WWJ Newsradio 950 - Education Minute

WWJ & EMU's Education Minute

Education Minute is a partnership between WWJ Newsradio 950 and Eastern Michigan University to benefit the community. The program, which offers educational advice to help parents complement and extend the learning their children receive in school, helps WWJ listeners understand how they can incorporate “teachable moments” central to their children’s education — like making writing and reading fun, accessible and relevant.

Education Minute airs daily at 9:22 a.m., 12:23 p.m., 5:40 p.m. and 9:53 p.m. Web resources for parents who want to learn more than what can be gained in a one-minute radio spot are found on these pages.

Daily topics are Math, Mondays; Technology, Tuesdays; Writing and Reading, Wednesdays; Science, Thursdays; and Learning Beyond the Walls, Fridays. Each week features a different age focus ranging from pre-kindergarten to college.

For more, visit this page and click the buttons on the left to find valuable resources to help you and your child along the way, and listen to an Education Minute report you miss anytime, right here on WWJ.com. More about the program.

What's New

Chocolate IS Good For You

As Halloween approaches, do you know the benefits of chocolate? Cocoa beans are rich in flavanols, a specific type of antioxidant.

Math Doesn't Suck

Actress Danica McKeller became famous on the television show the Wonder Years, but she went on to graduate with a degree in mathematics from UCLA, and is now an author and spokesperson for girls in math.

Eat Healthy, Protect Your Skin

With no more summer beach days to look forward to, many people often slack off on proper skin protection. Other than using sunscreen, what else can you do to protect your skin from sun damage? Studies have shown that Vitamin C also plays a critical role in skin cell health.

Triangles Rule: It's a Fact

Fact triangles can help your child learn and review addition and subtraction. You make them by cutting out a series of triangles.

Audio

Education Minute 11/19
WWJ's Pat Vitale gives education tips beyond the classroom. A joint production of Eastern Michigan University-Education First! and WWJ.

Education Minute 11/18
WWJ's Pat Vitale gives reading tips beyond the classroom. A joint production of Eastern Michigan University-Education First! and WWJ.

Education Minute 11/17
WWJ's Pat Sweeting gives education tips beyond the classroom. A joint production of Eastern Michigan University-Education First! and WWJ.

Education Minute 11/16
WWJ's Pat Vitale gives education tips beyond the classroom.