Music, science, language, and issues of the day from a variety of perspectives… they’re all here for the clicking.

Texas Public Radio has compiled a wealth of educational resources from our programmers including NPR, American Public Media, Minnesota Public Radio, and others. Anywhere we’ve found content aimed at teachers or students, or links that might be of value for class projects or activities, we’ve captured it here in one convenient place.

Select a subject area below to discover how Texas Public Radio can enhance the classroom experience.

 Language Arts

BBC World Service

• Quizzes
• Guides to learning
  • Grammar and vocabulary
  • News English
  • Business English
• Information and links for English teachers

• Education link
• CAP (Curriculum Arts Project) “an innovative way of learning social studies through the arts”
• Adult literacy program All Write!

• Weekly puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz

• Daily five-minute collection by Garrison Keillor with facts from literary history and a poem, "a good one"
• Archive

 Social Studies

Fresh Air with Terry Gross

• www.whyy.org provides many educational links that include lesson ideas.

• Justice Learning, "Civic education in the real world"
  • Includes a guide to the constitution, and "In Their Own Words," from the three branches of government, the press, and schools
• Teaching materials on current topics

• Radio Journal of News and Culture
• Produced by the Center for Mexican American Studies at UT Austin
• CMAS publications
• Links from Latino USA

• "Sound Journalism for the Planet," with program archives
• Books and Music
• Special features, including two student radio projects
  • Northside College Prep
  • Queen of Peace High School

• Recipes, techniques, and information on food and cooking
• Information about the Edible Schoolyard project

• It's all educational!
• Browse the list of shows for topics of interest

• Shows from the "International House of Radio"
• Quiz

 Science

Living on Earth

• "Sound Journalism for the Planet," with program archives
• Books and Music
• Special features, including two student radio projects
  • Northside College Prep
  • Queen of Peace High School

• Kids' Connection - educators guides are posted a week after the topic is broadcast.
• Searchable topics list

• Teaching Now, TV and radio series about education and technology

• Lesson plans
• Classroom activities
• StarDate in the classroom
• Teacher workshops

• Recipes, techniques, and information on food and cooking
• Information about the Edible Schoolyard project

• It's all educational!
• Browse the list of shows for topics of interest

 Music

Afropop Worldwide

• Visit web radio listings
• Explore music by artist, region, country or style
• Glossary of African music terms

• An extensive education page
• Fun factoids about music
• Lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school classes

• Resources for Educators