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Woman, standing and speaking to a classroom of children. Caption. It's also a key point when we're doing problem solving.

Woman speaks towards camera. Caption. Making the students decide, then explain their thinking.

Woman stands in front of a bulletin board, speaking to an audience off camera. Caption. I want to make sure you get that concept of equal.

Woman stands behind and instructs 2 teenage boys. Caption. The concept of functions by exploring patterns.

4 number matrices; first 3 have numbers, the 4th is blank. Caption. To find a pattern in the first 3 Xs.

People in intersecting line formation on grass. Caption. Students move outside and then create a human graph.

Still image from: A Psychologist's Guide to Winter Well-Being: Give Yourself Some Grace

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

Closeup of a girl, smiling. Caption. By seeing it, we can help stop it.

Still image from: Accessible Learning Across the Lifespan: Designing for Accessibility From the Beginning

Still image from: Accessible Learning Across the Lifespan: Features We Can Start Using Today

Still image from: Accessible Learning Across the Lifespan: Introduction to Accessibility

Still image from: Accessible Learning Across the Lifespan: People With Disabilities in the Workforce

Against a blue background, we see text that reads, “Active Learning. How Children Can Learn. The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning.”

Black and white image with words, "The sum of two opposite integers equals zero".

White duck and black ducklings swim in a pool of water on a farm. Caption. A better world than did the generation before them.

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.”

Group of children seated with eyes front on a classroom floor, a few raising their hands. Caption. Let's wait, so everyone can get their thoughts together.

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.

Group of children seated cross-legged on the floor, looking in the same direction. Caption. And continue to make literacy important to us.

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.

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

Still image from: Celebrate AAPI Educators: Pride in Being an AAPI Educator

Still image from: Celebrate Black Educators: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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

Still image from: Celebrate Black Educators: My Proudest Moment

Still image from: Celebrate Black Educators: Superpowers and Life Lessons

Still image from: Celebrate Native American Educators: Jason LaFontaine

Still image from: Celebrate Native American Educators: Mandy Smoker Broaddus

Still image from: Celebrate Native American Educators: Patricia Whitefoot

Still image from: Celebrate Native American Educators: Renae Guenther

Still image from: Celebrating Black History Month

Still image from: Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month

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.

Title text reads, “How Children Can Learn Creating and Thinking Critically. The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning," against a green and pink background.

Cartoon clouds against a blue sky with an animated banner that's gradually revealing text. Partial text reads, "Skills and."

Floating frame over an animated night sky. Frame shows an aerial shot of pink all star sneakers jumping on hopscotch squares. Text on image reads, "Look for Numbers!"

Floating frame over an animated night sky with colorful floating numbers. The frame has overlapping geometric shapes. Text on image reads, "Numbers."

Floating frame over a cloudy sky with a ship passing on the sea below. Frame shoes parents and 2 children playing in cardboard moving boxes. Text on image reads, "Directional Words."

Floating frame over an animated night sky shows a kindergarten-aged child reading a book with a large number 10 on the front. Text nearby reads, "Books that teach math directly."

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.

Woman seated next to a student in a classroom setting. Caption. In providing an equal opportunity in learning.

Closeup on a child seated on the floor, appearing to be at school, looking ahead with a serious expression. Caption. Live in constant fear of humiliation.

Adolescent boy walks across a schoolyard with a confident expression. Caption. Meeting deadlines, knowing when to study for a test.

Closeup on a child writing a list on a sheet of lined paper. Caption. And succeed in the skill of written expression?

Still image from: Growing Up Green

Man standing in front of a middle school classroom. Students look towards teacher. Caption. On their own, often with no one seeing it except the teachers.

Male teacher points to writing on a blackboard, looking out towards his class. Caption. Now we're ready to go on to the next step.

Young boy in a red and white checkered shirt looks down at the ground. Caption. Had the right to receive a free, appropriate public education.

Yellow and blue background with a sun design behind text that reads, “Inspiring Differentiation. Pre-Kindergarten and Elementary School.”

Yellow and blue background with a sun design behind text that reads, “Inspiring Differentiation. Secondary School.”

Young girl in business attire stands on a stage looking out and speaking to the audience.

Girl in floppy hat stands in the rain holding a lantern. She turns her head slightly to look at another child whose back faces camera. Caption. It sounds like you've been on this bridge before.

Plotted line in intervals of 1 from minus 4 to positive 4. Caption. The absolute value is the distance from zero.

Woman wears a red shirt that reads, Security. She talks to a man in a white t-shirt. Caption. Can unknowingly contribute to the event.

Group of teenagers sit and chat around a dining table. Text below reads, "These kids all have the skills for Self Advocacy".

Closeup on a child writing on a sheet of lined paper, 1 sentence crossed out. Caption. This is such a difficulty that she'll write something down.

Slide shows text in overlapping gold and yellow circles on a red background that reads, "Listen Up! Speaking Matters with Erik Palmer."

Woman in a classroom setting faces camera and gestures with her hands in sign language. Caption. They gave me the chance to learn alongside my peers.

2 twin blonde girls look down at their textbooks in front of them in a classroom setting. Caption. Narrator. A child's memory plays an increasing role in decoding.

Middle-aged man in a blue sweater turns slightly off camera, eyes closed as he parts his lips as if speaking.

Cropped shot of 2 individuals sitting with their hands on their knees in a office setting. 1 wears a lanyard with a badge.

Group of people seated at a conference table with papers and folders on tabletop. Caption. You've all received full copies of the reports.

Backside view of a man holding a child in his arms and looking towards the boy, both with calm expressions on their faces.

Karen Gaffney stands and clasps her hands together as she speaks. Caption. For children growing up with Down syndrome.

Still image from: Petersburg Rising

Students in a classroom setting. Caption: you'll get the voltage of the battery.

Still image from: Placed-Based Local History Projects: High School Place-Based History Project and Community Impact

Still image from: Placed-Based Local History Projects: Inspiring Deeper Understanding

Still image from: Placed-Based Local History Projects: Middle School Place-Based History Project and Community Impact

Slide shows yellow and orange text on a sky-blue background that reads, "Playing and Exploring. How Children Learn." Text on orange stripe below reads, "The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning."

Still image from: Preventing Teenage Suicide: A Film for Parents and Teachers

Slide with a dark-blue background that has strips of teal and yellow stretching across opposite corners. Title and subtitle text, "Everyone Included. Redefining Special Education and Student Support for Today's Teacher." Episode title, "A culture of inclusion."

Slide with a dark-blue background that has strips of teal and yellow stretching across opposite corners. Title and subtitle text, "Everyone Included. Redefining Special Education and Student Support for Today's Teacher." Episode title, "Accommodations and modifications."

Slide with a dark-blue background that has strips of teal and yellow stretching across opposite corners. Title and subtitle text, "Everyone Included. Redefining Special Education and Student Support for Today's Teacher." Episode title, "Goals and growth plans."

Slide with a dark-blue background that has strips of teal and yellow stretching across opposite corners. Title and subtitle text, "Everyone Included. Redefining Special Education and Student Support for Today's Teacher." Episode title, "Models of Co-Teaching."

Slide with a dark-blue background that has strips of teal and yellow stretching across opposite corners. Title and subtitle text, "Everyone Included. Redefining Special Education and Student Support for Today's Teacher." Episode title, "Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTII)."

Slide with a blurred-out image of a woman taking notes from behind a laptop screen is overlaid with text, "Remote Learning Support. Never just give student the answer."

White-haired woman wearing glasses speaks in a webcam video. Behind her is a living room with a sofa, recliner, and end tables.

Slide with a blurred-out image of a child doing schoolwork while seated at a table. Text reads, "Remote Learning Space. Use quiet area for fewer distractions (people, pets, telephones)."

Girl sits with her elbows on a desk and turns toward a woman who bends down to sit next to her. Caption. To report they've been victims of sexual harassment.

Red-filtered image of Braille renderings, represented by patterns of blank and filled-in circles, printed above the letters of the English alphabet.

Blue-filtered image of Braille renderings, represented by patterns of blank and filled-in circles, printed above the letters of the English alphabet.

Green-filtered image of Braille renderings, represented by patterns of blank and filled-in circles, printed above the letters of the English alphabet.

Yellow-filtered image of Braille renderings, represented by patterns of blank and filled-in circles, printed above the letters of the English alphabet.

Purple-filtered image of Braille renderings, represented by patterns of blank and filled-in circles, printed above the letters of the English alphabet.

Boy glances down and away from camera with hands folded at his temple. A row of children behind in the faded background. Caption. When they don't understand something.

Crowd of adolescents walking through school with backpacks. Caption. With wonderful opportunities to learn and grow.

Woman speaks into a webcam from a clinic office in a video on the left side of the screen. On the right, a list forms, starting with, "Self-Awareness."

Slide shows a young woman holding up a notebook and writes while sitting on a couch. Overlaid text reads, "Help children set priorities and goals."

Slide shows a young woman wearing a transparent rain jacket joyfully dances outside in the rain with her arms spread wide and her hair tousled by wind. Overlaid text reads, "Encourage journaling and self-affirmation."

Three young girls practice a coordinated dance move in a backyard. Their right arms are up, elbows bent, with their hands behind their heads while their other arm spreads out.

Digital illustration shows two side-by-side linear drawings of a brain. On the left, two sections on the brain are highlighted with light blue, while one section is highlighted on the other brain. In the same shade of blue, text reads, "Empathy."

People look at purple and white flowers on display in a sunny plant nursery.

Cartoon of a woman in a lab coat with a clipboard and a stethoscope. She turns toward a man with glasses, a boy in a sweatshirt, and a woman in a pink collared shirt.

Still image from: Social-Emotional Learning: Helping Every Child Thrive

Woman with long blond hair closes her eyes as she opens her mouth to speak and touches her fingertips together in front of her. She sits in a room with limewashed brick walls and a large window.

Woman with curly brown hair opens her mouth as she speaks and looks off camera. She sits in a room with a limewashed brick wall and living room furniture.

Side view of a woman with brown hair looking forward intently as she tilts her head slightly up and parts her lips as she speaks.

2 girls gaze at each other in a friendly way as they play with objects at a sand table in a preschool classroom setting.

Medium view of woman with brown hair looking past camera and parting her lips as she speaks. She sits in a room with limewashed brick walls and a large window.

2 girls talking in foreground and 2 younger girls in background on a playground set. Caption. Who will you play with??

Seated man looks to the side of camera while speaking. He gestures with both hands and appears to be speaking as a subject expert in an interview.

Seated man looks forward and slightly downward as he speaks and gestures with his hands. He appears to be speaking as a subject expert.

Woman wearing a navy shirt with black turtleneck looks slightly down and away from camera. Title card below reads, "Jo Ann Freiberg, Ph.D. Education Consultant". Caption. Bullying is a very, very difficult concept to define.

Woman stands next to an overhead projector. Caption. Yeah, okay, let's do that. Let's make these a zero.

Woman using sign language: palm faces toward her, one hand with index and middle finger creating hook shape and pinky finger pointed out; the other hand in a fist with the thumb sticking out.

Woman uses sign language with her hands circling each other, as man sitting next to her watches and listens.

Woman uses sign language with arms bent at the elbow, palms up, fingers folded toward her palms, and index fingers pointing out at us.

Split-screen video. On the left, a woman gestures with her hands while speaking. On the right, a woman translates using sign language: one hand is closed with the index finger pointing near her chin, while the other hand is closed in a fist in front of her chest.

Woman uses sign language, her clasped hands joined in motion in front of her chest.

Mother sits at table with her hands folded as she listens to her daughter who is speaking with sign language: one hand's index and pinky fingers are pointing up and the other hand is flat and open to the side.

Woman uses sign language: one hand is balled up and raised near her brow while the other hand is closed with thumb up in front of her chest.

Rear view of people walking on a sidewalk and cars driving during the day towards a border crossing from Mexico to the U, S. A high vertical fence extends over the pedestrians' heads. Caption. Between people, places, and environments over time.

A young boy carries a full basket on his back as he walks along a concrete paver road. Caption. Paulino has to find other work for much of the year.

Wide view of a 5-lane crowded freeway with cars driving towards camera. Caption. The world's major consumer of energy.

View of the Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel with people filling the plaza area and standing before the entrance. Caption. The site was off-limits to Jews until 1967.

Wide view of the Kremlin Wall with a low brick building topped with a gold finial in the center of the wall. Tall buildings and buildings with gold minarets appear in the background. Caption. Of cultural, political, and economic life.

View of the Ill River flowing by Strasbourg's Medieval towers and stone bridge over a river. Low buildings and a Gothic cathedral tower appear in the distance. Caption. A product of its unique borderland location.

Wide angle view of a distant farmhouse with harvested, dry fields in the foreground. Caption. Regional definitions are changing.

Still image from: Teaching Media Literacy in the Classroom: Bringing Media Literacy to Life in the Classroom

Still image from: Teaching Media Literacy in the Classroom: Using School Resources to Make Media Literacy Happen

Still image from: Teaching Media Literacy in the Classroom: Why Is Media Literacy Important?

Closeup of a newborn baby looking up with wide eyes as a hand supports its neck. Text reads, "Characteristics of Effective Learning. Created by Siren Films with Birth to Five Matters."

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.

Man in a collared shirt faces away from camera as he writes on a whiteboard. Caption. What does I, P, O stand for?

4 young women sit at school desks and look at papers. Woman in a blazer faces away from camera and gestures toward them. Caption. Please follow a pattern in your reporting instructions.

Woman faces to the side as she parts her lips to speak. 2 young men sit at desks beneath a world map in the background. Caption. Into an account that receives compound interest.

Teenage boy points to a flowchart on a poster that rests in front of a chalkboard. Caption. How the Federal Reserve system sells bonds.

Young man in glasses sits at a desk with an open book and a calculator. He furrows his brow and parts lips as he speaks. Voiceover Caption. Every student, every citizen needs to understand about G, D, P.

Woman in glasses holds palms together and purses lips as she speaks. She stands next to a cluttered desk. Caption. We've spent a lot of time looking at government.

Young woman looks to the side and speaks. Caption. More customs revenue because the tariffs will be so high.

Woman in glasses and apron turns to the side as she speaks. Teenage girl with a confused expression looks on in background. Caption. So how much do you wanna charge for these cookies?

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.

Still image from: The Importance of Educational Assessment in Early Childhood: Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Still image from: The Importance of Educational Assessment in Early Childhood: Observational Assessment

Still image from: The Importance of Educational Assessment in Early Childhood: Why Do We Assess Young Learners?

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

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."

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."

Boy lays back on a pillow hugging a stuffed animal. Caption. They don't feel the need to please teachers.

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.”

Still image from: What & Why? Executive-Function Skills: Important Skills for Childhood Development

Still image from: What & Why? Problem Behaviors: How Social-Emotional Learning Can Help

Still image from: What & Why? Self-Regulation Skills: Why They Are Fundamental

Still image from: What & Why? Social-Emotional Learning: What Is SEL and Why SEL Matters?

Teenage boy faces camera against a dark background. Caption. They don't want to talk to their parents.

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.

Still image from: Why Do We Need SEL? A Principal's Perspective

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Still image from: Why Do We Need SEL? SEL & Workforce Readiness

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Still image from: Why Do We Need SEL? Why Our Children Need Social-Emotional Skills

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.