Podcast6:07
Book Club for Kids

James and the Giant Peach

Pre-K - Higher Ed
James and the Giant Peach is a classic fantasy and adventure story that explores friendship, family relationships, and the fortunes of a young orphan. James is living with his cruel aunts when a peach magically sprouts in the yard. When...
Instructional Video4:45
Global Ethics Solutions

Respect and Fair Treatment: Non-Sexual Harassment and Bullying

Higher Ed
Workplace bullying has a damaging negative effect that ripples through an entire organization. The costs of bullying and harassment in both human and economic terms can be huge. But what is bullying? Many confrontational human...
Instructional Video2:36
Physics Girl

Amusing Surface Tension Experiment

9th - 12th
How does soap change the surface tension of water? I have used my degree to make a fifth video -- for you all -- to explain this very question.
Instructional Video4:35
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Emily Nusbaum - On Humor

Higher Ed
Emily C. Nusbaum, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral research associate at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She is currently working on the Center’s Self-Regulation in Creativity project, funded by the Imagination Institute of the...
Instructional Video9:00
Global Ethics Solutions

Respect and Fair Treatment: A Diverse Workplace

Higher Ed
Diversity can mean a lot of things in the context of the workplace. What kinds of diversity are there in the workplace? What are the goals of diversity? How can we be collaborative and unified, yet be diverse in the workplace? These and...
Instructional Video3:08
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Cara Erdheim Kilgallen - Humor in the Classroom

Higher Ed
Cara Kilgallen earned her B.A. in English and Spanish from Colby College in 2001M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham University in 2010.Cara is a professor at Sacred Heart University in the department of Languages and Literatures. Her teaching...
Instructional Video5:32
Curated Video

The Whole Child Development: Understanding Children's Natural Urges

Higher Ed
This video discusses the concept of whole child development, which emphasizes the importance of nurturing a child's physical, emotional, and creative growth in addition to academic achievement. The theory identifies four natural urges...
Podcast12:08
Story Seeds

Fables: Look Before You Eat!

3rd - Higher Ed
Since ancient times, people around the world have used fairy tales, fables, and folktales to capture the imagination of and entertain an audience. However, these tales were meant to do more than entertain: they were used to teach morals....
Instructional Video13:51
Two Minute Music Theory

The History of Western Classical Music (or something)

12th - Higher Ed
ANNOUNCEMENT: As of May 14, 2019, there is a NEW Music History series starting on this channel called "Music In History: The Story of Music". NOTE: This video was created as a bit of a joke on how music history classes and how little...
Instructional Video4:02
The Business Professor

Professionalism - Off Limits Conversations

Higher Ed
This Video Explains Professionalism - Off Limits Conversations
Instructional Video5:37
The Business Professor

Professional Etiquette - Business Meal Conversations Part 3

Higher Ed
This Video Explains Professional Etiquette - Business Meal Conversations Part 3
Instructional Video2:46
Brainwaves Video Anthology

David Elkind - On Jean Piaget

Higher Ed
A longtime professor at Tufts University, his groundbreaking books — The Hurried Child, The Power of Play and Miseducation informed early childhood education professionals of the possible dangers of "pushing down" the elementary...
Instructional Video5:34
Curated Video

The Whole Child: Ackermann’s 8 Forces of Natural Development

Higher Ed
The video discusses Edith Ackermann's theory of whole child development, which emphasizes the importance of nurturing all aspects of a child's potential beyond just academic intelligence. The theory identifies four natural urges that...
Instructional Video0:53
PBS

Joseph Heller's Hilarious Catch-22

9th - 12th Standards
Comedian Seth Meyers shares his rationale for why Catch 22 should get viewers to vote for inclusion of Joseph Heller's satire in the Great American Read program.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: The Funny Side of Global Warming?

9th - 10th
Joe Palca talks with science cartoonist Sidney Harris to see how funny can serious science like climate change be.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar

9th - 10th
Do science and comedy go together? Host Ira Flatow and guests exchange jokes as they discuss the challenges of making science funny, and whether having a sense of humor can help scientists communicate their work to the public.
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Situational Irony

9th - 10th
A slideshow introducing situational irony.
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parody

9th - 10th
This lesson introduces parody in writing.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: No Joke: Science Is a Laughing Matter

9th - 10th
Ira Flatow and guests share science funnies and discover an element of humor while talking about science.