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Study Skills
Developing Grit
As the saying goes, genius is one part inspiration and 99 parts perspiration. Without grit and tenacity, natural talent can tragically be left undeveloped and unfulfilled. It’s only by putting in the hours and overcoming setbacks that long-term...Show More
As the saying goes, genius is one part inspiration and 99 parts perspiration. Without grit and tenacity, natural talent can tragically be left undeveloped and unfulfilled. It’s only by putting in the hours and overcoming setbacks that long-term goals can be achieved. This video helps students identify their talents and learn how to pursue them with grit and determination. Show Less
My Future Self
If you met your future self, what would you want to ask them? Just as importantly, what would you hope they could tell you? Knowing your future self involves understanding your present strengths and interests, and considering how they will change...Show More
If you met your future self, what would you want to ask them? Just as importantly, what would you hope they could tell you? Knowing your future self involves understanding your present strengths and interests, and considering how they will change and grow. This video helps students develop themselves today so that they can become the person they dream of one day being. Show Less
Social Skills
Social skills are often challenging for young people trying to navigate their world. Learning how to communicate and interact with others does not always come naturally. However, such skills are crucial for connecting with the people around them...Show More
Social skills are often challenging for young people trying to navigate their world. Learning how to communicate and interact with others does not always come naturally. However, such skills are crucial for connecting with the people around them and avoiding potential misunderstandings. This video provides students with an insight into the skills needed to help them gain confidence and build positive relationships. Show Less
Self-Management
Living a life without anybody telling you what to do may sound like a young person’s dream, but without the ability to self-manage, they can quickly find themselves in a dire situation. This video examines what it takes to develop self-control...Show More
Living a life without anybody telling you what to do may sound like a young person’s dream, but without the ability to self-manage, they can quickly find themselves in a dire situation. This video examines what it takes to develop self-control and self-regulation. By building these skills, students learn to be aware of and resist any unwise impulsive thoughts and actions. Show Less
Developing Emotional Intelligence
There has long been talk about intelligence quotients, but emotional intelligence has recently emerged as an equally powerful predictor of success and satisfaction in life. This video introduces the concept of emotional intelligence and considers...Show More
There has long been talk about intelligence quotients, but emotional intelligence has recently emerged as an equally powerful predictor of success and satisfaction in life. This video introduces the concept of emotional intelligence and considers what it takes to be emotionally balanced. It helps students take control of their lives and identify which skills they may still need to work on. Show Less
Self-Awareness
Research has found that the majority of people think they are self-aware, while in reality less than a quarter truly are. If they took a test about themselves, they would probably fail! This video examines what self-awareness is and why it is an...Show More
Research has found that the majority of people think they are self-aware, while in reality less than a quarter truly are. If they took a test about themselves, they would probably fail! This video examines what self-awareness is and why it is an important life skill. It helps students identify and understand their moods and emotions and why these can change in different situations. Show Less
Aspiration and Ambition
Where do you see yourself ten years from now? What do you want to do and who do you want to be? For young people, ten years away might sound impossibly distant, yet it’s these questions that can shape their actions today. This video helps...Show More
Where do you see yourself ten years from now? What do you want to do and who do you want to be? For young people, ten years away might sound impossibly distant, yet it’s these questions that can shape their actions today. This video helps students identify their aims for the future, providing them with the tools they need to make wise choices along their way. Show Less
Social Awareness
Being socially aware is the ability to read what others may be thinking and feeling, as well as knowing the right things to say at the right time. This video helps students develop empathy, learning when it is appropriate to engage more as a...Show More
Being socially aware is the ability to read what others may be thinking and feeling, as well as knowing the right things to say at the right time. This video helps students develop empathy, learning when it is appropriate to engage more as a listener than a speaker. Social awareness helps students become better team players and ultimately provides them with workable conflict resolution tools. Show Less
A Growth Mindset
A growth mindset is associated with positive thinking. It embraces challenges and seeks opportunities to learn and grow. Rather than backing down and avoiding possible failure, a growth mindset acknowledges that success comes from practice and...Show More
A growth mindset is associated with positive thinking. It embraces challenges and seeks opportunities to learn and grow. Rather than backing down and avoiding possible failure, a growth mindset acknowledges that success comes from practice and failure is nothing more than an opportunity to learn. This video helps students see the need for persistence, taking full advantage of the opportunities that will come their way. Show Less
The Benefits of Lifelong Learning
More than half of what you learn in life is outside of formal education. But lifelong learning doesn’t mean doing maths homework well into middle age! Instead, it means you have a hunger to discover new things and a recognition that you need to...Show More
More than half of what you learn in life is outside of formal education. But lifelong learning doesn’t mean doing maths homework well into middle age! Instead, it means you have a hunger to discover new things and a recognition that you need to learn to grow. This video helps students take ownership of their mindset, setting them on the path to becoming fulfilled lifelong learners. Show Less
The Arts
Ideas Roadshow: Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Sampler
This TOK Sampler explores different aspects of The Arts as an area of knowledge. At the start of each clip we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment which...Show More
This TOK Sampler explores different aspects of The Arts as an area of knowledge. At the start of each clip we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment which can be used for in-class discussion or independent study for the TOK essay or exhibition by students.
Video Chapters:
Introduction
1. Tracking It Back - Joseph Curtin
2. Knowing Where The Fences Are - Michael Berry
3. Seeing Differently - Lisa Feldman Barrett
4. Arts and Science - Diana Deutsch
5. Diagnosing Society - Stefan Collini
6. Recovering Intentionality - David Armitage
7. Theory and Practice - David Politzer Show Less
Navigating the World
Ideas Roadshow: Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Sampler
Navigating the World explores the challenges of navigating diverse, and sometimes conflicting, knowledge claims and traditions. At the start of all 8 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge...Show More
Navigating the World explores the challenges of navigating diverse, and sometimes conflicting, knowledge claims and traditions. At the start of all 8 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment which can be used for in-class discussion or independent study for the TOK essay or exhibition by students.
Video Chapters:
Introduction
1. Translating Science - Matthew Walker
2. Creating Cartoons - Stephen Kosslyn
3. Neuromorality - Nita Farahany
4. National Myths - John Dunn
5. Applying Psychology - Barbara Fredrickson
6. Individual Differences - Pankaj Mishra
7. Encountering Repression - Elizabeth Loftus
8. Democratic Practices - Karl Gerth Show Less
Natural Sciences
Ideas Roadshow: Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Sampler
This TOK Sampler explores different aspects of the Natural Sciences as an area of knowledge. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an...Show More
This TOK Sampler explores different aspects of the Natural Sciences as an area of knowledge. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment which can be used for in-class discussion or independent study for the TOK essay or exhibition by students.
Video Chapters:
Introduction
1. Beyond Evidence? - Tony Leggett
2. Variety & Stability - Kalanit Grill-Spector
3. Honest Admissions - Justin Khoury
4. Underlying Scepticism - Roger Penrose
5. Mired in the Cave - Claudia de Rham
6. Massively Overlooked - Rocky Kolb
7. Beaten Into Submission - David Politzer Show Less
Knowledge and Language
Ideas Roadshow: Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Sampler
Knowledge and Language explores different aspects of how language is related to the knowledge process. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an...Show More
Knowledge and Language explores different aspects of how language is related to the knowledge process. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment which can be used for in-class discussion or independent study for the TOK essay or exhibition by students.
Video Chapters:
Introduction
1. Language and Morality - David Armitage
2. Bilingualism's Impact - Ellen Bialystok
3. Literary Justification - Maria Mavroudi
4. Leading Towards Misinformation - Elizabeth Loftus
5. Uncovering Clichés - Stefan Collini
6. Wielding an Anti-rhetoric - Nile Green
7. Embodiment - Carol Padden Show Less
Knowledge and Technology
Ideas Roadshow: Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Sampler
Knowledge & Technology explores different aspects of how technology is related to the knowledge process. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at...Show More
Knowledge & Technology explores different aspects of how technology is related to the knowledge process. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment which can be used for in-class discussion or independent study for the TOK essay or exhibition by students.
Video Chapters:
Introduction
1. Mirroring the Concert Hall - Joseph Curtin
2. Probing Plasticity - Jennifer Groh
3. Seeing the Brown Ink - John Elliott
4. Assessing Risk - Nita Farahany
5. Brain Reading - Ellen Bialystok
6. Extraterrestrial Assumptions - Scott Tremaine
7. Technology-based Metaphysics - Michael Nicolelis Show Less
Knowledge and Religion
Ideas Roadshow: Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Sampler
Knowledge and Religion examines diverse aspects of how religious and cultural traditions impact the development of knowledge. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge...Show More
Knowledge and Religion examines diverse aspects of how religious and cultural traditions impact the development of knowledge. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment which can be used for in-class discussion or independent study for the TOK essay or exhibition by students.
Video Chapters:
Introduction
1. Religious Empiricism - David Goldberg
2. Beyond Science - Freeman Dyson
3. Applied Buddhism - Barbara Fredrickson
4. Sufism, Demystified - Nile Green
5. Born Good - Frans de Waal
6. Societal Myopia - Pankaj Mishra
7. Disunitarianism - Margaret Jacob Show Less
Mathematics
Ideas Roadshow: Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Sampler
This TOK Sampler explores different aspects of Mathematics as an area of knowledge. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment...Show More
This TOK Sampler explores different aspects of Mathematics as an area of knowledge. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment which can be used for in-class discussion or independent study for the TOK essay or exhibition by students.
Video Chapters:
Introduction
1. Driven by Beauty - Ian Stewart
2. Which Side Are You On? - James Robert Brown
3. Mathematical Models - Jenny Nelson
4. Overlooked Solutions - Freeman Dyson
5. A Calculated Risk - Justin Khoury
6. Factoring Complexity - Artur Ekert
7. The Sales Equation - Roger Penrose Show Less
Knowledge and Politics
Ideas Roadshow: Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Sampler
Knowledge and Politics explores the overlap between theory of knowledge and the political realm. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an...Show More
Knowledge and Politics explores the overlap between theory of knowledge and the political realm. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment which can be used for in-class discussion or independent study for the TOK essay or exhibition by students.
Video Chapters:
Introduction
1. Irrational Referenda - Josiah Ober
2. The Political Trade-off - Mark Bevir
3. A Question of Character - Brian Epstein
4. Political and Cultural Values - Andy Hoffman
5. Visible Consequences - Karl Gerth
6. Genius vs. Equality - Darrin McMahon
7. Now or Never - John Dunn Show Less
Knowledge and Indigenous Societies
Ideas Roadshow: Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Sampler
Knowledge & Indigenous Societies investigates different aspects of how our knowledge is influenced by the great diversity of human societies around the globe. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and...Show More
Knowledge & Indigenous Societies investigates different aspects of how our knowledge is influenced by the great diversity of human societies around the globe. At the start of all 7 clips we've highlighted the relevant AOKs and Optional Theme and during each clip a Knowledge Question is inserted at an appropriate moment which can be used for in-class discussion or independent study for the TOK essay or exhibition by students.
Video Chapters:
Introduction
1. Geocentric Bedouins - Carol Padden
2. Plugging Into A Value System - Carol Dweck
3. The Meaning of Pitch - Diana Deutsch
4. Distinct Incentives - Roy Baumeister
5. An Empirical Base - Nile Green
6. Western Bias - Pankaj Mishra
7. Letting the Reins Go - Jennifer Michael Hecht Show Less
Critical Thinking, Critically
Renowned psychologist Stephen Kosslyn describes how one can apply many of the findings of cognitive science to analyze the notion of critical thinking that can then be successfully implemented through developing what he calls “habits of mind”.
The Elevator Problem
The 4Cs of 21st Century Learning
Are you a vertical thinker or a lateral one? Solve the elevator problem to find out.
The Subject Line Pitch
The 4Cs of 21st Century Learning
Employers get mounds of emails a day. Make yours stand out with the perfect subject line pitch.
Recognising Patterns
The 4Cs of 21st Century Learning
Recognising patterns is instinctively in us and part of our daily lives. To harness it fully will help you to critically think better.
Rebus Puzzles
The 4Cs of 21st Century Learning
Rebus puzzles are a great way to exercise your problem solving and to critical thinking skills. Try these rebus puzzles to level-up your approach to critical thinking.
The Alternative Uses Test
The 4Cs of 21st Century Learning
Sometimes, creativity requires divergent thinking. Train your brain to think creatively by taking the Alternative Uses Test.