University of Phoenix announced today that the company is partnering with NBC News to donate licensed subscriptions to “NBC Learn K-12” to 250 middle and high schools in the Phoenix area. The gift grants schools two years’ worth of access to the collection of NBC News videos, primary source documents, images, and resources designed for use in the K-12 classroom. The donation was received by State Superintendent of Education, John Huppenthal in a special ceremony during the Arizona Cardinals home game against the San Francisco 49ers on December 11, 2011.
Phoenix is the fourth city to receive this type of donation from NBC News and University of Phoenix. In Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, an additional 250 schools in each city are already implementing the resource in their classrooms for the 2011-2012 school year.
NBC Learn provides access to over 12,000 NBC News archival video resources that help illuminate subjects in the classroom. Each video is mapped to curriculum, state standards, and the Common Core, and the database is updated with current events on a daily basis. A subscription to NBC Learn allows all teachers, students, and their parents to access the resource at school and at home with 24-hour customer support. As part of the donation to Phoenix-area schools, NBC Learn also provides product and professional development training for teachers and administrators.
In addition to its subscription resources, NBC Learn also produces original video collections that are made available for free on NBCLearn.com. These include the Emmy Award-winning “Science of NFL Football,” and “Science of the Winter Olympic Games” collections, as well as “Changing Planet” and “Chemistry Now.”
