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Monday, December 16, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST
Presented by KJ Vanderiet, Senior Content Producer, WNET Kids’ Media and Education; Bob Krech, Writer, Elementary Math Consultant, and Advisor for PBS Cyberchase, WNET; and Islah Tauheed, Vice Principal for Newark Public Schools (NJ)
Sponsored by WNET Kids’ Media and Education
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For more than 20 years, Cyberchase has been a must-see children’s public media series, winning awards including a 2007 Emmy along the way. The series has long focused on math strategies, problem solving, and operations. Now there are new adventures ready for young math students, K-3, that integrate environmental and other STEAM topics into the content.
In this edWebinar, KJ Vanderiet, a former early childhood educator, Bob Krech, one of education’s leading math voices and the Math Advisor for Cyberchase, and Islah Tauheed, vice principal for Newark, New Jersey public schools, will introduce educators to the content now available in the Cyberchase series. They’ll offer some tips and strategies for using this free program and its online components in the classroom and how to share the content with families so students can boost math learning at home too. Math is everywhere…so plan to add some math adventures to your math lineup!
This edWebinar will be of interest to K-3 teachers, math coaches, math intervention specialists, librarians, school leaders, district leaders, and education technology leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
KJ Vanderiet is a Senior Content Producer in WNET’s Children’s and Educational Media Department. She studied elementary education at the University of Minnesota and worked as an early literacy specialist. She’s also served as an AmeriCorps and Peace Corps volunteer and completed her graduate work in international education (IE) at New York University, where she combined her IE studies with courses in media design for learning.
Bob Krech is a writer and consultant on elementary math. A former elementary teacher, supervisor, and curriculum developer, he has written more than 30 books for teachers and parents and is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. He is the math advisor for the award-winning PBS children’s television series Cyberchase.
Islah Tauheed is a courageous advocate for teachers, students, and their families. Ms. Tauheed is inspired by this quote by Audre Lorde: “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” She strives to show up authentically in every space she occupies and creates an environment where those around her can do the same. She works toward change by creating safe spaces where all members of a learning community can let their guard down, express their true selves, and receive honest feedback.
Ms. Tauheed is currently a vice principal in her hometown of Newark, NJ, where she enthusiastically strives to create a mutually beneficial learning community centered in liberatory approaches that seek new possibilities in the field of education to encourage critical love, academic success, and student empowerment. Ms. Tauheed brings with her 14 years of elementary teaching experience and two years of school leadership in the Bronx, NY. She is a graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University, a member of ASCD’s Emerging Leaders cohort, and sits on NCTE’s Elementary Section Steering Committee.
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The WNET Group’s award-winning Kids’ Media and Education Team produces the PBS KIDS series Cyberchase, interactive Mission US history games, and resources for families, teachers, and caregivers. A leading public media producer for nearly 65 years, The WNET Group presents and distributes content that fosters lifelong learning, including multi-platform initiatives addressing poverty, jobs, economic opportunity, social justice, understanding, and the environment.
