KSPS Wins National Award for Instructional Media

SPOKANE, Wash. - Feb. 1, 2019 - PRLog -- KSPS Public Television has won a national award for educational resources based on its regionally-focused documentaries. The National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) presented the award for Instructional Media in the Teacher Resource category Monday to Jason Miller on behalf of KSPS Public television at an annual awards gala.

Miller congratulated KSPS Education Director, Bukola Breczinski, and Gonzaga University interns, Rosemary Colon and Ali Asiri, for their work segmenting KSPS documentaries and creating lesson plans that are now being used by teachers nationwide.

The video-supported lesson plans cover regions like Canada and Washington State, history topics like Native American history and Japanese American Incarceration, and other educational niches like financial literacy, career exploration and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The award-winning educational resources are now available free to educators and to everyone at https://www.ksps.org/education/

About the NETA Awards
The 2018 NETA Awards were presented at a red-carpet gala event opening the annual NETA Conference on January 21 in Salt Lake City.

The competition, first organized in 1968, honors NETA member stations' achievements in community engagement, promotion, instructional media, and content production.

About NETA
The National Educational Telecommunications Association is a professional association that serves public television licensees and educational entities in all 50 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Founded in 1967, its mission is to connect public television people and ideas, by providing quality programming, educational resources, professional development, management support, and national representation.

About KSPS
KSPS Public Television provides on-air, online and multimedia programs that entertain, engage and educate to enrich all the communities we serve.

Each day KSPS Public Television invites people in two million households throughout the Inland Northwest and Canada to experience the worlds of science, history and nature; listen to diverse viewpoints and trusted reporting; and take front row seats to world-class performances. KSPS serves Spokane and eastern Washington, northern Idaho, western Montana, southeastern British Columbia, and most of Alberta including Calgary and Edmonton. KSPS is also seen across the nation of Canada on Shaw Direct. KSPS is carried over the air, on translator systems, on cable systems and via satellite. KSPS is licensed to Friends of KSPS. Friends of KSPS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the state of Washington. USA Tax ID Number: 237203753