McREL / Bill Nye Educational DVD Earns
Teacher’s Choice Award
December 17, 2003
AURORA, Colo.
— An educational DVD developed by
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) for Disney's
popular television series Bill
Nye the Science Guy has won one of the most coveted awards
in the educational market - a Teacher's Choice Award. The 26-minute
"Bones
& Muscles" episode is one of 100 programs in the series,
which targets secondary school audiences with its fast-paced approach,
humor, and hands-on activities.
"The Bill Nye DVD collection provides science teachers a wealth of resources to augment their lessons. With DVD technology, teachers have on-demand access to specific video clips that are aligned to national standards," said John Ristvey, a co-director of the Education and Public Outreach team at McREL, a Colorado-based research and education organization that provides schools, teachers, and parents with practical, proven solutions to education challenges.
The new DVD transcends linear VHS delivery and presents more than just the bare bones about x-rays, the healing of broken bones, bone marrow, and the body's joints. In addition, all content is correlated to National Science Standards, glossaries and quizzes are interactive, and the episode is available with Spanish translation and closed-captioning. The DVD will be featured with other products in the January 2004 issue of Learning, complete with product profile, graphics, and contact information.
McREL's team of expert educators and communicators helped to ensure that the learning activities on the award-winning DVD were aligned with challenging education standards as well as the latest research on student learning. Simply put, McREL helped create a DVD that not only entertains and informs, but also enhances student learning.
Learning® magazine first introduced the prestigious Teacher's Choice Awards program in 1994. Over the years, the program has become widely recognized within the educational market. For the 10th annual program, 50 teacher teams from across the United States evaluated more than 400 submissions for quality, instructional value, ease of use and innovation. In the end, 64 winners were chosen.
More information about McREL’s educational
media products and public outreach services is available online
at www.mcrel.org/epo/.
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McREL is a nationally recognized, private, nonprofit
organization located in Aurora, Colo., dedicated to improving education
for all students through applied research, product development and
service. Its staff of highly respected educators and researchers
focuses on providing educators and policymakers with the highest
quality, field-tested, research-based products and services available
in PreK–16 education.
