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Instructional Video5:15
Education Development Center

Hazel Dickens

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young writers will get a chance to see into the world of a real-life singer/songwriter. Country singer Hazel Dickson discusses her process, writing, inspiration, music, and self expression. A wonderful way to showcase the many avenues...
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Instructional Video5:44
Educational Development Center, Inc.

Toshi Reagon

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Singer songwriter Toshi Reagon says that if the music is the car, the words are the fuel. Have kids see what the collaborative writing and music process looks in action. Toshi shares her process, issues she faces, and how she writes...
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Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology: The Heart, Part 1: Under Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Your heart gets a lot of attention from poets, songwriters, and storytellers, but today we'll learn how it really works. The heart's ventricles, atria, and valves create a pump that maintains both high and low pressure to circulate blood...
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Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course A&p #25: The Heart, Part 1 Under Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Your heart gets a lot of attention from poets, songwriters, and storytellers, but today Hank's gonna tell you how it really works. The heart's ventricles, atria, and valves create a pump that maintains both high and low pressure to...
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Instructional Video
Code.org

Code.org: Aloe Blacc Explains Digital Compression

For Students 9th - 10th
Singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc has built his own sites and created digital pop hits. In this video, he explains how digital compression works. [3:23]
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Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Indian Pride: Treaties and Sovereignty, Part 4

For Students 9th - 10th
Singer/songwriter Jim Boyd, of the Colville Tribe of Washington State, plays guitar and sings original songs. Boyd's contributions to contemporary Indigenous music include four original songs on the soundtrack of the movie "Smoke...
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Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How Can a Growth Mindset Help Me?

For Students 3rd - 8th
We want to set up our brains so we can succeed. Just like an athlete trains their muscles, we want to train our brains with effort and the right learning strategies. Listen as singer/songwriter John Legend discusses his strong growth...
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Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
While "The New Colossus" once welcomed immigrants into New York Harbor from its perch on the Statue of Liberty, this video [5:22] excerpted from Poetry in America brings the discussion of poetry and immigration into our current moment....