Curated Video
ADHD and Education
Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw (UC Berkeley) gives his view that teachers need more support, both financial and psychological, to deal with ADHD in and out of the classroom.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jonathan Mooney - Reimagining Learning
Jonathan Mooney is a dyslexic writer and activist who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. He is a graduate of Brown University’s class of 2000 and holds an honors degree in English Literature. Jonathan is founder and...
AsapSCIENCE
Is ADHD An Advantage?
Could ADHD be an evolutionary advantage? Get a FREE Audible Trial: http://audible.com/asap SUBSCRIBE for more (it's free!): http://bit.ly/asapsci GET THE ASAPSCIENCE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ Written by Amanda Edward, Mitchell...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Next Level Knowledge - 3 Ways to Structure a Comparative Essay (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
In today’s lesson, we’ll show you three different structures for a comparative essay: block, alternating and integrated. We’ll guide you through each of these essay structures using the same question and thesis from our previous lesson....
SciShow
10 Surprising Chemicals Your Body Makes
Everything is made of chemicals, including the human body, but there are some especially weird ones... Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22459/...
Understood
Special Education Teacher Anya Wasko on Self-Advocacy Skills for Students
Anya was identified with dyslexia and ADHD in elementary school. Her mother—who had similar issues—was determined to make sure Anya never felt like she was less than anyone else. Anya’s incredibly supportive parents read books to her,...
World Science Festival
Growing Up Digital: Life in A World of Networks and Screens
For nearly all of human history, communication and social interaction involved face-to-face contact. Now, screen-based digital devices mediate a substantial array of interactions. What are the consequences of this pervasive digital...
Curated Video
Calming Sensory Relaxing Mandala with Soothing Music - Visual Therapy
I hope enjoy this relaxing sensory video with a soothing coloured mandala image moving gently to calming ambient music. Ideal to help aid sleep or to play in the classroom at calm time to help students to unwind and recharge I hope that...
Big Think
Scientists are creating music to unlock your brain’s potential | Dan Clark
Instead of prescribing medications to kids with ADD or ADHD, Clark and his team at Brain.fm (https://brain.fm/) are looking to music as another option for treatment. Through a grant from the National Science Foundation, the company is...
Curated Video
A psychologist debunks the claim that fidget spinners help kids focus
Fidget spinners are everywhere these days. You can buy them on any street corner for a few dollars, and both kids and adults are obsessed with them. The companies that make these hot new gadgets claim they help relieve stress and anxiety...
The Telegraph
'Smart drugs' epidemic as one in 12 adults admit taking them - with most trying them at work
One in 12 adults has taken "smart drugs" - with most trying them at work, a survey shows. Neuroscientists said growing numbers of people were turning to medication in a bid to cope with workload pressures. And they warned that the pills...
Step Back History
Why Bad Grades Don't Mean You're Stupid
Why does school work the way it does? And why does that way suck?
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey wrote and illustrated the Captain Underpants and Dog Man graphic novel series, as well as picture books like Dog Breath and The Hallo-Wiener. Pilkey has spoken out about his own struggles growing up with ADHD and dyslexia, and...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Jack Gantos
Jack Gantos' interesting life has provided the raw material for many of his books. Rotten Ralph, for example, was inspired by an aggressive red cat that he once owned. The Jack Henry middle-grade fiction series was based on Gantos' own...