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Episode 11: Reading Partners with CEO Adeola Whitney

Jul 25, 2022

Adeola “Ola” Whitney brings over 20 years of educational leadership experience to the CEO role of Reading Partners. Before being…

Episode 10: Griffin Education with Tim Griffin

Jul 07, 2022

After mostly paying his way through college and graduate school as a performing musician, Tim Griffin brought music to work…

Episode 8: Best Buy Teen Tech Centers with Chheav Em

Jun 14, 2022

Growing up in the Echo Park community of Los Angeles to Cambodian immigrant parents, Chheav knows too well the adversity…

Episode 4: Out of School Learning with Benjamin Dickow

Mar 01, 2022

In 2020, over 30 STEM organizations came together to provide collaborative learning opportunities for Los Angeles students. As a result,…

Episode 3: High-Impact Tutoring with Susanna Loeb

Feb 15, 2022

Susanna Loeb is Director of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, where she is also Professor of Education and Professor…

Episode 2: Step Up Tutoring with Daniel Halper

Jan 25, 2022

Step Up Tutoring is a non-profit organization formed during the pandemic to deliver free, online tutoring. Since inception, Step Up…

Episode 9: When Schools Work with Bruce Fuller

Jun 29, 2022

Bruce Fuller, is a professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He recently released When…

Episode 7: Communities In Schools Los Angeles with Elmer Roldan

May 31, 2022

Elmer Roldan is Executive Director of Communities in Schools Los Angeles (CISLA). Roldan is responsible for overseeing implementation of CISLA’s…

Episode 6: Haydee Rodriguez – CA State Board of Education Member

Mar 31, 2022

Haydee Rodriguez is a National Board-Certified teacher, and bilingual and bicultural high school teacher who received her Bachelor’s in History…

Episode 5: Rafael Cruz, LA County Teacher of the Year 2021-22

Mar 18, 2022

Rafael Cruz is a Los Angeles Unified School District Teacher at Hollenbeck Middle School and 2021-2022 Los Angeles County Teacher…

Episode 1: Two Bit Circus with Dr. Leah Hanes

Jan 12, 2022

In March 2020, Annenberg Learner partnered with Two Bit Circus to provide FREE STEAM-based online projects for K-12 students. The Annenberg Learner site contains over…

The Annenberg Learner Podcast

Dec 13, 2021

We track the lived experience of teachers, students, and parents alongside the organizations that serve them. Guest speakers share what’s…

Annenberg Learner and Step up Tutoring Partner to Recruit Volunteer Tutors for Los Angeles Elementary Students

Apr 20, 2021

During the month of April, Annenberg Learner and Step Up Tutoring will conduct the Annenberg Learner Spring Challenge, a recruitment…

The Education (Re)Open Turns to Global Community for Solutions to Educational Challenges

Apr 20, 2021

As schools begin the process of reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic, learners and educators at every level are facing an…

Annenberg Learner Teams Up with LAUSD and Discovery Education to Launch New Partnership

Aug 24, 2020

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Discovery Education, and Annenberg Learner today announced a new partnership providing educators, students…

Zoom and Data Privacy

Jul 17, 2020

Even in the best of times, the planning and execution of an engaging lesson for a classroom full of students is a difficult task. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has required educators to rethink their lesson planning in order to conduct classes remotely.

The Revolutionary Power of Television in Education

Jul 01, 2020

As teachers and parents have had to treat yet another symptom of the coronavirus — the need for kids to be schooled at home — one of the most potent solutions has turned out to be decidedly old school: television.

Press Release: Annenberg Foundation and Two Bit Circus Foundation Ignite Lifelong Love for Arts and Sciences with Free STEAM-Based Online Projects

May 28, 2020

Two Bit Circus Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization, announced today it is collaborating with the Annenberg Foundation’s educational division, Annenberg Learner, to provide free access ...

Press Release: NOLA-PS Partners with Annenberg Foundation to Provide Free Educational Programming to Families and Teachers

May 18, 2020

NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) and the Annenberg Foundation have partnered to broadcast Annenberg Learner programming on NOLA-PS TV free of charge to help support continued distance learning needs ...

By Lilly Strieder (guest contributor) When I think of the teachers that have inspired both me and my education, two…

List of Recent Series Discontinuations

Nov 16, 2018

Availability of Learner series and student interactives is subject to change. View the latest list of discontinuations.

You Don’t Have to Be an Adult to Write a Novel

Oct 23, 2018

Participating in NaNoWriMo this November? Find resources to get your students writing.

Celebrating the Games for Change Student Challenge LA Finalists and Winners

Jun 07, 2018

View the list of student finalists and winners in the Games for Change Student Challenge Los Angeles 2018 competition.

Technology and the Developing Brain

May 08, 2018

Guest post by Gretel Galo. As technological advances like Alexa™ continue to enhance the capacities of the smart home, parents,…

The Games for Change Student Challenge Kicks Off in Los Angeles (2017)

Nov 28, 2017

At the start of the school year, 22 teachers from 19 LAUSD and affiliated charter schools met at Skylight Studios…

Immigration: Push, Pull, or Both? (Part 3)

Oct 20, 2015

What factors drive people to leave their own countries (push) and what factors attract people to new countries (pull)?

U.S. Immigration: Legal v. Illegal (Part 2)

Oct 07, 2015

View “Part 1: Ancient Immigration” and “Part 3: Immigration: Push, Pull, or Both?” of this series on immigration. We’re used to…

Ancient Immigration (Part 1)

Sep 30, 2015

Immigration is a hot topic in the U.S. today, loaded with political meaning and characterized by heated debates over who…

How can schools prepare for discussions of controversial issues? (Part II)

Sep 10, 2014

In Part I of this post series, we looked at the reasons why schools should allow discussions of controversial issues.…

Should schools allow discussions of controversial issues? (Part I)

Sep 04, 2014

[OP-ED] On Saturday, August 9 in Ferguson, Mo., a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, a young black man, sparking…

Have You Flipped Your Classroom Yet?

Feb 24, 2014

In January 2014, CBS News produced a feature story on the flipped classroom, thrusting the model even further into mainstream…

Annenberg Learner Celebrates Opening of South LA Teen Tech Center