September 2016 Program Guide
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WTVPSeptember 2016 Program Guide Your WTVP Program Guide is a benefit of membership— thank you! Also visit wtvp.org 2 2 WTVP—More Choices Spotlight on Education Monday, September 12—Thursday, September 15 This special week of primetime programming features reports from today’s classrooms, examining how creativity and dedication to teaching all children, even the most challenging or at-risk students, makes a real For more difference in communities. It also underscores public media’s information, dedication to learning and the critical importance of convening please visit a dialogue around education. POV: All the Difference wtvp. org Monday, September 12, 9 p.m. W Accompany two African-Amer- ican teens from the South Side of Chicago on their journey to achieve their dream of graduat- ing from college. PBS explores the unseen elements that structure our FRONTLINE: A Subprime Education / The Education world in FORCES OF NATURE of Omarina A four-part PBS & BBC co-production premieres September 14 Tuesday, September 13, 8 p.m. at 7:00 p.m. FRONTLINE presents two films that build on its education reporting:“A The forces that have kept the Earth on the move since it was formed billions Subprime Education,” a fresh look at the troubled for-profit college industry, of years ago are explored in FORCES OF NATURE. In each of the four examines reports of predatory behavior and fraud and the implosion of the episodes, the series illustrates how we experience Earth’s natural forces, in- education chain, Corinthian Colleges. “The Education of Omarina” shows how cluding shape, elements, color and motion. Although we can’t immediately an innovative program to stem the high school drop-out crisis has affected one feel the motion of Earth’s fundamental forces, we witness the consequences, girl’s journey, from a public middle school in the Bronx to an elite New England such as tidal bores surging through the Amazon rainforest or the intense private school, and now on to college. and ruinous power of hurricanes. TED TALKS: Education Revolution Tuesday, September 13, 9 p.m. Explore innovative approaches to education with hosts Baratunde Thurston and Sara Ramirez. Speakers, including Anna Deavere Smith and Sal Khan, discuss the school-to-prison pipeline, the impact of micromanaging kids and transform- ing struggling students into scholars. NOVA: School of the Future Wednesday, September 14, 8 p.m. In a new age of information, rapid innovation and globalization, how can we prepare our children to compete? Discover how the new science of learning can help us reimagine the future of education for all children. AT ISSUE – EDUCATION Thursday, Sept. 15, 8 p.m. Host H Wayne Wilson is joined by Ben Schwarm, Deputy Executive Director, Illinois Association of School Boards; Dr. Mike Jacoby, Executive Director/ CEO, Illinois Association of School Business Officials; and, Dr. Brent Clark, Executive Director, Illinois Association of School Administrators, for a discus- sion of K-12 education during this one-hour special. WTVP—More Choices For complete listings information, please visit wtvp.org 3 3 WTVP 47.1 HD WTVP 47.1 HD WTVP 47.1 HD WTVP 47.1 HD WTVP 47.1 HD WTVP 47.1 HD PBS Kids Daytime Schedule “Measure Up!” Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday App Encourages Kids and 5:00 BBC WORLD NEWS Parents to Play and Learn 5:30 ODD SQUAD Together Free App Includes a Companion 6:00 WILD KRATTS App for Parents and Caregivers to 6:30 READY JET GO! Support Learning Parents, have you seen this app yet? 7:00 NATURE CAT It’s a winner! It was introduced by 7:30 CURIOUS GEORGE PBS in June, and it’s designed to help 3- to 5-year-olds build math 8:00 DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD skills and to help you support their 8:30 DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD learning. PBS KIDS Measure Up! focuses on building kids’ measure- 9:00 SESAME STREET ment skills through a combination 9:30 PEG + CAT of games, videos and activities from popular PBS KIDS’ series. The app 10:00 DINOSAUR TRAIN also connects to a companion app 10:30 DINOSAUR TRAIN with tools for parents and caregivers to track progress and find ideas for 11:00 SUPER WHY! activities away from the screen. 11:30 MARTHA KNIT & GARDEN CIAO SEWING “Given the overwhelming number STEWART’S CROCHET SMART ITALIA WITH of apps available, it’s often difficult COOKING NOW NANCY for parents to find great educational SCHOOL content for their kids,” said Sara DeWitt, Vice President, PBS KIDS 12:00 CHARLIE ROSE Digital. “PBS KIDS Measure Up! not only helps build math skills in a 1:00 MARKET MCLAUGHLIN LAWRENCE GROWING A COOKING fun learning environment, it also lets TO MARKET GROUP WELK GREENER ODYSSEY parents track the skills in which their SHOW WORLD kids excel, and the skills where they 1:30 MOTORWEEK FOCUS ON JERRY THE BEST OF may need more practice.” EUROPE YARNELL JOY OF In PBS KIDS Measure Up!, children FINE ART1 PAINTING can visit a world with characters * from PBS KIDS’ series DINOSAUR 2:00 CLASSICAL STRETCH/BODY ELECTRIC TRAIN, PEG + CAT and SID 2:30 NATURE CAT THE SCIENCE KID. There, they explore concepts of length, width, 3:00 READY JET GO! capacity and weight while collecting 3:30 ODD SQUAD rewards through a combination of games, videos and activities. 4:00 WILD KRATTS PBS KIDS Measure Up! is now 4:30 WILD KRATTS available for free on iPad, as well as Android tablets in the Amazon App- 5:00 MARTHA SPEAKS store, and is coming soon to Google 5:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT Play. PBS KIDS Super Vision is now available for free on iPhone and iPod 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR touch, and Android mobile devices 1 JERRY YARNELL FINE ART – PAINT THIS WITH JERRY YARNELL AS OF 9/8 on Google Play. Children’s Programs *CLASSICAL STRETCH AIRS MON-WED-FRIS, BODY ELECTRIC AIRS TUE-THR (2 P.M.) 4 4 WTVP—More Choices WTVP 47.1 HD WTVP 47.1 HD WTVP 47.1 HD WTVP 47.1 HD WTVP 47.1 HD WTVP 47.1 HD Notes from the President & CEO One of the most interesting aspects of Being well educated isn’t just important for our young people, it’s important for public television is how it takes a subject us all. The first step in the process is for and explores it from many different angles, us to explore stories like the ones featured during this week of programming, and providing a more global perspective of be well informed. That’s why public television exists—to provide stories of the topic. That thoughtful approach is on significance and create a greater awareness display this month as WTVP and PBS take of the world around us. a deep dive into educational issues. Moss Bresnahan, President and CEO During the week of Sept. 12, both local and national primetime Twitter: @MossILMedia programming focuses on the importance of educational initia- tives. A complete list of the programs, their content and air times appears on page 3. The subject matter ranges from students strug- gling to make it through school to the troubled world of for-profit colleges to the success stories brought about by teachers who care enough to fight for better opportunities and brighter futures for their students. It’s the Weekend! For more weekend daytime listings, please refer to daily listings in your Program Guide or visit our website at www.wtvp.org. Nature Cat SATURDAY will be visiting Peoria 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 THOMAS BOB DANIEL DANIEL CURIOUS NATURE READY WILD IT’S FONS & in September! AND THE TIGER’S TIGER’S GEORGE CAT JET KR ATTS SEW PORTER’S FRIENDS BUILDER NEIGHBORHOOD GO! 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