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Wendy Kopp: Realizing Educational Opportunity for All
Wendy Kopp
November 3, 2008
01:27:04
This forum features Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach For America, as she lectures on the importance of education.
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Dorothy Strickland on the Literacy Achievement Gap
Dorothy Strickland
October 23, 2008
01:01:49
Dorothy Strickland, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Professor of Education at Rutgers Graduate School of Education, presents the fourth annual Jeanne S. Chall Lecture, The Literacy Achievement Gap: Research Evidence for Policy and Practice.
Whole Child, Whole Day: Keynote Speech
Terry Real
September 19, 2008
00:45:40
Terry Real, prominent family therapist, trauma specialist and author of best-selling books about the association between relationships and health, delivers the keynote speech at the PEAR conference.
Whole Child, Whole Day: Leadership Panel
Thomas M. Menino
September 19, 2008
01:28:06
A leadership panel, comprised of Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson, Director of the Children's Behavioral Health Initiative at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Emily Sherwood, Acting Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw, and others, discusses how to
Shirley Franklin on Women and the Political Process
Shirley Franklin
May 10, 2008
00:16:21
Atlanta's first woman mayor, Shirley Franklin, calls on the 2008 graduates of the all-woman college to get involved in the political process in order to effect social change.
Waters of Wonder: Coral Reefs
Joel Biddle
April 28, 2008
01:10:22
Joel Biddle shows excerpts from Waters of Wonder, a DVD film produced and directed by himself and Tom Jackson. The film is an educational piece geared towards K-8 students and shows the incredibly variety of coral reef marine life.
Why Our Schools Need the Arts
Jessica Hoffmann Davis
April 24, 2008
00:54:49
Jessica Hoffmann Davis argues that the arts teach our children powerful lessons like no other subjects can.
Rural Education: Regional Challenges, Promising Solutions
Mil Duncan
April 21, 2008
01:06:40
Educators consider the way rural communities are shaped by historical and economic changes and discuss the impact of these changes on education over the last few decades. Some guiding questions include: What cultural assets exist in rural communities and schools that we need to preserve?