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Examine current assessment issues and explore ways to make assessment in the classroom more effective. A video workshop for K-12 teachers. [|The Brain: Teaching Modules] Use these video modules - flexible teaching resources for psychology courses - in college and high school classrooms and for adult learners. Use these video modules - flexible teaching resources for psychology courses - in college and high school classrooms and for adult learners. This video library for K-8 teachers profiles science teachers who are working to improve their teaching. [|Essential Science for Teachers: Earth and Space Science] This video course for elementary school teachers covers Earth and space science concepts needed to teach today's standards-based curricula. This video course for elementary school teachers covers Earth and space science concepts needed to teach today's standards-based curricula. [|Materials]

[|Essential Science for Teachers: Life Science] Elementary school teachers can use this life science video course to review concepts needed to teach today's standard-based curricula. Elementary school teachers can use this life science video course to review concepts needed to teach today's standard-based curricula. [|Materials]

[|Essential Science for Teachers: Physical Science] Review the physical science concepts needed to teach today's standards-based curricula in this video course for elementary school teachers. Review the physical science concepts needed to teach today's standards-based curricula in this video course for elementary school teachers. [|Materials]

[|The Habitable Planet] Learn about Earth's natural systems and environmental science with this course for high school teachers and college level instruction. Learn about Earth's natural systems and environmental science with this course for high school teachers and college level instruction. [|Materials]

[|Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth] Watch scientists investigate how microbes affect our world. A video documentary for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. Watch scientists investigate how microbes affect our world. A video documentary for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. [|Journey North] Four video segments introduce the popular online study of seasonal change through wildlife migration for K-12 classrooms. Four video segments introduce the popular online study of seasonal change through wildlife migration for K-12 classrooms. This video workshop for K-12 teachers and administrators encourages educators to analyze existing theories about how children learn. [|The Mechanical Universe...and Beyond] This video instructional series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners demystifies physics through real-world examples. This video instructional series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners demystifies physics through real-world examples. [|The Mind: Teaching Modules] Explore cognition in the brain with these flexible video modules for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. Explore cognition in the brain with these flexible video modules for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. This video workshop will help K-5 math and science teachers move toward more student-centered classrooms. [|Planet Earth] Dynamic footage illustrates the foundation of Earth science in this video series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. Dynamic footage illustrates the foundation of Earth science in this video series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. Discover why even Ivy League graduates don't really grasp basic science concepts in this video documentary for grade 5-12 educators. [|Reactions in Chemistry] Learn chemistry content, history, applications, and lessons with this video workshop for high school teachers. Learn chemistry content, history, applications, and lessons with this video workshop for high school teachers. [|Materials]

[|Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives] This video course explains recent advances in the field to teachers of high school biology. This video course explains recent advances in the field to teachers of high school biology. This video library for grade 1-8 teachers features eight educators teaching inquiry-based science lessons over a period of several days. [|Materials]

[|Science in Focus: Energy] Learn what the term "energy" means to scientists and the role it plays in daily life in this video workshop for K-6 teachers. Learn what the term "energy" means to scientists and the role it plays in daily life in this video workshop for K-6 teachers. [|Materials]

[|Science in Focus: Force and Motion] In this video workshop, K-8 teachers build their knowledge of force and motion and then engage students in their own explorations. In this video workshop, K-8 teachers build their knowledge of force and motion and then engage students in their own explorations. [|Materials]

[|Science in Focus: Shedding Light on Science] This video workshop for K-5 teachers uses light as a theme to explore topics in physics, chemistry, biology, and space and Earth science. This video workshop for K-5 teachers uses light as a theme to explore topics in physics, chemistry, biology, and space and Earth science.
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This video library for high school teachers shows the practice of effective inquiry teaching in the science classroom. [|Unseen Life on Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology] Learn about the diverse roles of microbes in the world with this video series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. Learn about the diverse roles of microbes in the world with this video series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. [|The World of Chemistry] Simulations and experiments introduce students to chemistry in this video series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners.