SQUARE ONE TV - Two Additional Seasons of a Children's Television Series about Mathematics

儿童电视工作坊拟制作第四季及第五季《SQUARE ONE TV》，为8至12岁儿童制作每日数学系列节目。第四季将由40个新的半小时组成，从1991年9月开始在PBS电视台播出。与CTW在教育方面的实验使命相一致，CTW还建议采取一种新的节目制作方法，通过将该系列中的每日侦探系列MATHNET转换为家庭观众，从而扩大SQUARE ONE TV的受众范围。分成四个一小时的特别节目供家庭观看。这些第四季MATHNET特别节目将被研究以测试其有效性。将为第五季制作每周11小时的SQUARE ONE电视节目，从1993年1月开始，除了重播每日系列节目外，还将播出。第四季和第五季的制作将利用前几季的教育影响和吸引力。数学内容将以研究为基础，并与系列咨询委员会和顾问一起进行。额外的季节将得到全方位的推广、社区外展活动和学校服务（包括教师指南）的支持。

Children's Television Workshop proposes to produce a fourth and fifth season of SQUARE ONE TV, a daily series on mathematics for children ages eight to twelve. Season Four will consist of 40 new half-hours for air on PBS stations beginning September 1991. Consistent with CTW's experimental mission in education, CTW also proposes to undertake a new programming approach to expand the reach of SQUARE ONE TV to a family audience by converting the daily detective serial featured in the series, MATHNET, into four one-hour specials for family viewing. These Season Four MATHNET Specials will be researched to test their effectiveness. Eleven hour-long weekly SQUARE ONE TV programs will be produced for Season Five to be aired in addition to re-broadcasts of the daily series starting January, 1993. Seasons Four and Five production will capitalize on the educational impact and appeal of prior seasons. Mathematical content will be based on research and in conjunction with the Series Advisory Committee and consultants. The additional seasons will be supported by a full range of promotion, community outreach activities, and school services, including teacher's guides.