Make it a date! October 7, 2009 - 5 pm AZ time

PBS Teachers Webinar: Teaching about Place with Ken Burns's "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" PBS producers and curriculum experts

Curriculum Connections: Social Studies & Science

PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0 are delighted to have education technology experts join us to present ideas for teaching with Ken Burns’s newest series, "The National Parks: America’s Best Idea." The film traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and stunning cinematography, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and save them from destruction.

Resources from ABC-CLIO "History & The Headlines" will also be included in the presentation from curriculum experts.

So... is it on YOUR calendar yet?

THE NATIONAL PARKS: My Parks

This is a sneak peek of one of the resources that will be shared at the ASSET Educator Summer Institute June 6. Ken Burns' The National Parks: America's Best Idea will be a highlight session - sharing soon to be on-air programming from National PBS on Eight and online resources for use in the classroom!

Track your summer travels and explore virtually all the places you could go. Map out your own personal history across the United States from the parks you have visited as a child and as an adult. Consider where to plan your next vacation. Be impressed with how much Arizona itself has to offer! I challenge you to get the gadget and play with it yourself. Plot your history with America's National Parks!