Check out these WAM programs for the middle school and high school students. WAM also has several new programs for the elementary level. Check them out at the WAM website.
The Buzz – how to start and maintain a business - Tu and Th at 4:00AM
Caught in the Middle – Real students and events help illustrate issues unique to teens during the 1st year of high school - M-SA at 2:30PM
Get a Life – M-F at 4:30 AM
Table Talk – Real Families Face Real Issues – Parents and kids discuss issues before they leave the dinner table – How Far is Too Far? - June 20 at 3:00 pm; Talking Beyond 9/11 - June 20 at 3:30pm
Higher Ground – A fictional series that follows troubled teens recovering from traumatic experiences at a progressive wilderness school. – M-F at 3:00 pm
Pit Pony – A 12 year old growing up in the early 1900s faces changes. Daily 6:00am
Just Deal – Teens from different backgrounds attend the same high school and cope with academic and peer pressures as well as family issues. Tu-F at 3:00 am.
Radio Free Roscoe – four high-school freshmen run an underground radio station, giving a voice to the hopes and fears of their generation. M-Th at 5:00 pm.
A&E programming airs each morning at 6:00 a.m. (CT). Register at A&E’s website to request an “Idea Book” (IT’S FREE!) See an entire month of A&E Cable in the Classroom summer programming:
June A&E Cable in the Classroom Calendar
July A&E Cable in the Classroom Programming
Summer Programming on A&E
Tape these great programs for use in your classroom this fall.
Biography: Pierre Elliott Trudeau- airs June 21
Niagara: A History of the Falls- airs June 22, June 23
The Grand Tour: The Canadian Rockies- airs June 25
Click on the underlined programs to go to the lesson plan that has been prepared for you.
History Channel programming airs each morning at 5:00 a.m. (CT)
Tape some of these programs for use next semester.
JFK: A Presidency Revealed (3 Parts) – (with teacher’s guide) airs June 21-23 at 5:00 am
The Great American History Quiz: The Presidents (with teacher’s guide) airs June 24 at 5:00am
Black Aviators: Flying Free airs June 28 at 5:00 am
Assignment Discovery airs on the Discovery Channel weekdays at 8 a.m. As a service of Discovery Channel with Cable in the Classroom, each program is commercial free and can be taped and used in the classroom for up to a year.
Follow the links below to learn more about each of the programs and to find the lesson plan that has been prepared for you. The Lesson Plan link will also help you locate materials and other links to help you with the segment you want to include in your lesson.
Geographic Perspectives-
Travel the world for a look at the relationship between physical and cultural
geography. See how Africa has been shaped by its past and the critical role
education plays in the continent's future; examine the historical and the
importance of the location of the Middle East; and learn how hardships, both
political and environmental, have altered Europe's cities.
Airs: Monday thru Friday – the week of June 14th
Science Studio: Inquiry
and Discovery-
Explore the
scientific process with a fresh look at some Assignment Discovery
classics. Peer through the lens for a larger-than-life view of human and plant
cells; discover how scientists are waging war against cold and flu viruses; take
an action-packed tour of the physics of motion; and learn how the pursuit of
gold led to the discovery of the periodic table.
Airs: Monday thru Friday – the week of June 21st
Commerce & Culture-
Around the
world and across centuries, the consumption of economic goods and cultural
ideals have defined — and redefined — societies. Trace the evolution of Japanese
life from samurai warriors to Tokyo high-rises; look inside some of Europe's
most-powerful empires, including those of Rome, Napoleon, and the Roman Catholic
Church; and see how string beans and gold fund Africa's economies.
Airs: Monday thru Friday – the week of
Weeks of June 28th
Civilizations In Conflict-
Disease,
conquering neighbors, internal strife — these and other hardships have changed
the course of history. See how the bubonic plague helped bring an end to
feudalism in medieval
Europe;
explore the role Western imperialism played in the demise of
China's
last dynasty and the destruction of African tribal culture; and examine the
centuries-old religious struggles for the
Holy Land.
Airs: Monday thru Friday – the week of July 5th
World History: Authority
and Power-How
do rulers establish and maintain power? Does the scope of their authority affect
their methods? Investigate the answers to these questions with a broad survey of
world history. Examine the rules of Peter the Great, Machiavelli, Napoleon, and
Alexander the Great; learn the role 19th-century gangs played in forging
New York
City's politics and identity; and visit the lost empires of Asia and Russia.
Airs: Monday thru Friday – the week of July 12th
