PBS Arts-Oriented Programming

The Institute for Education and the Arts is posting listings for PBS programs for teachers.

From PBS Teacher Source

Welcome to PBS Teacher Previews, the weekly newsletter from PBS designed specifically for preK-12 educators. Program Times listed are for WETA TV 26. To change your local PBS station, please visit the "My Profile" area on PBS Teachersource

Jazz Lesson: "Improvisation Permutations"
PBS Online
Middle / High School

Calculate how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a jazz/blues piece by using trial and error techniques, deriving a mathematical formula and applying the formula.

Leonardo's Dream Machines (part 1 of 2)
PBS TV
Middle / High School
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
9:00 - 10:00 PM
This two-part program follows the world's leading experts as they attempt for the first time to build some of Leonardo da Vinci's dream machines -- to his exact specification and scale -- 500 years after he first committed his ideas to paper. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

Leonardo's Dream Machines (part 2 of 2)
PBS TV
Middle / High School
Tune in for the second part of this program to find out if Leonardo's ideas were the flights of fancy of a gifted artist or revolutionary designs hundreds of years ahead of their time. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

"The Hobart Shakespeareans"
PBS TV & PBS ONLINE
High School
This film discovers how teacher Rafe Esquith's uncommon commitment and resourcefulness have opened up worlds of opportunity for his "disadvantaged" students -- and perhaps have demonstrated a way forward for America's beleaguered public education system. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

Go online to read what teacher Rafe Esquith has to say about teaching, raising and instilling values in children.

The Artist's Toolkit
PBS ONLINE
Elementary / Middle / High School
This site focuses on visual elements and principles such as line, shape, space, movement, color and balance. Each element is introduced with an animated demonstration, examples from various museums and an opportunity to create your own composition. This site is not to be missed by art teachers and students.