NETA Webinars
NETA webinars allow our members to participate in engaging discussions on a variety of topics to increase skills and strengthen the long-term commitment to public media's education mission. We work closely with thought leaders throughout the system, including our PLC Executive Committees, to produce timely and content-rich online events.
Archived NETA webinars and all associating materials can be found on publicmedialearns.org.
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This webinar will introduce you to Molly Community Science, a National Science Foundation-funded initiative that aims to support the development of environmental identity among 6- to 8-year-old children from rural Alaska Native communities. The project has two goals: (1) to learn more about how children develop environmental identity (which we define as the empathy, knowledge, and skills needed to act responsibly for the environment); and (2) to co-design, with Alaska Native villages, an intergenerational community-based science program that can help nurture children’s environmental identity.
Using a co-design process, and in partnership with three Alaska Native communities: Bethel, Northway, and Hoonah, we created Molly’s Salmon Protector Camp. This two-day camp for 6- to 8-year-old children helps them learn environmental science and develop a sense of stewardship through fun, hands-on activities rooted in Alaska Native values. The camp draws inspiration from the popular PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI. Camp sessions use MOLLY OF DENALI media, including animated stories, live-action videos, and a digital app, to get kids excited about science. Children then explore related hands-on activities that integrate local, seasonally appropriate harvesting practices. The camp invites local knowledge-holders to share Indigenous ecological knowledge, Native language, traditional stories, and career experiences to bridge Indigenous and Western science.
Learning Goals / Key Takeaways:
- Learn about the Molly Community Science initiative, environmental identity development, and the co-design process we employed to produce new environmental-themed camp that bridges Indigenous and Western science knowledge and practices.
- Learn about Molly's Salmon Protector Camp and the various multimedia resources we developed.
- Hear what we learned from research and evaluation, and how findings will help inform future development.
Presenters:
- Mary Haggerty, Director of Media Engagement, GBH
- Yatibaey Evans, Creative Producer, GBH
- Stephanie McFadden, Director of Education and Engagement, AKPM
- Amelia Wilson or Rebekah Contreras, Huna Heritage Foundation
Join the Content PLC for an open discussion about what stations are planning for local content projects and priorities for 2025, including the America @ 250 / American Revolution project. Discover what other stations are doing, learn how you might collaborate, and share some of your own station projects for 2025.
Learning Goals / Key Takeaways:
- Hear what colleagues are doing around the system
- Share your station's upcoming projects
- Ask questions of peers
Presented by the Content Peer Learning Community.
As we all work to become more data-informed organizations, it's important to translate the stories we have always excelled at telling into numbers that reflect the impact our work has on our communities. We'll share examples of data dashboards created by two stations aimed at helping us tell our stories through the work we do every day.
Presenters:
- Leandra Parks, Digital Marketing Manager, VPM
- Becky Marburger, Project and Impact Coordinator, PBS Wisconsin
Learning Goals / Key Takeaways:
- Understand how effective storytelling can create impactful and engaging narratives.
- Learn how to visualize and present data in a meaningful way.
- Access actionable resources to integrate your station's data to help with your decision-making processes.
- Learn from two stations about their experiences to improving data gathering, sharing and dashboard utilization.
Presented by the Marketing & Communications Peer Learning Community.
Archived Webinars
This webinar will introduce you to Work It Out @ Your Library! a new program for families in your community, built around Work it Out Wombats!, the PBS KIDS television series. Through hands-on activities, library storytime sessions, animated videos, and a family app, this flexible program helps library staff guide families through the exploration of computational thinking.
Join the Marketing and Communications PLC for an informal discussion and brainstorming session about holiday and end of year campaigns that stand out and make an impact!
This course introduces you to the research by author Dr. Tim Elmore and will equip you with strategies to create a better working environment with the four primary generations in today's workforce. Only 20% of businesses have a strategy for intergenerational work. Leaders need to capitalize on what each generation brings to the team and leverage it as a competitive advantage.
In this webinar we'll talk about what the new Civics Collection on PBS LearningMedia contains, how to promote it, and how to use it to support your station's civics initiatives.
Learning Goals / Key Takeaways:
This year-long course takes a deep dive into topics leaders face every day. Monthly topics include:
Join the Education PLC for an informal discussion and brainstorming session about how to engage with your community during the Back to School season! We want to talk about materials, events, promotions, and more. Bring a question to ask and an idea to share to get the most out of this informal discussion session.
Registration for the PBS Cyber Champions Learning Path is now open, though space is limited to 500 participants per year!
Tuesdays, July 9, 16, and 23 from 3 PM to 4:30 PM ET
No one has time these days to start new projects. We can't find time; we have to make time. This three-part mastermind course will teach you how to increase your capacity and allow you to share your tips for getting things done and hear your colleagues' secrets to time management.
Public media education teams across the country are increasing their reach and creating meaningful collaborations with ambassador programs. Join the Education PLC for a discussion about ambassador programs and other ways stations are increasing their impact through strategic partnerships. We'll hear from several stations about the work they're doing and then open the meeting for additional sharing and conversation. Bring a question to ask and an idea to share to get the most out of this informal discussion session.
As public media stations many of our programs and efforts focus on young children as well as adults interested in lifelong learning. But how do stations best engage "the missing middle"? Join the Education PLC for a discussion about youth media and other efforts focused on serving tweens and teens in our communities. We'll hear from several stations about the work they're doing in these areas and then open up the meeting for additional sharing and conversation. Bring a question to ask and an idea to share to get the most out of this informal discussion session.