NHPBS Connections - September 2023

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foster learning in her classroom, veteran educator Claudia Decker finds inspiration in everything from Flamenco demonstrations on GREAT PERFORMANCES to food culture lessons from THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE. As head of the World Language Department at Nashua High School North, Decker taps public television content to encourage her students to view, discuss and write about what they see and learn, ideally to ignite their own imaginations and share their stories.

“The content of public television is done so thoughtfully, so intelligently,” says Decker. “Teaching students to be proficient in language learning means using authentic products, perspectives and practices – and public television programs like THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE offer all three.”

As students and educators across the Granite State head back to classrooms this fall, New Hampshire PBS is always available as a resource for educational content that expands and supplements classroom offerings.

“PBS Learning Media is a collection of educational resources from PBS stations all across the country,” says Jasmine Torres Allen, NHPBS’ community and education engagement coordinator. “It serves as a hub that offers educators everything they need by subject and grade, but also shows how to use the content, so they can build their own lesson plans.”

In addition, at the local level, NHPBS created the LEARN AT HOME website to help educators find appropriate subject matter quickly and easily. “LEARN AT HOME offers a fresh web page every day with a distinct theme, where content is curated from throughout the PBS learning tools universe and collated under that daily theme,” says Torres Allen. Curated pages serve as actionable packages

for classroom educators, home schoolers or anyone seeking educational materials for alternative learning environments.

For Decker, working with NHPBS also meant a semester-long project where her students created their own video productions around the topic of food, exploring traditions from their own heritages and reflecting on ethnic restaurants in the Nashua area. Learning about effective content creation from NHPBS producers and hearing critiques of their work was part of the learning process. Rooted in language and culture, the collaboration also touched on how producing media can be a channel for sharing one’s culture and language with the wider world.

“Getting students to believe that their stories matter, are authentic and have a potential audience is a powerful learning tool,” says Decker.

Decker’s family emigrated to the US from Colombia decades ago. She recalls watching public television programs like SESAME STREET and ZOOM to learn English as a child. This year, she was named Teacher of the Year by world language associations in both New Hampshire and the Northeast region. As she now competes for a national award, Decker has a message for her fellow educators: “Public television is free, and we need to support it,” she says. “Public television in your classroom offers a pathway to some of the executive functioning skills that students need to be healthy, to be creative, to contribute.”

To access NHPBS’ curated collection of educational resources, visit the NHPBS LEARN AT HOME portal: nhpbs.org/learnathome.

Educators can also sign up for a weekly e-newsletter, containing information on educational features and programming, by submitting their email address here: nhpbs.org/education

Claudia Decker Department Head, World Language Nashua High School North

NHPBS PRIMETIME PICKS

Van der Valk on Masterpiece

SUN Sep 3 |10 PM NHPBS

Amsterdam — city of bikes, boats and bodies. At least, that’s the way steely-eyed cop Piet Van der Valk sees his murder-infested beat. This season, the team is immediately plunged into an investigation following the dramatic shooting of an idealistic freerunning champion.

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

WED Sep 6 | 8 PM NHPBS

In a country as diverse as America, Baratunde is on a mission to see how culture, history and the land itself are shaping what we do when we step through our front doors to embrace an outdoor way of life.

Evolution Earth

WED Sep 6 | 10 PM NHPBS

Traveling to the far corners of the world, discover the extraordinary ways animals are adapting to our rapidly changing planet. Witness nature’s remarkable resilience as our perception of evolution and its potential is transformed.

American Masters: Bella!

This Woman’s Place Is In the House

FRI Sep 8 |9 PM NHPBS

Follow the meteoric rise of firebrand politician and activist Bella Abzug. See how her commitment to women’s rights and progressive causes upended the status quo in Washington.

Amercian Experience: The Busing Battleground

MON Sep 11 |9 PM NHPBS

In 1974, police were stationed outside Boston schools as Black and white students were bused for the first time between neighborhoods. Witness the volatile effort to end school segregation.

Pati’s Mexican Table

SAT Sep 16 | 11:30 AM NHPBS

Chef, author and award-winning host

Pati Jinich embarks upon a journey, where each dish serves as a point of departure into Mexico’s rich history and culture. Pati shares her recipes, personal experiences and ongoing conversations with cooks in both Mexico and the U.S.

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THU Sep 7 | 9 PM NHPBS

A suicide attempt left 16-year-old varsity cheerleader Emma Benoit paralyzed but propelled her on a mission to use her painful experience to help others find hope. Witness Emma’s inspiring journey and quest to walk again as she works to bring Hope Squad, a school-based suicide prevention program, to Louisiana.

NATURE: ATTENBOROUGH AND THE SEA DRAGON

SUN Sep 3 |7 PM NHPBS EXPLORE

Join Sir David Attenborough as he pieces together the remarkable discovery of the Ichthyosaur, a fearsome fish lizard that lived during the age of dinosaurs, from the challenging extraction of the fossils to the 3D reconstruction of the sea creature.

SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS

FRIDAYS |7 PM NH CREATE

Sara tours Latin America through its kitchens when she cooks with two amazing cooks. First up, chef Letitia Moreinos Schwartz takes Sara to a Brazilian cafe to taste some of the unique flavors of her native country. Later, a superfan joins Sara to make an essential dish of her native Puerto Rico.

AFROPOP: BAKOSÓ: AFROBEATS OF CUBA

MON Sep 18 | 2 PM NH WORLD

Follow DJ Jigüe to his hometown of Santiago de Cuba to find inspiration from new sounds. He finds AfroBeats has helped create a new genre called Bakosó, which itself is beautiful proof that the exchange between Cuba and Africa did not end with the Transatlantic slave trade.

UNFORGOTTEN ON MASTERPIECE SUNDAYS 9 PM NHPBS

ROSIE’S RULES

M-F 10 AM & 2 PM NHPBS KIDS

Five-year-old Rosie Fuentes is inquisitive and hilarious, and she’s an expert at finding — or making — chaos as she learns about the world beyond her family walls. You can watch ROSIE’S RULES and all of the PBS KIDS shows on the 24/7 PBS KIDS channel live stream at pbskids.org and on the PBS KIDS video app

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE HARVEST TUE Sep 12| 9 PM NHPBS

OUT OF EXILE: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF FRED STEIN THU Sep 14 |9 PM NHPBS

AMERICAN MASTERS: JERRY BROWN FRI Sep 15 |9 PM NHPBS

| 9 PM NHPBS

Finding Your Roots Secret Lives American Experience Roberto Clemente Out of Exile - The Photography of Fred Stein

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip* America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Arkansas: Hidden Gems Nova Rebuilding Notre Dame

Evolution Earth Islands

PBS NewsHour Death In Paradise Hope Street

PBS NewsHour Sister Boniface Mysteries Agatha Christie's: Poirot

PBS NewsHour Finding Your Roots Far from Home Becoming Frida Kahlo

The Lawrence Welk Show* Finding Your Roots Far from Home Voces On PBS Journey of the Broadwinged Hawk

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip* America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston New Mexico: Timeless Nova London Super Tunnel

PBS NewsHour Midsomer Murders

Evolution Earth Heat

Father Brown

PBS NewsHour Professor T Unforgotten On Masterpiece

PBS NewsHour Death In Paradise Hope Street

PBS NewsHour Sister Boniface Mysteries Agatha Christie's: Poirot

PBS NewsHour Finding Your Roots Rising from the Ashes Becoming Frida Kahlo

The Lawrence Welk Show* Finding Your Roots Rising from the Ashes Singing Our Way to Freedom Wonders of Mexico

Please Note: Programs on NHPBS Explore begin before 6:30 PM when marked *. Programs end at 10:30 PM unless marked ** This program schedule is subject to change. Go to nhpbs.org/schedule for the most up-to-date listing of programs.

Thu. 9/14

Fri. 9/15

SEPTEMBER 2023 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

the A.T.

Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Windows to the Wild Trail Angels on the A.T.

Earth** Islands

Stories from the Stage Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story**

Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Washington Week Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Sat. 9/16 Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions Almost Royal Bad Move

Sun. 9/17

Mon. 9/18

Tue. 9/19

Wed. 9/20

Thu. 9/21

Bean Van Der Valk On Masterpiece**

Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe P.O.V.** Bulls and Saints

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Fly Brother with Ernest White II Independent Lens**

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Windows to the Wild She's An Outdoor Survivalist

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Windows to the Wild She's An Outdoor Survivalist

Evolution Earth** Heat

Stories from the Stage Wonders of Mexico**

Fri. 9/22 Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Washington Week Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Sat. 9/23

Sun. 9/24

Mon. 9/25

Tue. 9/26

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions Almost Royal Bad Move

Bean Van Der Valk On Masterpiece**

Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe

Rosendo's Travelscope Fly Brother with Ernest White II

Rosendo's Travelscope Windows to the Wild Trail Builders

Rosendo's Travelscope Rick Steves' Europe Windows to the Wild Trail Builders Stories from the Stage

Please Note: Programs on NHPBS begin before 6:30 PM when marked *. Programs end at 10:30 PM unless marked ** This program schedule is subject to change. Go to nhpbs.org/schedule for the most up-to-date listing of programs.

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