Instructional Video9:21
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Christina Christian - Special Education: Parent - Teacher Partnerships

Higher Ed
Dr. Christina Christian has joined the Special Education & Interventions Department as an Assistant Professor. She has 28 years of public school experience working with students identified as having Behavioral/Emotional Disorders....
Instructional Video6:33
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Christina Christian - Retaining Special Education Teachers

Higher Ed
Dr. Christina Christian has joined the Special Education & Interventions Department as an Assistant Professor. She has 28 years of public school experience working with students identified as having Behavioral/Emotional Disorders....
Instructional Video1:46
Curated Video

A Special Education Teacher's First Day Of School

3rd - Higher Ed
The first day of school is an important moment for teachers and students. For first-year teachers like Michelle, a recent NYU School of Education graduate, this day holds even more meaning.



Watch as Michelle describes her...
Instructional Video5:05
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Sean Arnold - Making Learning Really Meaningful and Motivational for Everyone

Higher Ed
Sean Arnold has had a number of roles in his life from construction worker to actor to musician to salesman to a bartender to tv news crew and a number of things in between. Now his main roles are as a dedicated father of two bright and...
Instructional Video5:17
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Marco Clark - Re-Writing the Future, One Student at a Time

Higher Ed
Dr. Marco Clark, well respected author, public speaker, and veteran in the world of urban education is Founder and CEO of the Richard Wright Public Charter School in Washington, DC. He is a partner with Broken Promise Schools, an...
Instructional Video3:27
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Promoting Disability Inclusion in Education: A Teacher's Journey

Higher Ed
Dr. Katie Nievis Lakwinko is a dedicated educator and advocate for disability inclusion. With a background in special education, she is committed to creating a more inclusive environment for all students, amplifying the voices of those...
Instructional Video3:57
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Melissa Goldman - Giving Students a Safe Place

Higher Ed
Melissa Goldman is a Latin teacher with theLos Alamos Public Schools. She has taught many different subjects, mostly languages (French, German, Cultural Language, and Introduction to Latin), Special Education Math (Algebra and...
Instructional Video4:16
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Robert Pianta - Teacher-Student Interactions

Higher Ed
Robert Pianta, Ph.D., is the Dean of the Curry School of Education, Novartis US Foundation Professor of Education, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He is also Chairman of the Jefferson Education Accelerator...
Instructional Video54:30
Atomi

Tim Connell on Special Education

9th - 11th
Special education consultant and expert Tim Connell shares his 20-year expertise of working in special education and breaks down some of the best strategies for teachers to provide support for students with disabilities in the modern...
Instructional Video4:22
Understood

Special Education Teacher Anya Wasko on Self-Advocacy Skills for Students

3rd - 11th
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,...
Instructional Video6:13
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Sheena Graham - Music is Powerful

Higher Ed
Sheena Graham was educated in the Public School System of Ansonia, Connecticut. She received her B.S. in Music Education from Western Connecticut State University, and 30+from St. Joseph's and Southern CT State Universities. She became...
Instructional Video2:19
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Melissa Goldman - Teachers Make a Difference - Eilene Lawrence and My Students

Higher Ed
Melissa Goldman is a Latin teacher with theLos Alamos Public Schools. She has taught many different subjects, mostly languages (French, German, Cultural Language, and Introduction to Latin), Special Education Math (Algebra and...
Instructional Video3:42
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Marquitta T. Speller - Reimagining Education

Higher Ed
Dr. M. T. Speller is an educational leader with more than 15 years of experience. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Rochester, and her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Speller’s...
Instructional Video4:30
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Russ Quaglia - Student Voice

Higher Ed
Dr. Russell J. Quaglia is a globally recognized pioneer in the field of education, known for his unwavering dedication to student voice and aspirations. Dr. Quaglia has been described by news media as America's foremost authority...
Instructional Video4:23
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Jesse Lubinsky - Finding Creative Opportunities for Our Students

Higher Ed
Jesse is based out of Westchester County in New York and currently serves as an Education Evangelist for Adobe Inc. He has two decades of experience in the education space as an education technologist, teacher, and school...
Instructional Video3:09
Curated Video

Nonprofit’s Building Blocks Boosts Students Hopes For College

3rd - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video5:43
Curated Video

Immigrant Student’s College Dream Is Now Shipshape!

3rd - Higher Ed
This is a story about a determined and humble young woman who came to a country she barely knew to live with complete strangers, all in order to receive the best education possible. In the process she would...
Instructional Video12:32
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Theresa M. Bouley - Social Justice Education

Higher Ed
Theresa M. Bouley, PhD is a professor of education at Eastern Connecticut State University and the President of the Connecticut chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME). In her research and teaching she...
Instructional Video3:54
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Dennis Shirley - Transforming Education

Higher Ed
Dr. Dennis Shirley is Professor of Education at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Educational Change, and Chair of the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Educational Change of the American...
Instructional Video8:43
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Dennis Shirley - The Global Fourth WayThe Quest for Educational Excellence

Higher Ed
Dr. Dennis Shirley is Professor of Education at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Educational Change, and Chair of the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Educational Change of the American...
Instructional Video5:14
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Lewis R. Gordon - Respecting the Humanity of Students

Higher Ed
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
Instructional Video3:34
Curated Video

Introduction to Montessori Education: Principles and History

Higher Ed
The video provides an overview of the Montessori education method, which was developed by Maria Montessori in 1907. It explains the principles behind Montessori education, including the use of specialized materials and mixed-age...
Instructional Video5:45
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AJ Webster - Future Focused Education

Higher Ed
AJ Webster brings more than a decade of classroom experience to GameDesk’s PlayMaker School. He specializes in game learning, a passion that began stirring in him at age of seven when he designed a Monopoly-Chess hybrid. AJ’s...
Instructional Video1:26
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Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz - Teachers Make a Difference - Dr. Suzanne Carothers

Higher Ed
In courses such as The Teaching of Writing, Writing Non-Fiction, and Teaching English in Diverse Social/Cultural Contexts, Sealey-Ruiz, who started her career as a high school English teacher in 1993, seeks to “guide...