Teacher Education Videos

Teacher Education and 21st Century Skills
May 16, 2012
In the 21st century, the most perceptive educational thinkers recognize that something new is happening to learning. Models of providing an education that developed to meet the needs of students of the last two centuries, while not irrelevant, are increasingly being transformed and infiltrated by the introduction and integration of new tools and technologies, and novel approaches to work, many of which are now commonplace in business and consumer spheres. The emphasis on collaboration and critical thinking to solve problems, and the flattening of the world of commerce are challenging the fundamental assumptions of what an education must provide to its young people in order for them to succeed or even cope in a complex world. Find out more here: www.pearsonfoundation.org

Bingo Card Creator - Create bingo cars for education, ESL and teaching
May 22, 2012
How to use the bingo card creator software from www.bingocardprinter.com to create your educational bingo cards. Download free trial version to try the software for yourself

Urban Teacher Education Program
May 01, 2012
50% of new teachers in urban schools leave teaching in 2-3 years. The Urban Teacher Education Program trains teachers specifically to teach in low income urban schools. 95% of their graduates are still teaching after 6 years. The segment is from the Chicago Tonight program on WTTW, PBS in Chicago.

Flipping Classrooms
May 24, 2012
An introduction to the art of flipping classes. Explore more ideas at Teaching in the 21st Century www.udemy.com

Sugata Mitra's new experiments in self-teaching
May 24, 2012
www.ted.com Indian education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.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. 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 Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at www.ted.com

Teacher's Grade: Evaluating Teachers
May 24, 2012
Do parents have the right to access to teacher's performance evaluations? Controversy is growing on whether parents have access to teacher's performance evaluations. go to electedface.com now to learn more and vote in our polls and petitions!

Alphabet Song | ABC Song | Phonics Song
May 25, 2012
More Alphabet Videos: havefunteaching.com More Alphabet Songs: havefunteaching.com Phonics Package: havefunteaching.com Alphabet DVD by Have Fun Teaching: havefunteaching.com Get the Alphabet Songs on iTunes: itunes.apple.com The Alphabet Song Video by Have Fun Teaching is a great way to teach and learn the alphabet, phonics, letter sounds, vocabulary words, and uppercase and lowercase letters. This is a phonics abc song for teaching and learning the alphabet and phonics.

TEDxDirigo - Zoe Weil - The World Becomes What You Teach
May 24, 2012
THE WORLD BECOMES WHAT YOU TEACH Zoe Weil is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (www.HumaneEducation.org) and is considered a pioneer in the comprehensive humane education movement, which provides people with the knowledge, tools, and motivation to be conscientious choicemakers and engaged changemakers for a better world. Zoe created the first Master of Education and Certificate Program in Humane Education in the US covering the interconnected issues of human rights, environmental preservation, and animal protection. She has also created acclaimed online programs and leads workshops and speaks at universities, conferences, and events across the US and Canada. She has taught tens of thousands students through her innovative school presentations, and has trained several thousand teachers through her workshops and programs. Zoe's most recent book, Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life, won the 2010 Nautilus silver medal in sustainability and green values. She is the author of several other books including Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times for parents; The Power and Promise of Humane Education for educators; and Claude and Medea: The Hellburn Dogs, winner of the Moonbeam gold medal in juvenile fiction, which follows the exploits of two seventh graders who become clandestine activists in New York City, righting wrongs where they find them. Zoe received a Master of ...

What is a Good Teacher?
May 24, 2012
In the opening debate of a new series of Education Matters Debates with Teach First Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI, Matthew Taylor, Peter Hyman, Ndidi Okezie and Gillian Hargreaves ask: what will it take to ensure that every child, regardless of socio-economic background, is taught by a "good teacher"? Listen to the podcast of the full event including audience Q&A: www.thersa.org Our events are made possible with the support of our Fellowship. Support us by donating or applying to become a Fellow. Donate: www.thersa.org Become a Fellow: www.thersa.org

Charles POREOTICS Teaches Anglas N MATT (English & Math)
May 24, 2012
Charles from POREOTICS drops knowledge bombs

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!
May 24, 2012
www.ted.com In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.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. 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 Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com Checkout our Facebook page for TED exclusives www.facebook.com

FAILING STUDENT EXCUSES
May 22, 2012
educlaytion.com Find the full article to go with this video at http Twitter! twitter.com A student decides she needs a decent grade after blowing off the semester. Teachers love this student. When it comes to the end of the school year, grading finals and research papers can be miserable enough. The inevitable student that pulls in after a 2 month bender in Slacker City makes a professor like me want to stab myself in the brain. Teachers can relate. If you can't, you will soon. Students are better off to just walk in and say, "I blew it. Can we fix this at all." Save the stories. Spare the excuses.

Every Presentation Ever: Communication FAIL
May 22, 2012
Ever feel like your communication fails? Avoid this! Visit habitudesforcommunicators.com Created by Tripp and Tyler -- @trippcrosby @tylerstanton Produced by Green Tricycle Studios -- @greentrike Growing Leaders is a non-profit based in Atlanta, GA committed to equipping the next generation of leaders. For more info, visit growingleaders.com

Drum Lesson : Funky hi-hat stuff (www.joecrabtree.com)
May 24, 2012
Special offer on the GoldPass: www.joecrabtree.com I've had many requests for a lesson on what to do with the hi-hat to spice up grooves. Here are a few simple ideas for which you can find many applications. Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com Follow me on Facebook: www.facebook.com

Children Full of Life (1 of 5)
May 25, 2012
"In the award-winning documentary Children Full of Life, a fourth-grade class in a primary school in Kanazawa, northwest of Tokyo, learn lessons about compassion from their homeroom teacher, Toshiro Kanamori. He instructs each to write their true inner feelings in a letter, and read it aloud in front of the class. By sharing their lives, the children begin to realize the importance of caring for their classmates."