Get To Know The A&E Classroom Calendar
Featuring program descriptions and air dates, the A&E Calendar allows you to easily select and plan
for upcoming A&E Classroom programs.
Scan the calendar of upcoming programs. Make notes on those which tie
in most appropriately with your curriculum and on any for which you
want to design special class activities. Mark your calendars of dates
and times when you will set your VCR to record the programs.
Tape Programs And Keep For Up to A Year
Beginning March 27 A&E Classroom services will broadcast at 7 am/6 am CT.
Pacific time zone viewers please make a note of this. Canadian viewers
please note: A&E Classroom times will remain the same in Canada and will not
be affected.
In the U.S. A&E Classroom airs commercial-free Monday through Friday 7 to
8am / 6 to 7am CT / 5 to 6am MT. Check local listings for channel number in
your area.
In Canada A&E Classroom airs commercial-free Monday through Friday 7 to 8am
ET/ 6 to 7am CT / 5 to 6am MT / 4 to 5 am PT/8:30 - 9:30am NT / 8 to 9am AT.
Check local listings for channel number in your area.
Programs aired as part of A&E Classroom may be
videotaped and used in the classroom for up to one year from airdate. The exact
length of time that an A&E 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.
Create A System To Organize Your Tapes
Once you've taped A&E Classroom,
catalog the contents on the cassette box and store. 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 what is 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 - Keep A Video Log
Develop a Video Log to select segments which 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, before viewing, set your VCR counter to 0, 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.
| DATE |
PROGRAM |
COUNTER BEGINS |
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| NOTES |
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.
Don't forget to use A&E study guides and
Cable in the Classroom Magazine which include many suggestions for
student activities.
The A&E Descrambler
If your school has a satellite and would like to get A&E
Classroom programming descrambled please contact Lourdes Gamez at (212) 210-9780.
Biography Magazine
A&E introduces Biography® magazine from the people who
brought you A&E Monthly. Biography will introduce
you to people from all walks of life: entertainment, politics,
history, medicine, sports, business, religion. Affectionate,
informative and entertaining, Biography is an excellent
companion in the classroom.
Call 1-800-238-2800 to subscribe.
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.
Achievement TV On-Line This Spring
The American Academy of Achievement has created an on-line Museum of Achievement on the Internet's World Wide Web. This site allows students throughout the world to meet artists, public servants, explorers and entrepreneurs, who will inspire visitors with their stories of success.
The address is: http://www.achievement.org.
Acclaim For A&E
We have been endorsed as an effective curriculum tool by these associations:
- NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
- NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
For more information on our study guides, write to:
Community Marketing
A&E Television Networks
235 East 45th Street
NY, NY 10017.
