Assessment
1. Authentic Assessment: Setting the Stage
Summary: The first Module in the series presents today's most updated thinking on the assessment of young children. The validity of Authentic Assessment techniques to chart children's growth and development versus the use of standardized testing will be discussed. This module sets the stage for understanding how children are observed within the context of their play as well as their culture, and how these observations are important to understanding their total development. When children are observed in the Social/Emotional, Cognitive, Physical and Language domains of development, teachers are better able to align assessment with curriculum. The limits of standardized testing will be discussed by center directors, education coordinators and representatives of how authentic assessment techniques give teachers and parents a total picture of the young child's development. The importance of these assessments in informing funding sources and other stakeholders will also be addressed. Produced in 2004.
Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-312
# of Copies: 1
2. AYP and Assessment with Disabilities: Understanding the Merger of IDEA and NCLB Requirements 
Summary: The IDEA Education Improvement Act of 2004 adopts many of the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, making school districts responsible for ensuring that special education students are performing "at or above grade level" in reading, math and science. Learn about the specific legal requirements affecting AYP and assessment of special education students, the exceptions for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities and whether the new law changes the FAPE standard. In this video, attorney Melinda Baird reviews and explains the new IDEA provisions affecting AYP and assessments for students with disabilities. Produced in 2005.
Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-81
# of Copies: 1
3. Questioning Strategies for Effective Teaching
Summary: Focuses on developing thinking skills through effective questioning in the classroom. Includes a discussion of types of questions and how to utilize student responses. Produced in 1997.
Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-98
# of Copies: 1
4. Misunderstood Minds: Searching for Success in School
Summary: As many as one in five families are coping with children who struggle to learn. Many of these children don’t fit any clinical diagnosis, but for some reason, they aren’t learning. Though these children may be suffering from debilitating learning problems, they are often mistakenly called “lazy” or “stupid” by teachers, classmates, and even by their families. But learning specialists believe that they now possess a key that will ultimately help struggling students, their parents, and teachers better identify and manage learning problems—each mind works differently and has it own unique strengths and weaknesses. This documentary illustrates the emerging view that specific identification and customized management of learning problems is the key to success for the millions of children struggling in school, featuring experts of the field, such as Mel Levine, M.D., G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and Richard D. Lavoie, M.A. M.Ed.
Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-179
# of Copies: 1
5. Raising Cain: Exploring the Inner Lives of America’s Boys
Summary: America’s boys are in trouble. Boys are doing worse in the classroom than 10 years ago. They are unable to express their emotions. They are the most violent in the industrialized world. What is responsible for this behavior? From the public school system to the absence of strong male role models, boys face a number of obstacles. But what can we do to keep them from growing into men who are stoic, silent and explosive—more prone to anger than to empathy? This two-hour PBS© documentary provides surprising new research about boys’ inner workings, dispelling a number of commonly held misconceptions, and highlights innovative programs that are bringing out the best in boys. Produced in 2006.
Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-135
# of Copies: 1
Behavioral Noncompliance 1. Managing Non-Compliance: Effective Strategies for K-12 Teachers Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-119 # of Copies: 1 Bilingualism
1. American Tongues Summary: American Tongues is the first documentary to explore the impact of these linguistic attitudes in a fresh and exciting manner. For over ten years it has entertained and educated audiences from the high school level on up. It is in use in thousands of colleges, universities, corporate training offices, military installations, TESL classes, and other institutions. American Tongues has been an enormously useful teaching tool for helping students and workers hear examples of regional speech and attitudes and relate them to their own lives. Some of the points included: profiles of a number of linguistic communities, including the remarkable relic area of Tangier Island, Virginia; a survey of American linguistic prejudice (regional, social, racial); the role of the mass media in fostering stereotypes; opinions and examples of Black English (Ebonics); how accents in one locale can differ by social class. Intended to educate viewers about the nature of dialects, it also challenges them to confront their own attitudes about language variation. Produced in 1987. Call #: EDUC LIB DVD 2006-102 # of Copies: 3 2. Bilingualism: A True Advantage Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-177 # of Copies: 1 3. Do You Speak American? Episode 3: Out West Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-32 # of Copies: 1 4. Reading the World: Content Comprehension with Linguistically Diverse Learners Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-160 # of Copies: 1 5. The Psychology of Learning: Language Development Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-112 V.4 # of Copies: 1
Brain-Based Learning & Teaching 1. Brain-Based Teaching: Building Excitement for Learning Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-118 # of Copies: 1 2. Brain-Compatible Practices for the Classroom: Grades K-6 Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-124 # of Copies: 1 3. A Practical Guide to Brain-Based Learning Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-156 # of Copies: 1 Bullying 1. The Bully Smart Series Call #: Educ. DVD 2006-203 v. 1-4 # of Copies: 1 2. School House Bullies: Preventive Strategies for Professional Educator Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-141 # of Copies: 1 3. The ABC’s of Bullying Prevention Program 1: Paraprofessionals Program 2: Administrators/Pupil’s Service Staff Program 3: Parents Program 4: Teachers Call #: 2008-121 v.1-4 # of Copies: 1 4. Let’s Get Real Call #: EDUC. DVD 2009-150 # of Copies: 1
Classroom Instruction Methods 1. What Works in Classroom Instruction: Researched-Based Strategies – Parts 1 & 2 – Elementary Edition Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-199 # of Copies: 1 2. What Works in Classroom Instruction: Research-Based Strategies – Parts 1 & 2 – Secondary Edition Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-161 # of Copies: 1 3. Word Study [The Primary Literacy Video Collection] Call #: EDUC. MISC. DVD 2008-89 # of Copies: 1 4. Focus On Spelling Call #: EDUC. MISC. DVD 2008-90 # of Copies: 1
Classroom Management 1. Co-Teaching: Our Classroom, Our Students Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-129 # of Copies: 1 2. The Fast Method: Reducing Problem Behaviors in the Classroom – Grades 7-12 Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-125 # of Copies: 1 3. Managing the Learning Environment [Professional Development—Succeeding As A Teacher] Produced in 2006. Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-287 # of Copies: 1 4. More Time to Teach [Elementary School]: Responding to Student Behavior Summary: According to research, today’s teachers are losing half of their teaching day responding to student behavior. To restore this valuable loss of teaching time More Time To Teach presents a clear system of teacher responses to student behavior. These responses allow teachers to return their focus back to teaching, dramatically increasing student performance and academic scores. Designed for general and special education teachers, administrators, and university instructors. The video shows student and teacher dramatizations of actual classroom situations; the Facilitator’s Guide provides lesson plans for large group facilitation, study group format, individual use, and university course work; the Teacher’s Guide is a source for activities, reflections, practice, and feedback. Produced in 2007. Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-131 # of Copies: 1 5. More Time to Teach [Secondary School]: Responding to Student Behavior Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-130 # of Copies: 1 6. Planning Instruction [Professional Development—Succeeding As A Teacher] Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-288 # of Copies: 1 7. Raising Cain: Exploring the Inner Lives of America’s Boys Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-135 # of Copies: 1 8. Secondary Classroom Management Techniques Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-117 # of Copies: 1 9. Managing Non-Compliance: Effective Strategies for K-12 Teachers Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-119 # of Copies: 1 10. School House Bullies: Preventive Strategies for Professional Educators Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-141 # of Copies: 1
Disabilities 1. King Gimp Call #: EDUC. DVD 2004-98 # of Copies: 1 2. Last One Picked—First One Picked On: Learning Disabilities and Social Skills Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-136 # of Copies: 1 3. Misunderstood Minds: Searching for Success in School Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-179 # of Copies: 1 4. The Psychology of Learning: Language Development Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-112 V.4 # of Copies: 1 5. Teach Me Different: Successful Strategies For Teaching Children Who Learn Differently Contents: The nature of the condition -- Effective teaching methods -- Prizing diversity -- Problem solving and self-advocacy. Produced by PBS DVD™, 2001. Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-138 # of Copies: 1 6. Unusual Suspects: How Society and People with Disabilities Regard Each Other Call #: EDUC. DVD 2004-97 # of Copies: 1 7. Beyond F.A.T. City: A Look Back, A Look Ahead Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-178 # of Copies: 1
Finances and Education 1. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World Call #: EDUC. DVD 2009-217 # of Copies: 1 2. The Ascent of Money: Boom and Bust Call #: EDUC. DVD 2009-195 # of Copies: 1
History of Education 1. School. Episode 1. The Common School, 1770-1890: the Story of American Public Education Call #: EDUC. DVD 2005-108 # of Copies: 1 2. School. Episode 2. As American as Public School, 1900-1950: the Story of American Public Education Summary: Describes how massive immigration, child labor laws, and the growth of cities increased school attendance and changed public education in America during the first half of the twentieth century. Looks at the ideas of John Dewey, the effects of IQ tests, the "life adjustment" curriculum, and Cold War politics on students. Produced by PBS DVD™, 2001. Call #: EDUC. DVD 2005-109 # of Copies: 1 3. School. Episode 3. A Struggle for Educational Equality, 1950-1980: the Story of American Public Education Summary: Describes how in the 1950’s, America’s public schools teemed with the promise of a new, postwar generation of students, over half of whom would go on to college. This program shows how impressive gains masked profound inequalities: seventeen states had segregated schools; 1% of all Ph. D.’s went to women; and "separate but equal" was still the law of the land. Produced by PBS DVD™, 2001. Call #: EDUC. DVD 2005-110 # of Copies: 1 4. School. Episode 4. The Bottom Line in Education, 1980 to the Present: the Story of American Public Education Summary: Tells how the 1983 report "Nation at Risk" damaged public confidence in America’s school system and spurred attempts at educational reform. Looks at such things as vouchers, charter schools, and privatization as challenges to the historical concept of a common school. Produced by PBS DVD™, 2001. Call #: EDUC. DVD 2005-111 # of Copies: 1 5. LaLee’s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-28 # of Copies: 1 6. Terry Sanford and the New South Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-133 # of Copies: 1 7. With All Deliberate Speed: A Look at the Landmark Brown vs. the Board of Education Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-134 # of Copies: 1
Inclusion Call #: Educ. DVD 2008-123 # of Copies: 1 2. Teaching the Inclusive Classroom: Middle/Secondary Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-122 # of Copies: 1 3. Teach Me Different: Successful Strategies For Teaching Children Who Learn Differently Contents: The nature of the condition -- Effective teaching methods -- Prizing diversity -- Problem solving and self-advocacy. Produced by PBS DVD™, 2001. Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-138 # of Copies: 1 4. Winning Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms • Manage Their Time • Use Their Expertise • Collaborate on Content • Understand Their Roles & Responsibilities Learn how to execute winning Co-Teaching, Facilitative Support and Paraeducator staffing patterns and move your inclusion program forward. An informative, reality-based, fun-filled and practical DVD that can be used for general staff development as well as for enhancing current team practice and/or coaching new teams for success. Also included is a Viewer's Guide that assist staff developers, trainers and coaches in building strategies for successful inclusive teams. Call #: EDUC. DVD 2009-105 # of Copies: 1
Philosophy of Education 1. Derrida Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-202 # of Copies: 1
Politics & Law Call #: McLure Education Library: EDUC. DVD 2007-31 Gorgas Library: DVD 2007-31 # of Copies: 2 2. Landmark US Supreme Court Decisions: Primary Sources—The School Prayer Case: Engel vs. Vitale—1963 Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-33 V. 1 Gorgas Library: DVD 2006-115 V. 1 # of Copies: 2 3. Landmark US Supreme Court Decisions: Primary Sources—Bible Reading in Public Schools: the Schempp and Murray Cases—1963 Call #: McLure Education Library: EDUC. DVD 2007-33 V. 2 Gorgas Library: DVD 2006-115 V. 2 # of Copies: 2 4. Landmark US Supreme Court Decisions: Primary Sources—Gideon’s Trumpet: The Poor Man and the Law—1964 Call #: McLure Education Library: EDUC. DVD 2007-33 V. 3 Gorgas Library: DVD 2006-115 V. 3 # of Copies: 2 5. Landmark US Supreme Court Decisions: Primary Sources—The Trial Lawyer: Five Courtroom Champions Speak—1968 Call #: McLure Education Library: EDUC. DVD 2007-33 V. 4 Gorgas Library: DVD 2006-115 V. 4 # of Copies: 2 6. Understanding the Requirements of the Law Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-80 # of Copies: 1 7. Classrooms, Courtrooms, and Common Sense, Part I & II Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-78 v. 1-2 # of Copies: 1 8. Classrooms, Courtrooms, and Common Sense, Part III Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-78 v. 3 # of Copies: 1 Race
1. Eyes on the prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement— Vol. 1: Awakenings (1954-1956), Fighting back (1957-1962) Call #: EDUC. NB DVD 2007-236 VOL. 1 # of Copies: 1 2. Eyes on the prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement—Vol. 2: Ain’t Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961), No Easy Walk (1961-1963) Summary: Ain’t Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961): Covers lunch counter sit-ins and their impact on the Kennedy and Nixon presidential race of 1960, the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, and the freedom rides of 1961. No Easy Walk (1961-1963): Visits the cities where the tactics of nonviolent protest met both success and failure. Also covers the high point of those emotional times, the 1963 March on Washington, and the violence that followed. Originally produced as a special presentation of American Experience television program in 1986. Special features: Interview with Henry Hampton, Profiles; Primary source and graphs; Downloadable study guide. Produced by PBS DVD™, 2006. Call #: EDUC. NB DVD 2007-236 VOL. 2 # of Items: 1 3. Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement—Vol. 3: Mississippi: Is This America? (1962-1964), Bridge to Freedom (1965) Call #: EDUC. NB DVD 2007-236 VOL. 3 # of Items: 1 4. Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement—Vol. 4: The Time Has Come (1964-1966), Two Societies (1965-1968) Summary: The Time Has Come (1964-1966): Malcolm X ... Stokely Carmichael ... “Black Power”. After a decade-long cry for justice, a new sound is on the horizon: the insistent call for power. Two Societies (1965-1968): Chicago ... Detroit ... the Kerner Commission. Examine the color lines outside of the south with rarely seen, personal testimony by Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, and others who survived the times. Call #: EDUC. NB DVD 2007-236 VOL. 4 # of Items: 1 5. Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement—Vol. 5: Power! (1966-1968), The Promised Land (1967-1968) Summary: Power! (1966-1968): Across America, the call for "Black Power" mobilizes communities for change in strikingly different ways as told through the perspectives of Black Panther Party members, teachers, and politicians. Promised Land (1967-1968): Hear leaders and activists reflect on Martin Luther King Jr’s crusade to overcome the fragmenting civil rights movement. Call #: EDUC. NB DVD 2007-236 VOL. 5 # of Copies: 1 6. Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement—Vol. 6: Ain’t Gonna Shuffle No More (1964-1972), A Nation of Law? (1968-1971) Summary: Ain’t Gonna Shuffle No More (1964-1972): A call to pride and a renewed push for unity galvanizes Black Americans. Telling interviews with athletes, entertainers, and community participants chart Cassius Clay’s challenge to America to accept him as Muslim Muhammad Ali, and his fight up to the Supreme Count ... Howard University students’ battle to bring their African heritage into the halls of learning ... and the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, IN, that set the stage for unprecedented black political participation. A Nation of Law? (1968-1971): civil rights activists and government officials provide unprecedented insight into the sometimes violent and unethical response to black activism from local and federal law enforcement agencies. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover declares the Black Panthers the number one threat to internal security. Urban rebellion, campus unrest, and the killing of two Black Panther leaders result in a “law and order” crackdown that has tragic results at New York’s Attica State Correctional Facility. Call #: EDUC. NB DVD 2007-236 VOL. 6 # of Copies: 1 7. Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement—Vol. 7: The Keys to the Kingdom (1974-1980), Back to the Movement (1979-1985) Call #: EDUC. NB DVD 2007-236 VOL. 7 # of Copies: 1 8. LaLee’s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-28 # of Copies: 1 9. Kids and Sports: Racism and Athletics Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-87 # of Copies: 1 10. Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible Call #: EDUC. NB DVD 2007-235 # of Copies: 1 11. Race, the Floating Signifier: Stuart Hall Call #: EDUC. NB. DVD 2006-68 # of Copies: 1 12. The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-132 # of Copies: 1 13. Terry Sanford and the New South Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-133 # of Copies: 1 14. With All Deliberate Speed: A Look at the Landmark Brown vs. the Board of Education Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-134 # of Copies: 1 15. Matters of Race Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-137 # of Copies: 1 16. Two Nations of Black America Summary: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the gap between the upper and lower classes of black America and probes why it has happened. Reviewing the thirty years that have passed since the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., Gates shows that while many blacks reaped the reward of the civil rights movement, just as many were left behind in an expanding underclass of poverty. Featuring interviews with Cornel West, Eldridge Cleaver, Angela Davis and more. Call #: EDUC. DVD 2009-196 # of Copies: 1
Religion & Education 1. What Do You Believe?: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenager Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-76 # of Copies: 1 2. Classroom Challenge: Debating Darwin in the 21st Century Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-176 # of Copies: 1
Sexism 1. Conferring With Boys Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-24 # of Copies: 1 2. Raising Cain: Exploring the Inner Lives of America’s Boys Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-135 # of Copies: 1
Social Issues 1. Bell Hooks: Cultural Criticism & Transformation Call #: EDUC. NB. DVD 2006-70 # of Copies: 1 2. Captive Audience: Advertising Invades the Classroom Call #: EDUC. NB. DVD 2006-69 # of Copies: 1 3. A Question of Fairness Call #: EDUC. DVD 2005-107 # of Copies: 1 4. People Like Us: Social Class in America Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-141 # of Copies: 1 5. NOW™: Mark Hertsgaard on the World’s Love/Hate Relationship with America Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-30 # of Copies: 1 6. Unusual Suspects: How Society and People with Disabilities Regard Each Other Call #: EDUC. DVD 2004-97 # of Copies: 1
Sports 1. Playing Hurt: Ethics and Sports Medicine Call #: EDUC. DVD 2007-29 # of Copies: 1 2. Kids and Sports: Racism and Athletics Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-87 # of Copies: 1
Teaching, Impact of 1. The First Year Call #: EDUC. DVD 2006-152 # of Copies: 1 2. Misunderstood Minds: Searching for Success in School Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-179 # of Copies: 1 3. Raising Cain: Exploring the Inner Lives of America’s Boys Call #: EDUC. DVD 2008-135 # of Copies: 1 4. Only a Teacher: The Impact of Teachers on American Public Education Episode 1: A Teacher Affects Eternity Call #: EDUC. DVD 2005-131 Episode 1 # of Copies: 1 5. Only a Teacher: The Impact of Teachers on American Public Education Episode 2: Those Who Can…Teach Call #: EDUC. DVD 2005-131 Episode 2 # of Copies: 1 6. Only a Teacher: The Impact of Teachers on American Public Education Episode 3: Educating to End Inequity Call #: EDUC. DVD 2005-131 Episode 3 # of Copies: 1 7. The Waldorf Promise Call #: EDUC. NB. DVD 2006-71 # of Copies: 1
Summary: This program provides a clear, easy-to-use strategy for encouraging student cooperation and correcting non-compliant behavior. With realistic vignettes, in-depth analysis by Dr. Geoff Colvin, and well-timed review and summary, Managing Non-Compliance is a practical, results-oriented program designed to help teachers minimize the kinds of common problem behaviors that often disrupt the teaching-learning process. Common troublesome behaviors are covered, including defiance, resistance to directions, not minding, insubordination, and oppositional behavior. Staff working with students at all levels from kindergarten through secondary school can use these strategies to reduce non-compliance and increase cooperation in the classroom and common areas. This program is appropriate for school administrators, regular and special education teachers, and support staff. Produced in 2004.
Summary: In today’s global economy, being bilingual is a distinct advantage. This program looks at the nationally recognized bilingual education program at San Antonio’s De Zavala Elementary School, where Spanish-speaking children are being prepared to compete in the marketplace by developing new skills in English while maintaining their skills in Spanish. The program also follows a group of college students who are realizing the professional and personal benefits of being able to speak two languages. It concludes with a conversation with Cheech Marin, who shares his views on the importance of cultural identity. Produced in 2003.
Summary: In this program, Robert MacNeil heads to California to take part in meaningful dialogues on Spanglish, Chicano, Ebonics, and “Surfer Dude” before going to Seattle to consider the implications of voice-activation technology. Linguist Carmen Fought, Stanford University’s Cliff Nass, screenwriters Amy Heckerling and Winnie Holtzman, and others speak their minds about Spanish in America, why teens create their own language, gay self-empowerment by redefining discriminatory terms, the oo-fronting sound shift, and whether technology will reinforce or weaken racial/regional stereotypes. The teaching of English without devaluing or denigrating cultural linguistic differences is addressed. Produced in 2005.
Summary: Features authors and staff developers Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey describing how effective comprehension strategy instruction is integrated with content knowledge acquisition in science and social studies classes in culturally and linguistically diverse elementary classrooms. Shows how to incorporate the needs of English language learners. Disc 1: Content comprehension: across the day and throughout the year. Collaboration and planning; First grade planning meeting; Fifth grade immigration study; Reading and writing nonfiction to learn content; Sharing learning (27 min., 11 sec.). Disc 2: Learning and wondering about science. Reading workshop: small-group lesson; Reading, writing, and research (36 min, 58 sec.) -- Exploring immigration in social studies. Immigration topic study. Part 1, Building background with picture books; Immigration topic study. Part 2, Gathering information from historical photographs and nonfiction (32 min., 57 sec.). Produced in 2005.
Summary: Examines the development of language in babies and young children. Follows this development from the first cry of an infant through that of a seven-year-old. Discusses several theories, including arguments for and against the nature-nurture debate, the interactionist view, the Whart-Sappier Hypothesis and the question “can hon-human animals use language?” Produced in 2003.
Summary: Research is unveiling knowledge about the human brain. Transferring these new findings into useful classroom applications is an ongoing challenge for educators. This video address several ways to incorporate of what we’ve known all along about human learning and teaching, and the new brain research. There will be a focus on ways to "re-frame" existing lessons to both invite and cause learners to do the processing, the work of learning. Produced in 1997.
Summary: To help ensure that the role of brain-compatible instruction becomes a "foundation" to educational practices, and not a passing "fad", Dr. Pat Wolfe, author and world renowned expert on brain-compatible learning, presents a compelling and practical approach to help educators grapple with the high volume of brain research inundating the field of education today. Visit classrooms that are successfully implementing brain-compatible instruction as an integral part of their daily practice. Learn how to become an "educated consumer" by sorting out the "realities" of brain research from its many modern myths. The viewer will learn to become more literate of the general structure and function of the brain, learn steps to recognize whether a research study is valid or not, learn the importance of being cautious when making applications of research findings in the classroom, understand through demonstrated practical applications ways to apply brain-based learning into the classroom, and learn how schools translate valid research into effective instruction. Produced in 2008.
Summary: This video will help the viewer to make the connections between what we know about the brain and what you can implement immediately in the classroom to enhance learning. Based on the current research, this video will unveil numerous strategies to increase motivation and learning. Includes strategies to enhance student motivation and learning. Produced in 2000.
Summary: This four-part comprehensive series and accompanying print curriculum deal with bullying behavior students face both in and out of school. Whether the viewer is the individual being bullied or the one doing the bullying, this program offers a fresh view of a serious problem and offers steps to remedy any bullying situation. This unique video/DVD and print curriculum includes four Bully Smart videos plus engaging activity cards, role-play scenarios, as well as other activities and posters to reinforce and explore positive ways to recognize and deal with bullying situations. Produced in 2005.
Summary: School House Bullies provides school staff with the knowledge, resources, and tools necessary to develop a schoolwide, systematic, research-based approach to the problem of bullying. This kit will help all K-12 school staff, including administrators, teachers, counselors, students, parents, and support personnel identify, reduce, and ultimately eliminate the types of bullying behaviors that are prevalent in schools today. Divided into three parts—elementary school, middle school, and high school—the DVD illustrates through vignettes the types of bullying problems that can occur at all levels. It also walks viewers through how-to’s for preventing problems and defusing them when they arise. The accompanying facilitator’s guide includes thought-provoking discussion questions, learning modules associated with DVD components, and sample workshop agendas for guiding an individual study program, small group learning sessions, or larger professional development events. Produced in 2005.
Summary: Dr. Kenneth Shore, family and educational psychologist and nationally renowned author, presents an innovative plan to address bullying prevention across all constituencies who play a role in a school community. Through the use of the video and the accompanying book, each stakeholder group learns critical information on what he/she can do to specifically address, reduce and eliminate bullying in our schools. The viewer will be able to: understand the pervasiveness of bullying in schools, define characteristics of bullying and its various forms, identify the consequences of bullying for its victims as well as for the general student population, list the key elements of an effective bullying prevention program, identify ways to promote a caring classroom culture in which students come to the aid of bullying victims and/or report incidents to adults, recognize behavioral signs in a student that suggest that he or she may be a victim of bullying, develop skills in counseling students who have been victims of bullying, learn strategies for providing discipline as well as guidance to students who have been bullying others, understand how to work cooperatively with the school to deal with a situation in which your child is being bullied or your child is doing the bullying. This program is comprised of 4 DVDs and comes with 4 books. Each program in the series addresses a specific stakeholder audience:
Summary: With amazing courage and candor, students discuss racial differences, perceived sexual orientation, disabilities, religious differences, sexual harassment and more. From the youth who are targeted, to the students who pick on them, to those who find the courage to intervene, LET’S GET REAL examines bullying from a wide range of perspectives. This poignant film aims to educate audiences of all ages about why we can no longer accept name-calling and bullying as just a normal part of growing up. When used with students, LET’S GET REAL has inspired honest dialogue that establishes an awareness about their own roles in society and what they can do to prevent prejudice and to promote understanding.
Summary: Scientifically-researched strategies that can improve student achievement by up to 45 percentile points. Teachers will achieve the targets of learning in planning and select from the nine classroom strategy groups. Kit includes two 95 minute DVDs, 1 implementation guide, and two sound discs. Introduces nine research-based strategies: Setting objectives and providing feedback; Utilizing questions, cue, and advance organizers; Summarizing and note-taking; Using non-linguistic representations; Reinforcing effort and providing recognition; Incorporating cooperative learning effectively; Increasing value in homework and practice; Identifying similarities and differences; and Generating and testing hypotheses--are discussed to enable teachers to become more successful at how to teach their students. Produced in 2005.
Summary: Scientifically-researched strategies that can improve student achievement by up to 45 percentile points. Teachers will achieve the targets of learning in planning and select from the nine classroom strategy groups. Includes nine research-based strategy groups: setting objectives and providing feedback; utilizing questions, cues & advance organizers; summarizing and note-taking; using non-linguistic representations; reinforcing effort and providing recognition; incorporating cooperative learning effectively; increasing value in homework and practice; identifying similarities & differences; and generating and testing hypotheses. Kit includes two 86 min. DVDs, one implementation guide, and two sound discs. Produced in 2005.
Summary: View the essentials of learning about letters, sounds, and words in the context of a high-quality literacy program based on Pinnell and Fountas’s book Word Matters and series Phonics Lessons: Letters, Words, and How They Work. These videos describe how children learn word-solving strategies and how teachers teach word-solving effectively and efficiently. The tapes are meant to benefit those who are establishing systematic phonics and spelling programs in their classrooms. The lessons shown provide examples of explicit teaching on principles that children in kindergarten, first and second grade can apply both in reading and writing. Watch these videos and see how you can use an integrated approach to phonics and spelling instruction to teach children how to become competent word solvers. The authors present the essentials of learning about letters, sounds, and words in the context of a high-quality literacy program. Produced in 2005.
Summary: Focus on Spelling is a compelling video series from Diane Snowball, co-author of Spelling K-8. The key principles of teaching spelling set forth in Spelling K-8 are demonstrated in these four programs, with a focus on those concepts that teachers most frequently ask her about. These tapes show the various ways that three grade school teachers work with their children individually, in small groups, and as a class. The four videos cover: Learning Words, Exploring Sounds, Investigating Letters and Spelling Patterns, and Discovering Generalizations. This video series supports teachers who are working to develop a consistent and informed spelling program. The Viewing Guide shows you how to use the tapes and link them with related professional reading. Produced in 2006.
Summary: The new video series, Teacher Collaboration: Opening the Door Between Classrooms will guide your teachers through the process to help them reap the rewards that working with colleagues can provide. In these videos, real teachers share their hard-earned insights and demonstrate research-based strategies necessary to help your teachers make collaboration a success not only with their immediate colleagues, but ultimately in your school! Produced in 2007
Summary: Understanding the goals of challenging student behavior and responding appropriately to it prevents negative or unproductive behaviors from escalating and sets the stage for building positive, encouraging relationships with students. Using realistic classroom scenarios and easy-to-follow examples, this program trains teachers and staff in recognizing the three main goals of student behavior, using goal analysis to prevent escalation, making effective on-the-spot assessments, responding appropriately, rather than reacting emotionally, and building positive relationships with challenging students. Produced in 2004.
Summary: Naturally, lesson plans are important, but what about educational ergonomics? Like adults, kids work and learn best when they’re comfortable physically, mentally and emotionally. Find out how to design a calm and creative environment that’s conducive to passing knowledge along and for picking it up. Discover how to best vary the setup of a classroom based on the age of the students or the subject matter at hand – or even the day of a given class. Did you know that the arrangement of a classroom on the first day of school can affect the atmosphere for the rest of the year? Viewers will learn how they can create a sense of “ownership” – and therefore pride – among students simply by allowing them to help with certain set-up aspects in their classroom. And décor is only part of the equation. This program also addresses the establishment of routines, tactics for dealing with transitions, and maintenance of discipline in the classroom. Experienced teachers discuss ways they’ve involved students in classroom rule-making and thus established a positive environment based on mutual respect among their community of learners.
Summary: To restore order and to stop the loss of valuable teaching time, this video presents a clearly defined four-level system of teacher responses to student misbehavior. These responses are designed to allow teachers to refocus on their teaching and require that students take more responsibility for their own behavior. Designed for both general and special education teachers as well as for administrators, staff development coordinators, and university instructors, More Time to Teach offers a unique model for increasing teaching and learning time, and empowers educators to respond effectively to challenging behavior. The video shows student and teacher dramatizations of actual classroom situations; the Facilitator’s Guide provides lesson plans for large group facilitation, study group format, individual use, and university course work; the Teacher’s Guide is a source for activities, reflections, practice, and feedback. Produced in 2007.
Summary: Explains how to plan meaningful instruction by understanding students’ developmental stages, developing a deeper understanding of content, and crafting valid objectives and assessments to inform instruction. Describes successful lesson planning as a combination of scheduling, conceptual organization, and practical implementation. Shows how to use assessments to design instructions, how to weave together many different sources in planning instruction, and how to activate prior knowledge. Features veteran teachers who provide a glimpse into their lesson-planning processes, sharing tricks and tips they’ve learned along the way. Produced in 2006.
Summary: America’s boys are in trouble. Boys are doing worse in the classroom than 10 years ago. They are unable to express their emotions. They are the most violent in the industrialized world. What is responsible for this behavior? From the public school system to the absence of strong male role models, boys face a number of obstacles. But what can we do to keep them from growing into men who are stoic, silent and explosive—more prone to anger than to empathy? This two-hour PBS© documentary provides surprising new research about boys’ inner workings, dispelling a number of commonly held misconceptions, and highlights innovative programs that are bringing out the best in boys. Produced in 2006.
Summary: Illustrates teaching principles and activities that establish an effective and positive learning environment in the classroom. Produced in 1983.
Summary: This program provides a clear, easy-to-use strategy for encouraging student cooperation and correcting non-compliant behavior. With realistic vignettes, in-depth analysis by Dr. Geoff Colvin, and well-timed review and summary, Managing Non-Compliance is a practical, results-oriented program designed to help teachers minimize the kinds of common problem behaviors that often disrupt the teaching-learning process. Common troublesome behaviors are covered, including defiance, resistance to directions, not minding, insubordination, and oppositional behavior. Staff working with students at all levels from kindergarten through secondary school can use these strategies to reduce non-compliance and increase cooperation in the classroom and common areas. This program is appropriate for school administrators, regular and special education teachers, and support staff. Produced in 2004.
Summary: School House Bullies provides school staff with the knowledge, resources, and tools necessary to develop a schoolwide, systematic, research-based approach to the problem of bullying. This kit will help all K-12 school staff, including administrators, teachers, counselors, students, parents, and support personnel identify, reduce, and ultimately eliminate the types of bullying behaviors that are prevalent in schools today. Divided into three parts—elementary school, middle school, and high school—the DVD illustrates through vignettes the types of bullying problems that can occur at all levels. It also walks viewers through how-to’s for preventing problems and defusing them when they arise. The accompanying facilitator’s guide includes thought-provoking discussion questions, learning modules associated with DVD components, and sample workshop agendas for guiding an individual study program, small group learning sessions, or larger professional development events. Produced in 2005.
Summary: Dan Keplinger was born with cerebral palsy. Filmed over thirteen years, this special classroom version by the Academy Award-winningKing Gimp producers chronicles Dan’s life from his years in a special school to his college graduation. A frank, uplifting epic of triumph over adversity, the program is also the portrait of an artist’s birth, since it was Dan’s discovery of painting and drawing that freed his spirit of expression from the prison of his body. His ongoing career as a successful painter attests to his victory over nearly insurmountable obstacles both physical and societal. Produced in 1993.
Summary: Children with learning disabilities often feel isolated and rejected, lacking the social skills to make and keep friends. In this program Richard Lavoie shows how to help these kids succeed in everyday situations, and gives parents and teachers greater understanding of social skill deficits and specific strategies for developing skills and fostering social competence. Produced by PBS DVD™, 1994.
Summary: As many as one in five families are coping with children who struggle to learn. Many of these children don’t fit any clinical diagnosis, but for some reason, they aren’t learning. Though these children may be suffering from debilitating learning problems, they are often mistakenly called “lazy” or “stupid” by teachers, classmates, and even by their families. But learning specialists believe that they now possess a key that will ultimately help struggling students, their parents, and teachers better identify and manage learning problems—each mind works differently and has it own unique strengths and weaknesses. This documentary illustrates the emerging view that specific identification and customized management of learning problems is the key to success for the millions of children struggling in school, featuring experts of the field, such as Mel Levine, M.D., G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and Richard D. Lavoie, M.A. M.Ed.
Summary: Examines the development of language in babies and young children. Follows this development from the first cry of an infant through that of a seven year-old. Discusses several theories, including arguments for and against the nature-nurture debate, the interactionist view, the Wharf-Sappier Hypothesis and the question "can non-human animals use language?" Produced in 2003.
Summary: All children with learning disabilities can be classroom successes. Sally L. Smith, founder-director of the renowned Lab School of Washington, demonstrates simple, effective techniques you can use immediately to guide them to academic excellence. Teachers, principals, teacher educators, tutors, mental health professors, parents - anyone who works with children in kindergarten through 12th grade - can use Professor Smith's methods to instill joy, excitement, success, and pride in learning.
Summary: How does the world regard, influence, and interact with people with disabilities? This program, written and presented by a sociologist with achondroplasia, looks at how society and science--both medical and social--have variously construed the issue as an individual problem and a concern for the public at large. A number of people with different kinds of disabilities discuss their experiences and perceptions. The program concludes with a balanced assessment of the implications of scientific breakthroughs such as pregnancy screening and genetic manipulation in relation to disabilities. Produced by the BBC©, 2003.
Summary: F.A.T--Frustration, Anxiety, Tension--three all-too-familiar feelings for the families of children with learning disabilities. It is the basis for a 1987 workshop simulating the children's daily experiences. Richard Lavoie, creator of the original F.A.T. City Workshop, reviews the history and philosophy of the project, the major trends and issues in the field of learning disabilities since 1987, and the challenges ahead for parents and educators.
Summary: In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson seeks to explain the financial history of the world, exploring how our complex system of global finance evolved, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of this economic system work to create seemingly unlimited wealth or catastrophic loss. Viewers learn economic fundamentals and an understanding how the Chinese economy has risen to dominate the world.
Summary: Premiering just a week before the inauguration of a president who campaigned on a promise to tackle the current global financial crisis, THE ASCENT OF MONEY provides an historical background on global finance's big picture. Presenter Niall Ferguson, author of the book on which the program is based, speaks with leading experts, including financier George Soros, Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volker and more.
Summary: Describes the development of a common system of tax-supported schools in America following the Revolution in order to mix people of different backgrounds and strengthen democracy. Tells of the influence of Thomas Jefferson, Noah Webster, Horace Mann, and others in this effort. Produced by PBS DVD™, 2001.
Summary: HBO® feature documentary. Follows three generations of African-Americans from Mississippi as they battle extreme poverty and illiteracy. Living in a trailer without running water or lights, matriarch LaLee Wallace watches her grandchildren struggle in school, paralleling the efforts of the West Tallahatchie School System to raise standards, attract qualified teachers and find supplies, or risk takeover by the state. These intertwined stories are a sober exploration of the painful legacy of slavery and sharecropping in America’s Mississippi Delta. Produced in 2005.
Summary: Terry Sanford and the New South is the story of Southern governor Terry Sanford, a back-slapping, cigar-smoking white politician who pushed his vision for a new South and became a forceful agent of racial change progressive Southern governor and his bare-knuckle politics during segregation’s reign. Produced by PBS Home Video™, 2007.
Summary: On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that the concept of "separate but equal" school segregation was unconstitutional. Director Peter Gilbert explores the history and legacy of the legal decision. Produced in 2004.
1. 7 Effective Strategies for Secondary Inclusion
Summary: Discusses the challenges of educating secondary school students with disabilities in the regular classroom. Contents: Creating a school-wide culture— Celebrating the success teaching—Establishing active learning environments—Implementing successful evidence-based instruction—Improving grading & student assessments. Produced in 2006.
Summary: Shows middle school teachers how to teach students at a wide range of ability levels. It follows a first-year teacher as she implements differentiated instruction in her classroom. The set also introduces a constructivist approach to inclusion and explains how to grab students’ attention and engage them in the discovery of skills and knowledge. Contents: pt 1. Two-step approach -- pt. 2. Differentiated instruction. Produced in 2006.
Summary: All children with learning disabilities can be classroom successes. Sally L. Smith, founder-director of the renowned Lab School of Washington, demonstrates simple, effective techniques you can use immediately to guide them to academic excellence. Teachers, principals, teacher educators, tutors, mental health professors, parents - anyone who works with children in kindergarten through 12th grade - can use Professor Smith's methods to instill joy, excitement, success, and pride in learning.
Summary: Winning teams execute sound strategies and good coaching. It is no different in today's inclusive classrooms where teamwork and collaboration are essential for success. Join Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker from the University of Central Florida as they provide winning strategies for general and special education staff working in inclusive environments. These strategies not only improve team functioning, but also raise student achievement. Utilizing a sports metaphor including pre-game and post-game analyses, Hines and Dieker take you into elementary classrooms where they present and review strategies that empower inclusive teams to more effectively:
Summary: One of the most influential and iconoclastic figures of the 20th century, French philosopher and father of "deconstruction" Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) has single-handedly altered the way we look at history, language, art and film. In the spirit of Derrida's work, acclaimed filmmakers Kirby Dick (SICK: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BOB FLANAGAN, SUPERMASOCHIST) and Amy Ziering Kofman have created an innovative and entertaining portrait by questioning the very concept of biography itself. Featuring a mesmerizing score by Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (THE LAST EMPEROR), DERRIDA is a playful and provocative glimpse at a visionary thinker as he ruminates on everything from SEINFELD to the sex lives of ancient philosophers. This Edition features additional rare interview footage with Derrida.
1. The Balancing Act: Security and Liberty Post-9/11
Summary: CNN journalist Frank Sesno moderates this energetic and informative program exploring the post-9/11 relationship between security and personal freedom in America. Seven distinguished panelists - including USA PATRIOT Act author Viet Dinh, bioterrorism specialist Margaret Hamburg, and Harvard Kennedy School of Government professor Juliette Kayyem - confront scenarios involving hypothetical attacks on American soil. Their discussions examine such critical issues as indefinite detainment, the rights of Arab-Americans, the relevance of the Freedom of Information Act, and varying interpretations of USA PATRIOT Act Section 215. Produced in 2005.
Summary: It was a mere 22 words long and so bland that one commentator called it the “to whom it may concern” prayer, yet it caused a powerful storm of controversy upon its debut in the New York public school system. In this 1963 program, filmed shortly after the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling that abolished classroom prayer, Eric Sevareid provides a detailed analysis of the Engel vs. Vitale case. Litigants, legal counsel, academic experts, and political and religious leaders share their views on an issue that continues to resonate in today’s civic discourse. Produced by CBS News©, 2000.
Summary: Step by step account of how a case of law moved from a local or district court to the Supreme Court. Provides interviews with the Schemppps and the Murrays, attorneys, and expert witnesses to create a detailed account of School District of Abington Township, Pa. vs. Schempp and Murray vs. Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City--cases that challenged the use of Bible reading and prayer in the public schools. Produced by CBS News©, 2000.
Summary: Examines the Supreme Court case that established the right of the accused to be represented by a lawyer even if he or she can’t afford to pay. Produced by CBS News©, 2000.
Summary: F. Lee Bailey, Melvin Belli, Percy Foreman, Louis Sizer and Edward Bennett Williams, kings of the courtroom, built their reputations on some of the biggest cases in modern legal history. This program examines the work of these five American trial lawyers, delving into such topics as jury selection, the use of demonstrative evidence, the defense of clients known to be guilty, the death penalty, the setting of fees and other insights into the law profession and American jurisprudence. Produced by CBS News©, 2000.
Summary: An introduction to the requirements of the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. Produced in 2005.
Summary: First two parts of a three part series. J. Ric Gass, an attorney at law, who has spent time as a classroom teacher and has 17 years experience trying cases gives common sense guidelines to keep the teacher in the classroom and out of the courtroom. He discusses the situations: Part I: How you can be sued. Part II: What you can be sued for. He presents guidelines to protect the teacher from suits resulting from searches and seizures of places or individuals; libel, slander, and defamation; false imprisonment; and assault and battery. Produced in 1991.
Summary: Final installment of a three part series. Part III: Where you can be sued. Ric Gass, an attorney at law, who has spent time as a classroom teacher and has 17 years experience trying cases, presents guidelines to protect the teacher from suits resulting from searches and seizures of places or individuals; libel, slander, and defamation; false imprisonment; and assault and battery. Produced in 1991.
Summary: Awakenings (1954-1956): Covers two events that helped to focus the nation’s attention on the rights of black Americans: the 1955 lynching in Mississippi of 14-year-old Emmett Till and the 1955-56 Montgomery, Ala. boycott. Also shows southern race relations at mid-century and witnesses the awakening of individuals to their own courage and power. Fighting Back (1957-1962): Covers stories detailing the confrontation between state and federal governments over enforcement of the law of equality, which marked an escalation in the struggle for civil rights from which there was no turning back. Originally produced as a special presentation of American Experience television program in 1986. Special features: Interview with Henry Hampton, Profiles; Primary source and graphs; Downloadable study guide. Produced by PBS DVD™, 2006.
Summary: Mississippi: Is This America? (1962-1964): Focuses on the right to vote. Tells how the black citizens who had been denied the right to vote stepped forward and demanded a place in the political process. Medgar Evers, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and others, died trying to help them. Shows the formation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to challenge the 1964 Democratic Party Convention. Bridge to Freedom (1965): When civil rights protesters marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama were assaulted by police, national outrage over the brutality led to President Johnson providing the protection of federal troops, and ultimately to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Originally produced as a special presentation of American Experience television program in 1986. Special features: Interview with Henry Hampton, Profiles; Primary source and graphs; Downloadable study guide. Produced by PBS DVD™, 2006.
Summary: The Keys to the Kingdom (1974-1980): Famous and lesser-known participants recount the remedies used to solve the problems of discrimination in schools and the workplace. For blacks and whites in Boston, court-ordered busing proves an unpopular means of integrating schools. Atlanta’s first black mayor, Maynard Jackson pursues affirmative action to help combat the city’s poverty rate. The Bakke Supreme Court case challenges affirmative action when a white man sues a university on grounds of “reverse discrimination”. Back to the Movement (1979-1985): Experience the power and powerlessness felt in black communities during the movement’s third decade through firsthand knowledge and stories. Miami’s Overtown section explodes in rioting when a young black salesman dies after being beaten by police for a traffic violation. Democratic reformers install Harold Washington as Chicago’s first black mayor. America’s most-watched documentary on civil rights ends with a look back at the courageous people that made the movement a force for hope and social change. Produced by PBS DVD™, 2006.
Summary: HBO® feature documentary. Follows three generations of African-Americans from Mississippi as they battle extreme poverty and illiteracy. Living in a trailer without running water or lights, matriarch LaLee Wallace watches her grandchildren struggle in school, paralleling the efforts of the West Tallahatchie School System to raise standards, attract qualified teachers and find supplies, or risk takeover by the state. These intertwined stories are a sober exploration of the painful legacy of slavery and sharecropping in America’s Mississippi Delta. Produced in 2005.
Summary: St. Sabina Academy, an all-black Catholic school in Chicago, wanted to join the Southside Catholic Conference to give its students more opportunities to compete. Initially rejected, the school finally was allowed to join, but withdrew before the first season was over. Produced by ABC News©, 2002.
Summary: Features the up close and personal stories of white activists and their ongoing journeys of transformation. Participants will talk about being unconscious about their learned and internalized sense of white supremacy. They will share what was required and what actions they took to move through the common first stages of denial, defensiveness, guilt, fear and shame into making solid commitments towards ending racism. The video uses art, theatre, movement, photographs and music to amplify stories that share richly varied experiences and life processes informed by deep reflection and social justice action. The individuals’ interviews will also be enhanced by historical sources, spoken word, photographs and video archives which will serve to address systemic racist oppression. Produced in 2006.
Summary: Presents a lecture given by Stuart Hall, professor of Sociology at the Open University, at Goldsmiths College, London, on race and the meaning of racial signifiers, such as skin color. Hall contends that racial signifiers are not absolute, but dependent on cultural contexts and their inherent racial classifications and stereotypes. The lecture is followed by a twenty-minute question and answer session. Produced in 1996.
Summary: Never-before-seen testimony is included in this documentary on Emmett Louis Till, who, in 1955, was brutally murdered after he whistled at a white woman. Originally produced in 2005, it chronicles director Beauchamp’s decade-long effort to determine the true identities of Till’s killers. Features optional audio commentary by Beauchamp; “The impact of the Emmett Louis Till case in American history and today” (a panel discussion organized by The Harvard Civil Rights Project, moderated by Andrew Grant-Thomas, with Jenny Lopez, Prof. Charles Ogletree, Prof. Gary Orfield. Produced in 2005.
Summary: Terry Sanford and the New South is the story of Southern governor Terry Sanford, a back-slapping, cigar-smoking white politician who pushed his vision for a new South and became a forceful agent of racial change progressive Southern governor and his bare-knuckle politics during segregation’s reign. Produced by PBS Home Video™, 2007.
Summary: On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that the concept of "separate but equal" school segregation was unconstitutional. Director Peter Gilbert explores the history and legacy of the legal decision. Produced in 2004.
Summary: Explores the complex demands of the country’s rapidly changing multiracial and multicultural society and shows how American citizens imagine the new America of the 21st century. Produced by PBS DVD Video™, 2003.
Summary: A documentary about American teens and their attitudes about spirituality, freedom of religion and other topics central to being human. Produced in 2002.
Summary: Examines the controversy over intelligent design and science education and sorts through arguments on both sides. Examines the debate in the context of America’s larger political climate, and explores its fundamental questions: Are evolution and I.D. incompatible? Is exposure to both ideas harmful or beneficial to schoolchildren? Does fossil evidence make evolution immune to challenge? Produced ABC News© in 2005.
Summary: In this video, Max Brand confers individually with two different boys in a fifth grade classroom - one during writer’s workshop, the other during reading workshop. Max demonstrates the key elements of successful literacy conferences with boys - plenty of wait time, homing in on specific text, and discussing reading or writing strategies the student is using. Produced in 2006.
Summary: America’s boys are in trouble. Boys are doing worse in the classroom than 10 years ago. They are unable to express their emotions. They are the most violent in the industrialized world. What is responsible for this behavior? From the public school system to the absence of strong male role models, boys face a number of obstacles. But what can we do to keep them from growing into men who are stoic, silent and explosive—more prone to anger than to empathy? This two-hour PBS© documentary provides surprising new research about boys’ inner workings, dispelling a number of commonly held misconceptions, and highlights innovative programs that are bringing out the best in boys. Produced in 2006.
Summary: Bell Hooks makes a compelling argument for the transformative powers of cultural criticism. She demonstrates how learning to think critically was central to her own self-transformation and how it can play a role in the students’ quest for a sense of agency and identity. Includes footage from many films and music videos, and news coverage.
Summary: Examines the growing youth market as in-school advertising has steadily increased in America’s public schools in recent years with little or no public awareness. Includes interviews with teachers, students, parents, and activists. Produced in 2003.
Summary: Bill Moyers investigates the growing gap between rich and poor in the United States by focusing on three cases: the impact of NAFTA on a Pennsylvania mill town; the collapse of WorldCom due to the financial deregulation in the 1990s; and the attempt to reform Alabama’s state income tax system. Produced by NOW™, in 2004.
Summary: How do income, family background, education, attitudes, aspirations, and even appearance mark someone as a member of a particular social class? Discusses how social class plays a role in the lives of all Americans, whether they live in Park Avenue penthouses, Appalachian trailer parks, bayou houseboats or suburban gated communities. Travels across the U.S. to present stories of family traditions, class mobility, and different lifestyle choices. Teacher’s guide includes: introduction, program outline, pre-viewing activities, post-viewing discussion and activities, segment-related quesitons and activities, theme-based activities, bibliographical references. Produced in 2001.
Summary: Journalist and author Mark Hertsgaard discusses key United States environmental and foreign policy decisions that have proven divisive in the international community. Produced in 2004.
Summary: How does the world regard, influence, and interact with people with disabilities? This program, written and presented by a sociologist with achondroplasia, looks at how society and science--both medical and social--have variously construed the issue as an individual problem and a concern for the public at large. A number of people with different kinds of disabilities discuss their experiences and perceptions. The program concludes with a balanced assessment of the implications of scientific breakthroughs such as pregnancy screening and genetic manipulation in relation to disabilities. Produced by the BBC©, 2003.
Summary: In this Fred Friendly Seminar, filmed at an annual meeting of The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, sports experts explore the ethical and medical issues—and moral obligations—that come into play whenever an athlete becomes a patient. Topics include conflicts of interest, the complexities of informed consent, the limits of confidentiality, and the vital trust triangle between the athlete, team doctor, and coach. Panelists include Trace Armstrong, former president of the NFL Players Association; orthopedics specialist John Bergfeld, M.D., team physician for the Cleveland Browns and Cavaliers; Andrew Bishop, M.D., team physician for the Atlanta Falcons; malpractice lawyer Patrick Dekle; Gordon Matheson, M.D., Ph.D., head of sports medicine at Stanford University; Elliot Pellman, M.D., the NFL’s medical liaison; football Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood; and others. Produced in 2005.
Summary: St. Sabina Academy, an all-black Catholic school in Chicago, wanted to join the Southside Catholic Conference to give its students more opportunities to compete. Initially rejected, the school finally was allowed to join, but withdrew before the first season was over. Produced by ABC News©, 2002.
Summary: Every year the United States hires 250,000 new teachers. On September 7, five teachers will begin their new journey. These five young teachers fight the real fight: educating our children, one child at a time. Shows the human side of the story, revealing all the determination and commitment it takes to survive in America’s toughest school systems. Originally a PBS™ television broadcast which aired September 6, 2001. Special features: bonus recruitment film "Teach" (35 min.); teacher commentary tracks; teacher profiles; epilogue with teacher commentary; production notes.
Summary: As many as one in five families are coping with children who struggle to learn. Many of these children don’t fit any clinical diagnosis, but for some reason, they aren’t learning. Though these children may be suffering from debilitating learning problems, they are often mistakenly called “lazy” or “stupid” by teachers, classmates, and even by their families. But learning specialists believe that they now possess a key that will ultimately help struggling students, their parents, and teachers better identify and manage learning problems—each mind works differently and has it own unique strengths and weaknesses. This documentary illustrates the emerging view that specific identification and customized management of learning problems is the key to success for the millions of children struggling in school, featuring experts of the field, such as Mel Levine, M.D., G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and Richard D. Lavoie, M.A. M.Ed.
Summary: America’s boys are in trouble. Boys are doing worse in the classroom than 10 years ago. They are unable to express their emotions. They are the most violent in the industrialized world. What is responsible for this behavior? From the public school system to the absence of strong male role models, boys face a number of obstacles. But what can we do to keep them from growing into men who are stoic, silent and explosive—more prone to anger than to empathy? This two-hour PBS© documentary provides surprising new research about boys’ inner workings, dispelling a number of commonly held misconceptions, and highlights innovative programs that are bringing out the best in boys. Produced in 2006.
Summary: This program explores the importance of educators in the lives of their students, emphasizing their influence as role models, as upholders of society’s norm, and even as agents of social change. Produced in 2000.
Summary: This program traces the evolution of teaching as a profession, honoring educators who risked everything to stand up for teachers’ rights. Produced in 2000.
Summary: This program addresses teachers’ efforts to level the educational and social playing fields for their students by examining public school reform and its relationship to social change. Educators who taught on the western frontier in the late 19th century and in the South during desegregation are spotlighted, along with contemporary instructors working with Native Americans in New Mexico and inner-city youth in New York. Produced in 2000.
Summary: The Waldorf Promise is a CINE Golden Eagle Award winning documentary exploring 8 US public schools which successfully use Waldorf teaching methods. Today, more than ever, it is crucial that every student have an opportunity to get the most out of his or her primary school education. The use of Waldorf methods turns students who fail into students who like to learn. Produced in 2004.