Video and Multimedia

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Video Links

1. Build a School in the Cloud  

This 23-minute TedTalk covers how outdated our education system is and argues for a self-organized learning environment in which teachers are simply mediators and students are filled with curiosity and intrinsic-motivation.

Learning Objectives 9-1 and 9-2

2. Montessori Schools

This website has a four-minute video explaining education in a Montessori school.

Learning Objective 9-1

3. How to Fix a Broken School:  Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard  

In this Ted-Talk (17-minutes), a former principal at a low-income, low-performing school discusses skills and factors that are necessary for individual and school success.

Learning Objectives 9-1 and 9-2

 

Audio Links

1. How to Succeed in College with College Success Coach Ashley Hill

This 38-minute podcasts covers the basics in college success.

Learning Objective 9-3

2. Fitting-in on Campus:  Challenges for First-Generation Students

This four-minute podcasts discusses some of the social challenges first-generation college students may face and argues that more outreach is needed.

Learning Objective 9-2

 

Websites

1. Student Mentor Organization  

This website is devoted to connecting college students with volunteer mentors.  It also explains how mentors can help students succeed in school and future careers.

Learning Objective 9-4

2. The Blown Opportunity

This article explains the impact mentors can have a student success and well-being.

Learning Objective 9-4

3. Life in College Matters for Life after College

This survey examined individual and school factors related to success in college and the workplace.

Learning Objectives 9-2, 9-3, and 9-4