Brainwaves Video Anthology
Melissa Tracy - Teachers Make a Difference - John Gunnin
Melissa Tracy is a 2023 top ten finalist for the Global Teacher Prize. She teaches at Odyssey Charter School, an innovative and diverse dual-language Greek School founded in 2006 which is currently the second-largest public charter...
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Women Who Wow: Sabiha Khan
An activist on a mission to empower others, Sabiha Khan has spent decades working to create a better tomorrow for people of all cultures and backgrounds. After growing up in Pakistan and traveling to countries across the globe, she has...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jeff Bradbury - Becoming Storytellers
Jeff Bradbury is an ISTE Award Winning (2021) and globally recognized digital learning strategist, educational broadcaster, public speaker, and entrepreneur, whose powerful message has inspired thousands of educators through the...
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Tom Whitby - Teachers Make a Difference - The Entire English Department
Thomas D. Whitby is the author of The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning, and The Educator's Guide To Creating Connections. He is @tomwhitby on Twitter with 64,000 followers. Tom retired from Public Education after...
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Carl Hooker - Teachers Make a Difference - Ray Hooker
Carl has been an educator for the past 21 years. He has held a variety of positions in both multiple districts, from 1st grade teacher to Virtualization Coordinator. He’s a father of three girls, Sophia, Lauren, and Caroline and a...
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Nicole Zumpano - Helping Instructional Coaches Succeed
Nicole Zumpano has over 25 years of experience as a classroom teacher and instructional technology coach. Currently, she serves as a Director of Instructional Technology Coaching for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois. A National...
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Nicole Zumpano - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. Reader and Verna Emery Scott
Nicole Zumpano has over 25 years of experience as a classroom teacher and instructional technology coach. Currently, she serves as a Director of Instructional Technology Coaching for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois. A National...
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Dr. Sawsan Jaber - Inclusion and Equity in Our Schools
Dr. Sawsan Jaber is a global educator of 20+ years. She has held a variety of leadership positions both in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Jaber is currently a high school English teacher at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park. She founded...
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Rachelle Dené Poth - Teachers Make a Difference - Bruce Antkowiak
Rachelle Dené Poth is a Spanish and STEAM: What’s nExT in Emerging Technology Teacher at Riverview Junior Senior High School in Oakmont, PA. She is also an Attorney and earned her Juris Doctor Degree from Duquesne University School of...
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Dr. Julene Reed - Making a Difference in the World
Dr. Julene Reed is an international consultant, presenter, researcher, instructional designer, instructional coach, and education author with over twenty–five years of experience in K-12 education. Julene holds a doctorate in educational...
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Judy Heumann: Mother of ADA
Disabled teacher Judy Heuman dedicated her life to fighting for civil rights. As one of the architects of the Americans with Disabilities Act, she changed US society forever.
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Zitkala-Ša: Advocate for the Rights of Native People
Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, aka Zitkala-Sa, fought against the US government as it forced Native Americans to assimilate into Anglo-American culture.
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Multimedia Cognitive Load Theory
Discover more about the multimedia cognitive load theory, and how to apply the principles to create presentations and instructional videos that can reduce cognitive load to better convey ideas and aid learning.
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Creating Videos in Social Studies Classes
Educators, discover how and why you should incorporate the production of video into social studies classes, and how your students can make a real impact in the world around them by using these skills to become citizen journalists.
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Alan Strauss - Teachers Make a Difference - Jack Strauss
Alan Strauss is the Dad of 2 amazing humans. He is a proud Superintendent of the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District. He was Connecticut Principal of the Year 2019 and recipient of the Isabelle Farrington Education Outstanding...
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Problem Based Learning
This video points out the importance of engaging our students with real problems around them, and through teaching, students focus on developing and providing solutions though structured learning process. This method is important in...
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Mercer Hall - Graphicacy Taking Control of the Visual Classroom
Mercer Hall has been teaching for over sixteen years at an independent school on Long Island, New York. He is a five-time honoree as Teacher Of The Year, and he has been awarded both the Thomas J. Reid Excellence In Teaching Award and...
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Jonathan Mooney - Teachers Make a Difference
Jonathan Mooney is a dyslexic writer and activist who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. He is a graduate of Brown University’s class of 2000 and holds an honors degree in English Literature. Jonathan is founder and...
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Marquitta T. Speller - Reimagining Education
Dr. M. T. Speller is an educational leader with more than 15 years of experience. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Rochester, and her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Speller’s...
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Brad Currie - Connected Learning, Connected World
Brad is the Dean of Students and Supervisor of Instruction for the Chester School District in Chester, NJ. He is passionate about Personal Learning Networks (PLNs), Educational Technology and Social Media in the school setting. Brad...
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Lori Bindig - Teachers Make a Difference - Jack Banks
Lori Bindig is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies and Director of the M.A. in Communication at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. She earned her doctorate in Communication at the...
The Art Assignment
Art Made in Adversity
Artist and educator Allison Smith shares her thoughts and library of books about art made in adverse circumstances. Featured are Vladimir Arkhipov's project Home-Made, archiving Russian artifacts made during Perestroika, and Trench Art,...
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Aaron Sams - Flipped Classroom The Next Step
Aaron Sams has been an educator since 2000 and is currently the Managing Director of FlippedClass.com, co-founder of The Flipped Learning Network, and is an Adjunct Professor at Saint Vincent College. He was awarded the 2009 Presidential...
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Rebecca West - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. Field and Anthony Pitt
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...