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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.

Text reads, “Seven Continents,” against a background with a blurry, flat map of the world.

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

Still image from: A Simple Question: The Story of STRAW

Green chalkboard at the front of a classroom with the text, “Adding & Subtracting Money.”

Text reads, “Addition with Regrouping," against a blurry close-up of a calculator in the background.

Text reads, “Adjectives for Kids!” against a background with adjective examples in various font sizes.

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.

Text reads, “Air Pollution," against a background of a big city in a thick cloud of smog.

From space, we see a photo of Europe illuminated on the dark side of the Earth. Text reads, “All About Europe.”

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.

Text reads, “Alphabetical Order,” against a backdrop of confetti.

Digital illustration of a human brain with a face and glasses raising its eyebrows. Above this is a speech bubble with the text “Alzheimer’s Disease.”

Chalkboard at the front of a classroom with the text “Angles.”

Digital art shows a bee and a duck posed in a dance move, pointing to the right. Between them is the text, “Animal Classification.”

Text reads, “Antagonist,” against a background that shows a dark figure with red eyes looming over the silhouettes of seven heroes prepared for battle.

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."

Big white question mark with a smaller dark green question mark in its dot. Text reads, “Ask them. The Power of Asking Questions.”

Big white question mark with a smaller dark green question mark in its dot. Text reads, “Ask them. There is no such thing as Average.”

Big white question mark with a smaller dark green question mark in its dot. Text reads, “Ask them. What We Ask Them And How We Do It.”

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."

Massive asteroid soars through the universe towards a star cloud. Text reads, “Asteroids.”

Asteroid in deep space breaks apart into many pieces. Text reads, “Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors.”

Illustration portrays a directional sign with three arrows saying, “Autism Goes to College.”

Green chalkboard at the front of a classroom with the text, “Basic Statistics.”

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.

Neon green, black, and red icons representing money and taxes against a bright blue background.

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

Still image from: Big Voice

Computer screen with a video call on it. A young girl sits in a blue room while on mute.

Woman sits for an interview in a classroom white talking and moving her hands. Text reads, “Julie Rusgo, third grade. Deveaux Elem. School-Toledo Public Schools.”

Woman sits for an interview in a classroom with her mouth open like she is speaking.

Two children play on the beach as small waves come crashing toward them.

Green chalkboard at the front of a classroom with the text “Calendars and Dates.”

Title text reads, "Capitalization for Kids," against a background that shows a person writing on the screen with a marker, “A, B, C, D.”

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.

Digital illustration of a hand knocking over the first in a row of dominoes. Text reads, “Cause and Effect.”

Still image from: Celebrate AAPI Educators: AAPI Educators Advocating for Change

Still image from: Celebrate AAPI Educators: AAPI Educators Empowering Students

Still image from: Celebrate AAPI Educators: AAPI Educators Making a Difference

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Still image from: Celebrate Black Educators: Dreams for the Future

Still image from: Celebrate Black Educators: My Proudest Moment

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Still image from: Celebrate Native American Educators: Jason LaFontaine

Still image from: Celebrating Black History Month

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Title text reads, "Checks & Balances," next to clipart of a Judge’s hammer, law books, and the scales of justice.

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...

Banner text reads, “Climate Change,” against a background that shows the earth encircled by mountains, windmills, city buildings and houses.

Title text reads, "Climate Zones," against a background of tropical leaves.

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.

Text reads, "Colonial Times," against a background that shows a historic colonial building.

Blue comet soars through dark, twinkling outer space. Text reads, “Comets.”

Title text reads, "Communities," against a red and yellow background.

Green alien with a blue birthday hat, four eyes, and white teeth stands next to a green alien with a pink birthday hat, five eyes, and yellow teeth, giving a peace sign. Text reads, “Comparing and Contrasting.”

Title text reads, "Comparing Stories," against a navy background, bordered with gold lines.

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.

Blue and purple star cloud illuminates the darkness of outer space. Text reads, “Constellations.”

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Future Literacies

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: History of Media Literacy (Part 1)

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: History of Media Literacy (Part 2)

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Influence and Persuasion

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Introduction to Media Literacy

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Media and Money

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Media and the Mind

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Media Literacy Preview

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Media Ownership

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Media Policy and You

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Media Skills

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Online Advertising

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: The Dark(er) Side of Media

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: Rethinking Civilization

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology

Still image from: Crash Course World History: Population, Sustainability, and Malthus

Green chalkboard at the front of a classroom with the text “Creating a Timeline.”

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?

Text reads, "Decoding Words," against a background that shows a large magnifying glass lying on top of an open book.

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

Text reads, "Deserts of the World!" against a background that shows the rippling sand of a desert.

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."

Book cover shows an illustration of a Tyrannosaurus rex baring its teeth and claws near a tiny dinosaur. Text reads, “Dinosaur Roar! By Paul Stickland and Henrietta Stickland.”

Digital illustration shows three brontosauruses lounging in the jungle against a partly cloudy sky. Text reads, “Dinosaurs.”

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.

Text reads, "DNA," against a background that shows a twisting strand of DNA, as well as several chemical formulas.

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.

Person sketching a printer from a photo shown in the corner of the screen. Text reads, “Shoo Rayner Drawing.”

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.

Person draws an oval inside of a rectangle on a piece of paper. Text reads, “Shoo Rayner Drawing.”

Person traces a sphere inside of a cube on a piece of paper. Text reads, “Shoo Rayner Drawing.”

Person sketches a sphere on a piece of paper, shading it in. Text reads, “Shoo Rayner Drawing.”

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.

Mr. J sits with a pencil in his hand. There are several square colorful papers with doodles on the wall behind him.

Mr. J draws potato shaped people with smiley faces and French fries with a sharpie marker on a sticky note. One potato person is holding a flag and another one has a crazy look on its face.

Blank white background.

Still image from: Drawing With Mr. J: A Walking House

Doodle version of Mr. J with an angry expression on his face stands next to a sticky note with a drawing of an egg-shaped bear wearing a top hat and suit.

Still image from: Drawing With Mr. J: Bird With a Fancy Hat

Doodle version of Mr. J looks at us with a big smile on his face as he stands next to a blue sticky note with a drawing of a turtle with butterfly wings.

Still image from: Drawing With Mr. J: Cutest Dog Ever

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

Still image from: Drawing With Mr. J: Loveable Monster

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: Rabbit Hare Do

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.

Text reads, "Earthquakes & TSunamis" against a background that shows a digital illustration of waves of seismic activity on a graph.

Text reads, "Easter," against a background that shows various Easter decorations, including eggs, fluffy chicks, bunnies, and flowers.

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.

In the foreground, we see a digital illustration of a person casting a vote along with the text “Electoral College.” In the background, an electoral map of the United States features five icons with different candidates.

Behind the headline, “Electricity,” we see electrical waves moving through illuminated power lines.

Brown background with dark blue and teal squares. Text reads, “Engagement tools for Charged up Learning. 4-2-1 Summarize Organizer.”

Brown background with dark blue, green, teal squares. Text reads, “Engagement tools for Charged up Learning. Forced choice.”

Brown background with dark blue, green, teal squares. Text reads, “Engagement tools for Charged up Learning. Give one, get one.”

Brown background with dark blue, green, orange, and white squares. Text reads, “Engagement tools for Charged up Learning Laying The Groundwork.”

Brown background with dark blue and teal squares. Text reads, “Engagement tools for Charged up Learning. Physical Barometer.”

Brown background with dark blue and teal squares. Text reads, “Engagement tools for Charged up Learning. Scavenger Hunt.”

Chalkboard background. Text reads, “Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind. Elementary school.”

Middle school classroom with students sitting at desks that are pushed together in groups of four.

Green chalkboard at the front of a classroom with the text, “Equal Parts.”

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."

Title text reads, "Fact & Opinion," over a yellow background.

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.

Title text reads, "Food Chain," bordered by links of chain.

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.