Essay On PBS

Successful educational programming on PBS has led to an expansion of quality digital offerings, curriculum and content to positively impact the learning environment of children, families and educators. A leader in the field of digital education, PBS is always exploring new ways to help children learn – at home, in and out of school and on the go. WEDU PBS offers a wide variety of resources to compliment the work being done by the Tampa Housing Authority and the ConnectHome initiative.
DIGITAL EDUCATION
• Florida PBS LearningMedia – A free service customized for Florida residents featuring more than 100,000 PreK-13+ resources drawn from quality PBS programming and more than 300 educational partners like NASA, the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress. Resources on Florida PBS Learning Media have been aligned to Florida education …show more content…
For example, new materials from Thomas & Friends, Dinosaur Train and Sesame Street provide valuable resources for families of autistic children. Toolkits from Sesame Street are available to help children and families deal with everything from nutrition and emergency preparedness to divorce and incarceration.
RESEARCH
PBS programming and curriculum is backed by years of intense research and evaluation. The 2015 research report PBS LEARN MORE: THE IMPACT OF AMERICA’S LARGEST CLASSROOM ON LEARNING, highlights three recent investigations into how PBS content influences learning, the effectiveness of PBS content in improving student achievement, and the readiness of PBS to connect with the next generation of educators and learner. Find the complete report at www.pbslearningmedia.org/press.
The study found –
• PBS content has educational effectiveness and a statistically significant impact on learning across all subject areas and age levels whether learners were at home, in school, or in the