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  • Teaching Op-Docs: Course Wrap-Up and Reflections
    A look back on using The New York Times Op-Doc series as the focus for a course in online documentary production.
    Heather McIntosh 5 min read August 26, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs: Helpful Resources
    Some key resources, both online and in print, that helped develop materials for The New York Times Op-Docs curriculum.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read August 19, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Next on POV: Neuland
    Far from home, young migrants learn to find their place in the world with the help of a trusted teacher. 'Neuland' premieres Monday August 17 on POV.
    POV Staff 3 min read August 11, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs: Finding Ideas for Documentaries
    "Where do you get ideas for documentaries?" is the number one question I have received through comments and conversations over the years. Here are some starting points to consider.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read March 5, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Next on POV: 'The Learning'
    POV's 24th season on PBS continues Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, with the U.S. broadcast premiere of The Learning, the story of four Filipino women who reluctantly leave their families and schools to teach in Baltimore.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 19, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Soup: Politics and the Message of “The Principal Story”
    Education is a hot-button issue, both politically and personally. But I still couldn’t believe the reaction to President Obama‘s Back-to-School speech two weeks ago. Right-wing zealots raging about how it should be boycotted? School districts in Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin actually complying and boycotting the broadcast of the speech? The […]
    Tom Roston 2 min read September 14, 2009 Doc Soup Comments
  • PBS Teachers Live Webinar: Transforming Schools
    PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0 are delighted to have PBS producers and educators join them to share POV’s The Principal Story in a live webinar on Tuesday, September 1 from 8 to 9 pm ET. The film paints two dramatic portraits of the challenges facing America’s public schools and the great difference a dedicated principal […]
    theresa 1 min read August 7, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Soup: When Children Are the Subjects of Docs
    I often get this conflicted feeling when I watch a documentary about children, like this week’s POV broadcast of Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go: I am immediately concerned that the subjects are being exploited in some way, since they’re not really able to decide for themselves whether or not they want to be involved […]
    Tom Roston 2 min read July 27, 2009 Doc Soup Comments