Weird History
How Benedict Arnold Was Really Betrayed By America
You know you’ve truly become a historical villain when your very name becomes a negative epithet. That’s definitely the case for Benedict Arnold – a man whose name has become synonymous with betrayal and treachery. The history of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bryan Ripley Crandall - The Connecticut Writing Project
Dr. Bryan Ripley Crandall is Director of the Connecticut Writing Project and Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions at Fairfield University. His scholarly work includes the teaching of writing,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dianne Bilyak Nothing Special [mostly true, sometimes funny tales of two sisters]
Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Allison Kaufman - Language Capabilities in Animals
Allison B. Kaufman, PhD is a research scientist with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut, where she also teaches as a adjunct professor in the departments of Marine Biology and Psychology....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Robert Goodrich - Teachers Make a Difference - Miss Wise & Dr. Wilcox
Robert M. Goodrich is a Waterbury, CT native who was educated by the Waterbury Public School district through the 8th grade and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1993. He then attended Western Connecticut State University...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bishop John L. Selders, Jr. - Moral Monday
The Right Reverend Doctor John L. Selders, Jr. is an ordained minister serving in the United Church of Christ, the Organizing Pastor of Amistad United Church of Christ, Hartford, CT, former Associate College Chaplain and currently...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Frederick-Douglass Knowles ll - Teachers Make a Difference - Ken Florey
Frederick-Douglass Knowles II is a poet, educator and activist involved in community education. He is the inaugural Poet Laureate for the City of Hartford. His collection of poetry, BlackRoseCity was featured at the 2018 Association of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lynn Marie Houston - Teachers Make a Difference - Vivian Shipley
Lynn Marie Houston holds a Ph.D. in English from Arizona State University and an MFA from Southern Connecticut State University. A Fulbright scholar (Switzerland 1994-1998), she has also held writing residencies at the Vermont Studio...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Marcus Stallworth - Media Literacy
Marcus Stallworth, LMSW has been employed in the field of Child Welfare for the past 17 years. He worked for Child Protective Services for approximately 13 years. He is recognized in the State of Connecticut as an expert witness in his...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Yohuru Williams - Teachers Make a Difference
Described in Diverse Issues in Higher Education as “one of the most exciting scholars of his generation,” Dr. Yohuru Williams is the History Department Chair and the Director of Black Studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. He...
Curated Video
Anna Louise James
Anna Louise James was the first African American woman to be licensed as a pharmacist in Connecticut. The daughter of a former slave, Anna was raised in Connecticut and graduated from Brooklyn College of Pharmacy. When her brother-in-law...
The March of Time
1953: YALE UNIVERSITY ROWING: VS Yale Varsity Shell (Rowing) students carrying row boat, Warren Zimmerman taking notes, various crews rowing across Housatonic River, coach w/ megaphone, boats rowing. Collegiate rowing, athletics
MOT 1953: YALE UNIVERSITY ROWING: VS Yale Varsity Shell (Rowing) students carrying row boat, Warren Zimmerman taking notes, various crews rowing across Housatonic River, coach w/ megaphone, boats rowing. Collegiate rowing, athletics
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
Semantic HTML
Semantic HTML is code that is self-documenting. The purpose of semantic elements is apparent from the element name. In this video, Mark will review how to use semantic HTML tags.
Curated Video
Powerful Presentations With Google Slides - YouTube Gallery Slide Activity
After this video the viewer will have experience creating their first Google Slides project, a video gallery using YouTube videos
Brainwaves Video Anthology
US Senator Chris Murphy - Gun Safety
Chris Murphy, the junior United States Senator for Connecticut, has dedicated his career to public service as an advocate for Connecticut families. Senator Murphy has been a strong voice in the Senate fighting for job creation,...
Cerebellum
The Declaration Of Independence - 2nd Continental Congress 1775
The Declaration of Independence, written in 1776, is critical for American citizens to understand their importance in defining their freedoms and the foundation of democracy. This video looks at the second constitutional congress in 1775...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ronald A. Beghetto & James C. Kaufman - Creativity and the Common Core
Creativity and the Common Core State Standards are both important to today’s teachers. Yet, for many educators, nurturing students’ creativity seems to conflict with ensuring that they learn specific skills and content. In this book, the...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Sandy: The Meteorology
What led to the unique path of Hurricane Sandy in 2016 and why it had such a large impact, as the second most-costly hurricane to hit the United States in modern times. It was nicknamed a superstorm for the wide impact it had in the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar - Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap
Jeffrey Ogbonna Green Ogbar was born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles, California. He received his BA in History from Morehouse College in Atlanta. He earned his MA and Ph.D. in U.S. History with a minor in African studies from...
Mazz Media
Colonial Governments
Students will learn that before the American Revolution each of the thirteen original colonies had governments formed according to three different legal models; Royal, Charter and Proprietary. The video discusses the differences in each...
Bloomberg
Connecticut Gov. Lamont on Population, Taxes, Tourism
Connecticut's population loss is "turning around" after the state saw an influx of families from New York City during the pandemic, said Governor Ned Lamont. He also discusses taxes and said "Taxes are a variable, New England, the...
Getty Images
Shooting At Elementary School In Newtown, Connecticut
A vigil at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT at the closest place to where the media can be to the school Shooting At Elementary School In Newtown, Connecticut on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut (Footage by Getty...