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Teaching Channel Presents

Episode #219

Perseverance and Problem Solving: We'll visit several classrooms where the most important thing students are learning is the value of making mistakes. You'll witness the sense of accomplishment that comes with problem solving, trying again, and making progress. [59 minutes] TV-G Closed Captioning

Series Description: Teaching Channel Presents is a groundbreaking series showcasing inspired teaching in America's K-12 classrooms. Hosted by Sarah Brown Wessling, the Teacher Laureate at Tch and the 2010 National Teacher of the Year, the weekly one-hour episodes cover a wide variety of topics including the New Teacher Experience, Bullying, The Common Core State Standards, Digital Literacy, and the Arts.

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    Visit classrooms across America where hands on lessons capture students' interest and imagination. [58 minutes]

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  • Episode #208

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  • Episode #209

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  • Episode #210

    Connecting the Arts to Academics: Learn how schools are incorporating arts into their curriculum. [58 minutes]

  • Episode #211

    High School English: Learn how teachers are working to implement the Common Core State Standards. [58 minutes]

  • Episode #212

    Kindergarten Common Core: Students get their first exposure to the Common Core State Standards. [58 minutes]

  • Episode #213

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  • Episode #214

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  • Episode #216

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  • Episode #217

    Teaching Math to the Core: Math Common Core State Standards emphasize analysis and problem solving: the how and why of every answer. We'll follow four phenomenal math teachers as they clearly show us how the Common Core can be implemented in classrooms. [59 minutes]

  • Episode #218

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  • Episode #220

    Sarah's Picks: 2010 National Teacher of the Year, Sarah Brown Wessling, chooses 12 videos from Teaching Channel's library that she comes back to over and over. In this episode, she shares why she finds each of the videos useful and inspirational. [59 minutes]

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