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1. | | Practical ESL Teaching Techniques Available on: Audio Download ($34.00) | Audio CD | Audio CassetteThis practical audio program by J. William McVey, a specialist in TESL, presents recommended techniques for teaching 7 fundamental ESL skills. |
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2. | | The Wonders of Electricity and Magnetism by Walter Lewin Available on: Online VideoThe inimitable Walter Lewin gives a literally hair-raising performance in this MIT Museum lecture/demonstration for learners young and old. |
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3. | | The Developing Mind: How Emotions and Relationships Shape Child Development by Daniel Siegel Available on: Audio Download ($9.95)Apply the principles of Interpersonal Neurobiology in the classroom to promote social and emotional learning. |
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4. | | The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter Available on: Audio Download ($15.37) | Audio CD ($19.76)This tale about the upbringing of a half-Native American boy has sparked much debate over whether or not... |
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5. | | The Adolescent Brain by Daniel Siegel Available on: Audio Download ($7.95)What is going on in the adolescent brain? This introduction can help parents and teachers understand teenagers. |
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6. | | C-SPAN Classroom Podcast Available on: PodcastEach week C-SPAN Classroom provides a podcast of our Clip of the Week, which features a variety of current affairs topics that are ready to use in your social studies classes. |
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7. | | The 4th R and the Mindful Brain by Daniel Siegel Available on: Audio Download ($7.95)In today’s world, the basic three “R’s” of education aren’t enough. The three “R’s” need a fourth basic skill: Reflection! |
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8. | | Focus on Educational Innovation by Charles Vest Available on: Online VideoThese MIT panelists discuss their efforts to expand the educational horizons of learners from K to well beyond 12 with new technological tools and resources. |
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9. | | ESL Teacher Talk Podcast Available on: PodcastESL Teacher Talk provides free broadcasts for ESL teachers on topics such as classroom management, lesson planning advice, job search tips and more. |
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10. | | Early Intervention and the Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel Available on: Audio Download ($29.95)An intensive seminar exploring the applications of Interpersonal Neurobiology to early intervention programs. |
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11. | | Teacher Man by Frank McCourt Unabridged Edition Available on: Audio Download ($24.86) | Audio CD | Audio CassetteNearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of 66, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. |
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12. | | How to Talk So Kids Can Learn by Adele Faber Available on: Audio Download ($8.26) | Audio CDHere is the bestselling audiobook that will give you the know-how you need to be more effective with your children -- and more supportive of yourself. |
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13. | | Teaching Connection, Compassion and Character by Rachael Kessler Available on: Audio Download ($4.95) | Audio CD | Audio CassetteIn the 1990s when students turned firearms on their classmates, we were jolted into the realization that our young generation was in emerging crisis. |
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14. | | 6by7 Reports Podcast by Gary Dietz Available on: Podcast6by7 Reports discusses problems, solutions, and the people and organizations that came together to address educational and technology issues. |
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15. | | The Learning Edge by Chris Mercogliano Available on: Audio DownloadThis recording is a frank and fascinating conversation between Chris Mercogliano and Steven Harrison, two inspiring visionaries in the alternative education field. |
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16. | | Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity? by Ken Robinson Available on: Audio Download | Online Video | Video DownloadSir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. |
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17. | | Educating Esme by Esme Raji Codell Available on: Audio Download | Audio CassetteEsme Raji Codell has come to teach, and she's not going to let incompetent administrators, abusive parents, gang members, or... |
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18. | | The Essential 55 by Ron Clark Available on: Audio Download | Audio CDIf there were a code you could learn that would lead you to become a great teacher... |
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19. | | Teacher Man by Frank McCourt Abridged Edition Available on: Audio Download ($13.24) | Audio CD ($15.99) | Audio CassetteNearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of 66, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. |
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20. | | Speaking of History........ Podcast by Eric Langhorst Available on: PodcastHello. Speaking of History is a blog and web site maintained by an 8th grade American History teacher in Missouri who attempts to use technology to enhance the curriculum. |
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21. | | Wisconsin Center for Education Research News Podcast by Paul Baker Available on: PodcastPart of the University of Wisconsin Madison's School of Education, the Wisconsin Center for Education Research is one of the oldest, largest, and most productive education research centers in the world. |
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22. | | Simon Schama: The Power of Art by Simon Schama Available on: Audio Download | Online VideoThe Columbia art history professor Simon Schama reads from his latest book, The Power of Art. |
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23. | | Cultural Literacy by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. Available on: Audio Download ($19.95) | Audio CD ($72.00) | Audio Cassette | MP3 CD ($29.95)In this forceful manifesto, Professor E.D. Hirsch, Jr., argues that children in the United States are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. |
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24. | | NPR: Education Podcast Available on: PodcastFrom NPR: perspectives on great teachers, the science of learning, classroom dynamics and more. The best of Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other award-winning NPR programs. |
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25. | | Tech Chick Tips Podcast Available on: PodcastTips and tricks for gadgets and software for your digital life given by two Texas chicks obsessed with anything digital. |