Shony Coleman
Every year, Illinois Public Media trains more than100 volunteer readers who go into Head Start and early childhood classrooms to read a book and do a related activity with the children. Some volunteers, like Shony Coleman, are parents.
WILL Education
Come along on new playdates with Daniel Tiger
10 am & 12:30 am Mon-Fri, May 20-24, on WILL-TV
PBS is the most educational TV brand for children.
PBS LearningMedia engages students
Champaign 4th graders tour WILL to learn about primary sources
Presenting books in concert at Words in the Wind
Illinois Public Media helps Stratton students produce newscasts
Book Mentor students become dirt detectives
Head Start children use iPad to play PBS learning games
Book Mentor Project
Illinois Public Media’s book mentor project, now in its ninth year, gets kids excited about reading, and puts books into the hands of families who otherwise might not have access to books at home.
The project recruits and trains volunteers come from local businesses, community service organizations, student associations and parent groups.
Stratton MicroSociety Project
Illinois Public Media is helping students and teachers at the Stratton Leadership & MicroSociety Magnet School in Champaign create, maintain and staff their 21st Century Digital Media Center. Their Center allows them to run their own video production studio, anchor newscasts, write and videotape stories, edit video and publish content on their website, strattonsociety.org.
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