In this episode of NASA 360, hosts Johnny Alonso and Jennifer Pulley look at some of the most inspiring events/people that have come out of NASA over the past 50 years. This program includes: Apollo 12 Astronaut/Painter Alan Bean; NASA Langley Center Director Lesa Roe; 7-Time Shuttle Astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz; Astronaut Jose Hernadez; Hubble Space Telescope and much more
Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Dramatizations of six poems that share the same subject help clarify the differencenbetween subject and theme. Close analysis of poems by John Donne and DonaldnHall explore the interrelationship between poetic form and meaning.n
This program introduces ways to create an emotionally safe classroom to foster learning and to deal effectively with emotions and conflicts that can be obstacles. Featured are a fifth-grade teacher and an eighth-grade band teacher, with expert commentary from Daniel B. Goleman, author of the book Emotional Intelligence, and Yale University Professor James P. Comer.
Media Arts Center Showcase highlights media created by the Media Arts Center San Diego
Who do we teach? Because themes of unity and diversity surface within both academic content and classroom climate, this session focuses on strategies for teaching provocative issues in social studies as well as methods of addressing a diversity of learners. The onscreen teachers examine national documents for themes of unity and diversity, explore Howard Gardner
Throughout the ages, the notion of infinity has been a source of mystery and paradox, a philosophical question to ponder. As a mathematical concept, infinity is at the heart of calculus, the notion of irrational numbers
Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Watch this program in the 10th session for K-2 teachers. Explore how the concepts developed in this course can be applied through case studies of K-2 teachers (former course participants) who have adapted their new knowledge to their classrooms.
Arts teachers use formal and informal strategies to assess their students
Dave begins this journey at the home of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish engineer who was a compatriot of Benjamin Franklin and became head engineer of the Continental Army. Leaving land and goods to the benefit of released American slaves, Thaddeus ultimately returned to Poland to participate in a revolution in his native country. At Germantown, Dave visits the house that General Howe successfully defended and tells the little-known story of George Washington returning General Howe's dog after the conflict. At Valley Forge, Dave recall the harsh winters of 1777 and 1778, when General Von Steuben transformed the beleaguered Revolutionary army into an 18th century fighting force.
Amid religious wars, a few cities learned that tolerance increased their prosperity.n
Global 3000 is Deutsche Welle's weekly magazine that explores the intersection of global development and the environmental and social conditions of the diverse cultures of the world. In each program, host Michaela Kufner presents three to four video-rich segments that profile a different part of the planet where man's quest for economic and industrial strength is jeopardizing the ecosystems and the social and economic structures of people thousands of miles away. The program not only documents where those struggles are taking place - but how some groups and individuals are finding solutions to the growing problems of global development.
Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes.nGram
This program shows the conclusion of a 12-week civic engagement unit developed by the national Student Voices program. Jos
How have the forces of globalization shaped the modern world? This unit travels from the Soviet Union to Sri Lanka and Chile to study the role of technology and the impact of economic and political changes wrought by globalization.