June, 2021 EDUCATION NEWS
American Graduate: Path to the Future Virtual Launch Event
Join WXXI Education on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 7 PM ET for the American Graduate: Path to the Future virtual launch event. This multi-year initiative, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and The WNET Group, strives to help students explore and prepare for high-demand careers, including the 30 million open middle skill jobs that require a one-year occupational certificate or two-year associate degree. The next phase of the project is focused on 13-18 year olds exploring and finding career paths. Details and Registration: https://wxxi.org/amgrad/pathtothefuture
Note of platforms for national and local follow-up discussion from 8:00-8:30pm event. OVEE: The national event will take place on OVEE Public Media Event platform from 7-8PM. You will receive link information to the event from the national organizers closer to the event.
ZOOM: At 8PM a local follow-up conversation will take place on ZOOM. The link to the WXXI conversation will be shared at 8PM on the national event. The local conversation will take place from 8:00-8:30PM.
CALL FOR WXXI Public Broadcasting Council and the Little ENTRIES! Theatre are proud to sponsor the Rochester Teen HEY TEENS! Film Festival, a collaborative, juried media SUBMIT competition for youth (13-18 years old) in the YOUR FILMS Rochester region. Submissions open in April, 2021.
Filmmakers can win the Philip Seymour Hoffman With support from Award, which honors the late Academy Award- winning actor. The annual award goes to the teen whose film is chosen as “Best of Fest” and was established in association with the Hoffman family. Visit:
https://wxxi.org/ The event showcasing the winning films will tentatively take place August 5 at 5:30 p.m. at The teenfilmfestival Little Theatre.
1 The WXXI, Little and CITY Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Council is charged with overseeing the development of the organization as a leader in the community on issues of racial equity. Sesame Workshop continues its major commitment to racial justice with new Council Leadership: The Council will be co-chaired by a resources and content called "Coming member of the Board and a member of the staff, supported by the Chair of the Board and the President & CEO. Together" to help families talk to young children about race and identity. Council Members: The Council will include members of the WXXI, Little and CITY Staff, WXXI/LTFS Board of Trustees, https://wxxi.org/highlights/2021/03/coming-together-sesame- Trustee Council and Community Advisory Board. street-resources-racial-literacy CONVERSATIONS ON MUHAMMAD ALI Similar to the virtual Conversations on Hemingway event series, Ken Burns will participate in a national, hour-long conversation series with special guests, featuring clips from the upcoming film.
Conversations on Muhammad Ali will consist of four virtual events held in collaboration with ESPN’s “The Undefeated.” Discussion topics will center around Ali’s life and career in the context of race in America today.
Registration is open now for the event on June 23. Links for future events will follow shortly. Wednesday, June 23: “Ali the Man” On-air & Video On-Demand Resource Registration link: https://to.pbs.org/3vQKnPm Collections: Monday, July 19: "Ali on the World's Stage"
Thursday, September 9: "Ali, Race & Religion" Visit WXXI’s Black Heritage & Culture site for programming and videos on-demand for adults and Tuesday, September 14: "Ali, Activism & The Modern high school students https://wxxi.org/bh Athlete"
Visit https://lassical915.org/topic/classical-musicians
Highlighted programming WXXI-TV PROGRAMMING REDEEMING UNCLE TOM: THE JOSIAH HENSON STORY airs 6/29 at 4 a.m. - tells the story of Josiah Henson (voiced by actor Danny Glover), the real-life inspiration for Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic 1852 novel, which has been recognized as one of the sparks that ignited the Civil War. Josiah Henson was born into slavery near Port Tobacco, Maryland around 1789. As a child, he was sold to Isaac Riley, who later appointed him superintendent of the farm at an unusually young age because of Henson's strength and intelligence. Riley entrusted Henson with exceptional responsibilities and permitted him to become a preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. However, when Henson attempted to buy his freedom, Riley cheated him and made plans to sell him south. Fearing separation from his family, he fled north with his wife and children in the summer of 1830. After escaping through Ohio and New York, they eventually settled in Ontario, Canada.
Evening with—airs Fridays at 4 a.m.
6/11—Andrew Young 6/18—Berry Gordy 6/25—Diahann Carrol
WXXI Classical 91.5
Fields of Wonder—Saturday, June 19 at 12 p.m. on In recognition of Juneteenth or Freedom Day, the eight-member, male, a cappella vocal ensemble Cantus, presents a one-hour special of music composed by Black artists, primarily the song cycle Songs of the Seasons by Margaret Bonds, based on a set of four poems by Langston Hughes. Andrea Blain hosts.
This initiative is made possible with additional support from:
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The NOVA Science Studio is a program that aims to empower youth — especially those that are underrepresented in STEM — to tell engaging science communication stories about the issues that matter to them. NOVA Science Studio | NOVA | PBS Let’s Reflect, what do we the award-winning science series NOVA, produced for PBS by GBH Boston, announced the launch of NOVA Science Studio, a mean when we say inclusion? new national program to teach and engage young people Supporting and embracing diversity in a way that clearly through an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on science shows all individuals are valued, recognized, and accepted communication, digital media literacy, and video production. for who they truly are. This involves demonstrating respect With a goal to empower youth with the skills to tell engaging for the abilities, beliefs, backgrounds, and cultures of those stories about science through short-form videos and create a around you and engaging those with diverse perspectives, platform to amplify the voices of young people who have been so that others feel an unconditional sense of belonging for traditionally underrepresented in science Communication, who they are. https://pbs.org/education/teacherslounge NOVA Science Studio will give students exposure to a wide range of careers in journalism, media production, and STEM. The program will run now through June 2021. PBS NewsHour EXTRA recently debuted Journalism in Action—(journalisminaction.org) - a new educational website Readers Are Lifelong Learners! for middle and high school students designed to teach important media literacy skills and the history of journalism in The most powerful ways to encourage young readers are also America. Based on primary sources from the Library of the simplest: talk with, listen to, read to, and write with your Congress, students dive into 10 key moments in history using kids. When you engage your kids in conversation about the fun, interactive tools to explore how journalists made a world around them, you're planting seeds of knowledge that will difference in people's lives and helped bring about civic help them grow. Explore the collection: change. Growing as a Reader | PBS KIDS for Parents Sign up here Welcome to Journalism in Action! Mailing List & Feedback (google.com) to learn more about the site and receive updates on how we can help young people connect the Starting Your Podcast: A Guide For past to important events today. Students Thinking about starting a podcast with your students? This 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 som