MTPBS Media Lab: Exploring The American Revolution by Ken Burns 

Montana PBS Education invites 3rd–12th grade educators to a special virtual workshop exploring the rich American Revolution by Ken Burns collection on PBS LearningMedia, along with high-quality resources to support teaching and learning around America’s upcoming 250th anniversary.

During this interactive session, we’ll highlight engaging classroom materials, media-rich lessons, and inquiry-based approaches that bring this pivotal era in American history to life for students. Teachers will leave with ready-to-use resources, fresh instructional ideas, and a deeper understanding of the educational tools available for the semiquincentennial.

📅 Date: Wednesday, January 14
⏰ Time: 4:00–6:00 PM (MT)
📍 Location: Zoom
💼 Cost: Free for all educators

What to Expect:

• Guided tour of the PBS LearningMedia American Revolution collection
   
• Classroom-ready resources for teaching America’s 250th anniversary
   
• Opportunities for discussion, collaboration, and live Q&A
   
• 2 OPI renewal credits for educators who attend the live session
   
• A chance to win fun prizes
   

The session will be recorded for those unable to attend; however, OPI credit is only available to participants who join live.

We hope you’ll join us for an enriching and celebratory look at America’s history—and the tools that can help you teach it with confidence and creativity!

Join us for a fun and interactive virtual workshop series designed just for K-3 teachers! Discover how to bring the magic of PBS KIDS programs into your classroom to spark curiosity, creativity, and learning. These engaging sessions will introduce you to free, high-quality resources that make teaching more exciting and effective. Plus, you’ll earn OPI credit while exploring new ways to inspire your students. Best of all—it’s completely FREE! Don’t miss this chance to learn, connect, and play with PBS KIDS! Workshops will take place on Wednesdays from 4pm-6pm pm on Zoom. All teachers who attend and participate will earn 2 OPI credits and a chance to win fun prizes. These workshops will not be recorded. 

Series Schedule

Wednesday February 18 Literacy with Phoebe and Jay (NEW from PBS KIDS)

Wednesday February 25 Caregiving with Many Ways to Show You Care

Wednesday March 4 Building Empathy with Carl the Collector

Build your content knowledge while being inspired to create engaging lessons for students when you watch full length, award winning programs from PBS and Montana PBS–and earn credit for doing it! This FREE professional development activity can be done when and wherever you are and is always open–no deadlines!  

Getting started is easy! 

• Explore this catalog of local and national productions from PBS and Montana PBS. 
• Fill out a form to sign up to view as many of the films as you want. 
• Watch your email for directions about how to watch the film and complete the reflection activity. 

NOTE: Please allow up to 10 business days to receive information about viewing the films. You will get an email from Nikki Vradenburg with the links to the films and the reflection activities. Due to the high volume of requests it may take Nikki longer to respond to your registration. Thank you for being patient!

NEW! PBS KIDS Watch and Learn for PreK-2 Educators (or anyone who loves PBS KIDS)

PreK-2 teachers asked for it and MTPBS listened! Earn OPI credit for watching PBS KIDS programs and exploring digital resources for classroom teaching and school home connections.  

Explore the catalog of programs available HERE

Register here to get the links for each activity! There are 19 PBS KIDS programs available!