Inspiring Teaching Videos, K-12

For the past ten years David Warlick has operated The Landmark Project, a consulting and innovations firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. His web site, Landmarks for Schools, serves more than a half-million visits a day with some of the most popular teacher tools available on the Net. David is also the author of three books on instructional technology and 21st century literacy, and has spoken to audiences throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, The Middle East, and South America.

David has compiled a number of videos that are designed to inspire new thinking and new stories about teaching, learning, and classrooms today. Many of these videos were produced by teachers and by students working in collaboration with their teachers. To learn more about about David Warlick and get access to his educational tools/resources, go to http://davidwarlick.com/wordpress/?page_id=2

Taylor Mali on What Teachers Make
Taylor Mali, slam poet, gives his mind on what teachers make.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
He makes an entertaining case for an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY

We Think
Based on a book by Charles Leadbeater. It explores the potential of the latest developments of the Internet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiP79vYsfbo

Pay Attention
Why are some teacher reluctant to enter the digital age with their teaching practices?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEFKfXiCbLw&feature=related

Learning to Change-Changing to Learn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tahTKdEUAPk

Did You Know By Karl Fisch (original)
This video helps raise awareness of the issues of globalization in our newly connected world first raised in Thomas Friedman's book, The World is Flat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K04o2ic4g-A

Did You Know 2.0
An official update to the original "Shift Happens" video from Karl Fisch. This 2007 update includes new and updated statistics, thought-provoking questions and a fresh design.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U

EPIC 2015
The updated version of EPIC 2014. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQDBhg60UNI

Digital Students @ Analog Schools
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-KAb5fomKY

No Future Left Behind
Middle school students were asked to talk about education and their future. This film was created as the Keynote for Net Generation Education Project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kra_z9vMnHo

A Vision of Students Today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BArOImjtG2M

Twouble with Twitters: SuperNews!
A young man struggles against the pressure to Twitter his life away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w

The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g

"PIL InfoLit Dialog, No. 1: Wikipedia"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nOe26xY1zM