An Educator's Guide to Expanding Narratives about American History & Culture
This collection on PBS LearningMedia has been selected by New York City educator and curriculum consultant Vivett Dukes to showcase ideas, achievements, and contributions by American people of all backgrounds across eras. The content highlighted within each topic is intended to expand the scope of voices centered in curricula by elevating Black, Indigenous, and People of Color stories. These resource sets are intended to inspire you, educators, to use LearningMedia intentionally and creatively to teach topics across all subject areas. For additional resources, lesson plans, worksheets, and professional development opportunities rooted in skills supporting critical media literacy, visit Expanding Narratives Using Media: A Planning Kit.
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10/25 - Pasta and Picasso
10/26 - Pumpkins and the Erie Canal
10/27 - Theodore Roosevelt
10/28 - Chocolate
10/29 - Cats and Frankenstein
10/30 - Ghosts and Haunted Things
10/31
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Weekly Daytime Education Schedules October 18-22
- PreK-3 Programs - Albert Einstein, Dodos, Tour of the Lungs, and Loads of Spooky Halloween Specials
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Monday - October 25
BASEBALL - Home
Monday, 10/25 from 2-4:30 pm NH WORLD
The ninth inning covers the recent history of baseball and explores the future of the game. Game Six of the 1975 World Series -- thought by many to be the greatest game ever played -- miraculously reawakens the whole country's love for the game. But in the 1980's, the rising influence of television and the coming of free agency, with its enormous salaries and dislocations, threatens that affection. BASEBALL Streaming Video
EXHUMED: A HISTORY OF ZOMBIES
Monday, 10/25 from 10-11 pm NH EXPLORE
Dr. Emily Zarka deconstructS some of the most significant moments in zombie popular culture over the last two centuries to reveal what these creatures say about us. EXHUMED Streaming Video
POV - Things We Dare Not Do
Monday, 10/25 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
In the small Mexican coastal village of El Roblito, 16-year-old Nono lives what seems to be an idyllic existence with his loving family. But he holds a secret. Defying gender norms, Nono works up the courage to tell his family he wants to live his life as a woman. Yet when violence interrupts a community celebration, he must face the reality of a country shrouded in machismo and transphobia. POV Streaming Video
TUESDAY - October 26
CURIOUS GEORGE - A HALLOWEEN BOO FEST
Tuesday, 10/26 from 12-1 pm NHPBS
Halloween's almost here! Hang onto your hats! It's George's first Halloween in the country, and Bill tells him and Allie about the Legend of No Noggin -- a spooky tale about a hat-kicking scarecrow who haunts the countryside on Halloween. But is the legend really real? George and Allie are determined to find out by taking a picture of No Noggin in hat-kicking action. But first George needs to figure out what he's going to be for Halloween so he can win the costume contest at the town Boo Festival. Will George's quest for the perfect costume interfere with his quest for the truth? Only the curious will find out!.
TENTH INNING - Top of the Tenth
Tuesday, 10/26 from 2-4 pm NH WORLD
In 1994, the national pastime faces its worst crisis in 70 years when a bitter and prolonged strike forces the cancellation of the World Series. Cal Ripken Jr. sets an amazing record of consecutive games played. Barry Bonds, son of the great right fielder Bobby Bonds, signs the most lucrative contract to date in baseball history and thrills San Francisco fans. Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Greg Maddux pitch the Atlanta Braves to the pinnacle. Dazzlingly talented Latino players make an indelible mark on the game. The Yankees, led by manager Joe Torre, return to glory after two decades of disappointment. Bulked up sluggers Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa captivate the nation as they chase Roger Maris' single season home run record. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, more and more players are making life-altering decisions about how far they are willing to go to succeed. TENTH INNING Streaming Video
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT - HAUNTED NEW ENGLAND
Tuesday, 10/26 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
Explore some of New England's most bone-chilling stories, myths and legends, including visits to the infamous Lizzie Borden home in Fall River, MA; the long-abandoned village of Dudleytown in northern Connecticut; the Hoosac Tunnel in the Berkshire Mountains; the New London Ledge Lighthouse; Bellcourt Castle in Newport, Rhode Island; and a Union cemetery in Easton, CT. THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT Streaming Video
BIG DREAMS IN UMATILLA
Tuesday, 10/26 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Follow the story of a robotics team that united a town and taught its young residents they could reach for the stars.
AMERICA REFRAMED - Bring It Home
Tuesday, 10/26 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
Bring It Home tells the story of five Ohioan families at a crossroads after the sudden closing of the GM Lordstown auto plant. The decision by GM forces thousands of families in the Mahoning Valley to decide between taking a transfer to an out-of-state plant, or staying put. If they stay, they risk losing their employment, health and retirement benefits. As they wrestle these tough choices, they are left wondering why a company recording billions in profits is shuttering factories. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Videos
AMERICAN VETERAN - The Calling
Tuesday, 10/26 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
As recruits take the oath to serve, they leave the civilian world to become a soldier, sailor, marine, airman or woman. This is the start of their transformation. AMERICAN VETERAN Streaming Video
FRONTLINE - Shots Fired
Tuesday, 10/26 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Amid record police shootings in Utah, an investigation into the use of deadly force in the state. With The Salt Lake Tribune, an examination of police training, tactics and accountability; and racial disparities in the way force is used. FRONTLINE Streaming Video
WEDNESDAY - October 27
ARTHUR AND THE HAUNTED TREE HOUSE
Wednesday, 10/27 from 7:30-8:30 m NHPBS
This Halloween is sure to be the spookiest ever for Arthur and his friends. While trick-or-treating, Francine meets an elderly woman with a very mysterious past, while Binky finds himself at Mr. Ratburn's amazing haunted house (that's scarier than math class!). And as for Arthur, Buster, and Ladonna? Their tree house sleepover seems to be haunted? but by what?
TENTH INNING - Bottom of the Tenth
Wednesday, 10/27 from 2-4:06 pm NH WORLD
In the first decade of the 21st century, baseball is booming. In an age of home runs and power, Pedro Martinez and a handful of other superb pitchers still manage to dominate. The astonishingly talented right fielder Ichiro Suzuki becomes MLB's first Japanese position player and a hero back home. As America reels from the horror of the 9/11 attacks, baseball provides solace, and in an incredible World Series, gives the country something to cheer about. As the rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox reaches the boiling point, long-suffering Boston fans rejoice in their first World Series victory in 86 years, while Giants and Cubs fans endure devastating losses. Barry Bonds demolishes Mark McGwire's home-run record and sets his sights on Henry Aaron's revered all time mark. The game is more popular than ever, but revelations about steroids cast a shadow on many of the era's greatest stars and their historic accomplishments. TENTH INNING Streaming Video
NATURE - Season of the Osprey
Wednesday, 10/27 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Birds of prey exist in myriad shapes and sizes. Scores of eagles, hundreds of hawks and countless kites and falcons have all adapted form and behavior to fit diverse habitats. But in all the world, there is only one osprey. Following a single evolutionary path, it has conquered every continent save Antarctica. One bird, one design, unchanged. It is the only truly aquatic raptor, the sole member of its own taxonomic family. Shot in and around Great Island Marsh in Connecticut, where the Connecticut River meets the Long Island Sound, cameraman Jacob Steinberg has achieved unlimited access to an osprey nest and captured the struggles, failures and triumphs of a single osprey family.NATURE Streaming Video
NOVA - Universe Revealed - Age of Stars
Wednesday, 10/27 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
The sun is our life-giving source of light, heat, and energy, and new discoveries are unraveling its epic history. Join NOVA on a spectacular voyage to discover the sun’s place in a grand cycle of birth, death and renewal that makes this the age of stars. Witness how stars of every size and color came to populate our universe; how stars stage a dramatic exit when they explode as supernovae, which can outshine an entire galaxy; and how, billions of years in the future, the age of stars will lead ultimately to an age of darkness. NOVA Streaming Video
SECRETS OF THE DEAD - Lady Sapiens
Wednesday, 10/27 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Incredible scientific investigations from across the globe are helping piece together the untold story of prehistoric women. The latest research separates fact from fiction and sheds new light on our ancient foremothers. SECRETS OF THE DEAD Streaming Video
THURSDAY - October 28
WILD KRATTS - CREEPY CREATURES
Monday, 10/28 from 10:30-11:30 am NHPBS
The Wild Kratts aren't too sure what to do for Halloween. Should they go trick or treating or just have a Halloween Party? The Kratt bros decide that the best thing to do is to discover some new "creepy cool" creatures. Heading off to find these new animals friends, Martin and Chris don't realize that Zach and the other villains have come up with a plan to ruin Halloween. Can the Wild Kratts defeat the villains and still get to celebrate Halloween? Science Concept: Features that may seem creepy are critical for an animal's survival. WILD KRATTS Streaming Videos and Other Resources
SECRETS OF THE DEAD - Viking Warrior Queen
Thursday, 10/28 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Join a team of archaeologists as they examine one of the most significant Viking graves ever found and test the DNA of the remains of the female warrior buried inside, rewriting our understanding of Viking society. SECRETS OF THE DEAD Streaming Video
FRIDAY - October 29
GREAT PERFORMANCES - Now Hear This: Beethoven's Ghost
Friday, 10/29 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Go inside the mind of Scott Yoo and fellow musicians undertake a recording of Beethoven's most personal music at a historic Berkshires manor to explore the composer's brilliant career where they are visited by some unexpected guests. GREAT PERFOMANCES Streaming Video
SUNDAY - October 31
SCIGIRLS - High Tech Tide
Sunday, 10/31 from 9-9:30 am NHPBS
SciGirls in Florida unite with marine biologists to digitally track spotted eagle rays. SciGirls Streaming Video in English and Spanish
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