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TV411 is teacher-friendly. Because our curriculum consists of
discrete, non-sequential units, you can pick and choose from
the video segments and accompanying workbook and web lessons
to accommodate the needs, interests, schedule, and pace of your
students. You can design units along the TV411 themes of money,
parenting, and health or just as easily select segments according
to the skills taught.
It’s one
thing to encourage a student to make a personal dictionary.
It’s
another thing altogether to see someone in the process of doing
that...I thought that was really motivating, and it’s
something that is much harder to get in a conventional classroom
setting.
- Peter Kondrat, Project Freire, a project of the Brooklyn High
School
Superintendent’s Office
 While
some teachers may choose to use TV411 materials exclusively,
most coordinate them with existing lesson plans, using the video
segments to set up a lesson to model a specific literacy practice,
such as using an editing checklist or calculating averages. Because
TV411 presents skills in the context of real-life problems, like
reading a utility bill or learning about pregnancy, and shows
adults tackling these familiar challenges, teachers have found
that it generates lively classroom discussion and motivates students
to learn.
Teachers have also found that TV411 can compensate for erratic
attendance by providing a continuous thread of instruction—students
can make up the work they missed by watching the segments and
completing the workbook and web lessons from home. Likewise, the
accessibility and compatibility of our television, video, and
web components make TV411 perfect for distance learning.
Use our resources to determine how to integrate TV411 into your
classroom: Consult the TV411 index. Try out the lessons in our
teacher's guide. Take a look at our customized crosswalks to see
how TV411 correlates with educational standards. And, check the
website for new TV411 materials.
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