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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.

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Featured Content: The Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera's Saturday matinee broadcasts are the longest-running continuous classical program in radio history. Every Saturday, a full performance from one of opera's most famous stages is broadcast. Find a wealth of teaching resources to supplement your music and humanities curricula on The Met's website, including synopses, backgrounds and teaching materials geared toward each opera. >> Visit The Met's website

Language Arts BBC World Service BBC Learning English General & Business English Grammar, Vocabulary & Punctuation Quizzes Information and links for English teachers Weekend Edition Sunday Sunday Puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz Writer’s Almanac Daily five-minute collection by Garrison Keillor with facts from literary history and a poem, "a good one" Archive of past editions The Writer's Almanac Bookshelf — Interviews and suggested collections of poetry. Social Studies Justice Talking 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 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 The Splendid Table Recipes, techniques, and information on food and cooking To The Best of Our Knowledge Browse the list of shows for topics of interest The World Geo Quiz Geo Quiz Podcast Audio Slideshows Teacher's Domain The World Podcasts Wait, Wait. . . Don't Tell Me Daily News Quiz Whad’Ya Know 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 Science Friday Science Friday Podcast SciArts Searchable topics list StarDate Lesson plans Classroom activities StarDate in the classroom Teacher workshops The Splendid Table Recipes, techniques, and information on food and cooking To The Best of Our Knowledge 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 Composers Datebook From the Top From the Top for Teachers Teachers Kit Performance Today Music That Matters The Piano Puzzler Riverwalk Jazz Resources for Educators The Metropolitan Opera Resources for Educators Global HIt from PRI's The World Global Hit Main Global Hit Podcast — World Music Global Hit Archive