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Richard Wright
At a time when Jim Crow laws made racial segregation legal across much of the United States, author Richard Wright gave voice to a struggle – as the first African American author to achieve widespread critical and commercial success.
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Octavia Butler
First popularized as a genre of literature in the 1920s, for decades science fiction was dominated by white male authors. That is until Octavia Butler, an African American woman, rewrote the script.
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NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, aka NASA, has been at the forefront of science, technology, and space exploration since 1958. Its work remains an inspiration to millions of people around the world.
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Alice Walker
As the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Alice Walker helped to bring the Black experience to readers across the globe. A true trailblazer, her work continues to entertain and enlighten.
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Project Based Learning
Project-Based Learning is a method that involves students in a long-term in-depth investigation of a real world challenge. Instead of raw memorization of facts or following instructions that present a smooth path to knowledge, students...
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Should You Do a STEM PhD? | Pros and Cons from a Harvard-MIT PhD Student (During a Pandemic)
Thinking about doing a PhD? Here are some pros and cons!
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Martin Ricardo Cisneros - Opportunity and Creativity in the Age of AI
Martin Ricardo Cisneros (@TheTechProfe) is a Modern Learning Advisor, speaker, GeekDad, TechJedi, SuperMariachi, and a Director of Technology, from Silicon Valley! At his current position, he provides strategic leadership in anticipating...
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Edith Maude Eaton: Fostering Cultural Understanding Through Writing
In a time when Chinese immigrants in America faced discrimination in all walks of life – simply because of their race – author Edith Maude Eaton channeled the power of the pen to help make positive change.
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The Untold Unbreakable Code
Native American Code Talkers used their own indigenous dialects to bamboozle enemy code breakers and help Allied forces to win two World Wars.
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Strategic Thinking Skills for a Leader
In this video, we explore the importance of strategic thinking skills for leaders and how they can be developed. We discuss the six primary skills of strategic learning, the benefits of strategic thinking, and provide tips on how to...
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The uncertainity factor in leadership
This video discusses the uncertainty factor in leadership and how leaders are individuals who face their uncertainties head-on, while others fail to do so. It explores the concept of uncertainty in leadership and the pressure that comes...
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What are leadership skills?
In this video, the speaker discusses what leadership skills are and how they can be developed. The video emphasizes the importance of communication, confidence, vision, empathy, and self-discipline as the top five essential leadership...
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5 Tips to Boost Your Creative Thinking
This video provides tips for developing creativity, including taking risks, using the six hats technique, seeking advice, looking for creativity around you, and walking to boost creative thinking. It emphasizes the importance of thinking...
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Creativity in Negotiations - Developing Strategies
This Video Explains Creativity in Negotiations - Developing Strategies
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Story surprises
"Stories spark listeners’ curiosity and help children aged 3-7 understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction. Children become engaged when they use their creative ideas to change familiar stories. In this activity, children...
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Teams Pitch Solutions
Children form STEAM teams that work on fascinating real-world problems, design solutions, and then pitch their ideas to others. They build skills in articulating points of view, embracing others’ ideas, and finding new ways to collaborate.
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Baptiste Barbot - Creativity and Identity Development in Adolescence
Baptiste Barbot is an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Department of Psychology at Pace University, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Yale University, Child Study Center. His background is in both Developmental and...
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James C. Kaufman - Anti-Creativity Bias
James C. Kaufman, PhD, is a professor of educational psychology at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. An internationally recognized leader in the field of creativity, he is the author/editor of more than 35...
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Flip and Stretch Ideas
STEAM Teams include scientists, tech experts, engineers, artists and mathematicians who solve real-world problems, knowing there is always more than one right answer. In this video, children modify everyday objects that could be used in...
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Scott Barry Kaufman - Creativity and Intelligence
Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, cognitive psychologist, is the author of Ungifted, Intelligence Redefined and adjunct assistant professor of psychology at New York University. In this video he discusses the roles of creativity and intelligence...
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Finding Fascinating Problems
Our brains like questions, movement, and visual exercises. In this activity, students will research and illustrate how the brain works when actively engaged in finding and solving fascinating problems.
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The Reggio Emelia Approach: A Child-Centered Model of Education
This video describes the Reggio Amelia approach to education, which was developed in response to the tragedy of World War Two. The approach emphasizes the development of creativity and social skills, with teachers stepping aside to let...