TED Talks
TED: Your creative superpowers can help protect democracy | Sofia Ongele
Democracy is more fun and inviting when you take it into your own hands, says creator and activist Sofia Ongele. Sharing how she's using coding and social media to defend democracy, Ongele invites us to identify our own creative...
TED Talks
The people who caused the climate crisis aren't the ones who will fix it | Angela Mahecha Adrar
Corporations and big business have wrecked the environment, but disadvantaged communities living in "sacrifice zones" -- urban areas heavily polluted and poisoned by industry -- are paying the price, says climate justice leader Angela...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality - Lillian Faderman
Learn about the life and tragic death of gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk, California’s first openly gay public official. -- By 1973, Harvey Milk had already been many things: naval officer, high school teacher, bit-part actor and...
TED Talks
Glenn Cantave: How augmented reality is changing activism
Glenn Cantave uses technology to highlight narratives of the oppressed. In a tour of immersive visual projects, he shares his work with the team at Movers and Shakers NYC, a coalition that executes direct action and advocacy campaigns...
TED Talks
TED: Want a more just world? Be an unlikely ally | Nita Mosby Tyler
A more equal world starts with you. Citing a formative moment from her own life, equity advocate Nita Mosby Tyler highlights why showing up and fighting for others who face injustices beyond your own lived experience leads to a fairer,...
TED Talks
TED: How we talk about sexual assault online | Ione Wells
We need a more considered approach to using social media for social justice, says writer and activist Ione Wells. After she was the victim of an assault in London, Wells published a letter to her attacker in a student newspaper that went...
TED-Ed
This tool will help improve your critical thinking | Erick Wilberding
Socrates, one of the founding fathers of Western philosophical thought, was on trial. Many believed he was an enemy of the state, accusing the philosopher of corrupting the youth and refusing to recognize their gods. But Socrates wasn't...
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Curated Video
'A Christmas Carol': a hopeful tale
Pupil outcome: I can analyse the extent to which 'A Christmas Carol’ is a hopeful tale. Key learning points: - ‘A Christmas Carol’ can be considered a hopeful tale about redemption. - The novella teaches us about the importance of social...
Curated Video
Consolidating our understanding of the plot of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
Pupil outcome: I can confidently recall the plot of 'The Tempest' and link it to key themes. Key learning points: - Prospero is the most powerful character. - Prospero exploits Caliban and Ariel and forces them to serve him. - Prospero...
Curated Video
Introducing the context of 'Oliver Twist'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the context of 'Oliver Twist'. Key learning points: - Oliver Twist is set in Victorian England. - Charles Dickens is a key author for our cultural heritage; ‘Oliver Twist’ is considered a children’s...
Curated Video
Understanding dystopias
Pupil outcome: I can understand and identify features of a dystopian setting. Key learning points: - A dystopia is a fictional, futuristic society in which there is great suffering and injustice - The setting is the time and place in...
Curated Video
Exploring different types of conflict in Edexcel’s Conflict anthology
Pupil outcome: I can describe the similarities and differences between different types of conflict. Key learning points: - There are many different types of conflict presented in the anthology. - Many of the poems explore multiple types...
Curated Video
'A Christmas Carol' Stave 2: Scrooge's childhood and Fezziwig
Pupil outcome: I can understand why Dickens shows us different events from Scrooge’s past. Key learning points: - Dickens believed that children who faced injustice would grow up to become resentful adults - Sympathy is created for the...
Makematic
The Tulsa Massacre
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre saw Greenwood, a prosperous African American community, devastated by racially motivated violence that left hundreds dead and a neighborhood in ruins.
Makematic
The Nez Perce War
The Nez Perce War of 1877, driven by forced relocations and treaty violations, marked a profound conflict between the U.S. government and Indigenous Nez Perce communities.
Makematic
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 gave the federal government new powers to capture and return escaped enslaved people, but its failures intensified divisions between Northern and Southern states.
Curated Video
Learning about Justice with Hercules the Heron
In this video, Hercules the Heron visits the host and they discuss the importance of justice. Hercules shares a story about a girl named Anna Maria who felt she deserved more money for her work in her uncle's garden. Through their...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Floyd Cheung - The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration
Floyd Cheung, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and a professor of English and American Studies at Smith College, has edited several volumes highlighting forgotten and lesser-known Asian American writers, focusing on diversifying...
Curated Video
Legend of Robin Hood for Kids | Bedtime History
Travel back in time with us to learn more about the Middle Ages and one of its most famous legends, Robin Hood, who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Some believe Robin Hood was even based on a historical figure!
The Guardian
Mental Health Advocacy and Action: Seni's Law
After Seni Lewis died from being restrained by 11 police officers at Bethlem Royal Hospital, his family worked tirelessly for justice and reform. In this video, Seni's mother sits down with the families of other people who died in police...
Curated Video
Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde, a trailblazing Black feminist, poet, and essayist, passionately explored intersectionality, identity, and activism, leaving an enduring impact on literature and social justice.
Curated Video
Mapp v. Ohio: Illegal Search and Seizure
Mapp v. Ohio was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that safeguarded the Fourth Amendment right to privacy after a Cleveland woman was wrongly convicted following an illegal search of her home.
Curated Video
Muckrakers... or Investigative Journalists?
An essential part of any functioning democracy - the press helps to make governments accountable for their actions; but when the first investigative reporters started working in the United States, not everyone saw them as a good thing.