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Connected Learning is a teaching resource for educators looking for lesson ideas, classroom strategies, and activities they can adapt for their own students.
We bring together teaching units, classroom management advice, and classroom activities shared by teachers. The focus is everyday classroom practice — planning lessons, keeping students engaged, and running a class effectively.
Connected Learning is an independent educational publication. We maintain and publish teaching resources created by educators so they remain available to other teachers. Rather than focusing on education policy or training programs, the material here is about how teaching works inside the classroom.
You will find classroom management guidance, lesson planning ideas, teaching activities, and explanations of different teaching roles. All resources are written as practical classroom examples teachers can adapt to their own curriculum requirements.
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Charles Polacheck on Captain Video and Early TV
Interview with early Captain Video director Charles Polacheck in 1999 covering DuMont TV, live production, props, opera, and soap operas.
Science Toys and Sets | Kids Learning and Education
Science toys and learning sets for kids, including telescopes, chemistry kits, rocketry sets, microscopes, robotics, and STEM activities.
Vietnam War Helicopter Photos | Combat and Aerial Chopper Pics
Vietnam War helicopter photos featuring Huey, Cobra, Dustoff, and Kiowa choppers in combat, medevac, river, and reconnaissance missions.
Roaring Rockets – The Space Hero Files
1950s TV space adventures including Captain Video, Tom Corbett, Space Patrol, Rocky Jones, Flash Gordon, cast lists, and production details.
Movie Serial Heroes from 1950s Space Films
Best and worst 1950s movie serial space heroes, including Captain Video, Commando Cody, Judd Holdren, and Radar Men from the Moon.
Movie Serials of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s
Cliffhanger movie serials from the 1930s to 1950s explained by Roaring Rockets, with Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and Republic serials.
Captain Video
Captain Video and His Video Rangers production photos, cast details, surviving episodes, and fan memories from the lost DuMont TV serial.
Frankie Thomas (Space Cadet) Interview
Frankie Thomas interview on Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, with notes on his films, live TV work, acting family, and later writing career.
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet | TV Series and More
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet was a 1950s sci-fi franchise with TV adventures, books, radio dramas, toys, lunch boxes, and Space Academy cadets.