Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sharif El-Mekki - Teachers Make a Difference - Baba Changa Mshindi and Mama Fasaha Traylor
Sharif El-Mekki is the principal at Philadelphia’s Mastery Charter School-Shoemaker Campus, a neighborhood public charter that serves almost 800 students in grades 7-12. His team has been recognized by President Barack Obama and Oprah...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nancy Barile - Teachers Make a Difference - Dr. Rosemary Tobin
Nancy Barile is a National Board Certified Teacher, who has been teaching English Language Arts at a low-income, urban high school near Boston, MA for 22 years. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Education at...
Kult America
The Most Dangerous City in the US
On today's episode of Kult America, I'm visiting Camden, New Jersey, where on the highest year 67 people were murdered. I present to you the America's murder capital.
Rachel's English
IMPOSSIBLE! [or NOT?] – Learn English Conversation in 4 Hours Part 18
If you want to know how to learn English conversation, improve your English comprehension, think in English, speak faster and stop translating in your head this video is just for you! English conversation practice is the best way to move...
Curated Video
Frederick Douglass: The Journey to Freedom
This video tells the inspiring story of Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, who taught himself to read and write and eventually escaped to the North. The video also covers Douglass's life after slavery, which included writing...
Curated Video
Ellen and William Craft: The Journey to Freedom
This video tells the story of Ellen and William Craft's daring escape from slavery, which included Ellen's disguise as a white man. The video also covers their life in England, where they fleed to avoid re-enslavement and to start their...
Curated Video
The Bill of Rights: What is it and what Rights does it Guarantee?
The right to stand up for what we believe in is as American as apple pie and is protected under US law by the Bill of Rights: a list of ten amendments to the US Constitution that almost never existed.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Middle Atlantic Region - Pennsylvania
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Pennsylvania.
Rachel's English
IMPOSSIBLE! [or NOT?] – Learn English Conversation in 4 Hours Part 15
If you want to know how to learn English conversation, improve your English comprehension, think in English, speak faster and stop translating in your head this video is just for you! English conversation practice is the best way to move...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
David Zucchino - Myth of the Welfare Queen
David Zucchino is a contributing writer for The New York Times. He was awarded a 2021 Pulitzer Prize for his book, "Wilmington's Lie." He was also awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his dispatches from apartheid South Africa. Mr....
Rachel's English
Idioms: shoes
You’ll learn idioms, get practice following American English conversation and learn all about how you can use these English phrases related to shoes in your everyday conversation! I’ll bring you along into a conversation with my husband...
Weird History
The Slave Who Mailed Himself To Freedom
The life of Henry "Box" Brown is so notable because he was an Antebellum-Era Virginia plantation slave who managed to mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box. The big question here is: how did he do it? Easy! He had the help of...
Curated Video
Exploring Philadelphia: A Rich History, Art, and Sports Hub
In this educational video, we explore the fascinating city of Philadelphia, the fifth most populous state in America. Known for its rich history and vibrant culture, Philadelphia offers a unique blend of past and present.
Makematic
Global Icons: Margaret Mead
A short animation about the life of Global Icon Margaret Mead and how she represents Intercultural Knowledge
Curated Video
The Modern JavaScript Bootcamp (2019) - Getters and Setters
In this video, you’re going to play around with custom getters and setters in JavaScript. These allow you to customize what happens when someone sets or gets an object property. This clip is from the chapter "Advanced Objects and...
Hip Hughes History
Fries Rebellion Explained: US History Review
The third of your early American domestic rebellions, following Shay's Rebellion and everybody's favorite Whiskey Rebellion. A short lecture on the causes of this Southeastern PA rebellion, the actual event and most importantly the effects.
TMW Media
Inside the Philidelphia Museum of Art
We’re hanging out with our founding fathers on this episode of Travel Thru History as we visit the very place where revolutionaries, decried “Liberty will reign in America!” Today Philadelphia is a booming city that is as alive with new...
Cerebellum
America's Documents Of Freedom 1775-1786 - The Articles Of Confederation 1776
The documents our predecessors left for us contain a written record of our history, and bear witness to why we are who we are and how our democracy evolved. In this video we look at the documents that come from the tumultuous...
Mr. Beat
Boston and Philadelphia Compared
Boston and Philadelphia. Or...Beantown and The City of Brotherly Love. Two major east coast cities in the United States, both part of the Northeast Megalopolis (echo) (mwhahahahahaha) a part of the country that contains more than 17...
Cerebellum
American Presidents - The Early Presidents
The Presidency of the United States is the most powerful position in the nation, and is often referred to as the “leader of the free world”. Their power is only equaled by the massive responsibility they hold. They are not always...
Curated Video
Introduction to Simulating Data for Statistical Studies
Learn how researchers simulate data. They provide examples of simulating bird nest building patterns and airline arrival statistics. Walk through the steps of designing a simulation, assigning digits to represent outcomes, and using...
Step Back History
America's Secret Police
So, how did the freest nation of freedom in the free world develop what is essentially America's secret police in the form of COINTELPRO? It's actually quite the story that has a lot to do with hating immigrants, suppressing left-wing...
Curated Video
Pandemic Lockdown of 1918
The Spanish Flu was one of the deadliest pandemics the world has ever seen – so how was one sleepy Colorado town able to escape unscathed?