Curated Video
Fluently Expressing Character Feelings in Reading
In this video, the teacher explains how good readers can effectively portray the emotions of characters when they are speaking. They discuss the use of tag words and clue words to guide the tone of voice, as well as the importance of...
Restoration Planet
What Is Home?
In this episode we ask the question, What Is Home? What is it about the place we call home, wherever it may be, that makes us stay or return? From the mountains of Montenegro to the icebergs of Greenland there are so many beautiful...
Oxford Comma
Omen of Death. Reading, Summary, and Analysis of The Owl by Edward Thomas
In English literature, an owl usually indicates that death and tragedy are close at hand. As the world descended into The Great War, a freshly enlisted Edward Thomas drew upon this literary tradition to create "The Owl." In this video...
Rachel's English
Word Stress and Verbs: American English Pronunciation
Main Verbs will be stressed in a sentence. This video breaks down that concept.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Erin Klein - Giving the Classroom Back to Kids #BLC15
Erin Klein is an award winning educator, national keynote speaker, author, and mother who has been twice selected to serve on the Scholastic, Inc. Top Teaching Team based in New York. Her recent publication, Amazing Grades, was a...
Curated Video
Reading Dialogue with Dialogue Tags: How Good Readers Use Tag Words
In this video, the teacher explains how good readers read dialogue by using dialogue tags. They demonstrate the process of stopping at quotation marks, checking for tag words before and after the dialogue, and adjusting their voice to...
The Wall Street Journal
Brianna Wu on Dealing With Haters Online
You get called a foul name online or threatened via direct message, what’s the best response? Brianna Wu talks about her own experiences with internet trolls and gives advice on the best approach to dealing with online hate.
Flame Media
Real Future: The future of ASMR
Several years ago, people on YouTube started talking about a phenomenon they described as 'orgasms' — a tingly head sensation they felt when they heard certain sounds like whispering or crinkling paper. They called this sensation ASMR...
Rachel's English
Intro to Word Stress: American English Pronunciation
An Introduction to Word Stress in American English.
Science360
Musical training affects older adults' speech perception in a noisy environment
Playing a musical instrument can do wonders for our brain. But how does it affect our hearing later on in life? Dr. Nina Kraus of Northwestern University is studying just that.
IDG TECHtalk
Windows 10: Answering your most important questions
Computerworld Windows expert Preston Gralla and Executive Editor Ken Mingis are back to answer your questions about Windows 10.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 10 | You're Thinking About Tomatoes | STORY
You're Thinking About Tomatoes - Chapter 10 Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking About Doughnuts’.
Curated Video
Sample Band 8+ Part 3 Answers Children and Commercials
Today you’ll hear sample band 8+ Part 3 answers about children and commercials.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jancey Clark - Learning with Choice and Voice
Jancey Clark is an Elementary School Learning Coach at the American International School in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. EDUinnovator, international presenter, and aspiring author and consultant. Jancey is passionate about personalized learning...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Antoinette Brim-Bell - 'Eve/Woman/Wife
Antoinette Brim, author of These Women You Gave Me, Icarus in Love and Psalm of the Sunflower, is a Cave Canem Foundation fellow, a recipient of the Walker Foundation Scholarship to the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and a...
Curated Video
Art as Activism: Statements of Democracy
Art is a powerful democratic tool because it can inspire emotion and empower people to take direct action to achieve a social or political goal.
Curated Video
Writing a Conclusion: Restating the Big Idea
In this video, the teacher provides a step-by-step guide on how to write a conclusion for an essay or constructed response. The students are taught to restate the big idea and summarize the evidence using their own voice. The teacher...
The Wall Street Journal
What's Next for Alexa?
The duo behind Alexa and Amazon's in-home devices explain what's coming in the next wave of voice technology and machine learning that will power connected homes, search and shopping.
Curated Video
Fluently Reading Dialogue: Recognizing Who's Speaking
In this video, the teacher provides tips and strategies for reading dialogue fluently. Using examples from a passage, the teacher emphasizes the importance of recognizing who is speaking and understanding the character's age,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Kevin Hancock - Shared Leadership
Kevin Hancock is an award-winning author and speaker. The CEO of Hancock Lumber Company, one of the oldest and best known family businesses in America, he is a recipient of the Ed Muskie Access to Justice award, the Habitat for Humanity...
The Art Assignment
Find Your Band Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week Sarah shares some of the excellent responses to Bang on a Can's assignment to Find Your Band.
The Economist
Why Vietnam’s “Lady Gaga” lives in fear
Despite Vietnam's sweeping social and economic reforms, it is still a repressive one-party state which spies on its people. Mai Khoi, one of the country's most celebrated singers, is fighting back.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nikhil Goyal - Schools on Trial
Nikhil Goyal is the author of the new book Schools on Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice (Random House).
Weird History
Actor Christopher Lee Was a Real Life Badass
Christopher Lee had one of the most fascinating lives of all time - From fighting Nazis to holding not one but THREE Guinness World Records to playing some truly iconic film roles, beloved actor Chrisopher Lee is a real life Badass.