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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Identity and the Inner Critic
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M calls up someone who knows a lot about identity discovery while Mo struggles with his inner...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Miscommunication and Misunderstanding
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M is struggling to communicate with Jade, so she turns to a fellow psychologist to ask for advice....
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
When Saying No Isn't Easy
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M gets real life practice with saying to no something she doesn't want to do. It turns out to be...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Susan Williams White - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Susan W. White, Ph.D. is an associate professor at Virginia Tech. She established the Virginia Tech Psychosocial Interventions (PI) lab in 2006. As director of the PI Lab, Dr. White's research seeks to identify psychological processes...
Healthcare Triage
Teen Suicide Rates Are Rising, but Prevention is Possible
Rates of teen suicide are rising, and rates for girls are higher than any time in the last 40 years. There are a number of ways to address this problem, but why aren't we using evidence based approaches to the problem?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Who Am I?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Mo's nervousness about an upcoming date sends him spiraling into an identity crisis!
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Risk-Taking to Fit In
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Mikki impresses a potential new friend by turning the office into a mini Godzilla nest. Mo starts to...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Pros and Cons of Social Media
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. After deciding to become social media famous, Dr. M turns to the teenage experts to learn about the...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
What Makes a Good Friend?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M tries a different approach to helping Mo and finds out what it takes to be a good...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Confronting Anxiety
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. New developments in the karaoke plan cause Dr. M to feel even more anxious, but not quite as anxious...
Makematic
Take Action for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (Ages 11 - 17)
Teenage student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Weird History
Why DARE Was A Big Failue
The D.A.R.E. program, which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, was a staple of childhood for millions of American children in the '80s and '90s. It set out to tell kids about the perils of alcohol and other substances, but there...
Curated Video
Acknowledging Opposing Viewpoints in Persuasive Writing
In this video, the teacher explains how to acknowledge opposing viewpoints in writing by conceding a weakness in one's argument. The lesson focuses on persuasive writing and the goal of getting the reader to agree with the author's...
Favorite Poem Project
The Favorite Poem Project: "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" by Emily Dickinson
In this video episode [5:32] from Favorite Poem Project, Yina Liang, a 16 year-old girl, describes her life and explains why Emily Dickinson's poem entitled "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" is an inspiration to her life. Liang reads aloud "I'm...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Inside the Teenage Brain
Observe how scientists are exploring the recesses of the brain and finding some new explanations for why adolescents behave the way they do. Examine how the discoveries could change the way we parent, teach or perhaps even understand...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Cliques Online: Stereotypes
Compare teenage "jocks" to "goths" by considering how group members struggle against being stereotyped even as they lose themselves in the group identity. Consider the need for clique members to maintain an individual feeling of identity.