Achievement Television - introduces a revolutionary concept by bringing individuals who have shaped the history of our times into classrooms nationwide. Achievement TV is an electronic forum that allows students to learn from outstanding individuals of our time while, at the same time, satisfying core curriculum requirements. Students, from at-risk to advanced placement, can discover new role models through Achievement Television.
Airs: Tuesday 11:00 - Web site www.achievement.org/
The Annenberg CPB Channel - airs an extraordinary range of teacher professional development and instructional programs funded by Annenberg/CPB. Annenberg/CPB's multimedia resources help teachers increase their expertise in their fields and assist them in improving their teaching methods. Many programs are also intended for students in the classroom and viewers at home. All Annenberg/CPB videos exemplify excellent teaching.
Airs: Monday thru Thursday 13:00 - 16:00, Monday 20:00 - 22:00, Tuesday 21:00, Overnight Monday thru Thursday 23:00 - 08:00
Website www.learner.org
Arts.21- is a cultural magazine from a country that exports culture as successfully as it does cars, from Beethoven and Bayreuth to Bööll. Culture in Germany today is shaped by the 21st century: world renowned young photographers and painters, the cosmopolitan scene in Berlin, the German capital, and in other German cultural regions. Arts.21 puts it all in a European and international context.
Airs: Monday 18:30 & 22:30, Tuesday 09:30 - Website dw-world.de/english
At the Chef’s Table - takes you into the kitchens of America’s most celebrated and entertaining chefs. We discover the secrets behind their inspiration and success as we check out the best chef’s tables in the country from New York City, Miami, New Orleans, to LA - coast to coast and region to region. You’ll sample the wild - the mild - and some exotic new tastes.
Airs: Wednesday 21:00, Saturday 15:00 - Website www.atthechefstable.com
Want to know more about the world of German and European automobiles? In "Auto Motor und Sport TV" you can find out! Want to know if a new model lives up to its manufacturer's promises? Want to see a technically fascinating minivan make its debut at one of the many motor shows? Want to find out what drives two young people to restore rare Fiats in an old barn? "auto motor und sport TV" has it all.
Airs: Wednesday 18:30 & 22:30, Thursday 20:30, Saturday 14:30
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Canapé - Stylish and modern, Canapé is the only program entirely devoted to French cultural events in New York and the United States. This bi-monthly half-hour show includes film releases, book translations, exhibitions, festivals, ballets, concerts and theater productions.
Airs: Second & Fourth Thursday 19:30
Classic Arts Showcase - The spectrum of classic arts disciplines aired on Classic Arts Showcase includes video samplings of animation, architectural art, ballet, chamber and choral music, dance, folk art, museum art, musical theater, opera, orchestral, recital, solo instrumental. solo vocal, and theatrical performances, as well as classic film and archival documentaries.
Airs: Daily 8:00, 12:00, 17:00, Overnight Friday thru Sunday 23:00 - 08:00 Website www.classicartsshowcase.org
Destination Tomorrow - is a Distance Learning program for educators, parents, and lifelong [Adult] learners. The 30-minute instructional program communicates knowledge resulting from NASA's aeronautics and space technology programs. Destination Tomorrow not only seeks to increase scientific literacy but also provides viewers with the understanding and ways of thinking that are essential for all citizens to function in a world shaped by mathematics, science, and technology.
Airs: Monday 16:00
Die Deutschstunde - is a series of German speaking programs produced by the partnership of Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes, Deutsche Welle, the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), and the United States Air Force Academy.
Airs: Wednesday 10:30 - Website www.goethe.de/uk/was
Discover Germany - presenter Vanessa Dreckmann acts as a guide taking viewers on a tour of the region, and introducing us to interesting people along the way. Lively reports provide interesting insights into the different locations, including tips on where to shop and what to eat.
Airs: First Sunday of the Month 18:30 & 22:30, Monday 09:30
Website dw-world.de/english
On the third Tuesday of each month during the school year, Education News Parents Can Use provides parents with the tools and information they need to be effectively involved in their children's learning. This is your opportunity to ask a question of the experts and the other participants - drawn from communities like yours - on what works to improve teaching and learning in schools and in the home.
Airs: Live Third Tuesday of the Month 20:00, Saturday 16:00
Website www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/index.html
European Journal - focuses on political and economic developments in the EU and the rest of Europe. European integration and Nato enlargement, EU reaction to the latest Basque terrorist attack, or a look at life on the divided island of Cyprus - "European Journal" brings background analysis plus interviews with the experts and the people shaping events at the European level.
Airs: Friday 18:30 & 22:30, Saturday 09:30 - Website www.dw-world.de/english
Fairfax Network - creates programming for educators to use in the classroom, and for public television stations and cable systems. The lineup includes quality K-12 enrichment, parenting, and staff development programs. Many of the shows come with additional resource information, teacher guides, and classroom activities created to fit seamlessly into the curriculum.
Airs: Check NYN Monthly Schedule, Saturday 10:30
France Feelings - is a bi-monthly half-hour series on current events, travel, cuisine and contemporary life in France. The show has segments in English with American hosts as well as in French with English subtitles. An entertaining and informative look at different aspects of life in France.
Airs: First & Third Thursday 19:30
Great Cars - appeals to not just car buffs, but to the millions of people who remember their first car, or the car they really wanted to buy if only they had the money. Not only have they changed society, they continue to inspire our imagination and sometimes stir our excitement.
Airs: Thursday 20:00, Saturday 14:00
Great Decisions - Now in its 17th season, the Great Decisions Television Series is the longest running television program devoted solely to international affairs and foreign policy. Each show brings together experts on a specific topic, in order to examine all sides of a foreign policy issue.
Airs: Friday 21:30, Sunday 11:00, Monday 19:30 - Website www.fpa.org/info-url_nocat2402/info-url_nocat.htm
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind - is a powerful and informative health and wellness series that combines scientific and clinical rationale in every program. It explores the personal side of health breakthroughs in treatment, prevention, and research told through the real stories of doctors and patients.
Airs: Wednesday 21:30, Saturday 15:30
In Focus is "DW-TV’’s documentary slot, offering 26 minute reports from the worlds of politics, business, current affairs, the arts and sport. The emphasis is on thematic variety, exciting stories, well-researched background and high- value productions.
Airs: #1 Saturday 20:00, Thursday 21:00 - #2 Saturday 20:30, Thursday 21:30 - #3 Sunday 21:30, Friday 15:30 - Website dw-world.de/english
In Focus - Treasures of the World - takes the viewer to some of the planet's most important world heritage sites - as designated by the UNESCO. The program showcases interesting natural phenomena and noteworthy human cultural achievement. A documentary series with the declared aim promoting awareness of the endangered status of world heritage. To document it through the visual medium, and make it globally accessible.
Airs: Sunday 21:00, Friday 15:00 - Website dw-world.de/english
Inside China - Each program includes 3-4 short segments that focus on different aspects of the Chinese culture. Segments on the daily lives of the Han China’s many ethnic minorities, their customs, fine art, or history.
Airs: Saturday 19:30, Sunday 15:30, Thursday 16:00
KidScience - is an interactive distance learning science program for students in grades 5-8. Students have the opportunity to take electronic field trips, interact with scientists, and participate in hands-on Science lessons.
Airs: Thursday 11:00, Saturday 13:00
Kino - features the latest German film releases and international productions in Germany. In addition to traditional behind-the-scenes reports about the making of new films, DW-TV presents actors, directors, screenplay writers and producers. "KINO" takes a look at new film techniques, recent developments and discuss the future of the European film industry.
Airs: Third Sunday 18:30 & 22:30, Monday 09:30 - Website dw-world.de/english
Land of the Dragon - is geared toward giving mainstream American audiences a deeper understanding of who the Chinese people are, how they live, and where they are headed. Each program takes an in-depth look at there lives, struggles, and cultures of the country’s 56 ethnic groups, relationships to the land, and the effects of modernization on Chinese individuals and society.
Airs: Friday 14:00, Sunday 20:30, Tuesday 16:00
Le Journal - the daily world news broadcast in French with English subtitles. Presented in a half-hour format, Le Journal offers a lively in-depth look at world news, events and culture from the French perspective.
Airs: Daily 19:00 - Website www.tv5.org/TV5site/programmes/accueil_continent.php?tps=1077641302
Made in Germany - takes a new look at the world of business bringing in-depth business reports with a clear German-European focus. The "Made in Germany" reporters bring you the news direct from die global markets, follow companies on their way to the stock market, and are always on top of the latest business trends. Each week we talk to acknowledged experts for their take on the newest developments.
Airs: Saturday 18:30 & 22:30, Sunday 09:30 - Website dw-world.de/english
Mark Kistler's Imagination Station - the popular series, which teaches kids to draw in 3-D. Mark deeply believes that learning to draw in 3-D builds a child's critical thinking skills while nourishing self-esteem. As Mark states, "My philosophy is simple: if kids can learn to draw in 3-D, they feel good about themselves. This self-esteem helps them to excel in all subjects."
Airs: Daily 10:00, Monday thru Friday 16:30 - Website draw3d.com
National Gallery of Art - houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present. The New York Network weekly video programs are intended to foster awareness of the visual arts and make Gallery collections accessible to a broad audience beyond the Gallery's walls.
Airs: Saturday 21:00, Monday 11:00, Friday 13:00 - Website www.nga.gov
NASA Connect - The goals of NASA CONNECT include: showing students how NASA engineers & scientists apply math, science and technology to their jobs; presenting math, science, and technology as a process requiring creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills; raising student awareness of careers requiring math, science and technology; overcoming stereotyped beliefs by presenting women and minorities performing challenging engineering and science tasks.
Airs: Thursday 10:30, Saturday 11:30 - Website connect.larc.nasa.gov
NASA SCIence Files - Emphasizing standards-based instruction, problem-based learning, and scientific inquiry, the series seeks to motivate students in grades 3-5 to become critical thinkers and active problem solvers.
Airs: Not in NYN schedule at this time. - Website whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov
People and Politics - analyses the important political developments in Germany, examining the background issues and talking to politicians on every side. "People and Politics" monitors debate in the government and parliament, examines major German foreign policy concerns and assesses the impact of important international events on Germany.
Airs: Thursday 18:30 & 22:30, Friday 09:30 - Website dw-world.de/english
Pique Nique - is a French-teaching series created by three North European countries (Sweden, Norway and Finland), intended for absolute and virtual beginners. Each program, entirely in French, includes a teaching sequence, a short acted scene and a documentary on the French society.
Airs: Tuesday 19:30, Wednesday 10:30
popXport - showcases excellent musicians and bands, highlights the latest trends and reports on the biggest music events like the "Love Parade" or the "Echo" Awards. Every edition provides fresh bulletins from Germany's pop scene as well as a quiz.
Airs: Second and Fourth Sunday 18:30 & 22:30, Monday 09:30 -Website dw-world.de/english
Prince William Network - is the award- winning distance learning arm of The Prince William County Public Schools in Northern Virginia. Distance learning programs direct to your classroom - "Performing Arts Series" from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, "Staff Development", "Electronic Field Trips".
Airs: Check NYN Monthly Schedule - Website www.pwnet.org
Project Oceanography - is a weekly television program designed for middle school science students. Each week during the school year, students learn about a variety of ocean science topics right in your classroom. Programs are taught by real scientists.
Airs: Friday 11:30, Saturday 11:00 - Website www.marine.usf.edu/pjocean/
RIF Exchange - is a half-hour monthly television program designed to keep educators, librarians, and parents informed about the latest developments and trends in children's literacy.
Airs: Will return to the schedule in July - Website www.rif.org
Shamu TV - features unforgettable stories about wildlife and the amazing efforts of people working together to save some of the world's most endangered and threatened species.
Airs: Check NYN Monthly Schedule -Website seaworld.org/education-resources/shamu-tv/index.htm
Speaking Freely - the weekly television program about free expression and the arts, is now in its fourth season. Today more than ever, Americans need to remember that the First Amendment protects far more than press rights or political speech. It also protects free expression and the arts - a potent combination.
Airs: Friday 21:00, Sunday 11:30
TELTRAIN - programs focus on science, math, or technology subjects and are usually geared to middle school teachers and students.
Airs: Second Tuesday 20:00, Saturday 16:00
The Journal - presents 30 minutes of news and current affairs on the hour - alternating hourly between German and English with two shows a day in Spanish. Journal brings the news from Germany, Europe and the world, the latest developments in the world of business and, at the weekend, all the sports news. Every hour, In Depth selects one of the day's most important stories and offers background and analysis.
Airs Daily 09:00, 18:00, 22:00 - Website dw-world.de/english
The Theatre Wing Seminars - The American Theatre Wing's panel discussion series, subtitled Working in the Theatre , brings together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the Broadway theatre.
Airs: Sunday 16:00 - Website www.americantheatrewing.org
This is America with Dennis Wholey - This weekly roundtable format brings together news-makers, authors, celebrities, politicians, business leaders, and journalists for a lively discussion led by Dennis Wholey.
Airs: Friday 19:30, Sunday 10:30 & 20:00 - Website www.thisisamerica.net
Tomorrow Today - is DW-TV's science show. Exciting, strongly visual and easy to follow, the show aims to reach everyone who is interested in research and development and the latest scientific breakthroughs in Europe. This is definitely not a show for experts only.
Airs: Tuesday 18:30 & 22:30, Wednesday 09:30 - Website dw-world.de/english
TV411- The television series for adults who want to strengthen their literacy skills. Each half-hour episode of TV411 consists of discrete segments hosted by both fictional and real-life personalities: John Fugelsang, star of America's Funniest Home Videos, demonstrates the importance of reading the fine print on those "too good to be true" credit card offers; the likes of Frank McCourt and Maya Angelou share their love of reading and writing in an Oprah-inspired book club series; and the lovable Laverne, a regular in the TV411 cast of characters, uses breast cancer statistics to explain the concept of probability.
Airs: Sunday 15:00, Tuesday 10:30, Friday 14:30 - Website www.tv411.org
UN World Chronicle - is an interview program on global issues featuring experts and international personalities. This is a talk show where guests share their views on key issues facing the world and the UN.
Airs: Sunday 19:30, Friday 11:00 & 16:00 - Website www.un.org/av/tv
White House Chronicle - White House Chronicle is an energetic, informative, and witty presentation on television featuring noted reporters, think tank and university guests, who discuss White House and international topics.
Airs: Friday 20:00, Sunday 14:00, Wednesday 16:00 - Website www.whitehousechronicle.com
World Business Review - is hosted by Alexander Haig. The show's format is a newsmagazine style and provides education about the latest topics, trends and issues in a variety of industries. WBR features On-Location field footage illustrating business strategies and technology in their application along with commentary from leading corporate executives and industry experts.
Airs: Friday 20:30, Sunday 14:30 - Website www.wbrtv.com
