PBS & CR20: Dig into Early Science Instruction with Dinosaur Train

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Date: Monday, September 21, 2009
Time: 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am GMT (next day) (international times here)
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PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0 are delighted to have PBS producers and curriculum experts join us to showcase PBS KIDS' newest series, Dinosaur Train. This preschool series for students ages 3-6 encourages basic scientific thinking skills as the audience learns about life science, natural history and paleontology. Each of the 40 half-hour episodes features Buddy, an adorable preschool age Tyrannosaurus Rex, and includes two 11-minute animated stories along with brief live action segments hosted by renowned paleontologist Dr. Scott Sampson. Our special guests during the webinar will include: Halle Stanford, Executive Vice-President of Children's Entertainment for The Jim Henson Company; Dr. Scott Sampson, Primary Scientific Consultant and on-air Host of Dinosaur Train; and Jordan D. Brown, Curriculum Consultant for Dinosaur Train. Speakers will introduce preschool and elementary educators to Dinosaur Train, talking about its creation, animation, and series goals; discuss the potential of using Dinosaur Train to teach preschool children about the natural sciences and to help foster a life-long connection with nature; and provide examples of how the series and website can be used in the classroom to teach key science concepts.

About Our Guest Speakers

Halle Stanford
Executive Vice-President of Children's Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company
Halle Stanford is Executive Vice-President of Children's Entertainment for the Jim Henson Company and an Executive Producer of Dinosaur Train, a new animated series that premiered September 7, 2009 on PBS KIDS that encourages basic scientific thinking and skills among preschoolers. preschool series for PBS KIDS that launched in Fall 2008.

Scott Sampson
Paleontologist
Scott Sampson, science advisor and on-air host of Dinosaur Train, is a Canadian dinosaur paleontologist and evolutionary biologist who received his Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Toronto.

Jordan D. Brown
Curriculum Consultant & Writer
Jordan D. Brown, Curriculum Consultant for Dinosaur Train, has worked extensively as an Educational Consultant for many children's TV series, particularly those aimed at a preschool audience.