Get Inspired with These 81 YouTube Lessons from Rutgers Alternate Route Teachers
Sometimes, a teacher’s biggest inspiration is found in a fellow teacher. At Rutgers Alternate Route, it’s important for our candidates to have collaborative experiences, as well as create their own opportunities to collaborate and share what they’ve learned.
Our talented teaching candidates help spark inspiration for educators outside the Rutgers Alternate Route program through lessons hosted on our YouTube channel, available here. The content is diverse, ranging from lessons for specific subjects to instructional videos that span multiple subjects—perfect for teachers of all backgrounds and locations.
Every month, the channel is updated with new lessons, which is why it is always beneficial to subscribe. In the meantime, we’ve highlighted 81 videos to help get ideas flowing.
Arts
- Art of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with Ms. Delaney
- Color Theory: The Color Wheel with Ms. Esposito
- Dual-Language Art Lesson: Creating & Analyzing Art Pieces with Mr. Rodriguez
- The Language of Music with Mr. Amato
- Learn about the Fundamentals of Performing with Mrs. Alvarez
- Learn Photography with Mr. Valentin
- Learn the Principles of Design Movement with Mr. Tencza
- Mastering the Element of Art: Value with Ms. Inguaggiato
- Mix It Up! Color Theory with Mr. Smith
- Symbols & Self with Ms. Alicia
- Theater Vocabulary with Mr. Donovan
- Voice Overs for Cartoon Animation with Mr. Berne
Business
- 4 P's of Marketing with Mr. Wojcik
- Improve Your Financial Literacy with Mr. Cobb
- Learn How to Conduct an Interview with Mr. Marmolejo
- Resume Writing with Ms. Gaspard
- Why Do I See These Ads? Find the Answer with Mr. Abdullah
- Writing Business Emails with Ms. Nicole
English Language Arts
- Avoid Clichés like the Plague with Mr. Linden
- Learn the ABCs of Figurative Language with Ms. Costa
- Learning Adjectives Through Sensory Description with Ms. Robinson
- Master Literary Devices with Ms. Girardi
- Mastering the Art of Quotation with Ms. Florius
- Mastering Short Story Analysis: Themes, Vocabulary, and Key Details with Mr. Sullivan
- Sequence Your Story with Ms. Wileczek
- Unraveling the Ballad of Birmingham: A Deep Dive into Poetry Analysis with Ms. Antico
- "WHO" Says What? A Guide to Sentence Structure with Ms. Barraza
- Writing Thesis Statements with Mr. Nolting
ESL
- Journey Around the World Using ESL with Ms. Khalifa
- Learning Present-Tense Verbs with Ms. Reyes
- Read Current News in ESL with Ms. Mendoza
Health & Physical Education
- Boost Your Motivation and Your Cardio with Mr. Smith
- The Five Food Groups with Ms. Mersinger
- Get Ready to Jump and Hop Into Fun with Mr. Phipps
- Heart Rate and Physical Activity with Ms. Alexa
- Introduction to Nutrition with Mr. Panchella
- Learn to Dribble with Ms. Van Cleef
- Practice Passing a Volleyball with Mr. Cardona
History & Social Studies
- 1950s American Culture with Ms. Raechel
- The 4 M.A.I.N. Causes of the Outbreak of WWI with Mr. Bahamonde
- The Bill of Rights with Mr. Jonathan
- Elements of a Civilization: 8 Key Elements with Mr. Parker
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott with Ms. Nestore
- Pre-History & The Agricultural Revolution with Ms. Coscarelli
- The Road to Gamergate: Gender Stereotyping in Technological Culture with Mr. Derr
- Trailblazers vs. Manipulators: A Reading Lesson with Mr. Newcomb
Social-Emotional Learning
- The Emotions in Color by Ms. Shushana
- Get to Know Your Emotions with Ms. Arruda
- Learn How to Accept "No" with Ms. Deena
- What is a Community? Kindergarten Social Studies with Ms. Bermudez
Special Education
- November 2023 Webinar - Improving Inclusion for Special Education Students
- Special Ed Mathematics: Counting Coins with Ms. Lemma
STEM
- Adding Decimals with Ms. Colancecco
- Computer Apps Lesson with Mr. Jason
- Discover the Mechanisms Behind Simple Machines with Ms. Dunlevy
- Explore Units & Measuring Lengths with Ms. Romanova
- Exploring the Circulatory System with Teacher Ms. Willis
- Finding Distance and Midpoints with Mr. Bright
- The First Derivative Test with Ms. Calcavecchio
- Genetics: Punnett Squares & Mendel's Laws Explained by Mr. Heine
- How to Read the Periodic Table by Ms. Madison
- Introduction to Binary Numbers with Ms. Rediola
- Learn about Passive Transport with Ms. Alaqrabawi
- Let's Talk about Natural Selection with Ms. Little
- Liquids - The Stages of Matter with Ms. Amal
- Our Cosmic Neighborhood: An Introduction to the Universe Ms. Gonzalez
- The Rock Cycle with Mr. Tiralosi
- Solving Quadratic Formulas with Mr. Baurkot
- Stellar Evolution: Understanding the Life Cycle of a Star Ms. Raden
- Understanding Energy in Food with Mr. Chowdhury
World Languages & Cultures
- 情绪 (Qíngxù)! Learning Emotions in Ms. Xu's Chinese Class
- "Avoir Mal": Learning about Expressions and Body Parts in French with Mr. Hodges
- Christmas Around the World with Ms. Jankowski
- Colombian Culture and Vocabulary with Ms. Saez
- Filipino History Lesson with Mr. Richard
- French Fashion with Ms. Massoud
- Greetings and Introductions in German with Ms. Gruhn
- Italian Relative Pronouns with Ms. Serena
- Learn How to Introduce Yourself in Mandarin with Ms. Zhang
- Learn the Japanese Writing System with Ms. Sakakibara
- Learn the Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives with Ms. Meyer
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Heather Ngoma has over 25 years of experience collaborating with educators across New Jersey to drive education innovation. She currently serves as the Director of the Rutgers-GSE Alternate Route Program in the Department of Learning and Teaching, a program which helps career changers, recent college graduates, and other aspiring education professionals become licensed teachers in New Jersey. Follow her on Twitter @heatherngoma.
