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2 color drawings of pink tulips in a yellow and red vase. The drawing on the left is 2-dimensional, and the drawing on the right is 3-dimensional.

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Sunflowers in foreground, modern multi-story buildings in the background. Caption: (narrator) Sustainability -- that's what it comes down to.

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Closeup of a man speaking directly to camera as he presents information in a manufacturing setting. Behind him is a control wall with a display monitor and rows of push buttons and dials. Caption. I'm a certified tool and die maker.

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Group of young children smile and look toward camera. Caption. A great school year begins with a great mental attitude.

Young adults in caps and gowns cheer and stand beneath banners that read, "College" and "High School." Caption. College and high school groups receive their diplomas.

Digital rendering of neoclassical buildings scattered across a map of the United States. Text at bottom reads, "16,000." Caption. Today there are more than 16,000 public libraries.

Digital illustration of a green chalkboard against a white brick backdrop. Side view of the human brain is drawn in white on chalkboard.

Smiling men and women stand in staggered positions. Backdrop of a chalkboard in a classroom setting. Caption. Honoring all our teachers.

Woman smiles with hands on hips in front of a blackboard. Children face her in a classroom setting. Caption. Depending on when school starts, it falls in January or February.

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Closeup of a man, head turned as he looks slightly off camera, speaking in a laboratory setting. Caption. I was stationed in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

Closeup of a woman with lips parted mid-speech in front a chalkboard next to a bright yellow wall calendar. Caption. To start your project.

Man with light brown hair is in front of an orange 3-dimensional background. Caption. "Let's use a number line to help our friend with addition."

Orange background with a white division symbol in the top left, a man with light brown hair in the top right, and the text, "divided by," across the bottom. Caption. "'goes into,' 'divided by,' and 'divisible.'"

Smiling man with black hair next to a graphic of a coordinate plane with the words, "Right angle," written over it in purple. Caption. "Okay, back to our discussion about our friend, the line."

Woman with light brown, curly hair sits in a tan armchair in a studio. A drawing of a brown ant is at the bottom of the screen. Caption. "And we can measure the distance."

9 by 9 multiplication table is on screen next to a brunette woman wearing a bright orange shirt. Caption. "Then extending that process to other whole numbers."

Man with black hair sits in a yellow chair in a studio with a blue and green 3-dimensional background. The camera angle makes him look like his is coming out of the bottom right corner. Caption. "Let's look at examples."

Curly-haired brunette woman sits in a tan armchair in a studio. The text, "6.752," is across the bottom of the screen. Caption. "In 6.752 seconds."

Orange background with a man with light brown hair in the top left, a graphic of half of a pizza next to the text, "equals 1/2," in the top right, and the text, "1 of 2 pieces," across the bottom. Caption. "Now you are left with 1 of 2 slices."

Woman with light brown, curly hair sits in a tan armchair in a studio with a wood floor and blue 3-dimensional background. She holds her hands up as she talks to the camera. Caption. "Anyway."

Educator Sandra Graham, a woman with medium-length brown hair, is in front of tall, brightly lit skyscrapers in the background. Caption. "And friendships are related to better attitudes."

Educator Sandra Graham, a woman with medium-length brown hair, is in front of tall, brightly lit skyscrapers in the background. Caption. "And the idea was that if you go to an integrated school."

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Orange background with a clip art drawing of a smiling, brown-haired woman on the left, and a stack of books on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "How to ask and answer questions about stories. Teaching without frills."

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Digital images of 3 side-by-side gray credit card shapes with 2 black lines, grid of 9 small rectangles, and yellow and orange overlapping circles.

Digital image of financial table, 1 labeled "simple interest loan," and the other, "compound interest loan." Each column has interest rate, fee, and interest payment totals for years 1, 2 and 3.

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Digital image of large black dollar signs flanking an icon depicting a family of 3.

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View from a doorway into an office. A woman is seated at a desk with a computer mouse, keyboard, and monitor. A blue college banner with red letters hangs on the wall behind her. Text on the banner reads, "University of Dayton."

Woman looks towards a man on her left in a classroom setting, both holding pieces of a kinetic mobile as 2 people watch in the foreground.

Man and woman stand and talk in a manufacturing facility with equipment, machines, network of metal pipes, storage shelves, utility carts, and a fan in the foreground. The woman writes on a notepad held by a metal storage clipboard.

Overlay of a woman in a kitchen bending towards a tray of sausage as another woman examines something in front of her.

Men dressed in blue short sleeved shirts and dark pants stand on ladders while holding up wood framing. A man stands below them observing their work.

Woman wears a white chef cap and tunic. She faces forward while seated in a classroom. She speaks to camera in an interview-style conversation. Text on image reads, "Chelsey Grow. Culinary Arts."

Woman wears a baker's hat, tunic, and apron. She adds ingredients to a bowl resting on a prep table. Other bakers are in the background with food on baking sheets in front of them.

Digital image with 2 text boxes on a gradient blue background. Top, center box is orange and reads, "Ways to Create Partnerships." Middle box is light violet and reads, "Family Projects."

Man in bright blue collared shirt and dark blue necktie turns and looks to the side in a library setting. He sits in front of library bookcases filled with books.

Man wearing a collared, checked shirt holds his chin up and looks down in a classroom setting.

Digital image of a pie chart showing a distribution of school funding. Sports is 15%, Science is 25%, Theater is 16%, Band is 24%, and Dances are 20%.

3 girls with nametags on blue t-shirts look at seated people in front of them and smile. Other girls stand or sit in the background.

Woman wearing a dark jacket, pink collared skirt, and glasses looks just off camera like she is sitting for an interview. Caption. I was a career counselor.

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Young boy in a white shirt and gray sweatpants learns to ride a unicycle inside a large gym. A man and woman are on each side to help him learn to balance. Caption. Put the—straight arms, yes.

Woman at door of a brick building. Caption. So with the 16 Black students and 4 Black teachers, they set up what...

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Still image from: Climate Zones

Man wearing a business suit and sitting at a desk in an office setting smiles at camera.

2 young woman seated next to each other at a desk covered in notebooks and papers. Caption. Through collaboration and co-teaching.

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Closeup of a young man smiling and looking at camera as if he is being interviewed. He is standing in front of a framed photograph of a store front and speaks directly to camera. Caption. I do their help desk.

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Man with short hair and a beard looks just off camera like he is sitting for an interview in an office setting. Caption. Why am I stuck in this job that I hate?

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Woman wearing a green long sleeve shirt and blue scarf speaks to camera. Caption. To do a guaranteed federal student loan instead.

Still image from: Deserts of the World

Closeup of a man with short black hair, square black glasses, and a white collared shirt talking. Caption. This program is divided into 2 parts.

Woman is signing in front of 2-page view of a storybook showing images of a weak versus strong dinosaur. Story text appears on screen.

Man is signing in front of a color illustration of a large, orange tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur. Text on illustration reads, "Dinosaur roar."

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Young boy with his name under his photo that reads, Brennan Quinn, a classmate. He has sandy hair and looks to the left with a slight smile. Caption. She helps kids be nicer on the playground.

Man with brown hair and glasses looks down and away from camera. Caption. Even though they're not in the same classroom.

Object striking dirt and throwing up debris. REPLAY. Caption: Not all meteorites come in perpendicularly.

People standing in front of a giant inflated black plastic pouch. Turn fan back to high speed. Caption: Once the door is cut, turn the fan on high.

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Aerial closeup of 2 hands, the right hand using a black pen to trace over a pencil drawing of a castle with narrow base, 4 turrets, and strange angles.

Aerial closeup of a hand using a black pen to trace over a pencil drawing of a glass with ice, liquid, and a striped bendy straw.

Still image from: Drawing Box-Shaped Things

2 3-dimensional boxes side by side. The box on the left is shaded on the bottom, and the box on the right is shaded on the right side.

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Aerial closeup of a person's hand touching a pink Post-it note with a doodle of a giant angry cat standing over buildings below.

Black and white illustration of Mr. J partially erased against a white background.

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Blank white background.

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Black and white cartoon illustration of Mr. J on a white background. He's drawn with hair spiked up in a faux hawk style, wearing square glasses and a plaid shirt.

Still image from: Drawing With Mr. J: Flying Horse

Black and white cartoon illustration of Mr. J on a white background. He's drawn with hair spiked up in a faux hawk style, wearing square glasses and a plaid shirt.

Man wearing a plaid shirt and glasses speaks to camera. Behind him, a grove of trees, grass lawn, and picnic table.

Still image from: Drawing With Mr. J: It's Raining

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Aerial shot of a person drawing a geometric shape on a yellow Post-it note using a Sharpie marker.

Aerial closeup of a person doodling a potted cactus with an angry face on a yellow Post-it note using a Sharpie marker.

Still image from: Drawing With Mr. J: Royal Insect

Rear view shot of students at desk with teacher at blackboard. Caption. You can experiment and discover what's best.

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Digital illustration. Woman smiles and stands next to text that reads, "Goods and Services. Economics for kids. Teaching without frills."

Digital illustration. Woman smiles stands next to text that reads, "Needs and Wants. Economics for kids. Teaching without frills."

Digital illustration. Woman smiles and stands next to text that reads, "Producers and Consumers. Economics for kids. Teaching without frills."

Digital illustration. Woman smiles and stands next to text that reads, "Saving and Spending. Economics for kids. Teaching without frills."

Girl raises hand in classroom of children as teacher holds notebook and walks behind her. Caption. Charters are typically smaller than traditional schools.

Small group of people walk across footbridge over stream as one points toward water. Caption. About their children's education.

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Orange background with a clip art drawing of a smiling, brown-haired woman on the left, and a magnifying glass and a blue notebook on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Evaluate sources for relevance. Teaching without frills."

Orange background with a clip art drawing of a magnifying glass in the bottom left corner. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Evaluate sources for reliability. Teaching without frills."

Orange background with a clip art drawing of a brown-haired woman holding her arm up and smiling on the left, and a magnifying glass on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Fact and opinion for kids! Teaching without frills."

Still image from: Fact & Opinion

Digital illustration of an ice cream cone with 4 scoops that correspond to 4 phrases as follows, "Save money, grants & scholarships, work study, loan options." Caption. When it comes to paying for college.

Teenager wearing safety goggles looks at a machine powered press in a shop setting.

Side angle view of 3 people at a shop table looking down at sheets of shiny material in front of them.

Black text on a white background reads, "Sarah Taylor, Great Oaks Career Campuses."

Side angle shot of a dentist looking at a girl's teeth using a magnifying glass and metal pick.

Black text on a white background reads, "Sarah Taylor, Great Oaks Career Campuses."

Cartoon. Simple line drawing of a girl wearing a graduation cap, holding up a diploma in 1 hand and award in the other.

Woman wearing a red sweater faces camera in an office setting.

Side view of a man wearing a hard hat leaning over to look down at something he is working on.

Teenage girl wearing a backpack approaches the front door of an office building.

Teenager holds a power tool in a shop setting as a second person stands nearby and watches him.

2 men, 1 younger and 1 older, look towards a computer screen together.

Middle-aged woman looks just off camera as if she is participating in an interview in a hospital setting.

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Closeup of a large group of boys and young men standing close together outdoors. Some look downwards as others look up and to the side. Caption. Certainly the idea that you were going to fly.

Teenagers sit in a classroom looking up at a lesson projected on a screen. Text on image reads, "Students Divide into their Groups."

2 children seated at a shared desk in a classroom setting look up at a teacher using sign language. Text on image reads, "Support Discussion."

Young man smiles at camera with text below him that reads, "Whoo!" A young woman stands behind him smiling and looking down with text below her that reads, "Hey."

Woman speaks to camera with a braille backdrop. Caption. Math is a fact of life. It's true.

Man speaks to camera gesturing out with 1 hand against an orange backdrop. Caption. Collections of data, which are called data sets.

Woman speaks to camera, smiling and raising her eyebrows. Text on image reads, "Fractions and decimals." Spanish. Fractions and decimals show part of a whole.

Still image from: Geology and Rocks for Kids

Rania Johnson faces camera and uses sign language. Caption. That very afternoon she called and invited me to an interview.

Woman with long blonde hair opens her mouth mid-speech. There is a computer monitor on the desk in the background. Caption. So relax and learn about yourself.

Open laptop computer on a white background projecting an image of a woman seated in a living room looking straight at camera like she's in a virtual meeting or interview.

Cartoon illustrations of a man and woman standing on either side of text that reads, "Public and Private options available."

2 women and a man wearing blue scrubs and surgical masks seated in a hospital setting, all looking in the same direction off camera.

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Medium view of a man in a lab coat looking off camera while speaking. He stands in front of a room with medical equipment. Caption. I got in trouble for that.

Light green background with a graphic of a story map on the right and text on the left that reads, "How to create a story map. Teaching without frills."

Blue background with a graphic of an essay outline on the left. Text on the right reads, "How to create an outline. Teaching without frills."

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Aerial closeup of a hand with a black pencil in the midst of sketching a baseball on white paper.

Aerial closeup of a hand with a black pen in the midst of drawing an angry cartoon bat on white paper.

Aerial closeup of a hand with a black marker filling in a cat with angry eyes on white paper.

Aerial closeup of a hand using a black Sharpie marker to draw a small hatchback-type car from a side view on white piper.

Aerial closeup of a hand holding an orange marker, coloring in a black pen drawing of a carrot laying on a surface.

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Aerial closeup of hand using a black pen to trace over a pencil drawing of a cartoon penguin on white paper.

Aerial closeup of a hand with black pencil in the midst of sketching a cat from the side on white paper.

Aerial closeup of a hand using a black pen to trace over a pencil sketch of a celtic knot on white paper.

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Aerial closeup of a hand using a black permanent marker to draw a 3-dimensional dice on white paper.

Aerial closeup of the tip of a pencil that's sketching a dog from the side on white paper.

Aerial closeup of a hand using a black pen to trace over a pencil sketch of a feather on white paper.

Aerial closeup of a hand using a black pen to draw a square handbag with 2 handles and metal clasp sitting on a surface.

Aerial closeup of a hand with a black pen in the midst of drawing a 3-dimensional heart with the word, "Love," in 3-dimensional block letters in the middle.

Aerial closeup of a black pen in the midst of tracing over a pencil drawing of a horizontally striped lighthouse on a rock.

Aerial closeup of a hand with a black pen tracing over a pencil drawing of a loaf of bread on white paper.