Bilingual Education
What are the benefits to putting your child in a school where they speak another language? Better TV’s Tony Martinez takes us along for a lesson.
Duration : 0:3:8
What Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century? (short version 8 min)
This video is an exploration of the definition of literacy: more specifically, of what it means to be a literate person in the 21st Century. Both producers are reflective practitioners who have strong literacy backgrounds. As practising teachers they have a vested interest in this subject. The producers realize that new media in a technological world is shaping the lives of youth and that as a result, redefining the literacy skills that will be necessary for youth to be able to function successfully in the world they are growing up in. The latter implies, by necessity, that the how, what and why of teaching literacy must also change. As a result of having the supposed static, print-centric notion of literacy upturned, the producers became interested in finding out if other educators at their worksites were experiencing this shift and in exploring how these educators were grappling with the notion of what it means to be a literate person and the corresponding implications in terms of their own teaching practise. Were they indeed rethinking what it means to be literate in an information and communication technological world, or upholding the traditional print-centric, paper and pencil viewpoint?
What Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century? is an important and relevant issue that invites dialogue from all practising educators who work with youth. The world is changing and schools are required to make those changes necessary to help youth become fully competent, critical, and thoughtful citizens in the world they live in.
Duration : 0:8:3
Shukla Bose: Teaching one child at a time
http://www.ted.com Educating the poor is more than just a numbers game, says Shukla Bose. She tells the story of her groundbreaking Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which brings hope to India’s slums by looking past the daunting statistics and focusing on treating each child as an individual.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
Duration : 0:16:54
Neil Degrasse Tyson: “If you’re scientifically literate the world looks very different to you”
Full interview link: Conversations at KCTS 9: Neil Degrasse Tyson (Airdate: July 3,2009)
“At least once a week, if not once a day, we might each ponder what cosmic truths lie undiscovered before us, perhaps awaiting the arrival of a clever thinker, an ingenious experiment, or an innovative space mission to reveal them. We might further ponder how those discoveries may one day transform life on Earth.”
~Neil Tyson
Also please check out the channel RevTyson for more NDT videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/revtyson
Duration : 0:1:54
Dismantle Public Education
The real reason our standards in education are falling isnt lack of money but a government monopoly.
Learn of the libertarian alternative that could save our children
Duration : 0:9:59
How to Teach Kids to Swim : Teaching a Child the Front Crawl Swimming Stroke
Learn how to teach a child how to perform the front crawl when swimming from a professional swim teacher in this free swimming lesson video.
Expert: Samantha Raffio
Bio: Samantha Raffio is a certified swim instructor who has been teaching the love of swimming for a decade.
Filmmaker: Madison Paige
Duration : 0:2:43
Did You Know 2.0
An official update to the original “Shift Happens” video from Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, this June 2007 update includes new and updated statistics, thought-provoking questions and a fresh design. For more information, or to join the conversation, please visit http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/. Content by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, design and development by XPLANE.
Duration : 0:8:19
Literacy Empowers (Illiteracy Awareness Documentary)
Illiteracy is a plague that affects 600 million Asians. It hinders development and progress. It is the root of poverty and exploitation.
Raise awareness.
literacy empowers.
Footage by Giovanni
Compiled by Chichi and Yashika (gr. 11)
Narrated by Vikram (gr. 3)
Singapore American School – Modern Asian Perspectives Class
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Duration : 0:3:9