Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bonnie Koba - Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools
The Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools approach is a whole school education reform approach that helps schools and their teachers change their culture over a six-year process to strengthen arts, arts integration, and democracy. Mission:...
Curated Video
Writing a Strong Closing Paragraph: Referring to the Prompt and Big Ideas
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a closing paragraph that stays on topic for a writing prompt. The teacher emphasizes the importance of referring back to the prompt and the main ideas of the response. They provide clear...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: How NASA Communicates Space
NASA communicators describe the various ways that the agency connects with mass audiences. HWHAP Episode 233.
Makematic
Change poems
Art and poetry can help reveal truths and build self-awareness. Poetry helps us explore our inner selves and see the self we show others. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will write poems that describe who they are and how people...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Donaghy - 'What Cement is Made of'
Daniel Donaghy is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Somerset, which was named co-winner of the 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize. His previous poetry collections are Start with the Trouble (University of Arkansas Press,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Donaghy - 'The Nun and the Roaches'
Daniel Donaghy is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Somerset, which was named co-winner of the 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize. His previous poetry collections are Start with the Trouble (University of Arkansas Press,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Donaghy - 'George'
Daniel Donaghy is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Somerset, which was named co-winner of the 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize. His previous poetry collections are Start with the Trouble (University of Arkansas Press,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Donaghy - 'Somerset'
Daniel Donaghy is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Somerset, which was named co-winner of the 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize. His previous poetry collections are Start with the Trouble (University of Arkansas Press,...
The Wall Street Journal
The Future of Work
Workers are facing another revolution. Are they, society and education systems ready to adapt to the huge changes ahead?
TED Talks
Cristina Domenech: Poetry that frees the soul
"It's said that to be a poet, you have to go to hell and back." Cristina Domenech teaches writing at an Argentinian prison, and she tells the moving story of helping incarcerated people express themselves, understand themselves — and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Stephanie Burt - Teachers Make a Difference - John Burghardt & Helen Vendler
In this video, Stephanie Burt, a literary critic and poet at Harvard University, recounts how two influential teachers, John Burkhart and Helen Vendler, profoundly impacted her educational journey. John Burkhart, a high school English...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bella Mahaya Carter - Where Do You Hang Your Hammock? Finding Peace of Mind While You Write
Bella Mahaya Carter is the author of Where Do You Hang Your Hammock?: Finding Peace of Mind While You Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book. She is a creative writing teacher, empowerment coach, and speaker, and author of an...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Donaghy - Teachers Make a Difference - Harry Humes
Daniel Donaghy is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Somerset, which was named co-winner of the 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize. His previous poetry collections are Start with the Trouble (University of Arkansas Press,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Randall Horton {#289-128} PROPERTY OF THE STATE - Sorry This Not That Poem
Randall Horton is the recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, the Bea Gonzalez Poetry Award, a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Literature, and, most recently, the GLCA New Writers Award for Creative Nonfiction. He is...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Perils of Globalization and the Need for a Democratic Developmental State | Polanyi on Polanyi
Kari Polanyi Levitt examines the impact of globalization and financialization on our politics, economy, and society, and the need for policies that are conservative, in the sense that they are protective of humanity and the environment....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sean Frederick Forbes "Ancestry"
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
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Sean Frederick Forbes "Gnosis"
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
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Sean Frederick Forbes "An Oracle Remembering Providencia's Formation"
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Pat Mottola - Most Times
Pat Mottola teaches Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University, where she earned both an M.S. in Art Education and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She also teaches art and poetry to senior citizens throughout Connecticut....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Pat Mottola - History Lesson
Pat Mottola teaches Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University, where she earned both an M.S. in Art Education and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She also teaches art and poetry to senior citizens throughout Connecticut....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Pat Mottola - Teachers Make a Difference - Will Hochman
Pat Mottola teaches Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University, where she earned both an M.S. in Art Education and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She also teaches art and poetry to senior citizens throughout Connecticut....
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
How to Write | David Almond | INTERVIEW | Kids' Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen
David Almond interview with Michael Rosen Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen David Almond's novels for children and teenagers have all been hugely popular with readers young and old, and highly acclaimed by critics and reviewers....
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Ellery My Son | SONG | Sonsense Nongs - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Ellery My Son | SONG | Sonsense Nongs - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen Song performed by Michael Rosen Michael Rosen shows once again why he's known for being able to tune into exactly the kind of humour that makes children...