TeachRock Partners with PBS Documentary GOSPEL Providing Learning Resources for Educators and Students
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Monday, May 6, 2024
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NEW YORK, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TeachRock, the education resource founded by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Van Zandt, announces today that they have partnered with WETA, the flagship PBS station in Washington, DC, on the latest PBS series from Henry Louis Gates, GOSPEL, to offer three lesson plans for middle and high school students for the PBS LearningMedia platform. These standards-based, classroom-ready resources include video segments from the series, discussion questions, vocabulary, and student-led activities.
Key Points:
- These standards-based, classroom-ready resources include video segments from the series, discussion questions, vocabulary, and student-led activities.
- TeachRock previously worked with PBS as the provider of lesson plans related to the eight-episode PBS series Soundbreaking, which explores the extraordinary impact of recorded music on the modern world.
- Bill Carbone, executive director of TeachRock offers, "We are thrilled to partner with PBS to offer lesson plans for the extraordinary GOSPEL series.
- The story of Gospel is America's story and offers a powerful, fun way to engage students in US history."