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How to Use A&E Classroom
The following tips were created to help you use A&E Classroom programming effectively to enhance your students' learning experiences.
Get to Know A&E Classroom
A&E Classroom is a commercial-free, copyright cleared, hour-long programming block for educators that airs Monday through Friday.
The Education Department at A&E Television Network has chosen Classroom programming based on how appropriate the programs are for young audiences or curricula timelines, as well as requests from teachers.
Feedback from teachers around the country shows that they find the remarkable assortment of educational material on A&E an ideal way to enhance basic skills, to present complex material, and to make the classroom experience more constructive, more enriching, and more rewarding for teachers and students alike.
Get to Know A&E Classroom Air Times
In the United States, A&E Classroom airs commercial-free, weekday mornings from 7 to 8 am, Eastern and Pacific Time, 6 to 7am Central Time, 5 to 6am Mountain Time. Check local listings for the channel number in your area.
In Canada, A&E Classroom airs commercial-free, Monday through Friday 7 to 8 am ET/ 6 to 7am CT / 5 to 6 am MT / 4 to 5 am PT/ 8:30 - 9:30 am NT / 8 to 9 am AT. Check local listings for the channel number in your area.
Tape A&E Classroom and Use in the Classroom for Two Years
A&E Classroom is presented as a service for teachers, commercial-free, five days a week. Not only is taping permitted, it is positively encouraged!
Programs aired as part of A&E Classroom may be videotaped and used in the classroom for up to two years from its air date. The exact length of time that an A&E Classroom program may be retained appears on air at the beginning of each program. All other programs aired on A&E may be videotaped and used in the classroom in accordance with the Standard Educational Fair Use Guidelines.
Get to Know The A&E Classroom Calendar
Featuring program descriptions and air dates, the A&E Classroom Calendar allows you to easily select and plan for upcoming A&E Classroom programs.
Scan the calendar for upcoming programs. Read the Program Descriptions below the calendar to get a better sense of the subjects covered in the programs that interest you. Look for the underlined program titles in the Program Description List that indicates that an online Teacher's Guide is available. If a Teacher's Guide exists for the program you have selected, download and print it out to use as a guide or to help you develop your own lesson plan. Mark or highlight the programs that fit most appropriately with your curriculum. Mark the dates and times when you will set your VCR to record the Classroom programs you have selected.
You may want to discuss taping options with your school librarian, who may be able to provide equipment, video tapes, or other assistance.
Order The Idea Book™ for Educators
The Idea Book for Educators, our bi-annual teacher's magazine, features Teacher's Guides for programs airing in Classroom and a printed version of the A&E Classroom Calendar, which can be posted on a bulletin board or wall in your classroom, teacher's lounge or school library. To order a free copy of The Idea Book, click here.
Create a System to Organize Your Tapes
Once you've taped A&E Classroom, catalog the contents on the cassette box and store it in your classroom or school library. Here are some suggestions for setting up a video library:
- Create a filing system using colored stickers assigning a different color to each subject category, red for performing arts, blue for geography, etc.
- Write on the colored label the last date that the tape is usable in the classroom.
- Make a note on the label if support material is available for the program. If so, store videotape together with support material in an envelope so that the whole package is readily available.
Edit for Impact and Keep a Video Log
Develop a Video Log to select segments that will have the greatest impact on your students and will help to illustrate the material you wish to cover. To keep a record of video selections, set your VCR counter to 0:00 before viewing, then using the pause button, record the counter numbers of the selections that interest you. With these numbers on your Video Log, it will be easy to cue up your tape to the correct segment for use in class. Here is a sample of what a Video Log might include:
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COUNTER ENDS |
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Develop Classroom Activities
Before viewing, quiz students on their background knowledge. Show a short segment, pausing the program to encourage discussion and debate. Have students take notes and research related topics for additional information. Using A&E Classroom programming in an interactive environment will enhance the development of language, writing, and vocabulary skills. A lesson on critical viewing skills can also be incorporated to give students an appreciation of form as well as content.
Consider A&E Classroom as a basis for cross-disciplinary projects. Share the calendars with your colleagues and plan ahead. Design a related field trip or invite a guest-speaker to attend your class.
A&E Teacher's Guides include many suggestions for student activities.
Cable in the Classroom
A&E Television Networks is a founding member of Cable in the Classroom, a non-profit service of the cable television industry which seeks to match the resources of cable television with the needs of schools. For more information, call this toll free number: 1-800-743-5355. To subscribe to the monthly publication, call this toll free number: 1-800-343-0728. In Canada call 800-722-6146.
The Cable in the Classroom Magazine highlights A&E Classroom programming by subject area and offers creative teaching activities.
A&E Classroom via Satellite
A&E Television Networks is a proud member of the DIRECTV GOES TO SCHOOL™, which offers educators an excellent opportunity to teach auditorily, kinesthetically and visually. The free School Choice™ programming package is available to state-accredited public and private schools, grades K-12 and offers a high concentration of nonviolent educational programming.
For more information on this program or other A&E Classroom via Satellite initiatives call (203) 965-6578 or fax (203) 965-6550.
A&E Descrambler
If your school has a satellite and would like to get A&E Classroom programming descrambled please contact classroom.descrambling@aetv.com.
Biography® Magazine
A&E offers Biography® Magazine as a companion to Classroom programming. Biography will introduce your students to people from all walks of life. Every issue is filled with in-depth stories on artists, scientists, historical figures, athletes, writers, entertainers, and ordinary people with extraordinary lives that can be used to enhance any learning experience.
Call 1-800-238-2800 to subscribe.
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