South Carolina ETV

Social Studies Programs & Resources

Access, Analyze, Act:
A Blueprint for 21st Century Civic Engagement

This new curriculum is designed to help educators discover the power of social media for teaching media and information literacy, critical thinking, communication, collaboration and technology skills while developing students' understanding of the political, social and economic issues facing our country at election time.

PBS VOTE 2008
For Educators and Students

The site provides lesson plans for educators and interactives for the classroom relating to Election 2008. See also Knowitall's Ready to Vote

Debating Our Destiny II
September 9

Former presidential and vice-presidential candidates review their debate triumphs and failures in this sequel to “Debating Our Destiny: 40 years of Presidential Debates,� which aired on PBS in 2000.

The American Experience
presents
Ronald Reagan

September 22 Part 1 Lifeguard
September 29 Part 2 American Crusade
Biz Kid$
Tuesdays, 3:30pm
ETV Statewide
Biz Kid$ is a fun, 30-minute PBS television series about entrepreneurship and financial literacy that entertains and teaches kids how to make and manage money, while inspiring them to pursue their passions.
Annenberg Media Channel logo.
Professional Development
  Watch it NOW/LIVE
or
Channel #302
8pm -8am

Final month of broadcasts

workshops starting this month:

America's History in the Making (middle/high school)

A Biography of America (college/high school)

Bridging World History (high school/college)

Death: A Personal Understanding (college/high school)

Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition
(college/high school)

Ethics in America II (middle school-college)

Growing Old in a New Age (college/high school)

Human Geography: People, Places, and Change (college/high school)

Seasons of Life (college/high school)

Teaching Geography (grades 7-12)



see all Social Studies/History programs

the set of Washington Week in Review with guests. Washington Week In Review
Friday nights on ETV
Washington Week features a group of journalists participating in roundtable discussion of major news events.

Teachers: use WWIR in the classroom

Jim Lehrer and other Newshour hosts.

Newshour 6-7pm
Monday-Friday

PBS Newshour Extra
Current Event Resources
For teachers & students

Moral Courage logo. Moral Courage
(see website for block feed info or
contact your DELC for copies)
The series identifies ordinary people who become extraordinary through their acts of great personal courage, and underscores the importance of a shared commitment to universal human values

 

ETV Radio Programming

The World Web site.

3-4pm
Monday-Friday on
ETV Radio

All Things Considered Web site.

4-6pm
Monday-Friday on
ETV Radio