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Author's Purpose
Learning authorś purpose with this video is as easy as pie! This is an interactive video to teach students how to determine the author´s purpose of the text: Persuade, Inform, or Entertain.
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Author’s Purpose Types
Author’s Purpose Types explores the three types of author’s purpose: to entertain, to persuade, and to inform.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Özgür Akas - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Turkey
Özgür Akas is Head of Mathematics Department at Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey.
Recognized globally for her pioneering work in innovation and educational technology, Özgür Akas has 27 years of experience in education as a...
Recognized globally for her pioneering work in innovation and educational technology, Özgür Akas has 27 years of experience in education as a...
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Living a Purposeful Life: The Path of Purposeful Aging
Richard Leider, author of "Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? The Path of Purposeful Aging," explores the concept of transitioning from adulthood to elderhood with a focus on living a purposeful life. Through the lens of purpose,...
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Christopher W. Albrecht - The Rediscovery of Hope and Purpose
Christopher Albrecht has been a teacher for over a quarter century. He spent the first three years of his career in New Martinsville, West Virginia. In his first year, Albrecht was named a Sallie Mae First Class National Teacher of the...
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Lynne Twist Living a Committed Life: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in a Purpose Larger Than Yourself
Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, and supporting social justice and sustainability for more than forty years. She is also the cofounder of the Pachamama Alliance and...
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Zoe Weil - The World Becomes What We Teach - AERO Conference 2015
Zoe Weil (pronounced “Zoh While”) is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE), and is considered a pioneer in the comprehensive humane education movement. Zoe created IHE’s M.Ed., M.A. and...
Reading Through History
History Brief: Other 1920s Authors
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Fiction and Non Fiction
This video goes over different examples of fiction and non-fiction books. Some genre is mentioned. It begins to teach students about author's purpose. The purpose of a non-fiction book is to inform us. The purpose of a fiction book...
Teaching Without Frills
How to Evaluate Sources for Reliability - Writing for Kids
In this video, you will learn how to choose the most reliable sources when researching a topic for a research paper. We will define reliable sources, discuss the author's impact on reliability (purpose, bias, and potential agenda),...
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Richard Leider - Teachers Make a Difference - Viktor Frankl
Richard Leider, founder of Inventure – The Purpose Company, is one of America’s preeminent executive-life coaches. He is ranked by Forbes as one of the “Top 5” most respected executive coaches, and by the Conference Board as a “legend...
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Özgür Akas - Teachers Make a Difference - My Parents
Özgür Akas is Head of Mathematics Department at Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey.
Recognized globally for her pioneering work in innovation and educational technology, Özgür Akas has 27 years of experience in education as a...
Recognized globally for her pioneering work in innovation and educational technology, Özgür Akas has 27 years of experience in education as a...
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Özgür Akas - Mathematics Seen with Other Eyes #BLC15
Özgür Akas is Head of Mathematics Department at Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey.
Recognized globally for her pioneering work in innovation and educational technology, Özgür Akas has 20 years of experience in education as a...
Recognized globally for her pioneering work in innovation and educational technology, Özgür Akas has 20 years of experience in education as a...
All In One Social Media
How To Get Started With Live Streaming for Your Business
How To Get Started With Live Streaming for Your Business // Are you looking to expand your business brand? Boost recognition? create content that can be easily re-spun onto other networks? and build brand authority with guests and...
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RuNett Nia Ebo "Media's News, Tomorrow's Blues"
RuNett Nia Ebo, author of 8 chapbooks and 3 paperbacks of poetry and counting. Her signature poem is "Lord, Why Did You Make Me Black?" It is a contribution to Chicken Soup For the African American Soul. Ms. Ebo visits schools (all...
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William Doyle - Finland: My Greatest Teacher
William Doyle is a 2015-2016 Fulbright Scholar, a 2017 Rockefeller Foundation Resident Fellow, a Scholar in Residence and Lecturer on Media and Education at the University of Eastern Finland, and an award-winning, bestselling author and...
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RuNett Nia Ebo "Lord, Why Did You Make Me Black?"
RuNett Nia Ebo, author of 8 chapbooks and 3 paperbacks of poetry and counting. Her signature poem is "Lord, Why Did You Make Me Black?" It is a contribution to Chicken Soup For the African American Soul. Ms. Ebo visits schools (all...
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Lynne Twist - Teachers Make a Difference - Buckminster Fuller
Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, and supporting social justice and sustainability for more than forty years. She is also the cofounder of the Pachamama Alliance and...
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Teachers Inspire Future Leaders
Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. is the founder and chief executive officer of Revolutionary ED, LLC. He is a nationally recognized educational leader, antiracism activist, published author and college professor who unapologetically...
Music Matters
Why Practice With a Metronome? - Music Performance
Why should you be practising with a metronome? Good rhythm and tempo are essential for all musicians. Find out how the metronome can help you practice. In this music performance lesson we consider the value of using a metronome....
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