Knowledge Stream Teacher Assets

Each video excerpt in these modules provides a short segment for easy classroom use that presents the most vital information.

These video segments provide clear objectives for the entire lesson. In addition, these short segments are easy to refer back to during a lesson plan, and they offer students the opportunity to fully comprehend what can be otherwise dense material. Each learning module includes an overview, summary, discussion questions, engaging classroom activities and a resources section.

English and Arts

Applying Visual Literacy to Everyday Life

Mike Deetsch, Director of Education and Engagement at the Toledo Museum of Art, discusses “Visual Literacy” at Lourdes University with a focus on the cognitive processes that support it.

English & Arts Videos:

Applying Visual Literacy to Everyday Life
Kehinde Wiley: Reconciling European Tradition and Modern Culture
News and the Growth of Technology

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Health

Autism as Difference

Professor and Ability Center Endowed Chair, Dr. Jim Ferris speaks at the University of Toledo on “Autism and Education” explaining that disabilities are socially constructed. He describes the complexity of experience individuals have within the autism spectrum and contrasts notions of ability and disability.

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Science

Alexander Wilson And John James Audubon In Bird Illustration History

In “Birds, Art, and Conservation” at the Maumee Bay and Conference Center, Kenn Kaufman provides an overview of the history and importance of bird illustration.

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Social Studies

Activism For Congressional Redistricting Reform In Ohio

In her lecture, titled “Activism,” Sandy Theis shares several examples of ProgressOhio making a difference by applying political pressure on Ohio’s government.