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High School Sports Resume
After being canceled during the pandemic, many high school sports are starting up again. This audio story focuses on a high school girls’ tennis team in California where athletes are both nervous and excited to resume play. Listen to...
The Guardian
Anonymous Comes to Town: The hackers who took on high school sexual assault in Ohio
The sleepy rustbelt town of Steubenville, Ohio, was once best known for high school sports and as the birthplace of Dean Martin. But when a teen sexual assault committed by two members of the football team surfaced, the shadowy hacker...
Curated Video
Texas HS Quarterback's Uphill Road to the NFL – OG Sports with Scott Stanford
OG Sports is OGTV’s brand new series all about the inspirational sports stories you love to hear. Veteran Sports anchor Scott Stanford will interview unique and uplifting sports heroes and members of organizations...
The Guardian
From the Bronx to Yale: the power of high school 'speech'
High school students from Democracy Prep school in the South Bronx, New York, compete against young people across the US at a ‘speech’ competition at Yale University, a form of competitive acting. Last year’s champion, Stephen, is hoping...
Curated Video
This Week In Sports With Calder Hodge!
If you're like us, you're CRAVING SPORTS….. ANY KIND OF SPORTS!!!
So we created a show to help you get your fix - filled with great moments in sports, your favorite players and teams, and even super...
So we created a show to help you get your fix - filled with great moments in sports, your favorite players and teams, and even super...
The March of Time
1945: HYATTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER FIELD: (POV behind goal keeper) WS High school students in recreational uniforms playing soccer on field. WS Students chasing after soccer ball. Recreation, gym, football, sport. Maryland
MOT 1945: HYATTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER FIELD: (POV behind goal keeper) WS High school students in recreational uniforms playing soccer on field. WS Students chasing after soccer ball. Recreation, gym, football, sport. Maryland
The Guardian
Skip Day - high school friendship and everyday racism in Florida
Intimate glimpses of one very special day in the lives of high-school seniors from an industrial corner of the Florida Everglades: prom’s over, the future is uncertain, and the irresistible pull of the beach makes the long-time friends...
Curated Video
A2 English Listening Practice - Sports
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for lower-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of sports. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the screen to...
Oxford Comma
Life After Sports: Summary, Reading, and Analysis of John Updike's "Ex-Basketball Player."
John Updike's most famous poem, "Ex-Basketball Player" explores the triumphs and failures of the town's former star athlete, Flick Webb.
Not only does "Ex-Basketball Player" perfectly capture the all too common fallout from...
Not only does "Ex-Basketball Player" perfectly capture the all too common fallout from...
Curated Video
Man Trains To Break The Burpee World Record
Cameron Dorn loves burpees. He loves burpees so much that he's doing 10,000 of them in an effort to raise money for his hometown Cross Country team at Ware Shoals High School in Ware Shoals, SC and Seeds of Hope in Huaraz, Peru....
Curated Video
Bald & Beautiful: Students Support Coach & Pediatric Cancer
A former high school coach, who is battling cancer, finds the strength to help children fight their own cancer battles. Steve Brueski, a former Norwalk, CT High School football and baseball coach was diagnosed with Colorectal cancer...
Curated Video
Sacramento Kings Make Autistic High Schooler NBA Ball Girl
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drain a three point shot on a real NBA court? Jocyleen Ditico, a high schooler from California was given just the opportunity.
Jocyleen suffers from the Autism spectrum...
Jocyleen suffers from the Autism spectrum...
Curated Video
8 Inspiring Sports Stories: THESE ATHLETES WILL AMAZE YOU!
These 8 amazing athletes will inspire you with their stories of adversity and how they didn't let anything stand in their way of success!
1) Nate Loomis was paralyzed below the waist in a 1998 body surfing...
1) Nate Loomis was paralyzed below the waist in a 1998 body surfing...
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Ancient Roman Schools
This video explores five fun facts about ancient Roman schools.
KERA
Student Juggles Classes, Work and Softball Team
A high-school senior at Duncanville High School in Texas is juggling classes with a part-time job and her role as manager of her school’s softball team. At home, she helps her mother pay the bills and cares for her younger brother. After...
Bedtime History
How Michael Jordan Became the Best at Basketball
Michael Jordan is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time. From 1982, when he helped North Carolina win the NCAA title, to his retirement in 2003, he dominated basketball and became a global phenomenon whose stardom...
Curated Video
Is Cheerleading a REAL Sport? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS
From the sidelines of high school football games to nationwide competitions, there’s plenty to accomplish in the cheerleading world. But one question that has sparked TONS of fierce debate: is cheerleading a real sport? Welcome to...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
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...
Neuro Transmissions
Why I stopped watching football
Are you a football fan? So was I. But a few years ago, I learned some things that totally changed my mind. Football fans everywhere are prepping for the Super Bowl - the Big Game - but I’ll be sitting on the sidelines for this one and I...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Blanchard - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. K and Coach Knapp
Dan Blanchard has done his homework. He’s been an inner-city school teacher and athletic coach for 20 years and has a passion for teaching, inspiring, and working with teens. “It’s tough for a lot of kids today. They don’t always have...
Wonderscape
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Baseball's Color Barrier
This video explores the life of Jackie Robinson, the first Black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Learn about his journey from a four-sport athlete to his groundbreaking debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the...
Curated Video
How to Protect Your Head in High School Football
Howcast - Learn how serious a head injury can be and the importance of wearing a helmet in this Howcast video with coach Randy Taylor.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Andy Hargreaves - Professional Capital Transforming Teaching in Every School
Andy Hargreaves is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. The mission of the Chair is to promote social justice and connect theory and practice in education.
Before moving to...
Before moving to...
The Guardian
Anonymous Comes to Town
The sleepy rustbelt town of Steubenville, Ohio, was once best known for high school sports and as the birthplace of Dean Martin. But when a teen sexual assault committed by two members of the football team surfaced, the shadowy hacker...