Ted Talk: On March 15th, 44 BCE, Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of about 60 of his own senators. Why did these self-titled Liberators want him dead? And why did Brutus, whose own life had been saved by Caesar, join in the plot? Kathryn Tempest investigates the personal and political assassination of Julius Caesar.

In this video segment adapted from NOVA, a meteorologist explains how an unusual weather pattern led to one of the most devastating floods of this century.

Many books and university courses, trying to compensate for a history of the neglect or mistrust of plays as performance, use the phrase "from page to stage" to think about the dramatic possibilities of their texts. In fact, for the early modern theatre, the phrase needs to be the other way around--from stage to page. Plays were performances first, and only later, and then only sometimes, books. This section of Great Writers gathers resources--podcasts, eBooks, websites--to explore the two interconnected lives of the early modern play--as an event in time and space on the stage of the Globe or Blackfriars theatre, and as a material printed object, on sale to Elizabethan and Jacobean readers in the booksellers' quarter around St Paul's Churchyard.

This video will describe the history of the atom starting with Democritus and Aristotle all the way to Erwin Schrodinger and Louis De Broglie

Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem, only to realize that he just doesn’t seem to grasp why the issue is so important to you? Have you ever presented an idea to a group, and it’s met with utter confusion? What’s going on here? Katherine Hampsten describes why miscommunication occurs so frequently, and how we can minimize frustration while expressing ourselves better.

Learn how to tune, how to hold, how to strum, how to play your first four chords, a chord progression and use Justin's website to learn 100's of songs.

This video is for elementary age students and teaches students how to revise. The video was produced by students for students.

Looking for a powerful yet simple, low-tech way to integrate digital storytelling into your classroom? Then I’ve got an answer for you: Paper Slide Videos. Just like the name implies, this technique actually involves the sliding of papers to create a movie. Yep, without needing much time, effort and/or tech skills, a fabulous video can be produced. Here’s how:

S-wave shadow and P-wave detection patterns give us information about the core. Created by Sal Khan.

Discusses social, economic, political, and environmental push and pull factors dealing with human migrations.

This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey looks at the invention of the automobile and the development of mass production.

Every school system is unique, but we are all connected by a shared aspiration: that all students have an educational experience that prepares them for success in college, in careers, and in life. Now more than ever, educators must not only provide rigorous academic content, but we must also be more intentional about fostering critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and other 21st century skills that our young people need to navigate this complex, rapidly changing world. Download this common cartridge file for professional learning on 21st Century Skills

You're in a movie theater, watching the new horror flick. The audience knows something that the main character does not. The audience sees the character's actions are not in his best interest. What's that feeling -- the one that makes you want to shout at the screen? Christopher Warner identifies this storytelling device as dramatic irony.

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Instrumental Music- Guitar: Introduction to Guitar. First of a series of eight lessons for the Guitar. Lesson One: Introduction to Guitar, Lesson Two: Strumming vs. Picking, Lesson Three: Strumming Technique on Guitar, Lesson Four: Notes on the D and G String on Guitar, Lesson Five: Notes on the B and E String on Guitar, Lesson Six: An Introduction to Barre Chords, Lesson Seven: An Explanation of E Shaped Barre Chords, Lesson Eight: A Shaped Barre Chords

The "Into the Book" web site is designed to help elementary students practice eight reading comprehension strategies through playful interactive activities. The site focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. "Behind the Lesson," the teacher area of the site, provides information, lesson plans and other resources for teachers.