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Saturday,
July 04, 2009
Resources and programs for educators from pre-school to post-secondaryHere,
you'll find numerous technology-integrated lesson plans on a variety of subjects.
MPT's K-12 Educational Video Service site will help enhance your curriculum with
terrific instructional programs. You can also browse our professional development
opportunities to sharpen your teaching skills. Your students will enjoy exploring
fascinating people, places and events in Maryland and beyond through MPT's online
fieldtrips. And that's just for starters! To explore our
site, move your mouse over the menus to the left. If the menus don't appear, use
one of these links to jump to one of our educator-oriented sites: Or visit one of our other sections:
Check it out!
 Pathways
to Freedom:
Maryland and the
Underground Rail Road
It was a highly secretive system. Yet, it had none of the organization you might
expect. There were no rules or maps or lists of people involved. In fact, very
few people knew all its details – the routes that were best to take, the
houses where sympathetic people lived, even the language people used to talk
about it. They learned it as they needed to – when their lives as slaves
became too much to bear – or when their support was needed to help bring
others out of bondage.
It was the Underground Railroad – the unique collection of covert byways
and secret hiding places ı through which thousands of slaves in the south traveled
to freedom. Maryland – because of its location at the boundary of slave
and free states – and many of Marylandıs people - because of their bravery
and commitment to liberty and civil rights for all – were an important
part of this network.
We're
always learning and growing, just like everyone else. If you
see something you like, or if you don't see something that you think we should
offer, use the form below to drop us a line. We'd love to hear from you!
David Tauriello
LearningWorks
Online Producer
Maryland Public Television
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Today's Event Calendar
LearningWorks Presents  The Literature, Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe ... In Baltimore and Beyond -- From "The Raven" to The Baltimore Ravens, our newest online interactive experience for classrooms and families explores this legendary literary figure's impact.
Get credit -- Maryland teachers can earn MSDE Certification Credit through our TeacherLine online professional development program.
Sense and Dollars
An award-winning MPT web site that helps students, teachers, and families understand personal economics.
A Bridge to Reading: What Families Need to Know
The multimedia web site companion to an MPT-produced video for families.
Pathways to Freedom: Maryland & The Underground Railroad
This interactive web site from MPT brings the story of the Underground Railroad to life.
Additional Resources The Civil War -- Although this fall's broadcast of the Ken Burns documentary has come and gone, MPT has a web site of resources connected with "The War Between the States."
Global Connections -- This PBS.org site provides an interactive timeline, in-depth articles, extensive lesson plans, and other resources for teaching and learning about the past, present, and future of the Middle East.
American Field Guide -- This PBS.org site offers archived outdoors video from over thirty public broadcasting stations across the country -- including MPT's own Outdoors Maryland. Got something new to share?
Tell us about it.
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