LEARN/CREATE (MT)

4:00 am 

Looking at Learning....Again Part 1  "The International Picture"  This workshop offers an opportunity to investigate various aspects of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), other than the test scores themselves. Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology William Schmidt presents differences in curricula, textbooks, and teaching practices around the world, and a group of community members discuss how the TIMSS results reflect societal and cultural values. D

5:00 am 

Death: A Personal Understanding  "What Is Death?"  Definitions of death have been debated for centuries, depending on culture, social conditions, and the role of the medical profession. In this program, we see how ideas have changed historically and how our newest definitions, like "brain death," may not yet be adequate for encompassing all of death's meanings. D

5:30 am 

Death: A Personal Understanding  "Dying Person"  When we are told that we are terminally ill, we are defined, more than ever, by the limits of our bodies. In this program, we meet three women. D

6:00 am 

Chef John Besh's New Orleans   NULL

6:30 am 

Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends  "Kent Rathbun, Grilled Salad"  Nick creates a sumptuous Grilled Salad with Goat Cheese. Kent Rathbun, head chef at Abacus and Jasper's in Dallas shares the recipe for Jasper's Tomato, Grilled Asparagus and Blue Cheese Salad with Grilled Chicken. D

7:00 am 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Lisbon and the Algarve"  Rick finds salty sailors' quarters and Fado singers mixed with architecture from Portugal's days as a world power.G

7:30 am 

Wild Photo Adventures  "Summer Wildflowers"  NULL

8:00 am 

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home  "Whimsy"  To demonstrate this design principle, Allen introduces some comical additions to the Garden Home Retreat, meets an ironworker who makes gingerbread houses and other lighted displays for Garvan Woodland Gardens. He also offers tips for keeping insects off of the herbs in his one-acre vegetable garden.G

8:30 am 

Ask This Old House  "Removing Overgrown Shrubs; Quieting a Noisy Baseboard Heater"  Landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner remove several overgrown shrubs in front of her house and then plants many new perennials. Then Roger, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva, asks "What is it?" Afterward, Richard helps a couple quiet their noisy baseboard heater. D

9:00 am 

For Your Home  "Backyard Makeover"  Vicki helps a single mom create an oasis for her two youngsters with artificial turf grass, maintenance-free fence and top-of-the-line swing set and furnished patio. D

9:30 am 

Katie Brown Workshop  "Harvest"  Inspired by the change in season, the Katie Brown Workshop make no-carve pumpkins and a coffee-stained cork menu. Recipes: roast turkey, wild rice stuffing with mushroom gravy and nutty caramel pumpkin pie. D

10:00 am 

Knit & Crochet Today  "Mixing Fabric and Yarn"  Take what you have and make it new again! Today Maggie will transform her daughter's favorite vest into a jacket by adding knit sleeves, and Robyn adds crochet embellishments to a favorite tee. Today's guests are the founders of Ravelry, Jess and Casey Forbes, who will share how they started one of our favorite web sites. D

10:30 am 

Gary Spetz's Painting Wild Places! with Watercolors  "Winter Birches, Part 1"  The subtle hues of a sunlit birch tree forest, in winter . In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process: from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting's base foundation of colors and values. D

11:00 am 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Lazy Day Breakfast"  NULL

11:30 am 

Lidia's Italy  "The Catanzaro in the Chicken"  NULL

12:00 pm 

Social Studies In Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12  "Landmark Supreme Court Cases"  Wendy Ewbank teaches seventh and eighth grade at Madrona School in Bellevue, Washington. In a civics lesson on landmark Supreme Court cases, the students focus on the tension between the rights of the individual and the good of society. In the lesson, students work in groups, presenting various cases to the class in the form of a press conference. D

12:30 pm 

Social Studies In Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12  "Middle East Conflict"  Justin Zimmerman is a sixth-grade teacher at Magnolia School in Joppa, Maryland, about 30 miles north of Baltimore. Mr. Zimmerman explores the claims to land in the Middle East from three major religions — Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. After learning about the geography of the area, the students begin to explore the region. D

1:00 pm 

Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices  "Becoming Readers and Writers"  Guided by kindergarten teacher Sheila Owen, of Beaumont, California, students see themselves as readers and writers from day one.G

1:30 pm 

Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices  "Writer's Journal"  Kindergarten students in Houston, Texas, practice reading and writing at their own levels at the classroom's work stations. These routines and classroom management techniques provide a consistent structure for student learning.G

2:00 pm 

Arts In Every Classroom, The: A Video Library, K-5  "Teaching Dance"  Two teachers with contrasting training and approaches to teaching bring rich dance experiences to students at their arts–based schools. Kathy DeJean, the dance specialist at Lusher Alternative Elementary School in New Orleans, promotes inquiry and self-expression in a multi-grade dance class. Scott Pivnik, a former physical education teacher at P.S. D

2:30 pm 

Arts In Every Classroom, The: A Video Library, K-5  "Teaching Music"  Two music specialists from arts–based schools demonstrate different approaches to serving diverse student populations. At Harmony Leland Elementary School in Mableton, Georgia, all 500 students study the violin. Their classes with Barrett Jackson become lessons in character and discipline. D

3:00 pm 

Primary Sources: Workshops In American History  "Disease and History: Typhoid Mary and the Search For Perfect Control"  This workshop looks at the history of infectious disease in America, particularly typhoid, diphtheria, and polio, and their "conquest" by medical research and public health regulation. With the aid of contemporary medical journal articles and New York City health records, the onscreen participants investigate the medical and civil liberties issues exemplified by the case of "Typhoid Mary" Mallon. Facing off as either Board of Health officials or friends of Mary Mallon, workshop participants debate the typhoid carrier's fate.G

4:00 pm 

Looking at Learning....Again Part 1  "The International Picture"  This workshop offers an opportunity to investigate various aspects of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), other than the test scores themselves. Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology William Schmidt presents differences in curricula, textbooks, and teaching practices around the world, and a group of community members discuss how the TIMSS results reflect societal and cultural values. D

5:00 pm 

Death: A Personal Understanding  "What Is Death?"  Definitions of death have been debated for centuries, depending on culture, social conditions, and the role of the medical profession. In this program, we see how ideas have changed historically and how our newest definitions, like "brain death," may not yet be adequate for encompassing all of death's meanings. D

5:30 pm 

Death: A Personal Understanding  "Dying Person"  When we are told that we are terminally ill, we are defined, more than ever, by the limits of our bodies. In this program, we meet three women. D

6:00 pm 

Chef John Besh's New Orleans   NULL

6:30 pm 

Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends  "Kent Rathbun, Grilled Salad"  Nick creates a sumptuous Grilled Salad with Goat Cheese. Kent Rathbun, head chef at Abacus and Jasper's in Dallas shares the recipe for Jasper's Tomato, Grilled Asparagus and Blue Cheese Salad with Grilled Chicken. D

7:00 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Lisbon and the Algarve"  Rick finds salty sailors' quarters and Fado singers mixed with architecture from Portugal's days as a world power.G

7:30 pm 

Wild Photo Adventures  "Summer Wildflowers"  NULL

8:00 pm 

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home  "Whimsy"  To demonstrate this design principle, Allen introduces some comical additions to the Garden Home Retreat, meets an ironworker who makes gingerbread houses and other lighted displays for Garvan Woodland Gardens. He also offers tips for keeping insects off of the herbs in his one-acre vegetable garden.G

8:30 pm 

Ask This Old House  "Removing Overgrown Shrubs; Quieting a Noisy Baseboard Heater"  Landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner remove several overgrown shrubs in front of her house and then plants many new perennials. Then Roger, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva, asks "What is it?" Afterward, Richard helps a couple quiet their noisy baseboard heater. D

9:00 pm 

For Your Home  "Backyard Makeover"  Vicki helps a single mom create an oasis for her two youngsters with artificial turf grass, maintenance-free fence and top-of-the-line swing set and furnished patio. D

9:30 pm 

Katie Brown Workshop  "Harvest"  Inspired by the change in season, the Katie Brown Workshop make no-carve pumpkins and a coffee-stained cork menu. Recipes: roast turkey, wild rice stuffing with mushroom gravy and nutty caramel pumpkin pie. D

10:00 pm 

Knit & Crochet Today  "Mixing Fabric and Yarn"  Take what you have and make it new again! Today Maggie will transform her daughter's favorite vest into a jacket by adding knit sleeves, and Robyn adds crochet embellishments to a favorite tee. Today's guests are the founders of Ravelry, Jess and Casey Forbes, who will share how they started one of our favorite web sites. D

10:30 pm 

Gary Spetz's Painting Wild Places! with Watercolors  "Winter Birches, Part 1"  The subtle hues of a sunlit birch tree forest, in winter . In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process: from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting's base foundation of colors and values. D

11:00 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Lazy Day Breakfast"  NULL

11:30 pm 

Lidia's Italy  "The Catanzaro in the Chicken"  NULL