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Teaching with Television: New Evidence Supports an Old Medium
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Linebarger, Deborah L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
Television--public television, in particular--has come to be seen as a great educational resource for the home, but it hasn't been as widely embraced in the classroom. Thanks to a number of recent, large-scale research projects, it's time to put those concerns to rest. Not only does educational television have powerful effects on children's…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Television, Public Television, Educational Resources
The Miracle on Sesame Street
Tierney, Joan D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
Describes the planning and research involved in production of Sesame Street." (LR)
Descriptors: Educational Television, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Learning
'Why in the World': Using Television to Develop Critical Thinking Skills.
Cortes, Carlos E.; Richardson, Elinor – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
A Public Broadcasting Service television series uses national and international current events to stimulate critical analysis in high school students. Among facets of critical analysis and supporting teaching strategies examined are determination of perspective, evaluation of logic, analysis of supplementary materials, projections into the future,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Current Events
A New Reform Model for Teachers and Teaching.
Pipho, Chris – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
In November 1999, participants in "The McLaughlin Group," a weekly PBS talk show, peremptorily decided that progressive education and teacher preparation programs were to blame for public education's failings. This article also discusses teacher competency testing, expansion of alternative teacher certification in Colorado, and direct…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Models