Curated Video
Figurative Language: Creating Meaning with Comparisons
This video will help students understand the critical role of comparative figurative language (metaphor, simile, and personification) in establishing theme in poetry.
Guinness World Records
Breaking World Records at the European Juggling Convention
From acrobatic flips to whip cracking and blindfolded juggling, viewers get a glimpse into the world of talented performers pushing their limits. Taylor Glenn even tries her hand at some of these skills, showcasing the dedication and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Mercer Hall - Teachers Make a Difference - My 6th Grade English Teacher
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...
Curated Video
Creating Meaning: Structure and Sound
This video will help students understand how poetry is organized and how the sound adds to the overall meaning of the written work.
Curated Video
Lyric Poetry
This video explores the components of a lyric poem and explains how to compose a lyric poem.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Perils of Globalization and the Need for a Democratic Developmental State | Polanyi on Polanyi
Kari Polanyi Levitt examines the impact of globalization and financialization on our politics, economy, and society, and the need for policies that are conservative, in the sense that they are protective of humanity and the environment....
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals – Analysing Visual Techniques and Text (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
In this second lesson, we’ll venture deeper into visual techniques. Take a closer look at the nitty-gritty of images and how composers arrange visual elements to create certain effects. Build your confidence with important techniques...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sean Frederick Forbes "Ancestry"
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sean Frederick Forbes "Gnosis"
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sean Frederick Forbes "An Oracle Remembering Providencia's Formation"
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Curated Video
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War
600 years. 180 spectacular treasures. A once-in-a-generation exhibition. Be inspired by a time of political, cultural and artistic majesty as history lifts off the page in our enthralling new exhibition, Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word,...
Curated Video
Author’s Style
Students will learn about different aspects that go into creating an author’s unique writing style.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Youngest | POEM | Kids Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Youngest | POEM | Kids Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Custard Published by Bloomsbury You can browse and buy Michael Rosen Books here: https://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/books/ Please...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Nursery | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Nursery | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Custard Published by Bloomsbury You can browse and buy Michael Rosen Books here: https://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/books/ "You Can't Catch...
60 Second Histories
Mary Seacole; successfully treats cholera
Part 2 of this series, Mary describes her first experience of treating cholera victims in Panama.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Antoinette Brim-Bell - 'The Poet is Freed'
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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Randall Horton - Teachers Make a Difference - Sterling Plumpp
Randall Horton is the recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, the Bea Gonzalez Poetry Award, a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Literature, and, most recently, the GLCA New Writers Award for Creative Nonfiction. He is...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Diane Ravitch - Teachers Make a Difference - Ruby Ratliff and Lawrence Cremin
Diane Ravitch is a Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. She is the Founder and President of the Network for Public Education (NPE). Diane Ravitch’s Blog is dianeravitch.net and has received...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sean Frederick Forbes - Teachers Make a Difference - Janet Feldberg
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Curated Video
KS2 Primary Maths Age 9-13 - Geometry: Angles in Shapes - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary Maths videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key topic and sub topic covered in Maths in clear and easy to follow steps. This video looks at...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Alicia Ostriker "The Light"
Alicia Ostriker was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1937. Ostriker received a BA from Brandeis University in 1959 and an MA and PhD in literature, in 1961 and 1964 respectively, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.She is the author...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Alicia Ostriker "Manahatta"
Alicia Ostriker was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1937. Ostriker received a BA from Brandeis University in 1959 and an MA and PhD in literature, in 1961 and 1964 respectively, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.She is the author...
Curated Video
The Whole Child Development: Understanding Children's Natural Urges
This video discusses the concept of whole child development, which emphasizes the importance of nurturing a child's physical, emotional, and creative growth in addition to academic achievement. The theory identifies four natural urges...
TED-Ed
The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Hope may be the thing that never stops at all, but a rapid language arts video certainly comes close. Imagine everything you wanted to know about Emily Dickinson in a 10-minute video. A quick-paced narrator flashes through details...