- What is Annenberg Media?
Annenberg Media is a unit of The Annenberg Foundation. Our mission is to advance excellent teaching in all disciplines throughout American K-12 schools. Former names of Annenberg Media are: Annenberg/CPB, The Annenberg/CPB Project, and The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project.
We pursue this mission by funding and broadly distributing multimedia resources for teachers to help them improve their own teaching practice and understanding of their subject. Annenberg Media makes use of telecommunications technologies—the Internet, including broadband video streaming, and satellite television broadcast—as well as hard copy media to disseminate these multimedia resources, ensuring that they reach as many teachers as possible.
- How do you "advance excellent teaching"?
We carry out our mandate chiefly by producing educational
video programs with coordinated Web and print materials for
K-12 teachers who are increasing their expertise in their
fields and learning how to improve their teaching methods.
Our video programs are also intended for viewers at home and
students in the classroom. All of our videos, however they're
used, exemplify excellent teaching.
Our video programs are aired by public broadcasting stations, distributed for purchase on videocassette and DVD, and
air on our own digital satellite channel, called the "Annenberg
Channel."
- What are you funding now? Are
funding guidelines available?
The mission of Annenberg Media is to advance
excellent teaching in America's schools. This mission encompasses
all subject areas that are widely taught in K-12 schools.
To this end, we solicit proposals for video workshops, libraries,
and series designed primarily for an audience of teachers,
to be broadcast on the Annenberg Channel and distributed
on videocassette through our video catalog.
We designate topic areas each funding
year. Producers with experience in the production of adult
educational materials in the designated areas may be invited
to submit a proposal.
Annenberg Media will also consider completed
projects that it has not funded for airing on the Annenberg
Channel. Generally we do not consider single programs. Such
projects must have:
- a teacher professional development
focus, and
- all broadcast and distribution rights
cleared. Annenberg Media requires non-exclusive videocassette
distribution rights for all programs aired on the Annenberg
Channel and will share sales royalties in exchange for those
rights.
Please address questions about current
topic areas or other funding matters to us through info@learner.org.
- What is the Annenberg Channel?
The Annenberg Channel is a free satellite channel for
schools, colleges, and other community organizations. It runs
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and airs the video programs
funded by Annenberg Media. It is available free to any agency
with a Ku-band satellite dish and a DigiCipher II satellite
receiver.
- Where can I see Annenberg Media videos?
While you're here on the Web site, view video programs on demand by clicking on the VoD icon next to the program descriptions. Educators can also order a preview
cassette for many of our materials. You can buy our programs
on videocassette through this site or over the phone by calling
1-800-LEARNER. Most large libraries have copies of our series,
and many PBS stations air them as well. You may also be able to see our programs
on the Annenberg Channel. To find out if the Annenberg Channel is carried in your local area, please contact us at channel@learner.org.
- How do the different versions of your name relate to one another?
The Annenberg/CPB Project was created in 1981 through a gift from Ambassador Walter Annenberg to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to improve education for all Americans. In 1990, The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project was created to focus on K-12 math and science improvement. In 1999 the two projects combined under the name of Annenberg/CPB. In 2004, Annenberg/CPB became part of The Annenberg Foundation, and shortly after, changed its name to Annenberg Media.
- How is Annenberg Media related to PBS?
You will see many Annenberg Media video programs and series on PBS stations as part of the Annenberg Channel.
- How can I get a catalog? How can I be added to your
mailing list?
Just send an email to us at info@learner.org, requesting
either a catalog or inclusion on the mailing list, or both.
Be sure to include your name, full mailing address, and zip
code. We never exchange or sell our mailing list.
