PBS
Responsible Decision-Making | Social-Emotional Learning
Being able to identify problems, analyze situations, solve problems, and to evaluate, reflect, and recognize ethical responsibility all come into play when making responsible decisions. A short video offers teachers and parents an...
Crash Course
How to Make Tough Decisions: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #11
Not all decisions in life are so easy. Using the resource, pupils discover how to make tough decisions when picking a career, investing money, and setting goals. Viewers also learn what not to do when facing difficult choices.
Lit2Go
The Tortoise and the Eagle
Part of a set of fables, Aesop's "The Tortoise and the Eagle" is all about a tortoise that fulfills his dreams and dies in the process of completing them. The activity after the passage asks readers to write an argumentative response...
Crash Course
Media Skills: Crash Course Media Literacy #11
Did you realize that Internet access is a basic human right? For those of us fortunate to have online access, it's essential to have media smarts! Discover the five skills to be media savvy during an engaging video. The host discusses...
Macat
An Introduction to Tversky and Kahneman’s Judgment under Uncertainty
Many factors determine a person's ability to make good decisions. A video summary of Judgment under Uncertainty by Tversky and Kahneman discusses the idea that mental shortcuts can lead errors in judgment. The portion of a...
Crash Course
Mathematical Thinking: Crash Course Statistics #2
What is the probability that someone will draw the same lottery numbers two times in a row? Very small, but it can—and has—happened! Statisticians often work with very large or small numbers. The second lesson in a statistics playlist...
TED-Ed
How to Find Fulfilling Work
Choosing a career can sometimes seem like a job all by itself. A thought-provoking video encourages viewers to consider their ideal careers using six starting points, including an investigation of what makes people unhappy and selecting...
TED-Ed
The Psychology Behind Irrational Decisions
Heuristics? Prospect Theory? Behavioral Economics? Who would have thought so much research has gone into studying approaches to problem solving and decision making. This short video takes a look at the psychology behind decision making.
TED-Ed
Should You Trust Unanimous Decisions?
The vote is unanimous! But is that a good thing? The Paradox of Unanimity is the subject of a short video that contends that the closer a vote gets to unanimity the less reliable the results.
TED-Ed
5 Tips to Improve Your Critical Thinking
Critical thinking allows individuals to dissect situations, reveal hidden concerns like bias and manipulation, and make the best decision. Share this video to improve critical thinking skills amongst your students.
California Academy of Science
Thinking with your Gut
Risk-taking behavior and other decision-making factors may be influenced by more than just our brains; current research shows that the more bacteria that exists in one's digestive tract, the less inclined one might be to engage in risky...
Curated OER
Statistics: Decisions Through Data: Unit 1 What Is Statistics
Introduce your class to the value and practical applications of statistics. This is the first unit in a series completely focused on describing the three main activities involved with statistics. This video provides an overview of data...
TED-Ed
The Art of Choosing
Is having more choices always a good thing? Sheena Iyengar offers a thought-provoking presentation on the American predisposition toward more choices. A presentation with engaging anecdotes and real-world examples: from a simple study on...
Curated OER
How Do You Find a Number of Permutations Using the Fundamental Counting Principle?
The notion of permutations is used when rearranging objects or values. How many ways can the letters in the word NUMBER be rearranged? Don't try writing them all out one by one because it would take a long time. Use the Fundamental...
Curated OER
What is the Fundamental Counting Principle?
Oh my, five types of bread, eight kinds of lunchmeat, and six choices of cheeses. How many different combinations of sandwiches can be made? That's going to take a long time to figure out. No, it's not. Just use the Fundamental Counting...