Educators
PBS LearningMedia offers FREE educational resources for PreK–12 educators and students.
Our goal is to enhance educator practice and equitable student learning through educational resources that are:
Available to teachers and students at no cost for educational use.
Relevant, accessible, and trustworthy.
Intentionally designed to supplement classroom instruction.
Representative of diverse perspectives and communities.
Responsive to needs, trends, and current events.
Designed to promote and support effective practices in teaching and learning with digital media.
For Educators
Bring the World to Your Classroom
ThinkTV and PBS have curated FREE, curriculum-aligned
videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you.
Aligned to state and national curriculum standards, including:
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Common Core State Standards
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
Early Learning Outcomes Framework
National Standards for Civics and Government
Benchmarks for Science Literacy
College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education
Customize PBS LearningMedia resources with these ideas from teachers:
Watch a video clip, as a bell ringer or exit ticket followed by a discussion/written prompt(s).
Share video clips or images with students to help build background information before introducing a new topic.
Utilize video clips, images and other primary sources to help provide context.
Differentiate instruction by allowing students to choose which videos to watch for an assignment, or by readiness based on content/complexity.
Provide robust activities that are great for stations/centers.
Support students when they are conducting research projects.
30,000+ plus
resources
to browse and filter by:
Grade
Subject
Video Length
Language
Accessibility supports
Meet Our
Educational Engagement Liaisons
Leah Steinhiser
LSteinhiser@wnit.org
574-675-9648 x328
Leah Steinhiser is your
Educational Engagement Liaison
for PBS Michiana–WNIT,
serving Northern Indiana
and Southwest Michigan.
Liz Deford
LDeford@wnit.org
574-675-9648 x 309
Liz Deford is your
Educational Engagement Assistant
responsible for outreach
to Elkhart, Noble
and LaGrange Counties.
Resources for Educators
Professional Development
PBS LearningMedia offers a suite of free resources that are designed to help educators improve their skills and broaden their expertise. By offering real life scenarios, professional development content allows educators to learn proven techniques and transfer that knowledge to their own classroom environment.
Sections:
Planning & Preparation
Effective Instruction
Assessment & Evaluation
Learning Environment
Professional Practice
Get ready for the start of school with some of our favorite back-to-school resources! This collection features activities and video resources to help students get to know each other and their new school routines, and lesson plans to help you get your new class off to a great start.
In this collection:
Teacher's Guides
Getting Ready for School
Routines and Transitions
Emotions
Building New Relationships
Health & Healthy Behaviors
PBS KIDS Activity Starters
Bingo Cards
PBS KIDS Graphic Organizers
Afterschool Adventures
See Some of Our Work
Read our FY2025 Impact Report.