Show #14
Initial Air Dates:
Monday, February 19, 2007, at 6:30 pm
Saturday, February 24, 2007, at 9:00 am

Human Rights Celebration – Each year the NJEA honors the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a Human Rights Celebration. This year actor Giancarlo Esposito highlights the event, while educators express their support for teaching children about human rights and dignity.

Tech Ed – The technical education program at William Annin Middle School in Bernard Township features robotics, woodworking, tech fabrication, and more. The program is recognized for an emphasis on math and science, preparing students for their studies in high school.

Science of Sound – Find out if students at Jose Marti Middle School in Union City can make sounds travel in outer space as they create a sonic boom in their auditorium. The Liberty Science Center, which operates an electronic field trip program at the school, presents a program on “Science of Sounds…. Shaking it.” This program helps students explore how sound is produced and transmitted by extinguishing a candle with a drum.

Good Morning Durand – Fourth graders from Durand Elementary School in Vineland are involved in a daily morning television show called “Good Morning Durand.” The students learn how to produce, edit, host and do the camera work. Hearing impaired students play an integral role on the show as well. They interpret the broadcast and work with computer graphics.