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Kacie Lucchini Butcher, public historian and The Look Back co-host, sits for a recording session in the PBS Wisconsin studios. (Source: The Look Back | PBS Wisconsin.)
The Look Back
Explore Wisconsin's history through artifacts.
Put artifacts in context with five Wisconsin historians who trace our state's history from pre-statehood to the modern era.
PBS Wisconsin Education launched The Look Back — a new series for learners in grades 4-6, hosted by historians who model a process of inquiry: sharing artifacts, asking questions, and visiting archives and museums to connect Wisconsin's history to our lives today.
Waterlogged
Not Set in Stone
Bowled Over
Love this idea! Social studies is quick to be forgotten because of math and reading, but the length and content of these videos make them perfect for the classroom.
Wisconsin educator
WISCONSIN BIOGRAPHIES
People making history
Each addition to the Wisconsin Biographies project is developed in partnership with our PBS Wisconsin Education Innovators.
PBS Wisconsin Education added a new animated story to our Wisconsin Biographies collection, Roberto Hernández: Working for La Comunidad. It follows Hernandez's fight for better educational opportunities for Milwaukee’s Latino community during the 1960s and 70s.
RE/SOUND
Songs of Wisconsin
A partnership between PBS Wisconsin Education and Wisconsin School Music Association
PBS Wisconsin Education and Wisconsin School Music Association expanded our Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin classroom media collection to include the Mariachi Monarcas de Milwaukee. Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin is a multimedia resource designed to help general music educators and learners in grades 4-8 explore the connections between music, culture, and emotion.
EARLY LEARNING EDUCATOR ENGAGEMENT
Professional learning, inspiration and support
A partnership of PBS Wisconsin Education, The Wisconsin Registry and our Education Innovators
PBS Wisconsin Education empowered 34 Wisconsin library staff members to join the PBS KIDS Library and Community Learning Cohort. The program equipped participants with strategies for integrating playful learning and meaningful media from PBS KIDS into community programs.
Since its inception in 2021, the program has engaged 94 librarians from every library system in the state, reaching more than 2,000 children and 1,000 caregivers with educationally enriching PBS-connected initiatives.
Children participate in a PBS KIDS Library and Community Learning program. (Source: PBS Wisconsin Education.)
This was an excellent experience and a fantastic way to integrate PBS KIDS learning into communities via libraries. I’ll absolutely continue to use PBS KIDS as a resource for future educational programs. I’ve already recommended joining the cohort to other librarian friends from around the state.
Christopher OlsonPBS KIDS Library and Community Learning Cohort member
MEDIA LITERACY
Media literacy supports students’ critical thinking
A partnership of PBS Wisconsin Education, KQED and PBS Wisconsin’s Education Innovators.
This year’s Media Literacy Cohort gathered Wisconsin educators to pursue eight micro-credentials, including hands-on training in video and audio production to enhance student media-making. Wisconsin is the second-highest in the nation for PBS Media Literacy Certified Educators.
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