Instructional Video10:33
Oxford Comma

Chapter by Chapter (Never Let Me Go): Intro and Chapter One

9th - 12th
Welcome to the first video in our chapter by chapter analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go!
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In this video we'll look at the background of the author and genera, meet our three main characters, discuss the importance...
Instructional Video30:39
Curated Video

Lowood Institution: Gothic settings in 'Jane Eyre'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Brontë uses a semantic field and pathetic fallacy to create a Gothic setting. Key learning points: - A successful Gothic setting makes the reader feel uneasy and unsettled, but not necessarily frightened....
Podcast4:59
Book Club for Kids

Poetry and Basketball in "The Crossover"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The crossover dribble is a basketball move. But to some people it’s more than just a move, it is poetry. The Crossover is a Newbery-Award-winning basketball novel by author Kwame Alexander. Students can relate in many ways to the themes...
Instructional Video6:15
National Theatre

The Role of the Chorus in Ancient Greek Theater

9th - 12th
This video discusses the two roles of the ancient Greek chorus in theater, providing perspective and entertainment. The workshop process of creating a modern chorus for a production of Antigone is also explored, including how the...
Instructional Video4:18
National Theatre

The Power of Music in Theatre: Connecting and Healing through Song

9th - 12th
This video discusses the importance of music in a play and how it has helped the cast come together and heal during the pandemic. The play focuses on the history of sea shanties and the role they played in entertaining sailors during...
Instructional Video15:58
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Elizabeth Watts Bromery - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - USA

Higher Ed
Elizabeth Watts Bromery, an English Professor at Broward County Public Schools, Florida, became an educator in 1990 as her parents raised her to equate education with social justice. She chose teaching to empower students to make...
Instructional Video21:08
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Curriculum Reform & Rethinking Economics

Higher Ed
Mainstream economic theory has been increasingly questioned following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. The disconnect between reality and theory manifested itself most clearly when the Queen of the United Kingdom pointedly...
Instructional Video10:50
Programming Electronics Academy

Arduino Pseudo Random Non-Consecutive Number Generator

Higher Ed
In this video we demonstrate how to create pseudo random numbers with Arduino - with a useful twist.

This lesson was inspired by the following viewer ques
tion:
"How do I create Random Non-Consecutive numbers...
Instructional Video23:53
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Cecilia Nahon: Argentina vs the Vultures

Higher Ed
During the 1990s, Argentina had been the poster child for Neoliberal policies—they adopted virtually the whole of the so-called “Washington Consensus” agenda lock-stock-and-barrel. They even adopted a currency board. And unlike...
Podcast7:05
Book Club for Kids

Scared by "The Jumbies"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Scary, shape-changing creatures are universal elements in folktales around the world. In this audio story, author Tracey Baptiste meets with a group of students to discuss her book, The Jumbies, a story based on frightening creatures who...
Podcast6:07
Book Club for Kids

James and the Giant Peach

Pre-K - Higher Ed
James and the Giant Peach is a classic fantasy and adventure story that explores friendship, family relationships, and the fortunes of a young orphan. James is living with his cruel aunts when a peach magically sprouts in the yard. When...
Instructional Video8:07
National Theatre

Romeo & Juliet: Kids Ask the Cast

9th - 12th
In this video, a group of actors discuss their experiences and mistakes in theater, as well as their opinions on Shakespeare's characters and relationships. They also answer questions about acting and love, providing insightful and...
Instructional Video9:26
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Prison for the Poor

Higher Ed
Anita Alves Pena discusses her research into the relationship between mass incarceration and inequality through stratification economics. Pena's research finds that areas with higher income inequality have higher rates of incarceration...
Instructional Video14:03
PBS

The Fiery History of Banned Books (Feat. Princess Weekes)

12th - Higher Ed
Since at least 213 BCE, book burnings have been a reaction to the power of the written word. When roasting paper in a giant circle went out of style (at least in the intellectual sphere), the governments would take it upon itself to ban...
Instructional Video5:53
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Elizabeth Watts Bromery - Teachers Make a Difference - Leon and Jean Watts

Higher Ed
Elizabeth Watts Bromery, an English Professor at Broward County Public Schools, Florida, became an educator in 1990 as her parents raised her to equate education with social justice. She chose teaching to empower students to make...
Instructional Video7:01
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Amanda Jones - That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

Higher Ed
Amanda Jones, author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, shares her story as a small-town school librarian in Louisiana who has faced harassment and threats since speaking out against censorship at a library...
Instructional Video8:26
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Lewis R. Gordon - Being Human as a Relationship

Higher Ed
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
Instructional Video2:35
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Lewis R. Gordon - For 'Biola'

Higher Ed
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
Instructional Video3:08
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Lewis R. Gordon - 'The African Burial Ground' by Yusef Komunyakaa

Higher Ed
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
Instructional Video3:12
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Lewis R. Gordon - Teachers Make a Difference

Higher Ed
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
Instructional Video7:09
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Lewis R. Gordon - 'On The Pulse Of Morning' by Maya Angelou

Higher Ed
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
Instructional Video5:14
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Lewis R. Gordon - Respecting the Humanity of Students

Higher Ed
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
Instructional Video2:55
PBS

Gabrielle Union Discusses The Color Purple

9th - 12th Standards
Gabrielle Union discusses the role Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple, plays in her life. She stresses the importance of readers being able to find reflections of themselves in literature.
Instructional Video2:13
PBS

Jane Eyre 1: First Impressions

9th - 12th Standards
As part of a study of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, class members compare the portion of Chapter IV, where Jane is criticized by Mrs. Reed and interrogated by Mr. Brocklehurst, with the film interpretation of the same scene.