- Annenberg Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation, a charitable family trust, was created on
July 1 ,1989 by media magnate and formerAmbassador to theCourt of St. James's Walter H. Annenberg . Initial funding of $1.2 billion came from the sale ofTriangle Publications , the last media property held by Annenberg. The foundation is based inSt. David's, Pennsylvania . Currently, The Foundation has a priority on granting funds for reform of elementary and secondary public school systems. The Foundation oversaw the funding of theChicago Annenberg Challenge .Since its founding, it has awarded over 5,200 grants, which total in excess of $2.8 billion. cite web
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The current president, chairman and sole director of the Foundation is
Leonore Annenberg , widow of Ambassador Annenberg, and a formerUnited States Chief of Protocol . Their daughter,Wallis Annenberg is the vice president.Annenberg Media
Annenberg Media is the arm of the foundation that is dedicated to the improvement of teaching by funding development and distribution of multimedia educational resources through a variety of channels. In addition to distributing the media directly to educational institutions and community agencies, the organization makes its complete video collection available for no cost through broadband access to its web site, along with related activities and guides. Many of its programs are aired on PBS stations around the United States; in fact, the media unit was known previously as "The Annenberg/CPB Project" because of its close work with PBS' parent organization.
The programs used to be available on the Annenberg Channel — a free digital satellite channel — but this was discontinued in October of 2008.
The original project was created in 1981 through a gift from Walter Annenberg the CPB and merged in 1999 with "The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project" (created 1990). In 2004, Annenberg/CPB became part of The Annenberg Foundation, later changing its name to Annenberg Media.
Programs developed by the media unit or by its predecessor, The Annenberg/CPB project (all developed for an audience of
high school - oruniversity -level learners), unless otherwise specified:Languages
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Connect With English " (1997), a serial drama with discussion segments for teaching English as a Second Language
*"" (1992), a 52-episode serial drama for teaching Spanish, in the form of a "telenovela " (a sequel, "Nuevos Destinos," was created in 1997)
*"Fokus Deutsch " (1998)
*"French in Action " (1987)Mathematics and science
*Against All Odds: Inside Statistics
*Algebra: In Simplest Terms
*The Brain: Teaching Modules
*Cycles of Life: Exploring Biology
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*Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth (microbiology)
*Journey North (wildlife migration)
*Math for All and Math for All—Plus (math for families of elementary school students, in English and Spanish)
*The Mechanical Universe …and Beyond (physics)
*The Mind: Teaching Modules (cognitive science)
*Planet Earth (Earth science and astronomy)
*Reactions in Chemistry
*Unseen Life on Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology
*The World of Chemistry ocial sciences
*The Africans (filmed in 16 African countries)
*Bridging World History
*A Biography of America
*The Constitution: That Delicate Balance
*Death: A Personal Understanding
*Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition
*Economics U$A
*Ethics in America
*Ethics in America II
*Growing Old in a New Age
*Human Geography: People, Places, and Change (economic and cultural geography)
*Inside the Global Economy
*Out of the Past (archaeology and anthropology)
*People’s Century (world history and social studies)
*The Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century
*Rural Communities: Legacy & Change
*Seasons of Life (lifespan psychology)
*The World of Abnormal PsychologyHumanities
*American Cinema
*American Passages: A Literary Survey
*Art of the Western World (visual/fine arts)
*English Composition: Writing for an Audience
*Exploring the World of Music
*Literary Visions (literary analysis)
*News Writing
*Signature: Contemporary Writers (series featuring authors from the American South)
*Voices & Visions (Americanpoetry )
*The Western Tradition (history of Western civilization)
*A World of Art: Works in Progress (art appreciation)Programs for teachers and administrators
In addition to programming designed for students, Annenberg Media has also created video series for teacher professional development in various subjects. These series include workshops and courses and video libraries (documentary case studies) on education in arts, foreign languages, literature and language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, as well as on general topics of education theory and school reform.
Other organizations and programs of the foundation
* The Annenberg School for Communication at the
University of Pennsylvania (1958)
* The Annenberg School for Communication at theUniversity of Southern California (1971)
* The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences [http://www.annenberg.net] at Eisenhower Medical Center (1981)
* The Annenberg Center for Communication at the University of Southern California (1993)
* Annenberg Challenge (1993)
* Annenberg Institute for School Reform [http://www.annenberginstitute.org] (1994)Brown University )
* The Annenberg Public Policy Center of theUniversity of Pennsylvania (1994) andFactCheck.org
* TheChicago Annenberg Challenge (1990-2001)
* Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands (2001)
* Farmlab
* ExploreReferences
2. Walter Annenberg3. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison_Schools&action=edit§ion=3 Edison Schools Major Supporter]
External links
General information
* [http://www.annenbergfoundation.org Annenberg Foundation]
* [http://www.factcheck.org Annenberg Political Fact Check] A nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer advocate which monitors the factual accuracy of statements by political players
* [http://www.learner.org/ Annenberg Media]
* [http://www.learner.org/channel/chnnl_workshops.html Annenberg Media workshops and courses for teachers]
* [http://www.annenberg.net/ Annenberg Center for Health Sciences]Annenberg Media Video Series
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series8.html The Africans] (filmed in 16 African countries)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series65.html Against All Odds: Inside Statistics]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series66.html Algebra: In Simplest Terms]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series67.html American Cinema]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series164.html American Passages: A Literary Survey]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series1.html Art of the Western World] (visual/fine arts)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series142.html The Brain: Teaching Modules]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series197.html Bridging World History]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series123.html A Biography of America]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series72.html The Constitution: That Delicate Balance]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series108.html Death: A Personal Understanding]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series138.html Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series78.html Earth Revealed] (geology)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series79.html Economics U$A]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series128.html English Composition: Writing for an Audience]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series81.html Ethics in America]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series207.html Ethics in America II]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series105.html Exploring the World of Music]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series84.html Growing Old in a New Age]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series85.html Human Geography: People, Places, and Change] (economic and cultural geography)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series86.html Inside the Global Economy]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series127.html Journey North] (wildlife migration)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series41.html Literary Visions] (literary analysis)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series37.html Math for All] and [http://www.learner.org/resources/series38.html Math for All—Plus] (math for families of elementary school students, in English and Spanish)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html The Mechanical Universe…and Beyond] (physics)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series150.html The Mind: Teaching Modules] (cognitive science)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series44.html News Writing]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series45.html Out of the Past] (archaeology and anthropology)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series49.html Planet Earth] (Earth science and astronomy)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series180.html The Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series168.html Reactions in Chemistry]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series7.html Rural Communities: Legacy & Change]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series54.html Seasons of Life] (lifespan psychology)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series55.html Signature: Contemporary Writers] (series featuring authors from the American South)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series121.html Unseen Life on Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series57.html Voices & Visions] (Americanpoetry )
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series58.html The Western Tradition] (history of Western civilization)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series60.html The World of Abnormal Psychology]
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series64.html A World of Art: Works in Progress] (art appreciation)
* [http://www.learner.org/resources/series61.html The World of Chemistry]
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