GPB Education

01/07/2025

Georgia Farmcraft registration is officially open!
Have questions about the challenges or how to involve students? Join us January 8 at 3 pm for an informational webinar!
Register: https://tinyurl.com/5n72fmnk

01/07/2025

We will be covering the arrival of President Jimmy Carter at the U.S. Capitol beginning at 3:30 pm today. Watch the full coverage on our website ⬇️

The late president and his family arrive in Washington, D.C. and Carter's body is transported to the U.S. Capitol where there will be a ceremony and then the body will it will lie in state.

01/06/2025

Explore how teachers use the "Notice and Wonder" strategy to spark curiosity and learning! (Grades: 3-12)

The Notice and Wonder routine can provide students of all grades and abilities a low-stakes opportunity to observe a new phenomenon and identify things they notice or wonder about what they see. Learn more about this strategy from teachers across different grade levels.

01/06/2025

Everyone has the potential to make the world a better place! Show your young learners how they can create positive change in simple ways, like by picking up litter at their local park or speaking up when something is unfair. (Grades: PreK-K)

Changemakers can be activists, non-profit workers, volunteers and even kids. Explore the entire Meet the Helpers collection!

01/04/2025

Did an apple really inspire Isaac Newton to come up with the theory of gravity? And was he as nice as he was smart? One historian answers these questions and more about the man many consider to be the greatest scientist who ever lived! (Grades: 9-12)

Is the Newton-and-the-apple story true? Does anybody really understand the Principia? Was Newton a nice guy? In this article from NOVA Online, Dr. Jed Buchwald, an historian of physics and professor of history at the California Institute of Technology, answers these and other provocative questions a...

01/04/2025

Refresh your knowledge in 2025! PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Jason Lineberger shares tips for how to make the most of using PBS LearningMedia in your classroom.

Join experienced educator and PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Jason Lineberger as he walks us through PBS LearningMedia and shares some of his favorite features and top tips for finding content that enhances student engagement, learning, and choice. These tips will save you time and help you easily i...

01/02/2025

The 2025 Georgia Farmcraft season kicks off January 6! Students ages 8-18 can compete to solve agriculture-related challenges for the chance to win prizes and compete in the global competition. 🚜

Georgia NASEF Farmcraft® is a free educational program for students ages 8-18 that uses Minecraft to enhance the understanding of the challenges faced by agricultural producers and distributors in Georgia and around the world.

01/01/2025

Do you make New Year's resolutions? Learn how a variety of cultures celebrate the new year with PBS Teachers "All About the Holidays"! (Grades: K-5)

3, 2, 1, Happy New Year! On January 1st around the world, people celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next. Some people make resolutions for the new year or attend parties to celebrate. How do other cultures celebrate the new year?

12/31/2024

New year, new goals! 🎉 Help kids understand the value of setting resolutions with these fun and simple tips.

Use these tips to help your child learn about self-discipline and the value of making goals through New Year's resolutions.

12/30/2024

What a year! 🌟
As 2024 comes to a close, check out some of our favorite moments from this year. We can't wait for 2025!

2024 was another great year for Georgia Public Broadcasting’s education team! This year, we delivered new content for teachers, students, and families. We also had the opportunity to meet so many new people in our community and introduce them to free educational resources offered by GPB, PBS Learn...

12/30/2024

As New Year's Eve approaches, think about the change you want to make happen! 🎉 Set a “right now” civic action goal to help kick off the new year with purpose. (Grades: 6-12)

What change do you want to help make happen? That is your civic action goal. To increase the odds your goal will be impactful, you’ll make sure that it is a “right now” goal (not a “someday” goal), civic action (not community service), and a goal that’s within reach.

12/29/2024

🦋 take a look, it's in a book 🌈

GPB News shares the story of how the educational TV series "Reading Rainbow" came to be. 📚

Reading Rainbow was created to stop the "summer loss phenomenon." It became much more.

12/29/2024

Discover how Leonardo da Vinci's detailed anatomical sketches led to a new and deeper understanding of science and anatomy.

How did Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings represent human anatomy and expand peoples’ understanding of how the body functions? By watching select documentary clips from Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon’s Leonardo da Vinci, students will understand that Leonardo’s drawings depicted the sk...

12/29/2024

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, 76th governor of Georgia and Nobel Prize-winning global humanitarian dedicated to waging peace, has died at age 100.

12/28/2024

Albie has decided to turn her mittens, which don't fit anymore, into a stuffed mitten man! This video is a great way to spark a conversation with your young learners about the process of making art. (Grades: PreK-K)

Grow with Albie as she discovers that favorite pair of red mittens no longer fit. She’s determined to shrink her hands but Jay has another suggestion. They visit Aimee, an artist who works alongside her daughter Maya to use clothes that Maya’s outgrown for a project. Back on the elevator, Albie ...