Assignment:  The World

Assignment: The World is a weekly 15-minute news program targeted at fourth through eighth graders. ATW is the connection for children to current events and is designed to be used in the classroom. A fast-paced, interactive program covers the top news stories of the week from around the world. For more Information http://atwonline.org/about.html 

Produced by WXXI Public Broadcasting in conjunction with The Associated Press, Assignment: the World is the nation's longest-running classroom program and celebrates its 50th season this year. Assignment: the World host Teej Jenkins brings the top news stories from around the globe each week, guiding students through complex issues in a safe environment. In addition to its news reports on current events, the show presents a variety of interactive components that challenge its audience to respond to “Clues in the News” and to practice map skills, using longitude and latitude coordinates onscreen to locate news hot spots on globes and maps in class. Assignment: the World airs on WCNY on Fridays at 2:00 pm throughout the school year, and on more than 90 public television stations across the country. The program is also streamed on the Web. Assignment: the World is taped by schools and used in classrooms across the country. The program’s length is 15 minutes, designed to fit into the structure of a classroom period. Teachers receive scripts each week and students communicate with the producers via email.

For password, contact Nick_Bennett@wcny.org