August 2010

Program Descriptions

September 2010

August 2010

SEPTEMBER 2010 CABLE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

Academic Youth Development – An Academic overview of how students can become proficient in Algebra and other areas of their studies. (Tuesday 11:00 a.m.)

Action Algebra – Rebroadcast interactive programs for students' grades 9-12. Produced by HISD Math Department (Monday – Friday 4:00 p.m., Tuesday 12:15 p.m., and Wednesday 8:30 a.m.)

ADHD Workshop – Six high school seniors, diagnosed with AD/HD, participate in a panel discussion and share specific strategies their teachers have used to help them learn and cope with the inevitable stressors that accompany teenage life. Topics include organizing, time management, memory, and focusing and sustaining attention (Friday 10:00 a.m.)

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

After School Math Show – Rebroadcast interactive programs for students' grades K-8. Produced by HISD Math Department.

• Gradphing – (Monday 3:00 p.m.)
• Problem Solving Strategies – (Tuesday 3:00 p.m.)
• (Thursday & Friday 3:00 p.m.)

Algebra On-Line: Solving Equation with Lab Gear – Professional Development for teachers displaying algebra classroom best practices. (Wednesday 8:00 a.m.)

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

Are We Ready for the Future – A look at HISD computerization in the classroom. (Thursday 1:47 p.m.)

ASPIRE: Effective Teaching Practices – 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. (Friday 2:00 p.m.)

Beliefs & Visions – Discusses issues and events important to parents, students and the community (Monday 8:30 a.m., Friday 11:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.)

Building a Coalition for the Children of Texas: The Missing Pieces of Student Success – (Friday 12:00 noon)

Colonial Williamsburg:– Rebroadcast of electronic field trips exploring our early American heritage. Watch as they rediscover the secrets of the 18^th century builders.

• The Generals Secret Service - (Wednesday 11:00 a.m.)
• Jefferson West – (Thursday 9:00 p.m.)

Classic Arts TV – A sampling of Fine Arts from ballet to music. (Saturday 9:00 p.m.)

Clearly About Learning: Health & Physical Education – This program is focusing on HISD's CLEAR Curriculum and how it benefits learning in the classroom. (Thursday 8:00 a.m.)

Community Connections – Community Connect is a half-hour, quarterly program produced by Strategic Partnerships and it deals with the activities and efforts that HISD is doing to reach out to the business community and Houston in general to procure partners in the education of Houston's children. (Tuesday 8:00 a.m.)

Conrad Johnson Millennium Jazz Extravaganza – A 1997 program honoring long time music instructor and Jazz great. (Monday 10:00 a.m.)

Developing Writers – (Monday - Wednesday 11:00 p.m.)

Differentiated Compensation: Panel Discussion – Panelist discuss the defining characteristics of their pioneering differentiated compensation programs. (Tuesday 1:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 noon)

Encore for Excellence – (Thursday 2:00 p.m.)

End of the Day Gourmet: Salsa; Salsa; Salsa Co-Production by Aramark Food Service & Houston Independent School District. Chef Robert Maccarone shows parents quick nutritious and creative meals for their families. – (Tuesday 2:00 p.m.)

English Composition: This series introduces basic principles and strategies for communicating in writing to a variety of audiences and improving general composition skills.

• Finding Something to Say – (Monday 6:00 p.m.)
• Free Writing & Generating – (Tuesday 6:00 p.m.)
• Narrative Writing – (Wednesday 6:00 p.m.)
• Organizing Devices – (Thursday 6:00 p.m.)

The Expanding Cannon :

• Workshop 6. Cultural Studies: N. Scott Momaday & Russell Leong – Betty Tillman Samb's students study the mythological themes and historical shifts of Kiowa culture through N. Scott Momaday's The Way to Rainy Mountain. Part II: Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens and her students tour Los Angeles's Chinatown with poet Russell Leong and explore the relationship between poetry and Tai Chi. Leong shares his poem "Aerogrammes" and leads the class in creating Japanese renga poems. (Monday 9:00 p.m.)
• Workshop 7. Critical Pedagogy: Octavia E. Butler & Ruthanne Lum McCunn – In Brooklyn, New York, Cathie Wright-Lewis and her students investigate political, social, technological, and environmental issues in Octavia E. Butler's novel Parable of the Sower. Part II: In Portland, Oregon, Sandra Childs and her students discuss cultural and political issues as they relate to Ruthanne Lum McCunn's novel Thousand Pieces of Gold. Lum McCunn reads from her novel and talks with the students. (Tuesday 9:00 p.m.)

Exploring The World of Music: This program shows how elements such as melody, rhythm, and texture can create an infinite variety of sounds and serve as expressions of culture.

• Music & Memory – (Monday 6:30 p.m.)
• Sound, Music & The Environment – (Tuesday 6:30 p.m.)
• Texture – (Wednesday 6:30 p.m.)
• Timbre – (Thursday 6:30 p.m.)
• Transformative Power of Music – (Friday 6:30 p.m.)

Fine Arts Friday – Performances by Houston ISD school children.

• Codwell Elementary – (Tuesday 2:30 p.m.)
• Johnston Middle School Mariachis – (Wednesday 10:17 a.m.)
• Davis High School Mariachis – (Friday 12:30 p.m.)
• Parker Elementary & Janowski Elementary – (Sunday 8:00 p.m.)

Fun-A-Licious Kids Playhouse – Pre-K thru Third Grade lifestyles in HISD. (Wednesday - Friday 8:30 a.m.)

HISD A Great School District Getting Better – (Wednesday 12:30 p.m.)

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

HISD City Jazz Kids – Students from Davis High School Feeder Pattern ages elementary, middle & high school perform from the jazz greats together (Monday 11:25 a.m.)

HISD Perspectives - A television magazine of current activities in the Houston Independent School District (Monday 7:30 p.m., Tuesday 9:00 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.)

HISD Counselors' Training – Monday 1:00 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.)

HISD Success Stories – People and programs that are making a difference... the inner-workings of what works in HISD. (Saturday 2:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m., Sunday 8:00 a.m.)

Houston Young Artists Concert – (Tuesday 7:00 p.m.)

HSPVA Mariachis – Performance by the High School for Performance and Visual Arts students'.

(Monday 12:00 noon)

HSPVA Kaleidoscope @ Wotham Theater – Performance by the High School for Performance and Visual Arts students'.

(Wed. 9:00 a.m.)

Joining Forces with Nature – (Friday 11:15 a.m.)

Jumpstart to Success – Beyond Letter of the Week explores literacy in the early childhood classroom. Guest Leslie Marquez discusses the importance of teaching letters and sounds in authentic contexts. She also emphasizes the importance of children's interests, rather than a teacher's desire to pass through letters of the alphabet. (Saturday 8:30 a.m.)

Kennedy Center for Theater Arts – Performance and discussion centered on the arts and the classics. Featuring Charles Stroud, Ballet Folklorico & “Waiting on GodotGo Dot”, “Imani Winds', Turtle Beach Quartet' - Limon Dance Company - (Wed. 9:00 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m.)

Kidtelligence – 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. (Saturday 8:00 a.m., Sunday 5:30 p.m.)

Lanier Middle School Theater: Dr. Soony's Medicine – HISD Lanier Middle School production. (Thursday 1:00 p.m.)

Lanier Media Kids – HISD Lanier Middle School production. (Monday 8:30 p.m.)

Lantrip Elementary School: Iggy the lguana – InteractionAn interactive program between the book's author and Lantrip ES students.the author. (Monday 8:00 a.m., Tuesday 12:00 noon, Wed. 8:30 p.m.)

Let's Talk About It – A discussion on HISD's long term strategic plans... (Tuesday 10:00 a.m., Thursday 7:00 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.)

Mathematics in Motion – A program on how one Algebra concepts was demonstrated in six different classrooms. (Monday 9:00 a.m., Wednesday 12:00 p.m.)

Name That Book K-2 – Students of all ages from HISD schools are taking part in a “battle of the books” that tests both their memory and their reading comprehension skills. They have been reading from lists of up to 45 books provided by HISD Library Services weeks ago and will compete at their various grade levels through May 7. For more information, call HISD Library Services at 713-861-1204. (Saturday 3:00 p.m.)

NASA TV – A variety of shows including daily launches and educational studies (Saturday 4:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.)

Nation to Nation – (Saturday 1:00 p.m.)

Phiz Biz – Half-hour show to promote exercise and workout as part of a healthy lifestyle for elementary school kids. (Tuesday 9:30 a.m., Sunday 8:30 a.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. (Tuesday 8:30 a.m)

Power for Schools – (Promotional video for a fund raising program designed to give money to schools when parents subscribe to certain donor electric companies. (Tuesday 8:55 p.m.)

Reach Out to Drop Out – (Monday 2:29 p.m.) A view inside HISD's “Reach Out to Drop Outs” program; an effort to entice dropouts to return to school and complete their educations.

Renzulli Partnering Ideas – Leadership series workshop. Sunday 7:00 p.m.)

Rock Science – (Saturday 3:30 p.m.)

Science Faction – Hands on science lessons for all ages. (Saturday 3:15 p.m.)

• Force & Motion – (Monday 12:16 p.m.)

Scholars Banquet – HISD top honor graduates are recognized for their outstanding academic achievement. (Sunday 6:00 p.m.)

Six Secrets of Change – Professional Development Workshop. (Friday 8:00 p.m.)

Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill – Safe & Drug Free Schools workshop. (Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon)

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. (Thursday 8:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m.)

Shamu –TV : Gorilla Story – (Tuesday 12:30 p.m.)

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

• Doug Reeves – (Thursday 9:00 a.m.)
• Bobby Moore – (Friday 1:00 p.m.)
• Cooperative Discipline, Peer Decision – (Saturday 12 :00 noon)
• Fenwick English – (Saturday 7:00 p.m.)

Teacher of the Year – Houston Independent School District honorshonored the most outstanding Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year for 2009-2010. Winners are eligible to compete later at the state level. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. (Wednesday 7:00 p.m.)

Teaching Multicultural Literature: Workshop 2-6 (Monday – Friday 10:00 p.m.)

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

A Walk Through The Fifth Ward – Discusses African American pioneers from Houston's past leaders from all sectors of public life-government, education, business, and the arts. (Friday 2:30 p.m.)

Welcome Back – Board President Greg Meyers and Superintendent Terry Grier, welcome back Team HISD to the 2010-2011 school year. (Tuesday 8:40 p.m., Wednesday 10:09 a.m., Friday 9:50 p.m., Saturday 8:17 p.m.)

World Tour of Language: Learning beginning Spanish and Japanese.

• German 11-15 – (Monday – Friday 5:30)

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)