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Group of teenage boys dressed in white shirts and neckties hold papers as they stand loosely together looking down at the classroom wall in front of them. A middle-aged male teacher stands nearby and looks if he is reviewing information with them.

Gray map of the United States with an American flag backdrop. Text reads, "The Fifty States."

Instagram post with closeup of a bottle of the Chanel cologne, Pour Monsieur. Instagram column with caption and comments are to the right.

Women smile and stand as they look around a factory with lots of electronics. Another woman works seated in the background.

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Woman in a blazer sits in front of windows and clenches her teeth as she looks past camera. Caption. Of the Bachelor of Science degrees in computer science.

Woman stands in front of a color illustration of a green tree on a small red island. A dark gray cloud partially covers the sun. Story text on image reads, "Turns dark and gray."

Man in a suit stands on a stage with rows of school desks facing a chalkboard. Caption. The same thing except I don't have a chalkboard.

Man in glasses and a suit speaks while standing in front of a large plant. A school desk sits off to the side. Caption. You walk into an ineffective classroom.

Man in a suit gestures with his arms out wide on a stage with rows of school desks facing a chalkboard. Caption. And they all understood the procedure.

Man in a suit gestures with his hands and opens his mouth to speak. He stands in front of a large plant next to a school desk. Caption. And why do my students read it? Because there's a reason.

Diagram of a Standard Distribution graph with "Low scores" on the left and "High scores" on the right. Pink line at top forms a bell curve under the label, "3rd graders." Green area shaded below the curve reads, "As 7th graders." Caption. 90 percent of them fell in the same position on the curve.

Man in suit gestures with arms out and palms facing up. He stands in front of a large plant next to a school desk. Caption. And the more they work, the more they learn.

Man in a suit gestures with his hands next to rows of empty school desks facing a chalkboard. Above him are 2 digital images of groups of people. Text below 1 image reads, "The Effective Teacher" and the other image has text below that reads, "Is a Professional Teacher." Caption. I haven't seen an A, B, or C in 10 years. I just got.

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Woman uses chalk to write a weekly schedule on the board. Caption. Face the many challenges that lie ahead.

We gaze down at foamy ocean waves as they crash on a rocky shore. Text reads, "The Oceans."

Color illustration of a Pigeon with wings up and beak open as if shouting. Title text reads, "Pigeon has (emphasis on has) to Go to School!" Caption. Come on!

Light gray text on a blurred orange and dark gray background reads, "The Pilgrims."

Man stands outside in a park setting and appears to be teaching geometry. Next to him, an overlay of a square has the number 4 labeled on each side. Caption. Perimeter of this square.

Man sits on a colorful geometric form on a stage set as he faces and speaks to camera. Text box appears next to him and reads, "If you roll a die 6 things can happen." Caption. "1 meets requirements of our question."

Woman wearing a red New Mexico State T-shirt talks with someone offscreen while she sits at a lab bench on which sample tubes, various containers, and equipment can be seen.

Woman wearing a red New Mexico State T-shirt looks at us as she sits at a lab bench on which sample tubes, various containers, and equipment can be seen.

White-haired woman with her hair in a braid talks while seated in front of many shelves of books.

Man stands in front of a screen showing clip art drawings of various items and activities. Text title above drawings reads, "Vocabulary and academic language."

Storybook cover titled, "The Shape of Things." Illustration of children playing in the front yard of an orange house with a windmill on a hill in the background. Text reads, "Dayle Ann Dodds. Illustrated by Julie Lacome."

Closeup of a young woman glancing sideways and away from camera with a sad expression. Caption. Sometimes I tell a kid, this is it, it wasn't funny.

African man looks past camera and off into the distance, standing in front of open ocean. Caption. Joshua Korlety has been fishing his entire life.

Man stands in front of a screen showing a cartoon bedroom and different kinds of video recording equipment. Text above bedroom reads, "Record video." Text above video equipment reads, "Supplies."

Cartoon of the side of Max the Train driving along the tracks, surrounded by bright purple and green pillars.

Cartoon of Robo, J, 5, a pink robot hovering above a paved outdoor surface looking off at something out of view. Caption. Watch out for the rolling circles.

Cartoon of a yellow toy construction truck parked at an outdoor construction site with various materials scattered about, such as red pillars, gray bricks, and wood pallets. Nearby, a smaller green forklift lifts a blue and green panel in the air. Caption. Forklift as narrator. Okay, lower the rectangle.

Cartoon of a bright purple convertible raised up on monster truck tires driving across a paved outdoor area surrounded by trees. Nearby, a blue raised truck is partially visible.

Edge of an American flag waves above a white box on a black background with text that reads, "Types of Government."

Sage green grass spreads out beneath hills and clouds with leafy plants at the edges. Text reads, "Types of Landforms."

Chalky white text over a background with scrambled wooden letters in many sizes reads, "Types of Sentences."

Digital illustration of 3 tall, Uncle Sam top hats with red and white stripes above a blue band with white stars. Text above reads, "Federal Student Loans." Caption. Let's look at 3 of the most common federal loan types.

Children sit next to each other in rows of desks in a classroom. Below them is a headline on a blue banner that reads, “Comparing and Ordering Fractions Meaningfully.”

Child sits at a desk in front of a teacher, answering a question. Below him is a headline on a blue banner that reads, “Letting Algorithms Emerge Naturally.”

Four students sit at a table holding small dry-erase boards. A girl points to an equation on her board that reads, “½ = 1 half.” Below them is a headline on a blue banner that reads, “Teaching the Concept of Equivalence, Not Just the Rule.”

Two children sit at a table in a classroom. Below them is a blue banner that reads, “The Importance of the Unit.”

Student sits at a table in a classroom. Below her is a blue banner that reads, “The Meanings and Representations of Fractions.”

Blackboard background with a clip art graphic of a brown-haired woman next to a big pencil. Above that is text that reads, "Using a ruler to measure inches. Can you help me learn how to measure?"

Blackboard background with a clip art graphic of a brown-haired woman next to a big pencil. Above that is text that reads, "Using paper clips to measure. Can you help me measure my pencil?"

A Satellite image of the Earth. Sun is visible in the horizon.

Smoke spews from a volcano in the middle of the water beneath a wide blue sky with puffy of clouds. Text reads, "Volcanoes."

Satellite map of earth floats in the darkness of space. Text reads, "About 75 percent of the Earth is covered by water!"

Gray background with a clip art graphic of a smiling brown-haired woman on the left, and a yellow hand sketching 2 suns and 3 clouds on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Ways to make 5 using drawings. Teaching without frills."

Gray background with a clip art graphic of a smiling brown-haired woman on the left, and 4 math equations that add up to 5 on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Ways to make 5 using equations. Teaching without frills."

Gray background with a clip art graphic of a smiling brown-haired woman on the left, and 2 red and 3 green apples on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Ways to make 5 using objects. Teaching without frills."

Gray background with a clip art graphic of a brown-haired woman holding her arm up and smiling on the left, and a yellow waving hand on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Ways to make 5 using your fingers. Teaching without frills."

Slide shows red, orange, and gold streaked text on a black background that reads, "Weathering."

Dark gray text on a black background reads, "Weathering and Erosion."

Young girls and boys working on individual assignments at shared desks in a classroom setting.

Closeup of a yearbook page with side-by-side images. 1 is a picture of 3 young men by a school bus and the other is a young man in a household setting. Text above reads, "Junior Class." Caption. Boy as narrator. I want to see Americans, New York.

Slide shows stars glowing on a background that fades from red to pink to purple with maroon text that reads, "What is a Democrat?"

Slide shows stars glowing on a background that fades from red to pink to purple with maroon text that reads, "What is a Republican?"

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Slide shows circles of light glow behind figurines of Santa and a snowman sitting back-to-back on a circular table. Text reads, "What is Christmas?"

Sparks float above an open book on a black background. Text reads, "What is Context?"

Slide shows a red and tan striped Declaration of Independence poking out beneath a black backdrop and text reads, "What is Democracy?"

Slide shows glowing circles and Stars of David spread out across the background of sparking gold text that reads, "What is Hanukkah?"

Side view of a girl wearing a white shirt and dark pants talks into a microphone in a dimly-lit room. A projector screen is on the wall behind her and there is another one on the wall to her left. Light streams in from an open door on the wall to her left.

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Woman stands as she looks slightly to the side. She gestures with her right hand as if she is lecturing. An open laptop appears before her with a label that reads, "Salk Institute Multimedia."

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Angled view of 2 female and 1 male teenager sitting in a row at a long table operating black desktop computers in a beige room. Caption. Are applied and used in a variety of settings.

Screenshot with a live video of a teacher presenting her computer screen. In the center is a window titled, “Session Report. The Kite (Journeys).”

Woman speaks to us from a home office.

Woman speaks to us in front of a blurry pastel background.

Child sits captivated in front of a tablet at a desk.

Woman explains something to us.

Woman holds her hands out, explaining something to us.

Against a backdrop of a spiraling galaxy, a hand holds out a blue teardrop-shaped medallion.

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Smiling boy holds a device. Behind him is a row of adults wearing shirts labeled “STEM.”

In a dark room, a person walks in front of a row of screens displaying Egyptian hieroglyphs.