Responding to the need for educational resources for students as schools close due to the coronavirus, WNMU-TV WORLD Channel, in partnership with PBS LearningMedia, will begin broadcasting At Home Learning programs for grades 6-12 on Monday, April 13, from Monday – Friday at 12 – 5 pm ET. These daily free-over-the-air broadcasts will feature the best in public media science, history and other educational programming. For weekly program schedules, visit https://wnmutv.nmu.edu/education/resources/.
This At Home Learning block – suited to WORLD’s everyday schedule of news, information and documentary programming – has been carefully curated and supplemented with related assets from PBS LearningMedia, a free online service of thousands of compelling educational resources.
In our region, WNMU-TV WORLD Channel is broadcast over-the-air on channel 13.1, and carried across the Upper Peninsula on Charter, Spectrum and local cable providers.
“In these challenging times, our public media mission to support students with the educational resources needed to thrive is more important than ever,” said Eric Smith, WNMU-TV General Manager. “While our WORLD At Home Learning programs are geared to middle and high school students, our 24/7 PBS Kids service on Channel 13.2 and mornings on our main channel target children in primary-school grades.”
“With a commitment to educational multimedia, WNMU-TVdelivers curriculum-based resources that support parents and teachers in achieving children’s learning goals,” said Bob Thomson, WNMU-TV Broadcast & Production Manager. “Werecognize that many families do not have access to the internet or computers at home, so we are leveraging our public media TV broadcast channels to reach teachers, students and caregivers across the state.”
For more information, contact WNMU-TV by emailing dtv13@nmu.edu or calling 906-227-9668 during regular business hours.