Community Events
Beyond America 250: Teaching THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION This School Year
Wednesday, August 19
4 to 5:30pm PT
Join PBS LearningMedia for an in-depth look at how to teach the Revolutionary Era this school year, using content from The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt. Consider perspectives of one of the filmmakers, a historian, and fellow classroom educators as you prepare to teach the American Revolution after the Semiquincentennial anniversary.
Registration and more information can be found here.
FREE Screening: NATURE: “Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure”
Thursday, September 17
10:30am PT
Jackson County Library Services - Medford (205 S Central Ave, Medford, OR 97501)
Join Elmo and the Sesame Street friends on a once-in-a-lifetime African safari adventure. After adopting an orphaned elephant online, Elmo, Abby and Nina travel to a Kenyan sanctuary to meet the young elephant alongside other iconic wildlife.
The Program Premieres: Wednesday, October 14 at 8pm on SOPBS, PBS Kids, PBS.org, YouTube & the PBS app.
Learners to Creators: Exploring THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Thru Media-Making
Tuesday, September 29
4 to 6pm PT
In this interactive workshop for middle and high school teachers, participants will explore the extensive, curriculum-aligned, multimedia resources from The American Revolution Classroom Collection on PBS LearningMedia and hear from a teacher whose students have created a media project for The American Revolution Youth Media Challenge. Then participants will get hands-on, starting a model media project to learn how to create media in a classroom setting and will leave with a pathway to empower and share student voice beyond the classroom. No special equipment or studio required.
Registration and more information can be found here.
FREE Screening: NATURE: “Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure”
Friday, October 9
11am PT
Jackson County Library Services - Ashland (410 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR 97520)
Join Elmo and the Sesame Street friends on a once-in-a-lifetime African safari adventure. After adopting an orphaned elephant online, Elmo, Abby and Nina travel to a Kenyan sanctuary to meet the young elephant alongside other iconic wildlife.
The Program Premieres: Wednesday, October 14 at 8pm on SOPBS, PBS Kids, PBS.org, YouTube & the PBS app.