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Produced by Stossel in the Classroom, the online video series helps educators present balanced lessons on today’s topics. Each online package presents opposing arguments with discussion questions, providing different viewpoints and encouraging open discussion and critical thinking. 80+ video pairings available and more added every month.

This website is designed to engage students in classroom deliberations about current issues being debated in the US. Find a set of C-SPAN primary source video clips and newspaper articles that present the leading positions on each issue. Find handouts, current events, lesson plans, and deliberation strategies.

Introductory-level lesson plans appropriate to an advanced high school or introductory college curriculum.
* AP History: What's the Connection Between Public Opinion and US History (Unit/Topic: Civil Rights, Presidential Elections, Public Opinion, Grades 9-12)
* U.S. History – Public Support for WWII
* U.S. History – The Public and Desegregation
* Civics – Using Polls to Develop a Political Strategy
Sample teaching assignments for getting students acquainted with polling data and to support learning of fundamental polling principles.
* Polling Basics Assignment
* Sample Assignment Using the Roper Center’s website
* Topical Assignments

Search by subject and grade level for interactives and lessons designed for use with SMART Boards and other SMART technologies. Lessons vary in quality, but are shared by a wide network of SMART Board users.

Provides teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum. Look for the VoD symbols to stream free video.

Teacher education and professional development.

Browse the "multimedia" link in teacher resources to browse or search videos, photos, and cartoons.

PreK–16. Content is tied to Common Core and national curriculum standards.
Search by grade level, subject area, media type, languages, and accessibility. Includes professional development videos.
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This is a community-mediated, continually growing collection of educational media.

Collection compiled by the UW-W Education Librarian. Sources include ASCD and other organizations or publishers, both subscription and open access, as well as videos uploaded by individual school district and teachers.
Includes videos with an emphasis on:
• Classroom instruction
• Teacher-student interactions
NOTE: These are not necessarily "good" or "exemplary" examples of classroom teaching! They are fodder for observation, analysis, and critique.