Instructional Video17:19
TED Talks

TED: Why ordinary people need to understand power | Eric Liu

12th - Higher Ed
Far too many Americans are illiterate in power — what it is, how it operates and why some people have it. As a result, those few who do understand power wield disproportionate influence over everyone else. "We need to make civics sexy...
Instructional Video37:37
Curated Video

Education for poor Victorian children

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explain how emotive language is used to discuss poverty in Victorian Britain. Key learning points: - There was no compulsory schooling in Victorian Britain. - Education was a luxury only the rich could afford. -...
Instructional Video3:22
Curated Video

LEDCs

6th - 12th
What is a Less Economically Developed Country? And how does this affect the lives of those who live there? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC) refers to a nation with a low...
Instructional Video2:09
Curated Video

The Invisible Plight of Poor Southern Whites

9th - Higher Ed
For many poor White families in the Antebellum South, slavery did not pay – so why did the ruling elite erase their narrative from the history books?
Instructional Video2:22
Curated Video

Martha Moore Ballard: Diary of a Midwife

9th - Higher Ed
Written over 25 years, Martha Moore Ballard’s diary gives us a unique perspective into the midwifery profession and the lives of women in 19th century America.
Instructional Video2:13
Curated Video

Horse-Riding Librarians

9th - Higher Ed
The Pack Horse Library Initiative saw hundreds of female librarians cross the Appalachian Mountains to deliver books to those in need.