CNN NEWSROOM/WORLDVIEW

“The Daily Classroom Guide.” CNN NEWSROOM. CNN/Turner Educational Services, Inc., 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996. 1997, 1998. (CNN Worldview Edition, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.)

From 1989-1998, Teachable Tech has developed, designed, written, edited and put on-line "The Daily Classroom Guide" to support CNN’s daily news service for schools. Beginning in 1987, TTI consulted with producers and educational consultants to devise a current news program that would attract and interest students. In addition, the copyright-free program is designed to support classroom teachers across the curriculum and across grade levels, from 5th through 12th grades.

Through the years, daily support material has included:

• Rundown/summary to the program to guide viewing and segment selection
• Key terms to improve spoken and written vocabulary and increase understanding of concepts, places and people in the news
• Questions to spark discussion and problem solving
• Short- and long-term activities to be completed as individuals, in small groups, or as a whole class
• Reproducible student handouts to support research or guide activities
• Background handouts for teachers and students to summarize, introduce and expand concepts
• Internet sites to provide on-line access to information to support activities and discussion

Teachable Tech’s responsibilities have included:

• Hiring, supervising and conferring with writers and teachers/consultants
• Designing, implementing and revising classroom support material
• Coordinating the writing, editing and uploading/delivery of the daily guide
• Consulting, and working in conjunction with CNN NEWSROOM production staff
• Consulting with Turner Educational Services (Turner Learning) and creating marketing and teacher training materials
• Conducting teacher training workshops

Find out more about CNN Newsroom at Turner Learning CNN Newsroom site.

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