Education Video Library
How Expanded Learning Time Builds Positive Culture and Academic Performance
Since Edwards Middle School in Boston added three hours to their school day through the Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative, they have seen great improvements both academically and in the overall school environment.
Middle (6-8)
Five Keys to Successful Social and Emotional Learning
Studies show that sustained and well-integrated social and emotional learning (SEL) engages students and improves achievement. Explore classroom practices that make up the most effective SEL programs.
Social & Emotional Learning, All Grades
Henry Jenkins on Participatory Culture and Media Education (Big Thinkers Series)
University of Southern California media scholar Henry Jenkins describes how educators might fuel civic engagement by tapping the skills their students build in interest-driven online communities.
Technology Integration, All Grades
Constance Steinkuehler on Interest-Driven Learning (Big Thinkers Series)
University of Wisconsin game-based learning scholar Constance Steinkuehler talks about her research on online video games and literacy, and how learning skyrockets when students are passionate about the subject matter.
Technology Integration, All Grades
How to Get Students Ready for Learning
Teachers at Mount Desert Elementary School in Northeast Harbor, Maine, use proven Responsive Classroom techniques -- such as relationship-building morning meetings and engaging student-led activities -- to get students focused and ready to learn.
Social & Emotional Learning, Upper Elementary (3-5)
Learning STEM Skills by Designing Video Games
Texas 10-year-old Rhys uses Gamestar Mechanic to program and create worlds to play in, learning valuable skills in science, technology, engineering, and math along the way.
Technology Integration, Upper Elementary (3-5)
Building the Foundation to Transform a Public High School to PBL
Sammamish High School is in the midst of a five-year process to change from traditional teaching to an entirely problem-based curriculum. Follow the journey of the teachers, administrators, and students as they reinvent their school.
Project-Based Learning, High (9-12)
John Seely Brown on Motivating Learners (Big Thinkers Series)
Innovative thinker John Seely Brown, known for his ideas for merging digital culture and education, shares lessons educators can learn from surfers, gamers, and artists on how passion and competitive hunger can drive intrinsic motivation.
Technology Integration, All Grades
Real-World Internships Lead to College and Career Readiness
At MC2 STEM High School in Cleveland, Ohio, students are paired with industry mentors in order to learn science, technology, engineering, and math skills.
Integrated Studies, Project-Based Learning, High (9-12)
Nichole Pinkard on Digital Literacy (Big Thinkers Series)
The founder of Chicago's pioneering Digital Youth Network (DYN) describes how the organization empowers young people with critical digital literacy skills that make them academically and professionally competitive.
Technology Integration, Middle (6-8), High (9-12)
