December 2009

Program Descriptions

January 2010

JANUARY 2010 CABLE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

After School Algebra Show - Rebroadcast interactive programs for students' grades 9-12. Produced by HISD Math Department. (Monday-Friday 4:00 p.m.)

Algebra On-Line: Integers – Professional Development for teachers displaying algebra classroom best practices. ((Thursday 6:00 p.m.)

America's History in the Making – Teachers explore America's history from the Pre-Columbian era through Reconstruction in Part I, and follow in Part II with the settlement of the west through contemporary times. (Tuesday – Thursday 11:30 p.m.)

Aprendemos Juntos - A discussion of programs of interest to Spanish-speaking parents (Monday 7:00 p.m., Saturday 6:00p.m.)

Artifacts & Fiction – (Tuesday 1:00 a.m.)

Arts TV: A sampling of Fine Arts from ballet to music.

• Classical – (Friday 9:00 p.m., Saturday 9:30 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.)

ASPIRE: Accelerating Student Progress Increasing Results and Expectations. ASPIRE is an educational improvement model providing high-quality and relevant educational experiences resulting in students being college and career ready.

• High Effective Teaching Practices – (Monday 5:00 p.m.)
• Kennedy Elementary – (Tuesday 7:30 p.m.)

Mr. Band Man – AOM Publishing, in association with the National Institute of Child Development presents educational and entertaining programs inspiring young children to explore the many styles, pleasures and rewards of being involved in music. Art Osborne, better known as “Mr. Bandman” is an award winning published Author, Composer and an Educator living in Dallas, Texas (Saturday 8:30 a.m.)

Colonial Williamsburg:

• Rebroadcast of electronic field trips exploring our early American heritage. Watch as they rediscover the secrets of the 18^th century builders
• In The Generals Secret Service - (Friday 3:00 p.m.)

Differentiated Compensation Symposium:

• The Big Picture – This program will review the national context of strategic compensation and why Texas invests in these programs. (Monday 9:00 a.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m., Thursday 1:00 p.m.
• Lessons Learned – A Panel will discuss the design, implementation, successes, challenges and lesson's learned during the first year of strategic compensation programs in several Texas districts. (Tuesday 9:00 a.m., Thursday 2:00)

Early Childhood Centers – (Friday 2:15 p.m. Wednesday 10:00 a.m.)

Fine Arts Friday-Wainwright – Performances by HISD school children (Thursday 3:00 p.m.)

HISD Board Meeting – (Wednesday 1:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m., Sunday 8:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.)

HISD News Today - Daily activities, events in HISD schools are featured. (Monday - Sundays 8:00 a.m., 12:00 Noon, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. also Monday-Thursday 11:00 p.m., Tuesday 12:30 p.m.)

HISD Perspectives - A magazine of current activities in the Houston Independent School District (Wednesday 12:30 p.m., Sunday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 12:30 p.m.)

HISD Productions – (Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday 12:15 p.m. & Monday- Friday 6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.)

HISD Sports – A new thirty-minute weekly sports program highlighting local schools produced by Terry Burdick of Internet Athletics and the HISD Athletic Department. (Monday 8:00 p.m., Tuesday 12:30 p.m., Wednesday 8:00 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m., Saturday 9:00 p.m., Sunday 11:00 a.m.)

HISD Success Stories - People and programs that are making a difference... the inner-workings of what works in HISD. (Thursday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday 5:30 p.m., Friday 2:30 p.m.)

Jump Start to Success – (Monday 7:30 p.m.)

Kennedy Center for Theater Arts – Performance and discussion centered on the arts and the classics. Featuring Charles Stroud, Ballet Folklorico & “Waiting on Go Dot”, “Imani Winds', Turtle Beach Quartet' - (Sunday 9:00 p.m., Tuesday 3:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday 9:00 p.m.)

Kid-telligence – Local children's theater actress Luisa Amaral Smith hosts a children's show using a variety of segments to educate and entertain children ages 5-11. The Show is in English and Spanish with various segments including a bilingual segment. This exciting new program “Kidtelligence” is produced by Instructional Media Services with the assistance of the Office of School Services, and “Sidekick”, a life-sized puppet by Greg Rhue. (Friday – Saturday 5:30 p.m.)

Lanier Drama-Just Another Middle School Day – HISD Lanier Middle School production. (Tuesday 7:00 p.m.)

Lanier Middle School Speech & Debate - HISD Lanier Middle School production (Monday 5:30 p.m.)

2009 Summer Leadership Institute: Keynote speakers from 2009 Summer Leadership Institute discuss the benefits and methods of implementing Professional Learning Communities in HISD schools.

• What Mom& Dad Taught Me or What I Thought I Heard with Carlos Ojeda – (Monday 3:00 p.m.)
• Invitational Education Culture with Dr. Mahoney – (Wednesday 7:00 p.m.)
• A Broader View of Data with Richard Erdmann – (Wednesday 9:00 a.m., Friday 1:00 p.m.)
• Boosting Effectiveness – (Monday 10:00 a.m.)

Mao's Last Dancer – (Thursday 12:30 p.m.)

Marching Band Extravaganza – (Friday 9:00 a.m., Saturday 1:00 p.m., Monday 1:00 p.m.)

Math-A-Letics – A fun and exciting mathematics program designed to help K-6 students understand mathematical concepts. (Monday - Sunday 5:00 p.m. & Thursday 7:00 p.m.)

Meet the Author – Noted authors share their approach to research, writing and publications (Sunday 8:30 a.m.)

My Math Plus – A national distance learning program. It represents a collaborative between the Division of Migrant Education of the Texas Education Agency and its receiving states, to increase the educational opportunities for students utilizing interactive distance learning technology.

(Tuesday 6:00 p.m.)

NASA Education Hour – A variety of shows including daily launches and educational studies (Saturday 3:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.)

Positively Parents – - Produced by the HISD Department of Parent Engagement, the series is designed to strengthen the relationship between parents and the schools. Marybelle Perez will acquaint parents with the various avenues of involvement available throughout the year. (Wednesday 10:30 a.m., Tuesday 8:00 p.m., and Sunday 12:30 p.m.)

Reach Out to Drop Outs – (Wednesday 6:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 p.m.)

Social Studies in Action: Led by social studies educator Mary A McFarland, the onscreen participants reflect on fundament issues in teaching and learning social studies through discussions, debates, and

Activities that can be adapted to K-5 curriculum.

• Workshop 1 – (Monday 11:00 a.m.)
• Workshop 2 – (Tuesday 11:00 a.m.)
• Workshop 3 – (Wednesday 11:00 a.m.)
• Workshop 4 – (Thursday 11:00 a.m.)

Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill – (Friday & Saturday 7:00 p.m.)

Student Achievement w/ Paula Harris – Are our HISD graduates prepared for the rigors of college? HISD Trustee Paula Harris takes a look at how HISD ensures the success of our students at the college and university level. (Tuesday 5:30 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m., Sunday 7:00 p.m., Thursday 8:00 p.m.)

Values, Valor & Sacrifice – One-on-one conversations with members of our "Greatest Generation", whose ranks are thinning and whose sacrifices become more valuable with time. Today's youth sincerely needs and deserves their perspective. (Friday 12:30 p.m.)

Viet Voice – News, information and community public affairs to the Vietnamese speaking constituency of Houston ISD. (Monday 11:00, Monday 12:30 p.m., Friday 6:00 p.m.)

Write in the Middle – These programs demonstrates effective practices and strategies to use with middle school students in writing instruction. Through classroom footage of excellent teachers and interviews with teachers, students, and national experts about the writing process, workshop participants learn ways to create a positive and productive writing environment for young adolescents. An Interactive Web site includes audio interviews with national writing experts, as well as a rubric to evaluate student writing. Produced by Kentucky Educational Television Foundation, 2004. (Monday – Thursday 10:00 p.m.)

Youth Take Action with Assets – This program focuses on the philosophy that children need to 40 developmental assets to enjoy a healthy and productive life. Texas Partner in Education board member Pat Rosenberg interviews Search Institute Vice President, Gene Rohlke pertain about current research. She also visits with community members about the importance of the development.(Thursday 5:30 p.m., Monday 11:30 p.m.)

World Tour of Language: Learning beginning Spanish and Japanese.

• Japanese 1-5 – (Monday – Friday 8:30)

Comcast Cable channel 18; Phonoscope channel 76;

TV Max channel 96; Suddenlink Cable channel 18

AT&T U-verse channel 99 (click here to learn how to access HISD on U-verse)

(check your local listings)