Brainwaves Video Anthology
Christine Willig - The Science of Learning Serving the Art of Teaching
Christine Willig serves as president of McGraw-Hill Education’s K-12 group. Previously, she served as the K-12 group’s senior vice president of product, leading all product development and managing the portfolio of PreK-12 curriculum and...
TED Talks
Johann Hari: This could be why you're depressed or anxious
In a moving talk, journalist Johann Hari shares fresh insights on the causes of depression and anxiety from experts around the world -- as well as some exciting emerging solutions. "If you're depressed or anxious, you're not weak and...
Visual Learning Systems
Writing in Science: Video Quiz
The development and application of writing skills in science is the focus of this program. This video highlights some of the key ingredients of writing in the subject of science. Informative and explanatory texts focus on facts,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nolan Bushnell - Education Lighting the Fire
Nolan Bushnell is a technology pioneer, entrepreneur and scientist. Often cited as the father of the video game industry, he is best known as the founder of Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theater. Mr. Bushnell is...
Visual Learning Systems
Geology of North America: the Interior Plains
North America's geology and topography is a fascinating and beautiful story. This video captures footage from throughout the continent to tell this captivating story. Major geological events such as the formation of the Appalachian and...
Curated Video
Risk Management 101 for IT Professionals Essential Concepts - Risk Avoidance and Acceptance
This video explains risk avoidance and acceptance. This clip is from the chapter "Risk Responses and Controls" of the series "Risk Management 101 for IT Professionals: Essential Concepts".This section explains risk responses and controls.
Curated Video
Photosynthesis: The Process of Creating Energy in Plants and Algae
This video explains the process of photosynthesis, which is how plants and algae make their own energy. The video describes the photosynthesis reaction, including the reactants (carbon dioxide and water) and products (glucose and oxygen)...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Esther Wojcicki - Palo Alto HS Media Arts Program The Launch
Esther Wojcicki, a pioneer in the field of instructional technology and the author of Moonshots in Education, first went 1:1 with Macintosh computers in 1985 through a grant from the State of California. Her journalism program at Palo...
The Wall Street Journal
When Tech Meets the Surveillance State
Human Rights Watch's Sophie Richardson discusses the dark side of China's use of cutting-edge surveillance technology with WSJ Editor Josh Chin.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Christopher Weiss - Teachers Make a Difference
Christopher Weiss has been the Principal of Riverside School in Greenwich CT since 2012. He was previously assistant principal of Wolfpit Elementary School in Norwalk, CT. Weiss also serves as a part-time education professor for...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Christopher Weiss - One to One Digital Learning Environment
Christopher Weiss has been the Principal of Riverside School in Greenwich CT since 2012. He was previously assistant principal of Wolfpit Elementary School in Norwalk, CT. Weiss also serves as a part-time education professor for...
Curated Video
Exploring Innovative Audio Visual Technologies in Education
This video showcases two innovative projects in the field of audio visual technology and education. The first project involves students at the Arts Institute at Bournemouth in the UK testing and creating content for a unique audio visual...
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...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Head Health Challenge III: Semifinalists Selected
On December 15, 2015, the NFL, Under Armour, GE, & NIST announced the semifinalists for Head Health Challenge III, an open innovation competition to develop advanced materials for use in a wide variety of impact absorbing gear.
TED Talks
Eli Pariser: What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?
Social media has become our new home. Can we build it better? Taking design cues from urban planners and social scientists, technologist Eli Pariser shows how the problems we're encountering on digital platforms aren't all that new --...
TED Talks
JP Rangaswami: Information is food
How do we consume data? At TED@SXSWi, technologist JP Rangaswami muses on our relationship to information, and offers a surprising and sharp insight: we treat it like food.
TED Talks
Baratunde Thurston: How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time
Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or generally "living while black." In this profound, thought-provoking and often...
TED Talks
TED: The exploitation of US college athletes | Tim Nevius
Colleges and universities in the US make billions of dollars each year from sports, compromising the health and education of athletes -- who are disproportionately Black -- in the name of money, power and pride. Sports lawyer and former...
Oxford Online English
How to Improve Your English Writing - English Writing Lesson
Learn some simple but effective ways to improve your English writing in this lesson. Contents: 1. Understand your audience 0:33 2. Plan your writing 3:12 3. Organise your ideas into clear paragraphs 5:55 4. Cut empty words and sentences...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Julie Lindsay - Teaching in the Pandemic - Australia
Julie is a global collaboration consultant, innovator, teacherpreneur and author. She has a 30+ years career in K-12 schools and higher education.She worked in international schools for fifteen years across Asia, Africa and the Middle...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Julie Lindsay - Teachers Make a Difference - Vic Connor
Julie is a global collaboration consultant, innovator, teacherpreneur and author. She has a 30+ years career in K-12 schools and higher education. She worked in international schools for fifteen years across Asia, Africa and the Middle...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Peggy Sheehy - WoW in School The Hero's Journey
After a twenty-five year career as a professional vocalist, Peggy Sheehy received a BS in Musical Performance and Education from Empire State University. She began teaching in 1997 at Mt. Sinai Elementary School in Mt. Sinai, New York...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Marc Prensky - Unleashing the Power of 21st-Century Kids
Internationally Acclaimed Thought Leader and "Practical Visionary"; Founder, The Global Future Education and Foundation Institute; and Author Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed thought leader, speaker, writer, consultant and...
The Wall Street Journal
A Boardroom Agenda
Women are winning more board seats, and shareholders are calling for more accountability and equity. How will the new cohort of corporate directors and shareholders go about changing the way companies are run?