Kathy Finger
Kathy has worked on education initiatives with SCETV for more than 25 years. From coordinating satellite distance-education for Head Start programs in the early 1990s, to helping organize higher-ed online course collaboration in the early 2000s, and now helping support K-12 schools as they themselves offer online learning, she has served a variety of educator audiences and witnessed up-front many changes in education itself.
Having learned Access databases long ago, she’s a big fan of working with data and using it to help inform activities, so much so that she’s earned the nickname of ‘data queen’ within the Education department. For many years, she ran the TeacherLine Southeast professional development program for ETV; now she enjoys working on a variety of programs and projects as needed, including the annual survey and monthly Education e-newsletter.
Kathy’s work has led her to be a big fan of educators, too. She strives to increase opportunities for teacher feedback, elevation, and engagement.
Stories
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Earth Day inspiration; Rudy Mancke's work lives on
April 07, 2024Earth Day, April 22, is a time to learn about, celebrate, and work to protect our planet. This year, for inspiration we can’t help but look to the work and example of recently deceased Rudy Mancke, our state’s beloved naturalist, educator and co-host of South Carolina ETV's... -
ETV LEARN courses offer timely topics for spring
Bette Jamison and Kathy FingerFebruary 29, 2024March, Women's History Month, is a great time to dig into an ETV LEARN Women Vision SC course or gear up for Earth Day with our new Integrating Natural History to Engage Students course. Even better, take one of these courses FREE with our 'BOGO' free course offer! See below... -
Opportunities for educators and students from Student Reporting Labs
February 29, 2024Don't miss these upcoming opportunities from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL). Educators Webinar: FACT-CHECK! TEACHING MEDIA LITERACY IN THE CLASSROOM March 13, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. ET Register here to join. Discover essential tools for teaching teens about media... -
Leap into engaging learning with ETV LEARN PD courses
Kathy Finger and Bette JamisonFebruary 04, 20242024 is a Leap Year; mark it by taking a leap of your own and growing your skills and career with an engaging ETV LEARN Self-paced Renewal Credit course. Our convenient online courses work well with your busy schedule, and we've got a great BOGO offer for you too! Enroll in... -
Ring in 2024 with PD worth celebrating!
Bette Jamison and Kathy FingerJanuary 08, 2024Boost your teaching with a convenient ETV LEARN Self-paced Renewal Credit course! Our Winter 2024 session begins January 19 and features the most recent course created with South Carolina naturalist/teacher Rudy Mancke. Naturalist Rudy Mancke (1945-2023) worked with ETV... -
Plan now to jump-start your new year with engaging learning!
Bette Jamison and Kathy FingerNovember 02, 2023Get set for a great new year with an ETV LEARN course or two. Explore our catalog now (featuring a new 'Rudy Mancke' course!) and set your calendar to enroll starting January 5, 2024. That's right, 'fan-favorite' Rudy Mancke is back with a new course: Integrating Natural...