PBS offers a variety of free online educational resources for Pre-K-12 grade educators including the media literacy certification program (opens in new tab), PBS LearningMedia (opens in new tab) and PBS TeachersLounge (opens in new tab).
Educators can access free resources online from the following PBS websites:
- PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED (opens in new tab) (Pre-K through 12th grade) – PBS and KQED offer a set of free media literacy micro-credentials that validate and help to build media literacy skills and classroom implementation practices. These competency-based micro-credentials provide the pathway to earning certification as a PBS Certified Media Literacy Educator.
- PBS LearningMedia (opens in new tab) (Pre-K through 12th grade) – PBS LearningMedia is the destination for direct access to thousands of classroom-ready, curriculum-targeted digital resources. Resources are aligned to state and national standards, and include videos, images, interactives, lesson plans, articles, primary sources and more. Teachers can browse by standards, grade level, subject area, and special collections, and favorite and share resources with their class and colleagues.
- PBS TeachersLounge (opens in new tab) – PBS TeachersLounge is a collection of online blogs on a variety of topics including trending news, PBS in the classroom, tech tools, virtual professional learning and voices in education.