1500s to the present day.

Two For The Road airs Wednesdays at 1 a.m.—https:// Classical Stretch: by Essentrics airs Fridays at 2 a.m. - twofortheroad.com/—Everyone wants to escape the nine-to- https://essentrics.com/classical-stretch/ - Created, produced five. To leave the ordinary behind. To live a life of wonder and and hosted by former professional ballerina Miranda Esmonde- adventure and, yes, love. Nikki and Dusty Green are doing just White, the continuing series CLASSICAL STRETCH: BY that! In 2007 they quit their jobs, sold their house, their cars and ESSENTRICS helps people of all ages and fitness levels all of their possessions, and set out to explore the world rebalance their bodies, increase mobility and keep joints healthy together. They call it living "the new American Dream." and pain-free.

Sit & Be Fit airs Fridays at 3 a.m. - https:// www.sitandbefit.org/ - a popular exercise series designed to make exercise fun, easy and safe for people of all ages. Programs focus on therapeutic exercises that make everyday activities easier to perform; including core strengthening, balance work, stretching and relaxation.

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2 3 4 5 6 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. I.Q. Smart Parent #505-506 Trust Docs #1008-1009 Two for the Road #303- Into The Outdoors #205-206 Second Opinion #1601-1602 2-3 a.m. 2-3 a.m. 304 2-3 a.m. 2-3 a.m. Blackademics TV 601-602 Reveal #204 2-3 a.m. Forces of Nature #101 Classical Stretch #1219- 3-4 a.m. 3-4 a.m. Museum Access #209-210 3-4 a.m. 1220 Job Centered Learning Film Maker #209-210 3-4 a.m. Curiosity Quest #908-909 3-4 a.m. 4-5 a.m. 4-5 a.m. The 49ers 4-5 a.m. Sit & Be Fit #1709-1710 Road Trip Nation Beating Ride 4-5 a.m. Illusions in Stone 4-5 a.m. the Odds 5-6 a.m. Film Maker #119-120 5-6 a.m. Latino Americans #3 5-6 a.m. Crossroads Café #119-120 5-6 a.m. Reel South #407 5-6 a.m. Biz Kids #117-118 Road Trip Nation — State Road Trip Nation #1303- of Change 1304

9 10 11 12 13 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. I.Q. Smart Parent #501-502 Trust Docs #1010-1011 Two for the Road #305- Into The Outdoors #207-208 Second Opinion #1603-1604 2-3 a.m. 2-3 a.m. 306 2-3 a.m. 2-3 a.m. Blackademics TV 603-604 Latino Americans #1 2-3 a.m. Forces of Nature #102 Classical Stretch #1221- 3-4 a.m. 3-4 a.m. Museum Access #301-302 3-4 a.m. 1222 Hard Problems Film Maker #201-202 3-4 a.m. Curiosity Quest #910-911 3-4 a.m. 4-5 a.m. 4-5 a.m. Walking the Camino 4-5 a.m. Sit & Be Fit #1801-1802 Road Trip Nation-Being You Behind Winds #201-202 4-5 a.m. Inventing America 4-5 a.m. 5-6 a.m. 5-6 a.m. Film Maker #121, 201 5-6 a.m. Latino Americans #4 Biz Kids #119-120 Crossroads Café #121-122 5-6 a.m. Reel South #408 5-6 a.m. Road Trip Nation — Next Road Trip Nation #1801- Mission 1802

16 17 18 19 20 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. I.Q. Smart Parent #503-504 Trust Docs #1001-1002 Two for the Road #307- Into The Outdoors #209-210 Second Opinion #1605-1606 2-3 a.m. 2-3 a.m. 308 2-3 a.m. 2-3 a.m. Blackademics TV 605, 701 Latino Americans #2 2-3 a.m. Forces of Nature #103 Classical Stretch #1223- 3-4 a.m. 3-4 a.m. Museum Access #303-304 3-4 a.m. 1224 Finding Home Film Maker #203-204 3-4 a.m. Curiosity Quest #901-902 3-4 a.m. 4-5 a.m. 4-5 a.m. Otherwise it Just Firewood 4-5 a.m. Sit & Be Fit #1803-1804 Road Trip Nation-Degree Behind Winds #203-204 4-5 a.m. War Birds 4-5 a.m. Impact 5-6 a.m. Film Maker #202-203 5-6 a.m. Latino Americans #5 5-6 a.m. Crossroads Café #123-124 5-6 a.m. Reel South #409 5-6 a.m. Biz Kids #121-122 Road Trip Nation—Small Road Trip Nation #1803- Town Tech. 1804

23 24 25 26 27 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. 1-2 a.m. I.Q. Smart Parent #505-506 Trust Docs #1003-1004 Two for the Road #309- Into The Outdoors #211-212 Second Opinion #1607-1608 2-3 a.m. 2-3 a.m. 310 2-3 a.m. 2-3 a.m. Blackademics TV 702-703 Latino Americans #3 2-3 a.m. Forces of Nature #104 Classical Stretch #1225- 3-4 a.m. 3-4 a.m. Museum Access #305-306 3-4 a.m. 1226 Schools that Change Film Maker #205-206 3-4 a.m. Curiosity Quest #903-904 3-4 a.m. Communities 4-5 a.m. El Cap Report 4-5 a.m. Sit & Be Fit #1805-1806 4-5 a.m. Sauti Girls 4-5 a.m. Glaciers of the Winds 4-5 a.m. Road Trip Nation-Future 5-6 a.m. Film Maker #204-205 5-6 a.m. Latino Americans #6 West Crossroads Café #125, 101 5-6 a.m. Reel South #501 5-6 a.m. 5-6 a.m. Road Trip Nation—Skill Road Trip Nation #1901- Biz Kids #123-124 Powered 1902

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Indie Lens Pop-Up is a series that brings people together for film screenings and community-driven conversations. Featuring documentaries seen on PBS's Independent Lens, Indie Lens Pop-Up draws local residents, leaders and organizations to discuss what matters most, from newsworthy topics and social issues, to family and community relationships.

COVID-19 is impacting our nation. All at ITVS, Independent Lens, WXXI and The Little Theatre extend our deepest compassion to communities affected by the coronavirus. Because of this crisis, -- ONLY virtual events will be held. Make friends, share stories, and join the conversation. WXXI News has compiled all the latest stories

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Join WXXI as we celebrate the 100th Fast-paced and provocative, SECOND OPINION focuses on anniversary of the 19th Amendment health literacy in an engaging, entertaining and accessible way. The long-running series engages a panel of medical throughout the year. This will be a professionals and lay people in honest, in-depth discussions remarkable year for women’s rights and about complex health issues and life-changing medical WXXI will lead the celebration through TV, decisions. As the experts grapple with the diagnosis and treatment options, viewers gain an understanding of doctors' radio, online and film programming – plus decision-making process. This season, topics include: news reports, special segments, and psoriasis, chronic pain management, medical radiation, pituitary gland tumor, living with Alzheimer's, pneumonia, autism and more. On WXXI-HD. Celebrate 2020 was made possible with additional https://secondopiniontv.org support from:

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The Little Staff is still working on safety

procedures and programming for indoor

screenings. Host Brenda Tremblay takes listeners into concert halls,

sacred spaces, and festivals across Western and Central BUT…..the plan is….The Little Theatre will New York for a diverse and colorful array of pieces interpreted by passionate and skillful musicians. Ensembles re-open Friday, November 6th. include Cordancia Chamber Orchestra, First Inversion, five by The Theater will be open three days a week. five, Roberts Wesleyan College, Skaneateles Festival and Third Presbyterian Church and more. Details, Visit https://thelittle.org/

Many concerts are exclusive to the series. Performance Upstate airs Mondays at 8 p.m. beginning November 23, The Virtual Little Theatre will 2020 on WXXI Classical. Continue to Be Open for Business:

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Turkey Confidential November 26, 20202 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Splendid Table's Francis Lam answers your culinary questions on the biggest cooking day https://thelittle.org/music of the year. https://www.splendidtable.org/ story/2020/10/27/turkey-confidential-2020

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