In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Alabama Public Television is producing Unstoppable: The Road to Women’s Rights. This [More]

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Alabama Public Television is producing Unstoppable: The Road to Women’s Rights. This interactive live-streamed educational event will focus on the women’s suffrage movement, the struggle for women’s equality and the role of women in politics today.

Watch Career Pathways: Apprenticeships to learn what apprenticeships are, why they are beneficial for job seekers as well as employers, and how to participate in [More]

Watch Career Pathways: Apprenticeships to learn what apprenticeships are, why they are beneficial for job seekers as well as employers, and how to participate in them.

Artistic Roots: Alabama’s Creative Culture explores the study and creation of music, theatre, sculpture, folk, and visual arts around the state. Students have the opportunity to [More]

Artistic Roots: Alabama’s Creative Culture explores the study and creation of music, theatre, sculpture, folk, and visual arts around the state. Students have the opportunity to learn about folk art from the Cargo Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art, meet Medusa being carved from Sylacauga marble, visit a community playhouse in Montgomery, witness a giant sting ray mural come to life on Dauphin Island, discover what it takes to become a record producer in Birmingham, and experience a studio session at the infamous Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.

Mission Control: Human Spaceflight is an exciting opportunity for students to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United States landing on the moon (July 20, [More]

Mission Control: Human Spaceflight is an exciting opportunity for students to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United States landing on the moon (July 20, 1969) and participate in the excitement and fascination of space and space travel without leaving their desks. This celebration of historical, current and future manned space exploration is designed to encourage students’ interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Students come face-to-face with the Vietnam War when they meet veterans and visit The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The war is revealed through compelling stories grounded [More]

Students come face-to-face with the Vietnam War when they meet veterans and visit The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The war is revealed through compelling stories grounded in the personal experiences of Alabama veterans and others who were touched by the Vietnam War. Our student reporters conduct interviews and visit the Memorial with a veteran and consider the lasting effects of the war.

Three young kids venture outside their 2-D animated world to learn about early Alabama history for their upcoming school report. Aided by their hyper-intelligent robotic [More]

Three young kids venture outside their 2-D animated world to learn about early Alabama history for their upcoming school report. Aided by their hyper-intelligent robotic friend Roto and a magical portal, they visit some of Alabama’s historic sites to learn about Native American societies, early settlers, and the beginning of Alabama’s statehood.

FBI: Inside the Crime Lab offers middle school children a behind-the-scenes look at the greatest crime laboratory in the world—the FBI’s Crime Laboratory. The Learning [More]

FBI: Inside the Crime Lab offers middle school children a behind-the-scenes look at the greatest crime laboratory in the world—the FBI’s Crime Laboratory. The Learning Adventure explores the methods used by professionals at the lab to solve crimes.

This episode of Gulf Detectives follows three young science detectives as they learn about the animals of the Northern Gulf of Mexico with the help [More]

This episode of Gulf Detectives follows three young science detectives as they learn about the animals of the Northern Gulf of Mexico with the help of the scientists at Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The program features a shark research boat trip, a shark dissection, and a visit to Coffee Island to learn about the efforts by The Nature Conservancy to restore the oyster reefs in the area.

Folger Shakespeare Library live-streamed Master Classes provide professional development grounded in deep, precise content knowledge and tested classroom strategies.

Folger Shakespeare Library live-streamed Master Classes provide professional development grounded in deep, precise content knowledge and tested classroom strategies.

Gulf Detectives at Dauphin Island Sea Lab is an exciting opportunity for students to access beaches, coastal wetlands, Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico [More]

Gulf Detectives at Dauphin Island Sea Lab is an exciting opportunity for students to access beaches, coastal wetlands, Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico without leaving their desks.

Exploring Monticello takes students into Thomas Jefferson’s home, a virtual laboratory for all kinds of ideas. Thomas Jefferson is best known for authoring the Declaration [More]

Exploring Monticello takes students into Thomas Jefferson’s home, a virtual laboratory for all kinds of ideas. Thomas Jefferson is best known for authoring the Declaration of Independence and becoming the third President of the United States, but he also had a great love for innovations which made him one of America’s first great scientists.

Throughout 2015, events across the nation focused attention on concerns in minority communities and racial perceptions in America, resulting in renewed public dialogue about race [More]

Throughout 2015, events across the nation focused attention on concerns in minority communities and racial perceptions in America, resulting in renewed public dialogue about race relations and other issues of social justice.

Folger Shakespeare Library live-streamed Master Classes provide professional development grounded in deep, precise content knowledge and tested classroom strategies.

Folger Shakespeare Library live-streamed Master Classes provide professional development grounded in deep, precise content knowledge and tested classroom strategies.

Join us for an in depth discussion of teaching Hamlet.  Featuring a Folger Shakespeare scholar.

Join us for an in depth discussion of teaching Hamlet.  Featuring a Folger Shakespeare scholar.

Folger Shakespeare Library live-streamed Master Classes provide professional development grounded in deep, precise content knowledge and tested classroom strategies.

Folger Shakespeare Library live-streamed Master Classes provide professional development grounded in deep, precise content knowledge and tested classroom strategies.

In Episode Six, The Montgomery Bus Boycott, student reporters lead viewers on a journey through Montgomery, visiting the Rosa Parks Museum and other historic sites [More]

In Episode Six, The Montgomery Bus Boycott, student reporters lead viewers on a journey through Montgomery, visiting the Rosa Parks Museum and other historic sites pivotal to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, our student reporters study this famous march and its connection to the Voting Rights [More]

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, our student reporters study this famous march and its connection to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. They participate in the Selma 50th Anniversary Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee and interview march participants Sheyann Webb and Congressman John Lewis about their experiences during Bloody Sunday.

In this episode, student reporters begin a new journey to explore the links between social activism, democracy, and the legislative process. Join us as our [More]

In this episode, student reporters begin a new journey to explore the links between social activism, democracy, and the legislative process. Join us as our reporters meet with politicians, journalists and activists to learn about historical events that led to the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In this episode of Project C, our student reporters continue their journey of discovery by meeting with activists working on current issues of inequality and [More]

In this episode of Project C, our student reporters continue their journey of discovery by meeting with activists working on current issues of inequality and discrimination. Join us as we challenge today’s youth to acquire the skills needed to examine, confront and overcome contemporary injustices while engaged in the study of the history of the American Civil Rights Movement.

In episode two, our journey to discover the lessons from the American Civil Rights Movement continues. In this episode we check in on our community [More]

In episode two, our journey to discover the lessons from the American Civil Rights Movement continues. In this episode we check in on our community page and follow our student reporters as they visit the Southern Poverty Law Center and meet with activists from the 1960s to learn about how to take action against injustice.

In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama was on the frontline of the American Civil Rights Movement. This first episode explores these events as our student reporters begin [More]

In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama was on the frontline of the American Civil Rights Movement. This first episode explores these events as our student reporters begin a journey to discover how the civil rights movement is still relevant today. On the way they visit the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Bethel Baptist Church and more, to speak with experts.

Join us as we explore the vaults of the Folger Shakespeare Library and get your students “up on their feet” to perform a Shakespeare insult [More]

Join us as we explore the vaults of the Folger Shakespeare Library and get your students “up on their feet” to perform a Shakespeare insult war!

Join student reporters as they uncover the history, art and architecture that define America’s living symbol of democracy and freedom.

Join student reporters as they uncover the history, art and architecture that define America’s living symbol of democracy and freedom.

Experiencing Shakespeare makes Shakespeare come alive for students. Through television, the web, and social media, students explore the Folger Shakespeare Library, a leader in teaching [More]

Experiencing Shakespeare makes Shakespeare come alive for students. Through television, the web, and social media, students explore the Folger Shakespeare Library, a leader in teaching Shakespeare, and home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection.

Explore the famous Mount Vernon estate in this electronic field trip to the historic home of our nation’s first president. Learn from Mount Vernon’s interpreters [More]

Explore the famous Mount Vernon estate in this electronic field trip to the historic home of our nation’s first president. Learn from Mount Vernon’s interpreters and curators.