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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
 The
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
Web site for new TV411 materials.
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