Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What is Empathy?
What is Empathy and why does it matter? We'll take the definition but also look at 3 ways to practice empathy in your daily life.
PBS
Banshee: Ireland's Screaming Harbinger of Death
Dr. Zarka shows how this wailing female ghost connects to the very real Irish tradition of keening— a rhythmic wailing and mourning performed by women as part of the death ritual. Tune in to see how fact and fiction combine to create a...
Curated Video
Macbeth 4.3 Interview: Malcolm and Macduff
This video delves into Act 4, Scene 3 of "Macbeth," showcasing a pivotal moment as Malcolm and Macduff, in England, discuss their plans and test loyalties before deciding to confront Macbeth. The dialogue explores themes of power,...
Curated Video
Hamlet 1.2 What's Really Bothering Hamlet?
Hamlet is deeply troubled by the hasty marriage of his mother, Gertrude, to his uncle Claudius, which he describes as incestuous, reflecting his disgust and moral outrage. Early in the play, Shakespeare sets up the tension with Hamlet's...
Curated Video
Hamlet 1.2 Mythological Reference: Niobe
In this transcript, Hamlet reflects on his mother Gertrude's initial grief over his father's death, comparing her to Niobe from Greek mythology, who was known for her extreme sorrow. Niobe, punished by the gods for her arrogance, wept...
Great Big Story
Making Faces for the Dead
Step into the unique world of restorative art with James Edward Smith Jr., an instructor and clinical director at the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. From understanding facial anatomy to recreating celebrity faces, embark on a...
Great Big Story
Making Faces for the Dead
Step into the unique world of restorative art with James Edward Smith Jr., an instructor and clinical director at the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. From understanding facial anatomy to recreating celebrity faces, embark on a...
Curated Video
Women Who Wow: Marilee Eerkes
A story of overcoming grief and tragedy, Marilee explains the challenges and heartbreak of losing her teenage daughter in a car accident and how she and her family found the strength to not only move forward, but to support others.
Curated Video
The 5 Stages of Grief
When losing someone or something that is important to us we often go through 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Each stage serves a purpose to help us come to terms with a loss. This complex...
Curated Video
Lois Lowry
Being a teenager isn’t always easy – but sometimes, books can provide the comfort and guidance we need. Few authors capture the adolescent experience better than young adult author Lois Lowry.
Curated Video
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy: Activist for Transgender Rights
Present at the Stonewall Uprising of 1959, pioneering transgender activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy lived through the HIV/AIDS epidemic to fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States and beyond.
Curated Video
I Love You Forever Lollipop
Lollipop the skunk is nearing the end of her life and every moment with her has become precious. Jessi visits Lollipop on one of her nightly check ins and captures her time with Lollipop on video while sharing her thoughts about grief...
Curated Video
The Signs of Complicated Grief (Spotting the Symptoms)
Healing from grief is usually a long slow process, and what we think of as typical grief would be an experience that may start out intensely sad and negative and then overtime becomes less sad and with more positive reflections on the...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
The MOST Awesome German Words EVER! - Learn German with Herr Antrim
Learn the coolest, most awesome German words ever to grace your YouTube viewing screen. These German words are by far the coolest words ever. Some of them are compound nouns and other words are just German words I think sound cool. See...
Curated Video
Word Choice: Creating Meaning with Mood and Tone
This video will help students understand and recognize the critical role and difference between mood and tone in word choice in poetry.
Schooling Online
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby - Chapters 8-9 Summary
It’s the day after an ugly scene in which tempers flared and someone lost their life. Things seem to be unravelling and a grieving man seeks revenge, but Gatsby clings to hope. Then Nick gets a hunch: something’s not right. By the end of...
Vlogbrothers
Kindness
In which John discusses kindness, Hank's beloved dog Lemon, and Octavia Butler's brilliant novel The Parable of the Sower.
Curated Video
The importance of curiosity in students' learning journey
This video shows how curiosity is key for innovation, creativity and learning. Also it explains why curiosity is important and how it can be encouraged it in the teaching process.
Curated Video
30 Mental Health Signs and Sentences in ASL
In this video, we will be discussing the importance of knowing how to express our thoughts and emotions related to mental health in American Sign Language. As mental health is an increasingly important and relevant topic in our society,...
TMW Media
How to help someone who is grieving
Separate the myths from facts about bereavement, explore the process of mourning and moving on and learn how to be supportive and supportable. Losing someone you love or something you care about can be very painful. There is no right way...
AllTime 10s
10 Facts About The Human Body You'd Rather Not Know
The human body is a wondrous and incredible thing, but if you delve a little deeper, it's also actually pretty gross. Here's our top 10 facts about the human body, that you'd probably rather not know'
The Wall Street Journal
Yale Professor Laurie Santos on How to be Happy During a Pandemic
Laurie Santos is the professor behind Psychology and the Good Life, the most popular course in Yale's history. Here, she discusses how we need to reconsider our approach to mental health to cater for the complex emotions triggered by the...
Schooling Online
Flying Through Film: Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot - Theme of Family and Friendship
Families can be a source of joy and major frustration! Sometimes our friendships provide safe sanctuary during stormy family conflict. This lesson explores the theme of Family and Friendship in Stephen Daldry’s film Billy Elliot. All...