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Supporting Opinions with Clear and Focused Reasons in Writing
This video transcript is a lesson on how to support opinions with clear and focused reasons in writing. The teacher explains the difference between opinions and reasons, provides examples, and guides students in identifying and...
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Supporting Opinions with Facts and Examples
In this video, the teacher explains how writers support their opinions with reasons and information. They emphasize the importance of using facts as examples to make reasons clearer and more valid. The teacher provides examples and...
Curated Video
Supporting Opinions with Multiple Reasons in Writing
This video provides a lesson on how to provide multiple clear reasons to support opinions in writing. It emphasizes the importance of using reasons to strengthen opinions and guides students through identifying opinions and crafting...
Curated Video
Digit Digital Gallery: Engaging Students with Interactive Art Education
The Dulwich Gallery has revolutionized art education with their Digit Digital Gallery Interactive Teaching system. Using Palm computers, students can engage with artworks through guided tours and answer multiple-choice questions to...
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Supporting Claims with Relevant Evidence
This video explains how to support claims in writing with relevant evidence from credible sources. It emphasizes the importance of using specific examples and information to strengthen arguments and make them more convincing. The video...
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Elaborating on Supporting Details with Anecdotes
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of elaborating on supporting details in persuasive writing. They discuss how elaboration helps the reader understand the argument and connect it back to the thesis statement. The teacher...
Science360
Smartphone beats paper for some with dyslexia
Matthew Schneps is a researcher at Harvard University with a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also happens to have dyslexia, so reading has always been a challenge for him. That is, until he...
Science360
Smart phone beats paper for some with dyslexia - Science Nation
Matthew Schneps is a researcher at Harvard University with a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also happens to have dyslexia, so reading has always been a challenge for him. That is, until he...
Curated Video
Writing Clear Reasons to Support Your Claim
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of supporting claims with clear reasons in argumentative writing. They provide examples and guide students through exercises to practice identifying claims, reasons, and evidence. The...
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Supporting Your Claim with Reasons and Evidence
This video explains how to write sentences that explain evidence in argumentative writing. It emphasizes the importance of supporting claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. The video provides examples and prompts for students...
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7 Stories That May Change The Way You See People With Special Needs
4.6 million people in the U.S. live with a developmental disability... and that hasn't stopped these people from achieving their dreams! There are literally thousands of people and organizations supporting those with special needs. These...
KERA
Dads at School
A group of fathers in Texas wanted to be sure every student in their schools had a father figure. So they created a group called All Pro Dads. This group of volunteers now has 1,300 fathers who serve the school district. At every school...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Exploring the Intersection of Technology and Education
Jullia Lim, a PhD student at Teachers College, Columbia University, is passionate about leveraging technology to enhance learning experiences. Through augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, and artificial intelligence, Jullia...
Curated Video
Dealing With Digital Distraction in the Classroom
Digital devices put the world at our students' fingertips, whether with their own cell phones or with school-provided computers and tablets. But, along with opportunities for powerful learning come the risks -- and realities -- of...
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Supporting Your Argument: Turning Topic Sentences into Questions
In this video, the teacher explains how to support your argument in an essay by turning the topic sentence into a question. The lesson focuses on persuasive writing and the goal of getting the reader to agree with the author's argument....
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Hieroglyphics
This live-action video program is about the word Hieroglyphics. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Hieroglyphics through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Barcroft Media
My Schizophrenia Doesn’t Make Me A Monster
A STUDENT with schizophrenia has set up an organisation to help other pupils with the condition - despite struggling with near-constant horror film-style hallucinations. Cecilia McGough, 23, studies health policy administration at...
Edutopia
Motivating Students With Book Choice
Letting students choose books to read helps them develop a sense of autonomy and ownership over their learning. Our How Learning Happens video series explores teaching practices grounded in the science of learning and human development....
TED Talks
Lisa Godwin: How teachers can help students navigate trauma
"To make a difference in the life of a child ... I made the commitment to tell my personal story," says educator Lisa Godwin. In this moving talk, she shares her experience of overcoming childhood trauma with the quiet, unwavering...
Curated Video
Strengthening Your Argument with a Formal Writing Style
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of maintaining a formal writing style in arguments to enhance credibility. They provide examples and explanations of how to revise informal language, eliminate contractions, and choose...
Crash Course
Educational Technology: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to go a little meta and talk about how computer science can support learning with educational technology. We here at Crash Course are big fans of interactive in-class learning and hands-on experiences, but we also...
TED Talks
TED: A disability-inclusive future of work | Ryan Gersava
One billion people worldwide are living with a disability, and too many of them are left unemployed or feeling like they need to hide their conditions due to discriminatory hiring practices, says social innovator and TED Fellow Ryan...
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Nonprofit’s Building Blocks Boosts Students Hopes For College
A web of support, and in particular, an army of dedicated community volunteers, is critical while high school students are trying to navigate the daunting and often confusing college acceptance process. Many were falling by the wayside...
Science360
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: LAUREN BIRNEY IS GETTING URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN RESTORING OYSTER HABITATS IN NEW YORK HARBOR
Research consistently shows that children who have opportunities to actively investigate natural settings and engage in problem-based learning greatly benefit from the experiences. They gain skills, interests, knowledge, aspirations and...