Classroom Close-up NJ is a half-hour television program that features innovative projects in New Jersey public schools. The 16-time Emmy® award-winning show is in its 23rd season and airs on NJTV every Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The show is the only television program in the country devoted to featuring the positive things happening in public schools. Here you can watch and download current shows, search for stories that have aired the past two decades, become a fan, view the photo gallery, and check out the schedule and monthly guide.
Segment A:
Carson Baby Initiative - Educators at GH Carson Elementary School in Pennsauken turned their fears into action by designing the Carson Baby Initiative. Many teachers see developmental issues in their students that could have been avoided if only they would have been identified and addressed at an earlier age. Teachers spend their own time volunteering to run this initiative. It brings together parents or caregivers, their babies and older siblings, to help make school a more positive learning environment. The parents gain valuable support, the siblings learn how to help their younger brothers and sisters, and the infants get a head start on a lifetime of learning.
Segment B:
Waterbotics - Northern Highlands Regional High School robotic students are implementing Stevens Institute of Technology's WaterBotics curriculum. WaterBotics is an innovative, underwater robotics curriculum where teams of students work together to design, build, program, test and redesign underwater robots, made of LEGO® bricks and other components. The program has increased student interest in careers involving science, engineering, and computer programming. Waterbotics became more relevant after the BP oil spill, demonstrating the need to clean up the oil with robotics underwater.
Segment C:
Civil Rights Graphic Novel - Students at Linden High School are exploring, understanding, and telling civil rights history by creating original graphic novels. Students work in creative teams to write and illustrate books that explore civil rights issues from the 1800s to the present day.
Segment D:
Dr. Seuss is On the Loose - Triangle Elementary School in Hillsborough celebrates Read Across America by emphasizing reading and writing among the 380 kindergarten through fourth-grade students. From a school-wide assembly featuring the Cat in the Hat, to guest readers and small group lessons, the school community inspires a love for literature.
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