Visual Learning Systems
Exploring North American Grasslands
This video provides an overview of the different types of grasslands in North America. It highlights the California grasslands, which have been converted into agricultural areas, and the Intermountain grasslands, known for the dominant...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lewis R. Gordon - Respecting the Humanity of Students
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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Gaëlle Assoune - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - France
Gaelle Assoune has spent much of her professional life trying to widen the horizons of teaching beyond the boundaries of the national teaching system. She believes that in the French system, there is not enough room for experimentation,...
TLDR News
7 Big Moments from the Biden's First State of the Union: Biden's Joint Session Explained - TLDR News
Yesterday Biden held his first State of the Union Address (technically a joint session of Congress) where he reflected on his first months in office & the plans for the years ahead. So in this video, we outline what Biden had to say and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Robert Cotto, Jr. - School Funding Inequity
Robert Cotto, Jr. graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in sociology and he has a Master’s degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and from Trinity College in American Studies. Before coming to Trinity,...
Curated Video
The /ə/ Vowel Sound (the, again) | The Schwa Sound | British Pronunciation
Part 6: This video looks at how to pronounce the /ə/ sound. It's in words like "the", "again" and "teacher". This is the schwa sound. Technical name: mid central vowel This is the sixth video in a series of the 20 vowel sounds in British...
Englishing
Confusing English: HARD vs. HARDLY (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Students have requested lessons on vocabulary, so in this lesson Mr. P./Marc will delve into the difference between "hard" and "hardly". This is part of the playlist called "confusing English". You may also find other lessons on that...
Financial Times
What horses can teach us about leadership
FT work and careers journalist Janina Conboye visits an equine leadership development school - and finds out horses give pretty useful feedback when it comes to presence, boundaries, trust and respect.
Hip Hughes History
6 Back to School Teacher Tips: Connecting With Your Students
6 Ways to connect with your students in the first week and throughout the school year. With a foundation of good relationships in the classroom, learning is a hard road.
Food Farmer Earth
Bottling Nature's Sweetness: Growing Pears in Bottles
This unique guide details the meticulous process of growing pears inside bottles on the tree, a method that requires careful selection of the fruit and strategic placement of the bottle without disturbing the branch's angle. It involves...
Religion for Breakfast
Modesto, CA: A Public School with Mandatory Religion Courses?
Teaching neutral, academic religious studies courses in American public schools is tricky. Many people don't even realize that it is legal! But one school district in Modesto, California is proving that a world religions requirement for...
TED Talks
TED: The search for "aha!" moments | Matt Goldman
In 1988, Matt Goldman co-founded Blue Man Group, an off-Broadway production that became a sensation known for its humor, blue body paint and wild stunts. The show works on the premise that certain conditions can create "aha moments" --...
SciShow
7 Animals That Aren't What We Call Them
Picking common and scientific names is a puzzle of taxonomy, and sometimes we end up naming huge frogs "Mountain Chickens". So, let's figure out this puzzle.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Shane Strange - Respecting Indigenous People
Shane Strange’s writing has appeared in various print and online journals in Australia and internationally. He is the author of two chapbooks Notes to the Reader and Dark Corner. His first collection of poetry All Suspicions Have Been...
The Wall Street Journal
When Tech Meets the Surveillance State
Human Rights Watch's Sophie Richardson discusses the dark side of China's use of cutting-edge surveillance technology with WSJ Editor Josh Chin.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lee McIntyre - Teachers Make a Difference - Dave Corkran & Rich Adelstein
Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lee McIntyre - On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy
Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Gaëlle Assoune - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. Jean Calvi
Gaelle Assoune has spent much of her professional life trying to widen the horizons of teaching beyond the boundaries of the national teaching system. She believes that in the French system, there is not enough room for experimentation,...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists grow embryos from three parents
Scientists at Oregon Health and Science University have grown human embryos mixing genetic material from three parents. Humans possess two types of DNAs - nDNA in the cell nucleus, and mDNA in the cell mitochondria. While a baby receives...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Steven Kolber - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. Gower
Steven Kolber was a top 50 finalist for the 2021 Global Teacher Prize. With parents who valued education, it was perhaps inevitable Melbourne English and history teacher Steven Kolber would enter the profession, which he credits with...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Angel Mejico - Teachers Make a Difference - Dr. Harvey Good
Dr. Angel Mejico was the 2019 California Teacher of the Year and a top fifty finalist for the 2020 Global Teacher prize.A medical student deciding to pursue a career of teaching art may seem like an unusual choice, but for, Dr. Angel...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Robert Cotto, Jr. - Teachers Make a Difference - Mother
Robert Cotto, Jr. graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in sociology and he has a Master’s degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and from Trinity College in American Studies. Before coming to Trinity,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Katerine Franco-Cardenas - Teachers Make a Difference - Isalia Maria Cardona
Colombian teacher Katerine Franco Carenas was a finalist in 2016, for the one million dollar Global Teacher Prize, sponsored by the Varkey Foundation. Katerine teaches ICT in a primary school in Medellin. She focuses on team work to...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jack Schneider - Teachers Make a Difference - David Tyack
Jack Schneider is a scholar, teacher, writer, and activist. In his day job, he is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he teaches in the Ph.D. and Ed.D. programs and leads the Beyond Test...