Adult Education

Reactions In Chemistry "Workshop 5. Chemical Design" This program deals with basic concepts that are required for the understanding of chemical design. The idea is brought about by experiences from everyday life, such as the stoichiometry of baking, the ingredients of soft drinks, the components of drugs, and the chromatography of markers. [P]

Teaching Reading 3-5 Workshop "Classroom Program 13. Reading Across The Curriculum" [P]

Teaching Reading 3-5 Workshop "Classroom Program 14. Looking at Cause and Effect" [P]

Social Studies In Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12 "Celebrations of Light" Eileen Mesmer teaches a combined kindergarten and first–grade class in Salem, Massachusetts, a diverse community outside Boston. Ms. Mesmer asks her students to explore the many ways the holidays are celebrated and to find commonalities among the various celebrations. [P]

Social Studies In Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12 "Making Bread Together" Meylin Gonzalez is a kindergarten teacher in Tampa, Florida. Ms. Gonzalez uses this lesson to introduce her students to several economic concepts, including production and cooperation. [P]

Constitution, The: That Delicate Balance "Affirmative Action Versus Reverse Discrimination" Are quotas based on sex or race unconstitutional? Participants include Ellen Goodman, formernEEOC chair Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington Post columnist William Raspberry, andnUnited Federation of Teachers president Albert Shanker.n. [P]

Democracy In America "Global Politics: U.S.A. and the World" This program examines the need for the United States to use the tools of foreign policy in ways that recognize the growing interdependence of nations. [P]

Economics U$A "International Trade" This program discusses the effects of international trade, tariffs, and quotas versus free trade. Updated 2002. [P]

Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition "Psychopathology" The major types of mental illness are presented. Schizophrenia, phobias, and affective disorders are described, along with the major factors that affect them. [P]

Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition "Psychotherapy" This program surveys the relationships among theory, research, and practice, and how treatment of psychological disorders has been influenced by historical, cultural, and social forces. With Dr. Hans Strupp of Vanderbilt University and the late Dr. Rollo May. [P]

Ciao Italia "Funghi - Mushrooms" Mary Ann has enough mushrooms to start a mushroom farm herself. Instead she creates a Mushroom Soup so unique and creative that it's guaranteed to be unlike any soup you've ever tasted. [P]

Ciao Italia "Funghi - Mushrooms" Mushroom Soup and crunchy, aromatic Mushroom Meatballs with a Mushroom Sauce are prepared. [P]

Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen "Northern California" Hog Island BBQ oysters; Grilled Tenderloin in Herb Crust with Grilled French Fried Potatoes; Duck Under a Brick with Grilled Figs, Martha's Wedding Salmon. [P]

Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen "Northern California" The menu includes Hog Island BBQ oysters, grilled tenderloin in herb crust, duck under a brick with grilled figs and Martha's wedding salmon. [P]

Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen "Northern California" Hog Island BBQ oysters and Grilled Tenderloin in Herb Crust with Grilled French Fried Potatoes. [P]

Rick Steves' Europe "England's Bath & York" Medieval York and Georgian Bath - easy side-trips from London - pack an exciting pair of sightseeing punches. Rick explores Roman hot springs, cruises quiet canals, marvels at England's finest Gothic church and gets a surprising dose of Viking history as he enjoys England's easy urban delights. [P]

Rick Steves' Europe "England's Bath & York" Explore Roman hot springs, cruises quiet canals and marvels at England's finest Gothic church. [P]

Rick Steves' Europe "England's Bath & York" Rick checks out Medieval York and Georgian Bath, both easy side-trips from London, as he travels into a new season of shows. He explores Roman hot springs, cruises canals, marvels at a fine Gothic church and gets a dose of Viking history. [P]

Travelscope "Valencia, Spain" Travelscope goes to sunny Valencia to rub shoulders with the locals at their cafes, pubs and local markets. Joseph visits the city's textile and ceramic artisans and gets the inside story on Las Fallas - Valencia's yearly fiery celebration. [P]

Travelscope "Valencia, Spain" Joseph visits the city's textile and ceramic artisans and locals at cafes, pubs and local markets. [P]

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home "Sun and Shade in the Garden Home" Smith shows how to make areas of full sun and deep shade come alive with beautiful plants. [I]

This Old House "New Orleans Project, Part 1" For the second project of the season, This Old House travels to New Orleans, Louisiana, to help a fourth-generation resident of the Lower Ninth ward return home, while following stories of rebuilding and recovery throughout the city. Host Kevin O'Connor visits Musicians' Village with founder Harry Connick Jr. [P]

This Old House "New Orleans Project, Part 1" The crew helps a resident of the Lower Ninth ward return home. Kevin meets with Harry Connick Jr. [P]

This Old House "New Orleans Project, Part 1" The crew head for Louisiana to help a fourth-generation resident of the Lower Ninth ward return home to New Orleans. Homeowner Rashida Ferdinand shows host Kevin O'Connor why she loves her 1892 flood-damaged shotgun single and artist's studio. [P]

For Your Home "Family Room Makeover" When your kids grow up so should your den. Faux finish expert Bob Nulf helps create the look of real wood trim. [P]

For Your Home "Family Room Makeover" Change the mood with easy updates, comfortable but chic furniture and sophisticated accessories. [P]

Cultivating Life "Glass" From planting Wardian cases for indoors and building a cold frame for growing produce outside all year long to making summer rolls with cellophane noodles and using recycled glass as mulch, Cultivating Life has some clear ideas about using glass in the garden. Plus a tour of glassblower Dale Chihuly's garden installation at the New York Botanic Garden. [P]

Cultivating Life "Glass" Plant Wardian cases for indoors and build a cold frame for growing produce outside all year long. [P]

Cultivating Life "Glass" Topics include building a cold frame for growing produce outside all year long, making summer rolls with cellophane noodles and using recycled glass for mulch. [P]

Paint Paper and Crafts "Tic, Tac, Tag" Priscilla Hauser, the first lady of decorative painting, paints on fabric; Sloan makes thank you tags; and Kirsten Jones does dots and stripes. [P]

Paint Paper and Crafts "Tic, Tac, Tag" Paint on fabric, make thank you tags and do dots and stripes. [P]

Donna Dewberry Show "Bed of Tulips" Donna creates a heavily textured canvas filled with lovely red and yellow spring tulips; she uses this same theme to decorate an apron. Tip: Refinishing an old cabinet door. [P]

Donna Dewberry Show "Bed of Tulips" Donna creates a textured canvas filled with red and yellow spring tulips and decorates an apron. [P]

Donna Dewberry Show "Bed of Tulips" Donna creates a heavily textured canvas filled with red and yellow tulips. She uses the same theme to decorate an apron. [P]

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "More Low-Fat Makeovers" The ATK team delivers delicious low-fat versions of macaroni and cheese and chicken Parmesan with tomato sauce. Tasting: unusual pastas. [P]

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "More Low-Fat Makeovers" The team delivers low-fat versions of macaroni and cheese and chicken Parmesan with tomato sauce. [P]

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "More Low-Fat Makeovers" Kitchen experts deliver low-fat versions of macaroni and cheese and chicken Parmesan with tomato sauce. [P]

Lidia's Italy "To Crumb Or Not to Crumb" Lidia travels to Treviso to learn of the city's two treasures: their beautiful architecture and their prized produce- radicchio. Back in the kitchen, Lidia is joined by Chef Mark Ladner of Del Posto, where they indulge in risotto with radicchio and a peach tart with cocoa almond crust. [P]

Lidia's Italy "To Crumb Or Not to Crumb" Chef Zito creates celery chutney, baked onions from Acquaviva and bucatini with toasted breadcrumbs. [P]

Lidia's Italy "To Crumb Or Not to Crumb" Lidia checks out the architecture and prized produce - radicchio - of Treviso. In the kitchen, Lidia and Chef Mark Ladner indulge in risotto with radicchio and a peach tart with cocoa almond crust. [P]

Reactions In Chemistry "Workshop 6. Chemistry of Life" This program discusses the chemistry of the wonders of life. It starts off with the way life began, and goes on to deal with the structure and function of biological molecules. [P]

Teaching Reading 3-5 Workshop "Classroom Program 15. Close Reading for Understanding" [P]

Teaching Reading 3-5 Workshop "Classroom Program 16. Summarizing Nonfiction" [P]

Social Studies In Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12 "Explorers In North America" Rob Cuddi, a fifth–grade teacher at Winthrop Middle School in Winthrop, Massachusetts, has been teaching for almost 30 years and has recently taken an active role in restructuring the social studies curriculum to accommodate both state and national standards. Mr. Cuddi. [P]

Social Studies In Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12 "Making A Difference Through Giving" Darlene Jones–Inge is a fourth–grade teacher at O. [P]

Constitution, The: That Delicate Balance "Federalism" How much power the federal government can wield over state and local affairs is debated in thisnfinal episode. Among those featured are Senators Orrin Hatch and Daniel Moynihan andnColumbia University professor Diane Ravitch. [P]

Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century, The "One Earth, Many Scales" Lost in Space? Geography Training for Astronauts. [P]

Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century, The "Boundaries and Borderlands" Twin Cities, Divided Lives. [P]

Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition "Health, Mind, and Behavior" This program presents a rethinking of the relationship between mind and body. A new bio-psychosocial model is replacing the traditional biomedical model. [P]

Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition "Applying Psychology In Life" Psychology is currently being applied in innovative ways to practical situations in the areas of human factors, law, and conflict negotiation. With Dr. Malcolm Cohen of NASA Ames Research Center, Dr. Stephen Ceci of Cornell University, and Dr. James Maas of Cornell University. [P]