How to Make Math Meaningful
Making math meaningful is about relaying everyday events to concepts like money and current events. Foster a real-world connection with the use of mathematics using assistance from a math teacher.
Teaching Kids Real Math with Computers
From rockets to stock markets, many of humanity's most thrilling creations are powered by math. So why do kids lose interest in it? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach -- calculation by hand -- isn't just tedious, it's mostly irrelevant to real mathematics and the real world. He presents his radical idea: teaching kids math through computer programming. (17:13)
Never Mistake Activity for Achievement
This site has several videos on solving Quadratic Equations > Quadratic Formula, but the video that might be most valuable is the one to show students about the difference between activity and achievement in terms of math preparation.
London, England
This video has poetic narration of what it is like to live in London from the narrator's point of view. Many pictures of London that show the culture and daily life in London. The narrator describes London as having no sense of external geography. It is not North or South, it doesn't lie within any area, it just is. It stretches almost eternally in every direction, never fading, never abating, simply remaining City as far as the heart dares to fathom.
Geography of migration from Ireland to England
This video is about Geography Migration from Ireland to UK. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of migration from Ireland to UK.(It is a good video for showing how migration effects those who move from one country to another.)
The Thames River
A video that explains the problems that the Thames River in England faces when it rains and sewers overflow. Special ships are used to put oxygen into the river and the now there are fish. A good video to show students what can be done to clean up rivers.
Man-Made Geography of Europe (Great Britain)
Tour of man-made geography of Europe, including stonehenge.
Dr. Michèle Paulin of JMSB discusses what makes millenials tick
Dr. Michèle Paulin, Professor of Marketing at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, discusses her research.
Comet: Arrival, Show, and farewell
The once-in-a-lifetime expectation and approach, spectacular and beautiful show, and eternal farewell. The video footage is set to music Run time 03:44.
College of Charleston Public Health Professor Andrea DeMaria
College of Charleston Public Health Professor Andrea DeMaria's research has encompassed an interdisciplinary approach to understanding women's sexual and reproductive health behaviors. Specifically, she has investigated the association between genital self-image and pubic hair removal, gynecological screening behavior, body image, and various sexual behaviors. Most recently, Dr. DeMaria explored contraceptive choice, specifically identifying correlates of primary use of the birth control pill ve
SPC Fall 2013 9:30 am Graduation
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SPC Fall 2013 9:30 AM Graduation
About St. Petersburg College:
In 1927, St. Petersburg College (then known as St. Petersburg Junior College) became Florida's first private, non-profit, two-year school of higher learning located in downtown St. Petersburg. Full accreditation followed in 1931 and in 1948 SPC became a public college.
In June 2001, SPJC officially became St. Petersburg College when Florida's governor signed legislation making it
Jeff Gold Inaugural Lecture - The Leader's Conundrum or 'You cannot lift yourself up by your own shi
The aim of the lecture will be to do demonstrate the need to challenge continuing traditional images of leaders, often depicted at the apex of things, on top of a hill or at the centre of a complex web of activity. I will argue that those nominated as leaders MUST become aware of what I will call the leader's conundrum and complement their inspiration with 99 x perspiration. To appreciate this call, attendees to the lecture as respectfully asked to do the following just before the lecture:
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Summer 2009 Quarterly Podcast
Being a 'good BRIC': how the rising BRIC economies can be a win-win for the global economy. As the "are we"/"aren't we" debate continues around Britain's early or late emergence from the global recession it is clear that the so called "BRIC" economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China are proving somewhat more resilient to the global economic downturn suffered by the Western economies. So how much can we learn from them about developing these new growing middle class markets abroad and how much
"Venezuela: A Proposed Social Charter of the Americas"
Discussion with FermÃn Toro, Venezuela's Ambassador to the United Nations, and Nelson Pineda, Venezuela's Ambassador to the Organization of American States; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.uchicago.edu).
Embedding the concept of competency maps
This presentation outlines the background, context and transferability of a competency mapping tool originally developed in health but suitable for enterprise
Making Inferences
Third grade students from Deans Mill School explain how to make inferences while reading. This is a very kid friendly video that clearly shows the process of interferences as a comprehension skill. (05:37)
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The Importance of Doing Nothing
By giving the brain ‘downtime’ we can improve mental health and allow ideas to incubate.
Bryan Lee O'Malley: 2014 National Book Festival
Bryan Lee O'Malley appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Speaker Biography: Award-winning cartoonist, writer and artist Bryan Lee O'Malley is best known for his New York Times best-selling Scott Pilgrim series. O'Malley first captivated readers with the story of Scott Pilgrim, a 23- year-old slacker-sometimes-musician on a mission to defeat the seven evil exes of his love Ramona Flowers. The popular graphic series was adapted into the major motion p
Monaco Media Forum: Weather Co. CEO on storms and devices
Nov. 19 - The Weather Company Chairman and CEO David Kenny talks to Reuters TV about the lessons of Superstorm Sandy and how technology is changing the way people get their weather news.
