GPN, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Smarterville Productions, LLC
Embracing new technology, GPN leads the industry in providing innovative educational media.
GPN produces original, award-winning materials (Reading Rainbow®, Know It All, and MathVantage™;) and distributes materials from many of the nation’s finest producers, including Children’s Television Workshop (producers of Sesame Street®, 3-2-1 Classroom Contact®, and Ghostwriter™;), Lancit Media Entertainment, Ltd. (producers of The Puzzle Place™; and Backyard Safari™;)
For Producers
As a worldwide leader in educational media, GPN is where producers turn for all their needs.
Distribution
Representing leading independent producers across the country and around the world, GPN is the largest nonprofit distributor in the instructional/educational market.
GPN carries over 3,000 titles and distributes over 150,000 educational programs annually, via videocassette and a variety of digital formats. With instructional materials that reach millions of students each year, children and adults throughout the world are able to benefit from GPN’s award-winning productions—now made even more accessible with our expanded Web-based sales.
Production
GPN produces a wide variety of video programs ranging from the Emmy award-winning PBS children's series, shopgpn/rainbow through college-credit speech communication telecourses.
If you’ve got an idea, GPN can help you produce it. GPN’s editing, graphic design and digital mastering capabilities provide exceptional quality in numerous formats, and our studio and production facilities.
Curriculum-Connected Products
GPN works closely with organizations such as the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Science Teachers Association — as well as with teachers and state departments of education — to produce teacher's guides, CD-ROMs and other classroom-use materials that advance curriculum objectives, motivate learning, and are easy for teachers and students to use.
Development
GPN can add and create value for your product: working with curriculum specialists, we produce support materials and product testing with students, teachers, and other producers to develop tools that make your program work in the classroom. The GPN development model provides a complete instructional system for print, audio, video, CD-ROM, and other digital technologies that directly support the instructional goals set for GPN products—providing a demonstrated record of success.
Acquisition
GPN acquires the majority of the products it distributes from leading independent producers across the country and around the world, including Children’s Television Workshop (producers of Sesame Street®, 3-2-1 Classroom Contact®, and Ghostwriter™), Lancit Media Entertainment, Ltd. (producers of The Puzzle Place™ and Backyard Safari, ™).
Duplication and Fulfillment
GPN has the capacity to complete all elements of duplication and distribution, enabling us to closely control the quality of the product, and dramatically increasing cost effectiveness.
For Teachers
GPN provides an extensive selection of curriculum-support materials which enhance the classroom experience and motivate learning.
Exceptional Educational Material
GPN produces original, award-winning materials (Reading Rainbow®, Know It All, and MathVantage™;) and distributes materials from many of the nation’s finest producers, including Children’s Television Workshop (producers of Sesame Street®, 3-2-1 Classroom Contact®, and Ghostwriter™;), Lancit Media Entertainment, Ltd. (producers of The Puzzle Place™; and Backyard Safari™;).
Curriculum-connected Products
GPN partners closely with organizations such as the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Science Teachers Association—as well as with teachers and state departments of education—to produce teacher’s guides, CD-ROMs, and other easy-to-use classroom materials that advance curriculum objectives, motivate learning, and help teachers meet the highest educational standards.
Wide Variety of Educational Materials
GPN is the teacher’s source for classroom-use video and interactive media learning packages. We have over 3,000 titles of curriculum-connected videos, CD-ROMs, and more!
Mailing Address:
GPN
1407 Fleet Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
Physical Address:
GPN
1407 Fleet Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
Toll Free: 800-228-4630
Toll Free Fax: 800-306-2330
Email: askgpn@smarterville.com