TWIN CITIES PBS | MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL TPT & Legacy funding bring Minnesota’s arts, culture and history stories into classrooms
TPT Learn’s education specialists partner with Legacy-supported producers, content experts and program hosts to make learning come alive both on the screen and in the community. Notable collaborations include: Outside Chance host Chance York teamed up with TPT Learn to create a set of discussion guides and curricular activities that align with each episode, prompting lively conversation about Minnesota’s diverse natural spaces for learners of all ages.
STAGE host Natalia Romero Arbeláez (pictured left) shared her passion and expertise in the arts with the TPT Learn team, resulting in 12 program guides and music education activities that align with Minnesota state arts and social studies standards for students in grades 6 -12. Diving into the station’s rich catalogue of Legacy-funded projects from past years helps TPT respond to the needs of formal and informal educators, who frequently request content around place-based history, science, and civics topics. Initiatives include community screenings, panels, lectures and workshops for Legacy- supported content like Jim Crow of the North, Bring Her Home, Armed With Language and Citizen . This kind of activation invites learners of all ages to explore media that makes a difference, and helps to sustain and expand the use of Legacy content. To expand the reach of Legacy-funded media content, episodes and activity guides are posted to PBS LearningMedia (PBSlearningmedia.org), a free education platform accessed by over two million educators nationally each year. TPT Learn has also created specially tailored Minnesota collections on PBSLM, like MinneHistory and Outside Chance , that help educators explore our state’s history, arts, science and culture. Educational resources for the series, Relish , feature media and recipes, encouraging learners to connect to culture through food.
24 new TPT arts, culture and history education guides created in FY22
Student: “I would like to thank you for showing me and others how food can connect people. It makes me inspired to cook more, so I can be closer to my family and friends and learn new recipes.”
TPT Learn relies on community input to help create the highest quality educational content. The TPT Learn Advisory Board, consisting of 15 diverse formal and informal educators, advocates, parents, caregivers and researchers, guide TPT on how to best respond to community needs and gaps, support already thriving programming with existing media and resources, and drive ongoing improvement in TPT’s media and resource production.
TPT Learn works closely with the Director of Evaluation to assess all programming, using mixed method approaches to determine program efficacy and attention to cultural responsiveness. TPT also shares education updates, new resources, and professional development opportunities via new social media platforms and newsletters with TPT’s network of over 15,000 educators.
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