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Tinna Björk Pálsdóttir - Teachers Make a Difference - Kjartan Stefánsson

Higher Ed
Tinna Björk Pálsdóttir teaches in Hörðuvallaskóli, Reykjavík, Iceland. She studied Mechatronics engineering at the University of Iceland and the University of Southern Denmark. When she started teaching, she taught Danish (which is...
Instructional Video2:25
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Athriyana Pattiwael - Teachers Make a Difference - Grandmother & Ms. Irene Talakua

Higher Ed
Athriyana Pattiwael is a faculty member at UKRIDA, Department of English<br/>
Universitas Kristen Krida Wacana in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Robert McCaw - On Being a Writer

Higher Ed
Robert B. McCaw grew up in a military family traveling the world. After graduating from Georgetown University, he served as a lieutenant in the US Army before earning his JD degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Upon...
Instructional Video11:39
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Steven S. Rogers - A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues

Higher Ed
Steven Rogers retired from Harvard Business School (HBS) in 2019 where he was the “MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer” in General Management.

He taught Entrepreneurial Finance and a new course that he created,...
Instructional Video3:36
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Stephen D. Krashen - Teachers Make a Difference - Victoria Fromkin and John Oller

Higher Ed
Stephen Krashen completed his Ph.D. in Linguistics at UCLA (1972), and is currently an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Southern California.



Krashen is the author of more than 525 articles and books in...
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David Zucchino - Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy

Higher Ed
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....
Instructional Video7:27
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Colin Campbell - Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose

Higher Ed
COLIN CAMPBELL is a writer and director for theater and film. The short film he wrote and directed with his beautiful and talented wife, Seraglio, was nominated for an Academy Award. Campbell teaches screenwriting at Chapman University...
Instructional Video2:47
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Robert Cotto, Jr. - Teachers Make a Difference - Mother

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video1:52
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Steven S. Rogers - Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) by Gene Taylor

Higher Ed
Steven Rogers retired from Harvard Business School (HBS) in 2019 where he was the “MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer” in General Management.

He taught Entrepreneurial Finance and a new course that he created,...
Instructional Video1:25
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Steven S. Rogers - A Poem by Muhammad Ali

Higher Ed
Steven Rogers retired from Harvard Business School (HBS) in 2019 where he was the “MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer” in General Management.

He taught Entrepreneurial Finance and a new course that he created,...
Instructional Video10:21
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James A. Cusumano - I Can See Clearly: Finding Your Life Purpose and Passion

Higher Ed
James A. Cusumano is chairman and owner of Chateau Mcely, chosen by the European Union as a leading Green, 5-star, Castle Hotel and Spa in Central Europe, and by the World Travel Awards as The World’s Leading Green Hotel. Chateau Mcely...
Instructional Video5:00
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Ukrainian Students for Peace

Higher Ed
Ukraine is struggling. The Russians have been destroying Kharkiv day by day, night by night. schools and universities are working online. Students and teachers made this video because it is going to be their final school year before...
Instructional Video6:47
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Jose A. Lovo - Teachers Make a Difference - Ms. Lucy, Mr. Chapa and Cynthia McDermott

Higher Ed
Jose Lovo is in a doctoral student at Antioch University. He has taught pre-school, elementary and has been a principal. He has returned to the classroom at Los Angeles Unified School District.



He is a true activist with...
Instructional Video6:27
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Michael Schnabel - Daddy's Girl: A Father, His Daughter, and the Deadly Battle She Won

Higher Ed
Michael Schnabel is the author of Daddy’s Girl, a memoir about the challenges and struggles of parenting through a medical crisis. A graduate of Northern State University Michael developed his passion for writing and story telling...
Instructional Video1:49
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Jerry Mitchell - Teachers Make a Difference - Mary Lou Thornton

Higher Ed
In more than three decades as a reporter at the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi, Jerry Mitchell’s stories helped put four Ku Klux Klan members and a suspected serial killer behind bars decades after they committed their crimes....
Instructional Video2:28
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Jerry Mitchell - On Myrlie Evers (Mrs. Medgar Evers)

Higher Ed
In more than three decades as a reporter at the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi, Jerry Mitchell’s stories helped put four Ku Klux Klan members and a suspected serial killer behind bars decades after they committed their crimes....
Instructional Video1:58
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Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting

Higher Ed
In more than three decades as a reporter at the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi, Jerry Mitchell’s stories helped put four Ku Klux Klan members and a suspected serial killer behind bars decades after they committed their crimes....
Instructional Video2:22
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Candace Barriteau Phaire - STEM for Little People

Higher Ed
Dr. Candace Barriteau Phaire is an Assistant Professor for Early Childhood Studies at Central Connecticut State University Professor and Program Coordinator for Early Childhood Studies at Central Connecticut State University.Prior to...
Instructional Video5:18
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Megan Garber - We’re Already Living in the Metaverse

Higher Ed
Megan Garber is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Focusing on technology, culture, and the intersection between the two, she has written about everything from the history of applause to the future of space travel for theatlantic.com and...
Instructional Video2:33
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Megan Garber - Teachers Make a Difference - Steven Crain

Higher Ed
Megan Garber is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Focusing on technology, culture, and the intersection between the two, she has written about everything from the history of applause to the future of space travel for theatlantic.com and...
Instructional Video2:20
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Megan Garber - Instagram: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down

Higher Ed
Megan Garber is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Focusing on technology, culture, and the intersection between the two, she has written about everything from the history of applause to the future of space travel for theatlantic.com and...
Instructional Video5:33
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US Senator Chris Murphy - Gun Safety

Higher Ed
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...
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Exploring Ubuntu: The Philosophy of Interconnectedness and Generosity

Higher Ed
This video features scholar Unifier Dyer discussing the concept of Ubuntu, an African philosophy rooted in relational understanding and familial connections found across various languages and cultures on the continent. The video...
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Phoebe Zerwick - Journalism

Higher Ed
Phoebe Zerwick is an award-winning investigative journalist, narrative writer, and college professor. Her writing has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine; National Geographic; The Nation; the Winston-Salem Journal; and Glamour, among other...