Beginning Monday, Arkansas PBS, in partnership with the state Department of Education, will modify its regular broadcast schedule from 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. to offer streamlined curriculum-based programming specifically for pre-kindergarten through 8th grade.
For more information, visit these sites:
myarkansaspbs.org — Information about the modified broadcast schedule, available online resources and virtual professional development opportunities can be found here.
myarkansaspbs.org/ArkansasAMI — Parents and teachers can access the AMI course videos and resources from this page starting Monday.
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dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/learning-services/ alternative-methods-of-instruction — This is where parents and teachers can find more information from the state Department of Education about AMI packets.
ideas.myarkansaspbs.org — This Arkansas PBS Learning-Media resource page was developed to aid teachers and parents in their kids’ at-home learning.
myarkansaspbs.org/engage— Parents and educators can find thousands of lesson plans here as well as activities and videos grouped by grade and by topic to aid in learning at home. Parents can sign up here to receive daily learning resources emails.
facebook.com/ArkansasPBS— Instructional content will be posted on the broadcaster’s Facebook page.
youtube.com/arkansasPBS — Another avenue for viewing PBS Arkansas programs and additional instructional content can be found here.
dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/communications/ covid-19-information — A link to the state Department of Education’s guidance for schools regarding covid-19.
Information for this article was contributed by Cynthia Howell of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.