Catalog
Four
series of interactive, entertaining and educational projects that kids
and parents can do together at home using common household materials.
Children learn by doing, and television can help bring parents and children
together:
- Nature! - with Colleen Kelly and Carl the puppet
- Cooking! - with Cynthia Caldwell and Carl the puppet
- Art! - with teacher Patty Bode
- Science! - with UMass Professor Dr. Dick Konicek
Taped
at Wootton's Bookstore in Amherst Massachusetts and in the UMET Studios,
Fine Print provides an intimate look at writers, writing, and the
creative process. In each half-hour episode, a master writer of poetry,
journalism, fiction, non-fiction or biography reads from his or her work
and talks candidly about the joys and struggles of writing. Fine Print
will appeal to adults and adolescents who are interested in learning about
what it means to be a writer.
Poetry
by high school kids. This half-hour video is an unusual and intimate look
into the lives of teenagers through their writing. The poetry ranges from
light and funny, to serious, philosophical, ironic, and disturbing. Taped
in local settings — schools, cars, a cemetery, an empty apartment,
a convenience store — the students write about sports, Slurpees,
love, cars, turtles, drugs, domestic violence, death, and much more.
Things
you always wanted to know. Did vampires really exist? Why do we laugh?
Why do women wear high heels? An original television series featuring
UMass professors and staff answering questions sent in by the viewing
audience.
Teacher Feature
Master
elementary teachers demonstrate outstanding lessons in diverse classrooms.
Episodes include teachers Diane Mercombs of Marks Meadow Elementary, Patty
Bode of Wildwood Elementary, Barbara Rothenberg of Fort River Elementary
and Judy Brooks from Pelham Elementary.
Pet
Tales
An offbeat series about people's relationships with their pets hosted by Dr. Katz, a veterinarian with unique insights into inter-species relationships.