Instructional Video4:56
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl: Why are earthquakes so hard to predict?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In 132 CE, Zhang Heng presented his latest invention: a large vase he claimed could tell them whenever an earthquake occurred for hundreds of miles. Today, we no longer rely on pots as warning systems, but earthquakes still offer...
Instructional Video11:15
Crash Course

Race, Ethnicity, and the Cultural Landscape: Crash Course Geography

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes culture can seem invisible like when we're surrounded by signals that tell us we're with others who are like us, but if we live or travel somewhere where the traits that define social norms are not our traits, culture can...
Instructional Video9:01
TED Talks

TED: Education is a fundamental right for every child | Makhtoum Abdalla

12th - Higher Ed
For children growing up in refugee camps, education is a powerful tool of liberation. In this inspiring talk, Makhtoum Abdalla, displaced as a child in Sudan and now living with his family in the Otash camp in Darfur, shares his biggest...
Instructional Video14:29
TED Talks

Elizabeth Dunn: Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it

12th - Higher Ed
Research shows that helping others makes us happier. But in her groundbreaking work on generosity and joy, social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn found that there's a catch: it matters how we help. Learn how we can make a greater impact --...
Instructional Video4:36
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Romance and revolution: the poetry of Pablo Neruda - Ilan Stavans

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Get to know Pablo Neruda, one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. -- A romantic and a revolutionary, Pablo Neruda was one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century, but...
Instructional Video9:28
TED Talks

TED: Walk with Little Amal, a theatrical journey celebrating the refugee experience | Amir Nizar Zuabi

12th - Higher Ed
In a staggering display of creativity and community, theater director Amir Nizar Zuabi introduces "The Walk": a theatrical journey following a nine-year-old refugee girl named Amal (represented by a giant, lifelike puppet) as she makes...
Instructional Video2:23
Curated Video

Populating the World: Migration

6th - 12th
Migration to other countries is more prevalent than ever. What human factors determine our movement around the world? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Emigration is the act of leaving one's country to...
Instructional Video2:17
Great Big Story

Dance as healing, bringing movement to refugee camps

12th - Higher Ed
Discover how dance therapy brings joy and healing to children in a refugee camp.
Instructional Video5:04
Great Big Story

This Is the Only School for Refugees in the U.S.

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the inspiring journey of the Fugees Academies, the only school system for refugees in the United States. Founded by Coach Luma, an immigrant from Jordan, these academies provide education and hope to students who have experienced...
Instructional Video2:13
Great Big Story

Dance as Healing, Bringing Movement to Refugee Camps

12th - Higher Ed
Discover how dance therapy brings joy and healing to children in a refugee camp.
Instructional Video7:33
The Guardian

Why 'stronger borders' don't work

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Thousands of people die annually trying to cross borders. It’s often argued stronger borders and more checks would deter people from making dangerous crossings. But how accurate is this? Maya Goodfellow explores what the current border...
Instructional Video8:08
The Guardian

Refugees in Calais: ‘house them like the Ukrainians’

Pre-K - Higher Ed
After the Ukraine invasion, hundreds of people found themselves stranded in Calais as they tried to navigate the UK visa process. It put a spotlight on the city where many young refugees have been living outside all winter in harsh...
Instructional Video7:58
Mr. Beat

Did His Travel Ban Target Muslims? | Trump v. Hawaii

6th - 12th
In episode 65 of Supreme Court Briefs, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, tries to ban immigrants from certain countries, and it doesn't go so well.
Instructional Video5:29
The Guardian

Risking it All to Travel to Austria

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Rania and Ayman are tear gassed as they and other migrants move towards the Macedonian border once again. After more time in the camps, they are able to borrow money and fake Bulgarian passports to fly to Austria. There they are...
Instructional Video5:00
The Guardian

Blocked at the Border to Macedonia

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Rania and her friends leave the camp to walk towards Macedonia. It's a perilous journey across raging rivers and muddy fields. Soon after crossing into Macedonia though, the police block the migrants, using force to keep them from moving...
Instructional Video6:11
The Guardian

Syrian Refugees Make the Dangerous Journey from Turkey to Greece

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Rania and Ayman risk drowning in the Mediterranean, travelling in a boat meant to hold 15 people but stuffed with over 50, as they make their way from Turkey towards Austria. After nearly drowning, they encounter discrimination, scams,...
Instructional Video2:35
Curated Video

Operation Pedro Pan

9th - Higher Ed
Operation Pedro Pan saw more than 14,000 children escape Communist Cuba for a new life in the United States. But for many, their troubles were only just starting.
Instructional Video11:28
Jabzy

Why are there so many Eritrean Refugees? | Modern Day Slavery, Isaias Afwerki, Eritrean Military

12th - Higher Ed
Why are there so many Eritrean Refugees? | Modern Day Slavery, Isaias Afwerki, Eritrean Military
Instructional Video8:12
Hip Hughes History

The Border Crisis Explained: Illegals or Refugees? You Decide.

6th - 12th
A quick primer on the current illegal immigrant / refugee crisis occurring on the Southern border.
Instructional Video8:38
TLDR News

Illegal Migration Bill: Does it Break International Law?

12th - Higher Ed
On Tuesday, the government announced a new bill to tackle illegal migration to the UK via small boats. The bill has proven to be controversial, prompting criticism from the United Nations and the Law Society. Despite the government...
Instructional Video12:38
Curated Video

Basque child refugees: untold stories from the archives

12th - Higher Ed
National Aarchives: This video explores primary sources looking at refugee Basque children in 1937.These were the last words that Loli Gomez ever heard from her father as he said goodbye to her at Bilbao port in May 1937. Just under...
Instructional Video1:33
Curated Video

Which country takes in the most refugees?

12th - Higher Ed
There are more refugees fleeing their homelands in search of safety and jobs than ever before. But where do they end up?
Instructional Video5:27
Soliloquy

Why is Canada not part of the United States?

12th - Higher Ed
Why is Canada not part of America? To answer this question I have invited Tristan from the channel Step Back History to tell us the story of how his nation remain independent of its southern neighbour.
Instructional Video9:49
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Rebecca West - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Australia

Higher Ed
Rebecca West was a top ten finalist for the 2021 Global Teacher Prize. Rebecca is also deputy principal at Bonnyrigg Public School, New South Wales, Australia, knew as soon as she entered a classroom as a student-teacher 22 years ago...