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    Kansas City PBS is committed to providing invaluable resources and opportunities to lifelong learners of all ages. 

For Educators

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PBS LearningMedia

Inspire your students with thousands of free teaching resources including videos, lesson plans and games aligned to state and national standards.

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Professional Development  

Kansas City PBS’ professional development workshops equip educators with the tools they need to develop engaging and accessible lesson plans that focus on literacy, STEM, the arts and social and emotional learning.  

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Sesame Workshop 

Sesame Workshop is a conference that helps early childcare providers and families discover school readiness resources and activities promoting physical and emotional wellness. Hallmark sponsors this programming. 

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Annual K-12 Technology Conference

This annual conference is a professional opportunity for educators that includes engaging sessions designed to empower teachers to effectively integrate technology in their classrooms. 

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STEM Mentorship 

Kansas City PBS’ Black & Veatch Mentoring Program pairs hundreds of Kansas City-area students with Black & Veatch engineers, empowering them to increase their problem-solving skills and explore STEM careers. 

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For Families and Students

Preparing for Kindergarten 

Kansas City PBS offers a wide range of resources and hosts a variety of literacy and math programs for preschool families.  Sign up for our "The Backpack" newsletter for updates on our programs.

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Learning at Home

With content from PBS LearningMedia, you can create homeschooling curricula or supplement public or private school lessons with focused materials.

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Continuing Education

We believe that learning is a lifelong endeavor. We have gathered resources to guide you toward high school equivalency and/or college, if that's your thing.

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Meet the Team

Kansas City PBS' Education Team is here to help. For more information, please email education@kansascitypbs.org.

Denice Mackey

Denice Mackey, Education Services Assistant

Denice Mackey is a retired school teacher and librarian of 25 years. As Education Services Assistant for KCPBS, she assists with teacher workshops, trainings and conferences. She orders and delivers books for school literacy programs and assembles the supplies for  Black & Veatch science school mentoring program.

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Gary Brock, Director of Education

Gary Brock is the Director of Education at Kansas City PBS. Before KCPBS, Gary taught in a large school district for 31 years. He oversees the professional development for 32 school districts with over 100,000 students and 9,000 teachers, all accessing our premium digital service, PBS LearningMedia.