Thinkabout
Thinkabout, "a cooperative project for acquiring skills essential to learning", was an instructional program for children, produced in 1979 by the Agency for Instructional Television, in association with various contributing television stations in the United States and Canada. It was distributed to PBS and educational stations across the US and Canada as late as the mid-to-late 1980s. The sixty programs produced were aimed for fifth and sixth grade students to understand their learning process in topics as varied as language arts, mathematics, study skills, as well as thinking skills. Thinkabout was funded by various state and local agencies, with additional support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, one of very few CPB-funded programs not distributed by PBS.
Top Cast
Taborah Johnson
Jamie Dick
Episodes
Finding Alternatives: Why Bother?
Sep 17, 1979
Finding Alternatives: Brainstorming
Sep 17, 1979
Finding Alternatives: Blockbusting
Oct 01, 1979
Finding Alternatives: You Can Remember
Oct 08, 1979
Estimating and Approximating: Estimating
Oct 15, 1979
Estimating and Approximating: Approximating
Oct 22, 1979
Estimating and Approximating: Using Estimating and Approximating
Oct 29, 1979
Estimating and Approximating: Find Your Guide
Nov 05, 1979
Giving & Getting Meaning: What's the Meaning?
Oct 29, 1979
Giving & Getting Meaning: Meaning is More than Words
Nov 19, 1979
Giving & Getting Meaning: Remember the Audience!
Nov 26, 1979
Giving & Getting Meaning: But What Does It Mean?
Dec 03, 1979
Giving & Getting Meaning: The Bigger Picture
Dec 10, 1979
Giving & Getting Meaning: Where Are You Coming From?
Dec 17, 1979
Challenge #1: Time Capsule: Make a Present for the Future
Dec 24, 1979
Collecting Information: What Do I Know?
Dec 31, 1979
Collecting Information: Where Should I Go?
Jan 07, 1980
Collecting Information: What Should I Do?
Jan 14, 1980
Collecting Information: There are Ways to Remember
Jan 21, 1980
Classifying: Classifying Objects
Jan 28, 1980
Classifying: Classifying Information
Feb 04, 1980
Classifying: Stereotyping People
Feb 11, 1980
Classifying: There Are Many Ways to Go
Feb 18, 1980
Finding Patterns: People Patterns
Feb 25, 1980
Finding Patterns: Communication Patterns
Mar 03, 1980
Finding Patterns: Cultural Patterns
Mar 10, 1980
Finding Patterns: Nature's Patterns
Mar 17, 1980
A Challenge: Search for the Unknown
Mar 24, 1980
Generalizing: Drawing Conclusions
Mar 31, 1980
Generalizing: Checking Conclusions
Apr 07, 1980
A Tip: Practice for Success
Apr 14, 1980
Sequencing & Scheduling: One Step at a Time
Apr 21, 1980
Sequencing & Scheduling: Plan Ahead
Apr 28, 1980
Sequencing and Scheduling: Calm Your Jitters!
May 05, 1980
Using Criteria: What Are They?
May 12, 1980
Using Criteria: Where Do You Get Them?
May 19, 1980
Using Criteria: How Do You Change That?
May 26, 1980
A Challenge: Design a Language
Jun 02, 1980
Reshaping Information: Symbols
Jun 09, 1980
Reshaping Information: More Than You Think
Jun 09, 1980
Reshaping Information: Summarizing
Jun 16, 1980
Reshaping Information: Maps and Models
Jun 23, 1980
A Tip: Get Ahead with Goals
Jun 30, 1980
Judging Information: Should I Believe It?
Jul 07, 1980
Judging Information: What's Important?
Jul 14, 1980
Judging Information: What's Enough?
Jul 21, 1980
Judging Information: Point of View
Jul 28, 1980
Judging Information: Persuasive Techniques
Aug 04, 1980
A Tip: Make a Deal with Yourself
Aug 11, 1980
Communicating Effectively: Styles of Communication
Aug 18, 1980
Communicating Effectively: Planning a Presentation
Aug 25, 1980
Communicating Effectively: Making a Presentation
Sep 01, 1980
Communicating Effectively: Making Your Point!
Sep 08, 1980
Communicating Effectively: Making It Come Alive
Sep 15, 1980
A Challenge: Make Something New
Sep 22, 1980
Solving Problems: One Thing Leads to Another
Sep 29, 1980
Solving Problems: A Matter of Time
Oct 06, 1980
Solving Problems: There's Always a Risk
Oct 13, 1980
Solving Problems: Hanging in There
Oct 20, 1980
Plan a City of the Future
Oct 27, 1980
