Transforming Education
Meet Vy (Self-Management)
"Reading, listening, and then writing it down." Vy shares a self-management strategy she has learned that helps her remember school assignments and due dates.
Transforming Education
Meet Devon (Self-Management)
Devon shares his story about how he has learned some self-management strategies that help him deal with his emotions, communicate better with others, and improve his focus.
Transforming Education
Let's Talk About Self-Management: Marshmallows, Stop Signs, Squeezy Balls, and Teaching
The big idea behind a short video designed for educators is that self-management skills are taught and that those who develop this skill are more successful now and in the future.
Transforming Education
Self-Efficacy In Students' Everyday Lives
Setting goals is one thing; achieving them is another. Three young learners share their experiences with asking for and giving others support to master a task and achieve their goals.
Transforming Education
Importance of Self-Efficacy
A short, animated video introduces viewers to the importance of self-efficacy. The narrator first defines self-efficacy then offers five ways learners can develop this social-emotional learning competency.
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Goal Setting for Students | 4 Key Steps
The topic of goal setting can seem esoteric and intimidating. A short video breaks down the goal-setting process into four practical, specific steps designed to show viewers that the process is manageable.
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Young Peace Leaders: Cultivating Gratitude
A brief video features a group of middle schoolers that created flags designed to express their gratitude. Participants take viewers through their activity including key discussion points and the revealing of their finished products.
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What Is Race?
Geneticist David Altshuler discusses the results of his 1000 Genome Project and his research that shows that people across the world share 90% of the same DNA, that race, as it is thought of today, is a 19th century social historical...
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The Civil Rights Landscape Today for People of Color
Do all American children have the same chance of getting on the "school-to-career path" or the "school to prison pipeline"? The narrator of a short video discusses the role racial and economic inequalities play in lives of people of color.
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Civil Rights: Internet Activism and Social Change
Social media has changed the Civil Rights movement. Activists Tamika Mallory, DeRay McKesson, and Bree Newsome talk about how they use social media to bring attention to events, to connection with and share information with other social...
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Black Lives Matter: Campaigning for Racial Justice
While young people today may be familiar with the slogan "Black Lives Matter!" few may know much about the founders of the movement and the group's objectives. A short video introduces viewers to the origins of the movement, its role in...
Thoughtful Learning
Analyzing the Medium of a Message
Medium connects the sender of a message to the receiver of the message. A short video focuses on the importance of choosing the appropriate medium to send different types of messages, a medium appropriate to all aspects of a situation.
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Thinking about Justice
Before any discussion of justice it's essential that all parties involved share an understanding of the various terms involved in such a discussion. The first video in a series of three provides viewers with definitions for social,...
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Concepts Unwrapped: Self-serving Bias
A short video explores the concept of self-serving bias, the tendency humans have to gather, process, prefer, and remember information and events that support our own view of the world and of ourselves.
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Concepts Unwrapped: Conformity Bias
Conformity bias is the focus of a short video that acknowledges the difficulty of not going along with the crowd. In the video, students share their experiences and then viewers examine a case study of how conformity bias played a part...
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How Unconscious Race Bias Affects Millennials
While millennials may consider themselves less prejudiced than previous generations, an interview with a scientist researching racial bias suggests that may not be the case. The short video demonstrates just how unconscious racial bias...
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Microaggressions in the Classroom
Because microaggression can be so subtle learning how to identify it and respond to it can be a challenge. Two videos from a PBS series provide examples of this form of bias and offer suggestions for how to respond in productive ways.
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Microassaults, Microinsults, and Microinvalidations
Types of microaggressions are discussion in three short PBS videos: microassaults (overt intentional discrimination), microinsults, and microinvalidations. The terms are defined and examples are provided that illustrate each type of...
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Frameworks for Addressing Ethical Issues
Before launching into a discussion of ethics, it's essential that common ground is established so that all participants are talking the same language. A series of five videos provides definitions and examples of the terms key to the...
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Overview for Approaching Ethical Issues
Discussing ethical issues can be problematic. Before beginning any discussion of ethical issues and biases, show this series of videos that lays the groundwork by providing an overview of the terminology needed and examples of the terms...
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Concepts Unwrapped: Implicit Bias
Bias can be explicit or implicit, with implicit bias being far more subtle. A PBS video identifies the differences between these biases and the controversy surrounding the discussion of implicit bias.
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Future-Self | Social-Emotional Learning
Help young people see their future self, help them establish goals, and give them strategies to achieve these goals. Knowing who they are, what their strengths are, and helping them develop social and emotional confidence are the keys to...
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Responsible Decision-Making | Social-Emotional Learning
Being able to identify problems, analyze situations, solve problems, and to evaluate, reflect, and recognize ethical responsibility all come into play when making responsible decisions. A short video offers teachers and parents an...
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Relationship Skills | Social-Emotional Learning
Communication, social engagement, relationship building, and teamwork are the heart of relationship skills. Parents and teachers share strategies for helping young people develop these important skills.