Watch for a special day of programming on the International Day of Children’s Broadcasting on Dec 12th!

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TVOntario visits North Bay!!! Lisa Fernandes, Education Officer for TVO will visit various education communities in North Bay this month, outlining some of TVOntario’s tools for educators and home schooling parents! Interested teacher candidates or other educators are invited to attend a presentation at the Faculty of Education at Nipissing University at 12:30pm on Monday Dec 6th in room F210.

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Featured upcoming TVO programming and teacher resources

All downloads are in Microsoft Word format. "Teacher resource" refers to background information and serves as a guide to using TVO programming in your classroom.
"BLM 1" refers to viewing questions. "BLM 2" refers to Assessment and Evaluation suggestions.

PLANET PARENT: Trades Education Special  
SUN. DEC. 12 AT 2:00 PM
(International Day of Children’s Broadcasting)

In this one-hour special, Planet Parent examines Canada’s skills crisis. Parents don’t want their kids doing those jobs, even though they pay well and are in huge demand. Find out what’s being done to change attitudes and attract young trades people.

Intermediate
Grade 7 and 8 Career Studies
Guidance and Career Education: GLS1O/GLE1O, GLC2O, GLD2O

Senior
Guidance and Career Education: GWL3O, GLN4O

For more on apprenticeship, trades and careers, check out “Workforce” launching Sunday Jan 2 at 6pm! Also check out CareerMATTERS at www.ilc.org

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource | blm 1 | blm 2

The View From Here: Angry Girls 
SUN DEC 12 3-5 PM
(International Day of Children’s Broadcasting)

Examine the growing violence among our young women and explore how mentoring and other tools are helping them get their lives back on track. A pre-recorded discussion follows.

Intermediate
Grade 8 Health and Physical Education
Health and Physical Education PPL1/2O
Guidance and Career Education GLS10/GLE10, GLC20, GLD20.

Senior
Family Studies HIR3C, HIP3E
Guidance and Career Education GLN40

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource | blm1 | blm 2

Masterworks: The Private Life of a Masterpiece
Michelangelo’s David  
THURS DEC 23 AT 10:00 PM
REPEATED SUN AT 1:30 AM

An exploration of the history, contemporary reactions and cultural legacy of the famed sculpture by Michelangelo.

Intermediate
Grade 7 Visual Arts
Grade 8 Visual Arts
Visual Arts: AVI1O, AVI2O

Senior
Visual Arts: AVI3M, AVI3O, AVI4M

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource | blm 1

The Adventure of English 
MONDAYS AT 10:00 PM UNTIL DEC 13

A remarkable journey around the globe, tracing the spread and development of the English language and how vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar vary dramatically not only between countries but also from region to region.

Senior
English: ENG3U, ENG 4U/C

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource | blm 2

In Search of Shakespeare
MONDAYS AT 10:00 PM BEGINNING DEC 20
REPEATED AT 1:30 AM

This documentary is an innovative and revealing portrait of the world's greatest and most famous writer, William Shakespeare, mixing travel, adventure, interviews and live action sequences of current Royal Shakespeare Company Productions. Examine the complex society in which Shakespeare created some of literature's most enduring characters.

Intermediate
English: ENG1D

Senior:
English: ENG4C

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource

Rough Science  
SUNDAYS AT 6:30 PM
PREMIERING DEC 5

Five scientists are challenged to put their collective scientific knowledge to practical use. Transported to isolated locations, they are presented with a series of tasks, with two notable restrictions: they must complete their work within three days and, with the exception of a rudimentary took kit, must use only indigenous materials.

Intermediate
Grades 7-10 Science and Technology

Senior
Grades 11-12 Science and Technology

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource | blm 2

Into the Wild: Brazil’s Secret Rainforest 
TUES DEC 21 AT 7:00 PM
REPEATED SAT DEC 25 AT 6:00 PM

Learn about human encroachment and techniques conservation biologists are using the preserve the forest and the wildlife of the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil. Explore the behaviour and habitat of the forest inhabitants and the rehabilitation of animals that have been in close contact with humans.

Intermediate
Grade 7 Science (Life Systems)
Science: SNC 2D/P

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource | blm 1

National Geographic: Inside the Tornado  
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
SAT DEC 18 AT 7:00 PM

Tornado trackers and researchers take great risks to study tornadoes as they occur. Watch National Geographic Saturdays at 7pm.

Intermediate
Science: SNC 2D/P

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource | blm 1 | blm 2

Watch Studio 2 Specials Dec 20th-23rd!

MONDAY DECEMBER 20:
ALGONQUIN LOGGING
MRI WAIT TIMES
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT
ALLAN GREGG: ADAM NICOLSON (The History of the James Bible)

TUESDAY DECEMBER 21:
P2P: JUNE CALLWOOD (Studio 2 full-edition version)

WED DEC. 22 AT 8:00 PM:
STUDIO 2: THE NEW NORTH
REPEATED AT 11:30 PM AND THURS DEC 23 AT 2:30 PM

Investigate the history of the Algoma railway and economic sustainability and entrepreneurship in small towns.

Intermediate:
Grade 8 Geography
Business Studies BBI1/2O

Senior:
Technological Education TTJ3C, TTJ3E, TTJ4C, TTJ4E
Business Studies BD134C
Canadian and World Studies CGG3O, CGW4U ,CHI4U

download (Word .doc format):

History of Algoma Railway: teacher resource | blm 1

Rebranding the North: teacher resource | blm1 | blm 2

THURSDAY DEC. 23:
Tour some of Ontario 's award-winning gardens!

VOX TALK: Breaking the Ice
SUN DEC 12 AT 7:00 PM

Breaking the Ice will reunite some of the students we followed on a
scientific expedition in the Arctic, and teens who are involved in
environmental activism to discuss climate change and the impact on the
environment in a special 1 hour presentation. Join our panel as they bring environmental issues back to the forefront of politics, the media and education.

Check out enhanced features of VOX online at www.voxtvo.org

The View From Here: Flatly Stacked
MON DEC 22 AT 10:10 PM

Explore issues of self-esteem in women and society’s obsession with body image.

The View From Here: El Contrato (Premiere)
WED JAN 12 AT 10:00 PM

El Contrato tells of the eye-opening story of the exploitation of Mexican labourers who work in the tomato fields in Leamington, Ontario.

PLANET PARENT: Asperger Syndrome Special
SUN JAN 9 at 10:00 PM
REPEATED SUN JAN 16TH AT 4:00 PM

Asperger Syndrome is a high-functioning autism. Thousands of adults may have grown up with it and not known it. It’s tough to diagnose and wasn’t even defined until the mid 1990s. The program looks at the impact Asperger’s can have.

Big Ideas
SAT DEC 11 and SUN DEC 12 AT 1:00 PM
REPEATED SUNDAY AT 2:00 AM

Dr. Michael Banner lectures on "Genetics and Human Nature". Dr Michael Banner is an evangelical Anglican ethicist, director of ESRC Genomics Policy in the School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine at University of Edinburgh.

National Geographic:
Inside the Vatican – Narrated by Martin Sheen
TUES DEC 28 AT 10:00 PM

This program explores the Vatican, showing parts not often seen by the public and follows the ordination of a bishop.

Life in the Freezer
WED DEC 8, 15, 22 AT 7:00 PM and 7:30 PM

Presented by Sir David Attenborough and filmed with state-of-the-art technology in the most inhospitable place on Earth. Filmed over fourteen months, often in temperatures of -60° C, with Force 10 storms and tidal waves, this program explores the natural history of Antarctica.

Great Canadian Parks
TUESDAYS AT 7:30 PM UNTIL DEC 21

Explore Canada's history, ecology and culture through the study of our country's magnificent parks.

Great Canadian Rivers
TUESDAYS AT 7:30 PM BEGINNING DEC 28

This series takes viewers on a tour of some of Canada's most beautiful – and remote - locations.

Amber Time Machine – North American Premiere
WED DEC 29 AT 7:00 PM

Sir David Attenborough examines and identifies the animals and plants entombed in this unique resin.

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