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More to Life @ Class Education Week Special Programming
TVO is proud to support Education Week (May 2–6), a province-wide initiative celebrating excellence in public education. Tune in to Mary Ito’s More to Life @ Class each night at 7:00 p.m. (repested the next morning at 5 AM) to keep abreast of the current issues and trends that are affecting our children and our educational system. Topics include Evaluation, Diversity, Gender Differences in learning, Turnaround Schools, Trades Education and you can even call in to chat with the Ministers! Parents, teachers, students, and concerned Ontarians will not want to miss this weeklong marathon of relevant and timely education specials. To download a poster for your staffroom please click here. Check out additional programming details here or see the Coming Soon section (at right).
Sprockets International Film Festival!
Watch two great documentaries as they airs as part of Sprockets, the International Film Festival for Children: Arctic Fever and Jambo Kenya.
Arctic Fever: 10 students from across North America set off on an expedition of a lifetime, camping, not on land, but on the frozen ice of the Arctic Ocean. Their goal is to experience one of our planet’s best kept secrets and to learn how we can better live in harmony with the natural world. We witness how they foster a new understanding and respect for the planet and for each other. In this way, we will not only be left with the excitement of the journey, but with insight on how the members of the group gain fresh perspectives, connect with the natural world, and increase their awareness of the earth as a global ecosystem.
Audience members can participate in a Question and Answer session immediately following the 1 hour documentary. Arctic Fever airs Monday May 2nd at 9:45 and Wednesday May 4th at 1:15 pm at the Famous Players Canada Square at Yonge and Eglinton.
Jambo Kenya: Eleven intrepid Canadian teens – members of a Toronto Catholic District School Board leadership program – sign up for a three-week trip to Kenya. They have no clear idea of what's ahead – just “Teach in the morning and build in the evening.”
In the heart of Masai Mara country, a new world awaits. Language barriers. Lack of books and resources. Teaching in a stifling one-room classroom. Building a schoolhouse from scratch – with no modern equipment. Digging six-foot trenches with shovels. And no one expects to be chased by a wild elephant! That’s just the beginning … Nothing could have prepared them for the magic that would mark the next weeks.
Jambo Kenya is featured as a special presentation at the Sprockets International Film Festival for Children in Toronto on Saturday May 7 at 7pm at the Isabel Bader Theatre.
Reach for the Top!
"Reach for the Top", Canada's longest running TV quiz show featuring high
schools students will be taping the Ontario provincial finals on May 15 & 16 in Toronto. School groups and individuals are invited to be part of the studio audience to share the excitement and experience. It's also a great way to
see how a big TV quiz show is produced. Join the fun in our Scarborough
studios May 15 & 16. Come out and cheer for your favourite team. You’ll
have a chance to win terrific door prizes. For free tickets or to book
your class, call the audience ticket line at 416-484-2644 or e-mail
lwan@tvontario.org. Don’t miss the action. Space is limited.
TVO and the Kids Help Phone
TVOKids welcomes the opportunity to bring the professional support of Kids Help Phone counsellors to TVOKids kids. Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only toll-free, 24-hour national telephone counselling and referral service for kids.
Kids can tune in between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. on the last Friday of every month and chat with Milton and the Kids Help Phone counsellor about issues that matter.
Red Maple Reading Award
Thursday May 5, 2005 at the St. Lawrence Market.
Sponsored by the Ontario Library Association, the Red Maple Reading Award is an annual reading incentive program where young people in grades 7 & 8 participate in selecting the best Canadian Young Adult Book published that year from a list of 10 fiction titles and 6 non-fiction titles. Each participant registers for the program at their school or public library and reads a minimum of five books from either list (or both!) On April 23, Canada Book Day, they vote for their favorite title and the winner is announced at the Awards Celebration May 5, 2005.
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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.
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planet parent: trades education special
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| fri may 6 aT 7 PM |
| In this one-hour special, Planet Parent examines Canada’s skills crisis. Not nearly enough of our children are learning skilled trades. Experts, like Aldo Cianfrini of Skills Canada, predict that soon there won’t be enough skilled workers to meet demand and make our economy grow. Why? Parents don’t want their kids doing those jobs, even though they pay well and are in huge demand. Nineteen-year-old Anna Petryshyn’s mother wanted her to go to university to study dentistry. But Anna is doing an apprenticeship to become a tool and die maker, a high-paying job with lots of demand. Throughout the story, we’ll hear from a candid, and often-comical panel of 10-year-olds, who tell us what their parents really think about skilled trades.
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| -repeats the following Monday at 5 AM |
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| Intermediate |
| Guidance and Career Education: GLS1O/GLE1O, GLC2O, GLD2O |
| Senior |
| Guidance and Career Education: GWL3O, GLN4O
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| download: (Word.doc) |
| teacher resource | blm 1 | blm 2 |
| jambo kenya |
| sun may 8 at 7 pm |
Eleven intrepid Canadian teens – members of a Toronto Catholic District School Board leadership program – sign up for a three-week trip to Kenya. They have no clear idea of what's ahead – just “Teach in the morning and build in the evening.”
In the heart of Masai Mara country, a new world awaits. Language barriers. Lack of books and resources. Teaching in a stifling one-room classroom. Building a schoolhouse from scratch – with no modern equipment. Digging six-foot trenches with shovels. And no one expects to be chased by a wild elephant! That’s just the beginning …
Nothing could have prepared them for the magic that would mark the next weeks.
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| Intermediate |
Geography: Grade 7, Grade 8
Canadian and World Studies: CHV2O |
| Senior |
| Geography: CGW4U |
| download: (Word.doc) |
| teacher resource | blm 1| blm 2 |
| the adventure of english |
| MOndays AT 10:00 PM (except monday may 9) |
| 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. |
| -repeats the same evening at 1:30 AM |
| Senior |
| English: ENG3U, ENG4U/C |
| download: (Word.doc) |
| teacher resource | blm 2 |
| the view from here: CONTINUOUS JOURNEY |
| SUNDAY MAY 15 AT 10:00 PM |
| Investigate the little-known story of the 376 immigrants from British India aboard the ship Komagata Maru who were turned away by Canada in 1914 and the disastrous consequences that ensued. |
| Intermediate |
Grade 8 History
Grade 8 Geography |
| Senior |
| Canadian and World Studies: CHC2D, CHC2P, CHI4U, CLU3M, CLN4U |
| download: (Word.doc) |
| teacher resource | blm 1| blm 2 |
| distinguished artists |
| saturdays at 4 pm, repeated the following sunday at 4 pm |
Distinguished Artists, produced by Humber students in partnership with TVO is a new series that takes us inside the careers and lives of familiar Canadian faces. The series of 13 half-hour programs were created by students in the School of Media Studies and Information Technology. Lorne Frohman hosts the informative chat-style interviews modelled after the popular Inside the Actor's Studio. The faculty professor and writer-producer goes one on one with artists such as stage and screen actress Fiona Reid, author Paul Quarrington, and jazz musician Jane Bunnett, as well as international figures such as Joan Rivers. Students studying the profession of the featured guest make up the audience for each interview – and get to ask questions.
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| AIC Limited and Spelling Bee of Canada 2005 championships |
senior championships: sun may 29 at 8 PM, repeated sun june 5 at 3 pm (2 hours)
junior champtionships: sat jun 4 3:30 PM (90 minutes) |
For the second year in a row, TVO, in association with the Spelling Bee of Canada (SBOC), is proud to produce the Spelling Bee of Canada Ontario Championships. Airing exclusively on TVO, the competitions will take place at Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto.
For more information, visit www.spellingbeeofcanada.ca.
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| the colour of war |
| may 9, 10, and 11 at 7 pm and 10 pm |
Don't miss special programming to commemorate the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Vividly connect to history through authentic colour footage and personal accounts from those who witnessed and lived the conflict firsthand in this three-part documentary. |
| the trubble with english |
| sun may 22 at 6 pm |
A half hour special that answers the question, “Why is English so darn hard to spell?” A look at the fascinating history of a lanuguage that is spoken by over two billion people around the world. The show features linguistics professor Jack Chambers from the University of Toronto and footage from the Spelling Bee of Canada’s 2004 Ontario Provincial Championship. |
| big ideas |
| Saturdays at 1 pm, repeated Sundays at 1 pM |
Speakers from all facets of academia present lectures on a wide variety of
topics, including politics, social policy, literature, and philosophy.
Journalist-author Irshad Manji hosts this unique, two-hour programming
block, introducing and commenting on the lectures.
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| studio 2: gregg and company |
| studio 2 airs weekdays at 8 pm, repeated the same evening at 11:30 PM and the next day at 2:30 PM. |
Featuring contributing editor and host Allan Gregg in conversation with some of the world's most prominent authors, artists, and cutting-edge thinkers
MON MAY 2: Science writer Dave Bodannis explains the theory of relativity for dummies and its impact on the study of science for nearly 100 years.
WED MAY 4: An in-depth interview with Wayne Copp, principal of Baycrest Public School, founder of the "Summer of Literacy" camps, which now take place across the province, along with aboriginal literacy programs.
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| CANADA: A People's HiSTORY |
| this series continues mondays in may beginning may 16 at 7 pm, repeatedthe following saturday and sunday at 5 pm. |
This comprehensive 17-part documentary explores Canadian History, from a look at the land and its occupants in 15 000 BCE, and continues to trace events from the 1800's to the 1990's.
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| COMING SOON |
Education Week: A Special Week of Programming
More to life @ class
MAY 2-6 AT 7 PM
Monday May 2
Town Hall Meeting: Evaluation
How do teachers evaluate students? How do principals evaluate teachers? How do taxpayers evaluate the system? We ask teachers, parents and students.
Tuesday May 3
Diversity
We visit Church St. Elementary School and West Toronto Collegiate to look at the unique challenges educators face in dealing fairly and effectively with student diversity.
Wednesday May 4
Meet the Ministers
A chance for you to participate in our live phone-in with Gerrard Kennedy (Minister of Education) and Mary Anne Chambers (Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities).
Thursday May 5
The Gender Gap / Turnaround Schools
We visit Cecil B. Stirling Elementary School and hear from experts Shelly Peterson and Barbara Bodkin from OISE/UT as we examine how to deal with the problem of boys falling behind in school. In addition, we examine how some schools have improved both their students' attitudes and their academic standing.
Friday May 6
Planet Parent : Trades Education
We examine Canada's skills crisis and prevailing parent and student attitudes towards opting to attend trade school.
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 CLASSIC TVO |
Eureka! continues to be one of TVO's best-selling series ever. These humorous, information-packed programs bring "boring" physics concepts to life. Each of the 30 five-minute programs takes a simple and direct approach to the subject matter. Constant review and reinforcement make the message clear; as a result, the study of physics becomes easier and accessible — even to viewers without a solid background in the subject.
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