One of our team members spent a week as a camp leader with Gainesville’s Girls Rock Camp – turning girls into rockstars! Read more about Brianna’s experience here. During the second week of July, I had the amazing, entertaining, and exhausting experience of volunteering with Gainesville Girls Rock Camp. This empowering program is geared towards...
Here at WFSU Education we would like to take the time to highlight the work of the Oasis Center for Women and Girls here in Tallahassee. Oasis is an absolutely terrific organization that supports the Leon county community with a special focus on uplifting women in our area. They do this through multiple fantastic programs...
Learn about UF, IFAS Extension Office’s local resources, including their comprehensive Family Nutrition Program in this Edscoop Spotlight! Q: What does your job entail? I am a Food Systems Specialist with the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP). FNP teaches people how to eat healthy on a...
Jen Whitaker and her trio of adorable ginger kids have been a constant across the years of our #wfsusummerchallenge initiative. We love keeping up with their annual explorations and crusades against the summer slide! Read about her experiences as a PBS KIDS parent in the following interview, and keep an eye out for a WFSU...
Hello, my name is Allison Street. I’m the new intern at WFSU Public Media for the Summer of 2018 and I am already thoroughly enjoying my time here with the Education and Engagement Team! First of all, the warm and friendly – yet productive and efficient! – crew here at the PBS station has made...
Check out one of the teacher gems we had the opportunity to meet and spend time with during this last year as a result of our Splash & Bubbles Ocean Friends Forever work! Ms. Sandy Pentzer is a first grade teacher at Franklin County K-12 in the Apalachicola Bay community. Our team quickly identified her...
Pineview Elementary (Tallahassee) class poses with Curious George. In this Edscoop feature, we’re sharing an article written by Current. Here the publication shares PBS’ “current” goals and initiatives, including the Edcamp pilots we’ve had the privilege to be a part of! PBS ‘planting flag firmly’ on kindergarten readiness for all children By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor for...
Roshanna Beard is one of those glowing teachers you come across now and then who immediately show you how much she cares for her students and her work. She has jumped on every opportunity to work with our team when we come to visit Apalachee Elementary, where she teaches 4th grade, and where her son...
It has been said that “A people without a knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.” This quote which has been attributed to both Marcus Garvey and Charles Seifert, speaks on the need to learn lessons from the past and to form an appreciation for how one arrives...
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom website hosts a comprehensive guide for Florida teachers to help plan, fund, create and learn with a ...
