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Between School-Time & Home Time: A Look at Quality School-Age Child Care Programs

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no. 2486

Albany, N.Y.: New York State Council on Children and Families, 1988-1990

1 VHS (18 min.)  + 1 training manual (54 p..) & handouts

Discusses the elements of quality childcare to build confidence and self-esteem in the children in two programs in New York.

        School age child care -- New York (State)

        Child care services -- New York (State)

        Day care centers -- New York (State)  

Challenging Behaviors in Young Children: Strategies and Solutions
JMU Media Resources DVD 3202

Fair Haven, N.J. : Edvantage Media Inc., [200-?]

1 DVD (54 min.)
This program gives educators and parents the ability to observe firsthand the techniques used by teachers, in a state of the art preschool and research facility, effectively managing children with challenging behaviors -- container.

Behavior modification
Early childhood education
Classroom management
Documentary films

Child Care in Action: Infants & Toddlers

JMU Media Resources Multimedia 378    

1 CD-ROM

Combines text, video clips, interactive tests and games to introduce child care students and professionals to topics regarding infant and toddler care, development, and program management.

Infants -- Care
Child care
Child rearing
Child care services
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Child Care in Action: Preschool

JMU Media Resources Multimedia 379    

1 CD-ROM

Combines text, video clips, interactive tests and games to introduce child care students and professionals to topics regarding preschool child care, including child development and managing a preschool child care program.

Child care
Child rearing
Child care services
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Child Care in Action: School Age

JMU Media Resources Multimedia 380      

1 CD-ROM

Combines text, video clips, interactive tests and games to introduce child care students and professionals to topics regarding school age child care, including child development and managing a school age child care program.

School-age child care
Child care services
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

A Children's Journey : Investigating the Fire Truck

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8630

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, c2000
1 VHS (45 min.)
Beginning with an introduction to young childrens' projects by Lilian Latz and Judy Helm, A Children's Journey brings to life the experiences of a group of young investigators in a community early childhood program serving children of all abilities. Through the eyes of the children and the teacher, Pam Scranton, as revealed within actual classroom footage, the viewer connects to the children's wonder and curiosity as they investigate the community fire truck over time -- container.

Project method in teaching
Early childhood education -- Documentation
Child development -- Documentation

The Creative Curriculum

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.4357

Washington, DC : Distributed by Teaching Stategies, c1988 

1 VHS (37 min.)

Explains and illustrates how to arrange an active, comfortable, environment in which to teach preschool and elementary age children. Demonstrates six major activity areas in the teaching environment: blocks, house corner, table toys, sand and water, library corner and art.

            Education, Preschool -- Curricula

            Education, Primary -- Curricula

            Creative thinking

The Daily Routine: A Day at the High/Scope Preschool

 JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.3398

Ypsilanti, MI : The Press, c1990

1 VHS (18 min.)

Series: High/Scope Curriculum Series

Shows that children need daily routines in the classroom. They need time to sit down, make plans and complete those plans.

            Education, Preschool

            Preschool teaching   

Doing Morning Meeting : The Essential Components

JMU Media Resources DVD 2577

Stenhouse Publishers ; Turners Falls, MA. : Responsive Classroom, c2006

1 DVD (45 min.) + 1 viewing guide
Morning Meeting is a simple and powerful tool for improving classroom climate. In K-8 classrooms nationwide, students and teachers begin each day with this daily routine in which classmates gather in a circle to greet one another, listen and respond to one another's news, practice academic and social skills, and look forward to the events in the day ahead.

Education, Elementary -- Activity programs
Interpersonal communication -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Socialization -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

Early Childhood Education Settings and Approaches

JMU Media Resources DVD 2924 

Upper Saddle River, NJ. : Pearson Education, Inc., c2006

1 DVD (ca. 67 min.)

Series: Merrill Education Media Series

Eight separate video programs showing different types of early childhood education settings and models/approaches depicting teaching and learning. Contents: 1. Infant and toddler (8:00) -- 2. Child care (7:29) -- 3. Kindergarten (8:45) -- 4. Primary grades (7:08) -- 5. Head Start (7:00) -- 6. The Montessori approach to early childhood education (9:00) -- 7. Reggio Emilia (9:06) -- 8. High/scope (9:24).

Early childhood education -- United States
Day care centers
Kindergarten
Education, Primary
Head Start programs
Montessori method of education
Education -- Italy -- Reggio Emilia -- Philosophy

Early Learning

Memorial Hall ETMC  370 Mer v.2 

New York : Merrow Report ; Learning Matters, Inc., 1996

1 VHS : + 1 guide

            Education, Elementary -- United States -- Case studies

           Teaching -- Methods

Gone Through Any Changes Lately?

JMU Media Resources DVD 2584

Denver, Colo. : Distributed by Western Media Products, [200?]
1 DVD-R (4 min.)
Note: Silent with music and English intertitles
This video helps people understand and deal with change in a positive way through the humorous metaphor of a childhood toy, the slinky. Developed for use by trainers, educators, team builders, and discussion leaders.

Organizational change
Change (Psychology)
Adaptability (Psychology)
Adjustment (Psychology)

Great Places for Childhood: Children's Environments That Work

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.9016

Lewisville, NC : Kaplan Press, c2000
1 VHS (ca. 45 min.+ 1 facilitator's guide

Shows that children need a day care center which functions as a laboratory, a home, and an outdoor learning environment. Presents images of children in various environments that promote learning, growing, and living in child development programs. Program designed with a dual focus: provides early childhood professionals with successful environmental designs that meet the development needs of children and adults, and provides a guide for architects and builders in child-care facility construction. Includes a Stills encyclopedia : Stills for making environments work, and Stills for designing and building facilities.

Day care centers -- Design and construction
Day care centers -- Planning

High/Scope Curriculum: Its Implementation in Family Childcare Homes

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.1590

Ypsilanti, Mich. : High/Scope Press 1989

1 VHS (ca. 60 min.)

Preschool child care providers are shown how to develop new teaching strategies, alternative room arrangements, a consistent daily routine, and interesting small-group-time activities for small children.

            Education, Preschool -- United States -- 1965-

            Family day care -- United States -- 1965- 

Instruments in the Classroom
Media Resources DVD 4593

Chicago, IL : Magna Systems, c2007
1 DVD-R (30 min.)
Series: Music
Demonstrates the use of musical instruments in preschool and kindergarten classrooms. Presents ideas on how to incorporate musical instruments into a curriculum. Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Pentatonic instruments -- 3. Call and response -- 4. Rhythm instruments -- 5. Instructional goals -- 6. Complex instruments -- 7. Involving parents -- 8. Review.

School music -- Instruction and study
Music in education
Music and children
Preschool music -- Instruction and study
Films for the hearing impaired

An Introduction to Montessori Philosophy and Materials

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7782

Yellow Springs, OH: Educational Video Pub., 2000
1 VHS (ca. 24 min.)
Beginning with an overview of Montessori philosophy the video specifically covers materials in all five curriculum areas (Practical life, sensorial, language, cultural and math). The video explains how the materials increase in abstraction and uniquely prepare children for lifelong learning; from small muscle skills and practical life activities, to the ability to see mathematical operations in three dimensions.

Montessori method of education -- United States
Early childhood education

Language & Literacy
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7850-7851

Beaverton, OR : Educational Productions, c2004

2 VHS (71 min.) + 2 discussion guides

Series: TrainerVision Video Resourse Library

A collection of 18 video clips which feature professionals with toddlers and preschoolers in child care, Head Start, school, and early intervention settings, as well as parents at home with their young children. These real world examples illustrate key teaching and parenting practices which support emerging language and literacy. Contents: v. 1. Focus on toddlers (36 min.) -- v. 2. Focus on pre-K and kindergarten (35 min.).

Language arts (Early childhood)

Language arts (Elementary)

Literacy Language acquisition Toddlers -- Development Preschool children -- Development

Learning in America: Schools That Work

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.1878  

A co-production of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions [and] WETA c1990

1 VHS (120 min.)

Examines four ordinary elementary schools which have exemplary teachers and principals. Identifies qualities that enable these schools to succeed, with the hope that these methods can be used in other schools. Done as a follow-up to the five previous shows in the series.

            Education, Elementary -- United States

            Public schools -- United States

            Teaching

Looking at Young Children: Observing in Early Childhood Settings

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.1698

New York : Teachers College, Columbia University, c1988

1 VHS (17 min.) + 1 guide  (12 p.)

Discusses the importance of observing young children in preschool settings and emphasizes the need for objectivity. Describes ways observers get and organize information. Shows examples of observation errors and emphasizes skills needed for accurate observation. Designed to train teachers, caregivers, and others who care for young children to obtain valid information about children. Includes stop-points for learning activities or group discussion.

            Observation (Educational method)

            Child development

            Education, Preschool

            Objectivity

            Preschool children

Mathline Elementary School Math Project

Media Resources DVD 4872-4874 [v.1]
Media Resources DVD 4872-4874 [v.2]
Media Resources DVD 4872-4874 [v.3]

New York, N.Y.: Thirteen/WNET, 2007, c1997
3 DVD (612 min.)
Series: PBS Mathline
"The PBS Mathline video series was created to offer innovative professional development. The series was designed by teachers for teachers to support the National Council Teachers of Mathematics [sic] standards-based learning and teaching" -- container. Contents: Vol. 1 -- Number sense & computation / Money counts / Soak it up / An apple a day / To half or half not / Food for thought -- Statistics / Buttons, buttons / Creatures features / Whirlybirds (247 min.) ; vol. 2 -- Geometry & spatial relations / Tessellations, wow / Sidewalk capers / Mirror mirror / It's a perfect fit, Part 1-3 / -- Measurement / Sand babies / Bubble mania / It takes ten (207 min.) ; vol. 3 -- Patterns & relationships / Here, there & everywhere / Magic box / Peddling petals / Struts 'n stuff -- Probability / Chances are, Part 1-3 (158 min.).

Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Music and Early Learning
JMU Media Resources DVD 3267

Lake Zurich, IL : Magna Systems, c2007

1 DVD-R (26 min.)
"From the time they are born, human beings are predisposed to learn and enjoy music. Children especially are open to it, and research increasingly has shown that exposure to music, and especially participation in making it, is invaluable in helping children's brains develop the "neural bridges" that make them stronger. This program explains why this is so and how experienced teachers use music to help children grow and learn." -- from cover.

Child development
Child psychology
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Music and Movement

Media Resources DVD 4594

Chicago, IL : Magna Systems, c2007
1 DVD-R (25 min.)
Series: Music
"When young children hear music, their natural inclination is to move their bodies in response to it. Research has shown that this movement, like the music itself, is an integral factor in the brain's and the body's healthy development. Music is an invaluable learning tool by itself, but its impact is vastly enhanced when it is joined with movement. This program explains what research has shown us about the importance of combining movement with music in early learning environments" -- from cover. Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Movement and rhythm -- 3. A natural drive -- 4. Language development -- 5. Kinesthetic learning -- 6. Cross-lateral movement -- 7. Neural stimulation -- 8. Modalities of learning -- 9. Music and transition times.

Child development
Child psychology
Films for the hearing impaired

Observation of Young Children I: The Eyes Have It

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8514

Barrington, IL : Magna Systems, c2004
1 VHS (25 min.)

Series: Authentic Assessment and Documentation
Demonstrates how observation, work samples, and pictures are utilized by teachers to align curriculum with assessment.

Child development -- Testing
Early childhood education

Observation of young children II: Making the connections

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8515

Barrington, IL: Magna Systems ; Wheeling, IL Film Ideas [distributor], c2004
1 VHS (23 min.)

Series: Authentic Assessment and Documentation
A variety of portfolio systems will be explored. Teachers will demonstrate the linkage between the formative assessment system they are utilizing and how that data informs the formal assessment or checklist.

Child development -- Testing
Early childhood education

Playing and Socializing

Media Resources DVD 4947

Fountain Valley, Calif.: Coast Learning Systems ; New York : Distributed by Insight Media, c2003
1 DVD (28 min.)
Series Child development : stepping stones
Demonstrates how preschool children learn the social skills necessary to function in society through negotiating relationships with other children through sociodramatic play, rough-and-tumble play, and other interactions. Explains that children with a good self-concept and healthy self-esteem have an advantage in learning to get along with others, particularly when they learn emotional regulation (ability to direct/modify feelings in a socially acceptable way). Explores the three predominant styles of parenting and explains their impact on children's psychosocial development, as well as how parents can encourage prosocial behaviors such as helping and sharing rather than antisocial behaviors such as bullying.

Play
Social skills in children
Interpersonal relations in children
Parenting
Preschool children -- Development
Child development
Life cycle, Human
Developmental psychology

Playing Together and Cooperating Together

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.3783

Lawrence, KS : Learner Managed Designs, [1993]
1 VHS (46 min.) + 1 guide
Series: Learning Together Series; Missouri TIKES Series 3

Preschool children -- United States
Education, Preschool -- United States
Children with disabilities -- Education (Preschool) -- United States
Play
Child care workers -- Training of -- United States

Physical Growth and Development

JMU Media Resources DVD 4180

Chicago, IL : Magna, c2008
1 DVD  (22 min.)
Discusses the physical changes that occur in children between the ages of 6 and 12 years old. Presents educator insights, pertinent vocabulary, statistics, and classroom strategies for fostering healthy physical development.

Children -- Growth
Motor ability in children
Children -- Nutrition
Children -- Health and hygiene

Preschoolers

JMU East Lib-Info Desk DVD 4548
[Chicago, IL] : Learning Seed, c2008
1 DVD (28 min.) + 1 guide (17 p.)
This program looks at the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of three to five year olds as well as examines the special needs of children with challenging conditions in the preschool environment. Presents concepts from developmental theorists as well as insight from current preschool teachers
Preschool children
Child development
Children -- Growth

Preschoolers: Cognitive Development
JMU Media Resources DVD 3600

Publisher Barrington, Ill. : Magna Systems, 2008
1 DVD (24 min.)
Using footage of preschoolers in the classroom and interviews with teachers and caregivers, this program delivers a detailed overview of the cognitive development that takes place between the ages of three and five. It also gives suggestions for activities that foster cognitive development.

Child development
Cognition in children
Child psychology
Children -- Growth
Preschool children
Films for the hearing impaired
Educational films

Preschoolers: Social and Emotional Development
JMU Media Resources DVD 3601

Publisher Barrington, Ill. : Magna Systems, [2005?]

1 DVD (29 min.)
Shows how intense preschoolers' emotions are. Many situations are shown which show how preschoolers display different emotions. The development of social structure, along with preschool relationships, is explained as well as the imporance of learning conflict resolution.

Child development
Child psychology
Children -- Growth
Preschool children

Preschoolers: Physical Development
JMU Media Resources DVD 3602

Publisher Barrington, Ill. : Magna Systems, 2008

1 DVD (21 min.)
This program shows preschoolers engaged in activities that exemplify these physical advancements, and examines the importance of nutrition and sleep. It gives examples of activities that foster physical development, and provides observations from teachers about how this growth takes place.

Child development
Children -- Growth
Child psychology
Preschool children
Films for the hearing impaired
Educational films

A Videotape Companion to Preschool in Three Cultures : Japan, China and the United States

Memorial Hall ETMC   372.21 Tob2    

S.l.: Fourth Wave Productions, c1989

1 VHS (58 min.)

An inside view of three nursery schools in Japan, China and the United States.

            Nursery schools -- Japan -- Case studies

            Nursery schools -- China -- Case studies

            Nursery schools -- United States -- Case studies

            Educational anthropology

Representing with Sticks and Balls 

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.1436

Ypsilanti, MI : High/Scope Press, c1988  / produced by High/Scope Educational Research Foundation

1 VHS (13 min.)

Series: Small Group Time

Demonstrates how teachers can encourage creativity as a small group of preschool children use sticks and clay balls to make shapes and forms.

            Education, Preschool -- Activity programs

            Creative activities and seat work

            Creative ability in children

            Group work in education

The Right Steps for a Healthy Child
JMU Media Resources DVD 3589

Publisher Bloomington, Ill. : Meridian Education Corp. ; Princeton, NJ [2004]
1 DVD-R (16 min.) + 1 user's guide (7 p.)
Preventive healthcare is crucial to the well-being of young children. This program covers vital health issues including vaccinations and immunizations, as well as how to recognize symptoms of serious illness. Foundation health habits such as proper diet, exercise, rest, and cleanliness are also discussed.

Second home : a day in the life of a model early childhood program /
Carrier Lib-Stacks HQ778.67.O25 B35 2007
Description 281 p. + 1 DVD (84 min..)
Contents The evolution of early care and education -- Pre-mobile infants (0-16 months) -- The physical year : one-year-olds (10-26 months) -- The age of autonomy : two year-olds (20-36 months) -- Beginning social overtures : three-year-olds (30-48 months) -- Joie de vivre : four-year-olds (44-66 months) -- Ready for kindergarten : five-year-olds (56-78 months) -- Routines, transitions, and scheudles -- Staff relationships and teacher training -- Family-teacher relationships

Setting Up the Learning Environment

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.3399

Ypsilanti, Mich. : High/Scope Press, c1992

1 VHS (23 min.)

Provides guidelines for educators and caretakers of preschoolers on how to arrange and define play areas and how to select and store materials.

            Education, Preschool -- Curricula

            Preschool teaching

Singing and Songs

Media Resources DVD 4595

Chicago, IL : Magna Systems, 2007
1 DVD-R (26 min.)
Series: Music
"All teachers can learn to use the most basic musical instrument -- the human voice -- to accomplish instructional objectives. This program shows teachers successfully using singing in classroom activities for preschool, kindergarten, and other early-year classes. It also explores why the combination of lyrics and melody work as a teaching modality" -- container. Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Reaching all children -- 3. Singing across the curriculum -- 4. Favorite songs -- 5. Adapting lyrics to melodies -- 6. Inclusion.

School music -- Instruction and study
Singing -- Methods -- Juvenile
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Successfully Educating Preschoolers With Special Needs

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.865

Publisher Fair Haven, N.J. : Edvantage Media, c2003
1 VHS (30 min.)
This video describes the wonderful benefits of preschool for children with special needs. The special education services that preschoolers are entitled to are explained by experts in the field along with experienced parents. Viewers will learn about the law "The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)" that entitles children to special education and how the law applies to preschool. Contents: Choosing a preschool -- The evaluation process into special education -- Preparing for school meetings -- Related services -- Transitioning to kindergarten.

Children with disabilities -- Education (Preschool) -- United States
Children with social disabilities -- Education (Preschool) -- United States
Child rearing -- United States
Developmentally disabled children -- United States
Inclusive education -- United States

Thinking Big: Extending Emergent Curriculum Projects

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8710

Seattle, WA : Harvest Resources, c1999
1 VHS (26:08) 
Offers a look at how teachers in an early childhood program have let the interests of the children determine the focal point for the curriculum.

Project method in teaching
Early childhood education -- Curricula
Curriculum planning
Classroom environment
Teacher-student relationships

Toddler Curriculum: Making Connections

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.3418

Washington, D.C. : National Association for the Education of Young Children, c1991  

1 VHS (20 min.)

Shows how the characteristics of the toddler (age 12-36 months) must be considered in providing a developmentally appropriate curriculum for a child care center. Scenes from a center are interspersed with comments by Alice Honig of Syracuse University.

            Infants -- Development

            Toddlers -- Development

            Education, Preschool -- Curricula

            Nursery schools -- Curricula

                      Day care centers

Toddlerhood/Preschoolers

JMU East Lib-Info Desk Videotape no.5194
Barrington, IL : Magna Systems, c1992-1994
1 videocassette (111 min.) + 1 workbook (125 p. .)
Series The developing child. Unit E
This part of series provides the setting for the understanding of the unfolding process of human development from the beginning of life through adolescence
Contents Unit E: Mod. 17. Toddlerhood: physical & cognitive development (25:58) -- Mod. 18. Toddlerhood: emotional development (28:56) -- Mod. 19. Preschoolers: physical and cognitive development (28:15) -- Mod. 20. Preschoolers: social and emotional development (28:44)
Toddlerhood: Early child care and education (36 min.) -- Toddlerhood: Physical and cognitive development (27 min.) -- Toddlerhood: Physical and cognitive development (29 min.)
Child development
Child psychology
Toddlers -- Psychology

Tools for Teaching Developmentally Appropriate Practice

JMU Media Resources-Oversize Videotape no.8793-8796

Publisher Washington, D.C. : distributed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, [1998]

4 VHS (189 min.)

Series: The Leading Edge Video Series
This all-new training videtape series teaches the key points of NAEYC's best-selling "Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs" revised edition. Contents: Tape 1. Introduction to developmentally appropriate practice (39:06) -- tape 2. The principles of child development and learning, part 1. the circle (35:12) -- tape 3. The principles of child development and learning, part 2. the triangle (42:23) -- tape 4. Guidelines for early childhood teaching practice (71:37).

Early childhood education -- United States
Child development -- United States

To See Takes Time: Growing Curriculum From Children's Theories

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8712
Seattle, Wash.: Harvest Resources, c2004
1 VHS (27 min.)
Describes how teachers at Hilltop Children's Center grow curriculum from children's theories. Shows how teachers interpret the "Reggio approach" using study, experimentation and dialog to develop a set of principles to help them co-construct curriculum with children and their families.

Early childhood education -- Curricula
Curriculum planning

The Tricycle Solution
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.9186

Van Nuys: Child Development Media, c2002
1 VHS (31 min.) + 1 pamphlet
Filmed over the course of a year at a cooperative nursery school, this video shows children, parents, and teachers experiencing a spectrum of interactions and emotions as they arise in the course of a school day.

Teacher-student relationships
Play
Nursery schools
Documentary films

Videatives

JMU Media Resources Multimedia 403-405

Amherst, Mass. : Videatives, c2005
3 computer discs
This software present various aspects of child development through videative documents. These PDF and HTML document, which are arranged into 53 subject folders, are linked to short video clips of young children exploring and investigating the world around them, under the guidance of teachers. The information sheet on each CD provides background and analysis of the clips.
Disc 1. A hole problem solved -- An accidental collaboration -- Animal train -- Ben shoots pool -- Ben shoots pool II -- Bottomless containers -- Cheers for Chaislyn -- Child as teacher -- Children drawing -- Chris builds with blocks -- Clever mistakes -- Counting blocks in the mirror -- Drawing circles within circles -- Duck duck goose -- Emphasizing effects -- First-time friends -- Fly fly go away.
Disc 2. Grandma's elevator -- Grasping glasses -- Hugs and tugs -- Infants hold hands -- Infants' love of faces -- It helps to laugh -- It takes to give -- Kaylee in the kitchen -- Leaving a loop -- Mindsets to avoid and seek -- Non verbal play with nesting glasses -- Not just play -- Overcoming obstacles -- Pencil sharpeners -- Pretend washing -- Pretend you like me thinkprint -- Pretend you like me videative -- Pumpkin seed and checkers.
Disc 3. Puzzle persistence -- Reading an infants expressions -- Rocking horse rumble -- She's not listening -- Sick baby -- Social clay -- Stacking tires -- Symmetrical structures -- Talking with drums -- Tea party -- Tedd builds a ramp -- Telephone talk -- To bake a cake -- To catch a balloon -- Traffic jam for toddlers -- Tying the knot -- Tyler uses a chainsaw -- Writing the word cat.

Child development -- Study and teaching
Behavioral assessment -- Study and teaching
Observation (Educational method)
Toddlers -- Development -- Study and teaching
Learning by discovery
Early childhood education

What Makes a School Great?

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8623

Bethesda, MD : Distributed by Discovery Channel Education, c1997
1 VHS (26:30 min.)
Series: School Stories
In the past five years, 8000 visitors have come to San Diego's Clear View Elementary School to see what some have termed the best elementary school in the nation.

Teaching
Education, Elementary -- United States
Education -- United States

What Works in Classroom Instruction: Research-Based Strategies
JMU Media Resources-Oversize DVD 3160-3161

Sandy, Utah : LPD Video Journal of Education: TeachStream, c2005

2 videodiscs (95 min.) + 1 implementation guide (12 p.) + 2 sound discs

Series: LPD Video Journal of Education; vol. 13, issue 5
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.

Effective teaching -- United States
Education, Elementary -- United States

What Works in Classroom Instruction: Research-Based Strategies
JMU Media Resources-Oversize Videotape no.9175-9176

Publisher Sandy, Utah : LPD Video Journal of Education : TeachStream, c2004
Elementary Education
2 VHS (95 min.) + 1 implementation guide (12 p.) + 2 sound discs

Series: LPD Video Journal of Education; vol. 13, issue 5
"Successful staff development requires leadership that will guide continuous instructional improvement in the classroom. It is not a one-shot program. It requires the use of research-based resources and collaboration within learning communities or small clusters of educatiors. The videotapes and implementation guide in this issue of The Video Journal of Education are designed to meet these standards"--P. 1 of implementation guide.

Effective teaching -- United States
Education, Elementary -- United States

Windows on Learning: A Framework for Making Decisions

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6403

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, c1997
1 VHS (17 min.)
Introduction to methods of documenting young children's work using examples from an early childhood program at the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center in Peoria, Ill.

Child development -- Documentation
Early childhood education -- Documentation
Portfolios in education
Project method in teaching
School reports

Working with Staplers

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.1294    

Ypsilanti, MI : High/Scope Press, c1988

1 VHS (12 min.)

Series: Small Group Time

Demonstrates techniques of conducting small group activities in a preschool classroom.  Shows a teacher guiding children through an activity involving stapling pieces of cloth and paper.

            Education, Preschool -- Activity programs

            Group work in education

            Creative activities and seat work

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