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The Angry Eye : with Jane Elliott
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7321
[Palisades, NY : Admire Entertainment, 2001
1 videocassette (ca. 36 min.) Note VHS
Note "Based on the exercise A collar in my pocket by Jane Elliott."
Documentary on Jane Elliott's blue-eyed/brown-eyed exercise in discrimination involving college students forced to experience racist treatment minorites have received for years
Segregation
Racism
Racism -- United States
Moral education
Prejudices
See also: The Stolen Eye; A Class Divided; Eye of the Storm
Apples and Oranges
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8419
Montreal, Quebec : NFB., c2003 / National Film Board of Canada
1 videocassette (17 min.)
Series Cultural diversity : resources for responding to homophobia
This program is designed to raise children's awareness of the harmful effects of homophobia and gender-related name calling, intolerance, stereotyping and bullying. During an in-class discussion among elementary students and an equity educator, children's paintings magically dissolve into two short animated stories. These stories will help students of all elementary grades explore name calling and bullying
Homophobia
Bullying
Bullying in schools
Appreciating Diversity
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.2934
1 videocassette (ca. 22 min.)
Bethesda, MD : distributed by Discovery Program Enterprises, c1992 Teacher TV v. 12
Discover new ways of deepening your students' appreciation of the variety of cultures in their school, in their communities, and around the world.
Teaching teams
Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Educational innovations
Balancing Learning Standards with Students' Diverse Learning Needs
JMU Media Resources DVD 3182
~Connect to film online (JMU Users)~
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2006
1 videodisc (17 min.)
Series Teaching diverse learners
"If diversity and special needs are prominent factors in a learning environment, teachers may have to juggle mandated standards with students' personal challenges. This video addresses that balancing act, demonstrating how experienced educators have mastered it. Focusing on multilevel instructional planning, the program explores the use of educational channels, individualized support, and interpersonal engagement--showing how to deliver lessons and assess student progress based on communication style, learning preference, and other variables. An extensive bonus interview with Dr. Diane Ashby, Dean of Illinois State University's College of Education, is included."Lesson planning
Education -- Standards
Students with disabilities
Beyond Killing Us Softly: The Impact of Media Images on Women and Girls
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6510
Cambridge, Mass. : Cambridge Documentary Films, 2000
1 videocassettee (34 min.)
Note: Companion film to: Killing us softly, Still killing us softly and Killing us softly 3
A documentary about the fight against the toxic and degrading messages to women and girls that dominate the media. The film presents the leading authorities in the fields of psychology of women and girls, eating disorders, gender studies, violence against women, and media literacy -- and focuses their ideas on practical solutions and the best tactics for reclaiming our culture.Women in advertising
Body image in women
Body image in adolescence
Women -- Psychology
Girls -- Psychology
Teenage girls -- Psychology
Beyond the Border
JMU Media Resources DVD 350
[United States] : Dos Vatos Production, c2001
1 DVD
Traces the painful transition made by four sons in the Ayala family who leave their close-knit family in Mexico to seek a better life in Kentucky. Struggling to fit in, they find a different version of the American dream.Ayala family
Mexicans -- Kentucky
Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
Kentucky -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
Kentucky -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
Documentary films
Boys to Men?
JMU Media Resources DVD 1679-1681
Online video: Part 1 (JMU users)
Online video: Part 2 (JMU users)
Online video: Part 3 (JMU users)
Online video: Part 4 (JMU users)
Lanham, MD : National Film Network, 2004
3 DVD-R (ca. 90 min.)
Note Videodisc release of the 2002 film by Warrior Productions
"Caught between a macho past and a feminist future, adolescent boys are not being initiated and mentored into rounded, emotionally expressive, mature masculinity by adult men. This mini-series tells the stories of three 15 year old boys over nine months. Though different across race and class, these boys, in shockingly similar ways, aren't succeeding. Boys to Men? hints at the dire consequences"--Container
Contents [v.1] Are you listening? -- [v. 2] Al-Tran -- [v. 3] Cisco -- [v. 4] Spencer
Boys -- United States
Masculinity -- United States
Child rearing -- United States
Fathers and sons
Parent and teenager
Adolescence
Mentoring
A Celebration of Differences
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.9010
1 videocassette (ca. 23 min.) + 1 booklet
Northbrook, IL : Ceil Rothbart & Associates/Video Efx, c1999
"Individuals with learning differences possess unique strengths. In this video, children and adults discuss their academic struggles, the empowerment that comes from understanding their issues and the determination that enables them to address life's continuing challenges. The voices in this video will inspire and reassure children, adults and their families that life is full of wonderful opportunities and experiences for those who refuse to let themselves be defined by a label."--Container
Learning disabilities
Learning disabled children
Children of Divorce
Memorial Hall ETMC 306.89 Chi
Green Bay, WI : Newist, 1993
1 videocassette (27 min..) + 1 pamphlet (53 p. )
Looks at divorce through the eyes of youth who "have been there' and sheds light on the conflicting emotions divorce almost always causes in children."
Children of divorced parents – Psychology
Children of divorced parents -- Family relationships
Children of Poverty
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.3802
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1988
1 videocassette (27 min.)
Profiles American children living in poverty, all in homes headed by women, and shows the toll on the children and their mothers
Child welfare -- United States
Poor children -- United States
Poverty -- United States
Single-parent families
Children in America's schools
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7270
1 videocassette (120 min.) [Colombia, S.C.] : South Carolina ETV, 1996
Covering only public school districts in Ohio, this program examines the extreme range in physical conditions and educational opportunities presented in the rural, suburban, and city schools of Ohio. Discusses how the property tax funding of schools has created a situation where some districts can only spend 3,000 dollars per pupil in old, unsafe, dilapidated buildings, while other districts can afford to spend 12,000 dollars per pupil per year while maintaining modern, state-of-the-art environments. Includes a panel discussion moderated by Bill Moyers
Education -- Finance – Ohio
School buildings – Ohio
Children with social disabilities -- Education – Ohio
Education, Rural -- Ohio
Education, Urban – Ohio
Class Divided
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.1359
Washington, DC : PBS Video [distributor], c1985
1 videocassette (58 min.) + 1 study guide
Documents a reunion of Iowa teacher Jane Elliott and her third-grade class of 1970, subjects that year of an ABC News television documentary entitled: The Eye of the Storm. Shows how her experimental curriculum on the evils of discrimination had a lasting effect on the lives of the students.
Elliott, Jane
Discrimination in education -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Iowa
Class reunions – Iowa
Communicating Social Support
JMU Media Resources DVD 3181
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2006
1 videodisc (13 min.) DVD-R
Note Series produced by Illinois State University's College of Education and School of Communication
"This video provides supportive strategies that boost the success of special needs learners. Exploring verbal and nonverbal communication through immediacy behaviors, the program shows how teachers can reduce the psychological distance between themselves and challenged students, with tangible benefits in student performance. The power of humor, praise, inclusiveness, listening to student feedback, and other strategies are discussed, as well as self-awarness points like speech tempo, tone of voice, and body language."--From container
Series Teaching diverse learnersCommunication in education
Nonverbal communication
Classroom management
Students with disabilities
Cultural Bias in Education
~Connect to online video (JMU users)~
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Science, 2003, 1992
1 DVD (28 min.)
This program examines roadblocks to Latino academic advancement as well as productive educational models; explores the relationship between standardized testing and cultural diversity and questions whether cultural bias can be eliminated from standardized testing; and looks at early childhood education programs and the factors that deter Latino families from participating in them
Note Digital version licensed for JMU users from Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Online video system requirements: For streaming media version, QuickTime 6.0 player (or higher) required. For download version available to some authorized users, QuickTime or other M-PEG4 compliant player requiredRace awareness
Intercultural communication
Minorities -- Employment
Prejudices
Dealing with Diversity in the Classroom
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6018
National Association of Secondary School Principals, c1993, 1992
1 videocassette (ca. 25 min.)
Notes the change in ethnic diversity in our classrooms since 1960. Teachers are advised on the four don't when teaching students of multi-racial backgrounds. Closes with suggestions on the curriculum and learning styles
Teaching
Race relations in school management
Multicultural education
A Different Place: The Intercultural Classroom
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.5457- 5458
Newtonville, MA : Intercultural Resource Corporation, c1993
2 videocassettes (37 min.) :. 1 guide
Intercultural communication
Multicultural education
Cultural relations
Diversity and Communications
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4673
Barington, Ill. : Magna Systems Inc., 1996
1 videocassette (35 min.) + workbook
Diversity series. Module 3
Presents information on a variety of topics designed for early childhood educators, caregivers and students
Early childhood education -- United States
Child development
Diversity and Conflict Management
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4671
Barington, Ill. : Magna Systems Inc., 1996
1 videocassette (28 min.) + workbook
Diversity series. Module 1
Presents information on a variety of topics designed for early childhood educators, caregivers and students
Early childhood education -- United States
Child development
Diversity: Constrasting Perspectives
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4672
Barington, Ill. : Magna Systems Inc., 1996
1 videocassette (30 min.) + workbook
Diversity series. Module 2
Presents information on a variety of topics, designed for early childhood educators, caregivers and students
Early childhood education -- United States
Child development
Diversity, Independence, and Individuality
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4674
Barington, Ill. : Magna Systems Inc., 1996
1 videocassette (31 min.) + workbook
Diversity series. Module 4
Presents information on a variety of topics, designed for early childhood educators, caregivers and students
Early childhood education -- United States
Child development
Educating to End Inequity
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7814
1 videocassette (54 min.)
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2001
Only a teacher: the impact of teachers on American public education ; 3:
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.
Teachers -- United States
Teaching -- United States
Eye of the Storm
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.1621
1 videocassette (25 min.)
Mount Kisco, N.Y. : Center for Humanities, / [1985?] / ABC News
Award winning documentary records an innovative experiment in which a third-grade teacher divides her all-white class into blue-eyes" and "brown-eyes," making each group superior or inferior on successive days. Demonstrates the nature and effects of bigotry by showing changes brought about in their behavior and learning patterns. Also see Videotape no. 1359 (A Class Divided) "
Prejudices
Discrimination -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Iowa
Facing Inclusion
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.5360- 5361
[Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, c1993
2 videocassettes (104 min.) + 1 facilitator guide (36 p.)
Dicusses inclusion, a promising approach for involving students with disabilities in regular classrooms
Mainstreaming in education
Classroom management
Fair play: achieving gender equity in the digital age
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999
1 videocassette (57 min.)
How will America close the gender gap that exists in technology, to empower female students? Set at Fulmore Middle School in Austin, Texas, this program exposes counterproductive classroom behaviors and presents measures being taken to correct the misperception that computing is a males-only domain. The Director of the Center for Gender Equity, the author of SchoolGirls, the creators of girltech.com and chickclick.com, and others scrutinize issues including equal computer access in the classroom, attitude barriers both in class and out, and efforts to develop software and Web sites that enfranchise female users rather than reinforce gender stereotypes.
Series Digital divide: teachers, technology, and the classroomComputers and children
Educational equalization -- United States
Computer-assisted instruction -- Social aspects -- Texas
Florence & Robin
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.5081
1 videocassette (52 min.)
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [c1995]
This documentary follows the lives of Florence Spalding and Robin Ruotolo, a lesbian couple in San Francisco, as they make the decision to become biological parents through artificial insemination. Follows their journey towards parenthood in a society which exhibits polarized attitudes towards lesbianism. Also meets the children of gay couples and talks to pupils in a nursery school where one in six has gay parents
Lesbian mothers
Gay parents
Children of gay parents
For the Bible Tells Me So
JMU Media Resources DVD 3893
[New York, N.Y.] : First Run Features, c2007
1 DVD (98 min.)
Brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and reveals that religious anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon a misinterpretation of the Bible. Through the experiences of five very normal, Christian, American familes - including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson - discover how people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child or family member.Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Bible and homosexuality
Christian gays -- United States
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Christianity -- United States
Documentary films
Freedom Machines - on order -
Dramatically broadens the concept of diversity through the intimate stories of adults and children with disabilities who are using modern technologies to change their lives. Among them are Susanna who is beginning her college career, 38 year old Floyd Stewart who was paralyzed in mid-life while raising four children; 92 year old Gladys who is determined to overcome a hearing loss; and high school student Latoya Nesmith who dreams of becoming a translator at the U.N. Fifteen years after passage of the ADA, FREEDOM MACHINES is a riveting reflection on the status of life of America's largest minority group: 55 million people with disabilities.
Gay Youth
JMU Media Resources DVD 2299
Harriman, NY : New Day Films [2006]
1 DVD (30 min.) + 1 study guide
Explores the emotional strain placed on gay youth by intense feelings of isolation. Isolation frequently leads them to drug and alcohol abuse, violence, homelessness and even suicide. Designed to break the silence surrounding adolescent homosexuality, it shows that information, acceptance, and support can make differences in the lives of these young peopleHomosexuality
Gays -- Identity
Gay youth
Gays -- Family relationships
Gender and Communication
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4918
[Lake Zurich, IL] : Learning Seed, c1994
1 videocassette (22 min.)+ 1 study guide (12 p..)
Note VHS format
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired
Subtitle on container label and study guide: She talks, he talks
Explores why males and females have so much trouble communicating and suggests how men and women can communicate successfully in spite of their differences
Communication -- Social aspects
Sex role
Getting Your Message Across
Memorial Hall ETMC 370.711 Get
Beaverton, OR : Educational Productions, c2002
1 videocassette (35 min.) + 1 trainer's guide (36 p..)
Starting points ; program 2
Viewers discover how baffling it is to try to understand simple messages in another language, especially when it is spoken with little effect and no other cues. Nonverbal communication strategies that help convey meaning are added, and viewers learn how helpful they are to children who are just learning English. Strategies demonstrated include: animated facial expressions and body language, using gestures and visuals, and modeling.-
Teachers -- Training of -- United States
Multicultural education -- United States
Children of minorities -- Education -- United States
Effective teaching -- United States
Nonverbal communication in education
The Gillian Film ~on order~
Amoving portrait of an exceptional young woman who works at a local veterinary clinic, rides horses, takes dance classes, and is developmentally disabled.
The film shares the difficulties and joys of both raising and being a person whose abilities are in constant and productive tension with her distinctive thought styles and cognitive capacities. Ultimately, however, through an examination of one life defined a different, The Gillian Film explores how we might transform our understanding of the meaning and worth of people with developmental disabilities.
Growing up Female
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7655
Franklin Lakes, N.J. : New Day Films, 1971 / film by Julia Reichert and James Klein
1 videocassette (50 min.)
Describes the socialization of the American woman through a personal look into the lives of six females ranging from kindergarten age to middle age. Shows the influence of such forces as parents, teachers, guidance counselors, the media, advertising, pop music, and marriage
Women -- Psychology
Women -- United States
Socialization
Hispanic Preschoolers : Second Language Acquisition, Classroom Intervention, and Parent Programs
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8337
[West Lafayette, Ind. : Psi Iota XI Sorority, Purdue University, 1998]
1 videocassette VHS (115 min.) + 1 guide ([11] p..)
Hortencia Kayser lectures on understanding Hispanic American children and on bringing them into the educational mainstream
Series Psi Iota Xi Sorority interactive television series on individuals with communication disordersHispanic American children -- Education (Preschool)
How Biased Are You?
Connect to online video (JMU users)
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003
1 videodisc (45 min.) Note DVD
Explores the history and practice of racism through its extreme manifestations, such as slavery, the Holocaust, segregation, bias crimes, and racial profiling, as well as its more subtle demonstrations, such as the pernicious subconscious biases that can exert an influence on everyday behavior. Uses hidden cameras to show the different experiences of black and white persons in the same situations, such as shopping in a store. Examines the provocative bias-sensitivity test developed by Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji, which looks for hidden, subconscious biases. Looks at prejudice in children of various ages
Prejudices
Racism
I Don't Know Where to Start
Memorial Hall ETMC 370.711 Ido
Beaverton, OR : Educational Productions, c2002
1 videocassette (33 min.) + 1 trainer's guide (28 p.)
Starting points ; program 1
Shows how stressful entering school in a new culture can be for children and how it initially limits their ability to learn. Teaches strategies to help children feel welcome and safe by nurturing a sense of trust and belonging. Emphasizes creating a connection with children and families and building a community of acceptance within the classroom that validates all children
Teachers -- Training of -- United States
Multicultural education -- United States
Children of minorities -- Education -- United States
Effective teaching -- United States
I'm Normal, You're Weird: Understanding Other Cultures
JMU Media Resources-Oversize Videotape no.6209
[Lake Zurich, Illinois] : Learning Seed, c1998
1 videocassette (23 min.) + 1 guide ( 16 p.)
Note VHS
Examines the differences between the world's cultures and how different interpretations of same or similar actions or reactions can affect abilities of people to interact successfully.Cross-cultural orientation
Intercultural communication
Culture
In Classrooms
Memorial Hall ETMC 371.102 Inc
1 videocassette (55 min.). + 1 viewers journal Houghton Mifflin, c1996
A Houghton Mifflin teacher education video: Filmed at an inclusionary public elementary school, developed specifically to accompany Houghton Mifflin Company education texts used primarily by novice preservice teachers
Multicultural education -- United States
Multiculturalism -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- United States
Cross-cultural orientation -- United States
Teaching -- United States
Education, Elementary -- Activity programs
Instructional Insights for Chapter 1 Children
Memorial Hall ETMC 371.82 Ins
Los Angeles, CA : IOX Assessment Associates, 1991
1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.)
Drs. Sarah J. Stanley and W. James Popham with Dr. Mary Bacon, an educational consultant, discuss how to work with Chapter 1 students
Teaching
Teachers -- Training of
Poor children -- Education
It's Elementary: Talking about Gay Issues in School
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6540
San Francisco, CA : Women's Educational Media, c1997 / Women's Educational Media
1 videocassette (ca. 78 min.) + 1 viewing guide (24 p. ) + 1 supplementary resources guide (4 p.)
An exploration of what happens when experienced teachers talk to their students about lesbians and gay men. Students are asked to consider issues related to homosexuality at six elementary and middle schools. Presents footage of classroom activities and discussions with students exploring questions and issues presented to them by teachers and guest lecturers who come into their classes. Discusses school-wide presentations, activity-days, and how these events affect faculty, parents and teachers
Homosexuality and education -- United States
It's STILL Elementary -on order-
presents a moving story about the power to ignite positive social change through documentary film and grassroots organizing. It examines the incredible impact of It's Elementary over the last decade, and follows up with teachers and students featured in the first film to see how lessons about LGBT people changed their lives.
It's STILL Elementary also documents the story behind the controversial PBS broadcast of It's Elementary and the infamous right-wing attacks on the film and its creators. It's STILL Elementary is a call to action for parents and educators to continue working for safe, inclusive schools.
Just Black?
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.5165
1 videocassette (59 min.) New York: Filmakers Library, c1991
Interviews young men and women of mixed racial heritage, who share with us their struggle to establish, acquire and assert a racial identity
Racially mixed children
Interracial families
The Latino Underground
JMU Media Resources DVD 3804
Harrisonburg, Va. : WVPT, c2007
1 DVD (60 min.)
"Decades ago, Mexican migrant laborers came to work in the apple orchards of northwest Virginia, and returned home after the harvest. Today, the number of unauthorized Latino immigrants living in the Commonwealth has exploded. What caused the change in migratory labor trends? Why do immigrants cross the border illegally? What effect is illegal immigration having in Virginia? What can be done about it?"--Website. Producer Brent Finnegan examines this emotional issue.Migrant labor -- United States
Illegal aliens -- United States -- Social conditions
Illegal aliens -- United States -- Economic conditions
Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions
Immigrants -- United States -- Economic conditions
United States -- Emigration and immigration
Mexican-American Border Region
Documentary television programs
Learning Curves
JMU Media Resources DVD 3747
Pasadena, Calif. : Intelecom, 2005
1 DVD (27 min.)
Series Way we live : introduction to sociology ; 18
"The type of education a child can expect to receive may have less to do with the teacher but more to do with socioeconomic status, race and culture. These and other factors make the question of how best to educate American children a complicated one. In this episode you will meet two families who have chosen different approaches to educating their children. The growth in home schooling as an alternative to conventional education is explored."Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Home schooling -- United States
Minority college students -- United States
Minorities -- Education -- United States
Sociology
Let's Get Real
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8395
[United States] : New Day Films : Women's Educational Media, c2003
1 videocassette (1 hr., 12 min.) + 1 curriculum guide (131 p.)
Series Respect for all project
"This show contains two versions: an uninterrupted version and an instructional version that includes breaks for discussions."--Container
Examines issues that lead to taunting and bullying in middle schools, including racial differences, perceived sexual orientation, learning disabilities, religious differences, sexual harassment and others. Students who have been the targets of bullying, as well as students who do the bullying, describe their experiences and how they make them feel
Bullying in schools -- United States
Bullying -- United States
Documentary videos
Love Makes a Family : Gay Parents in the 90's
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.5146
1 videocassette (16 min.) [San Francisco, CA] : Broadcast Communication Arts Department, School of Creative Arts, San Francisco State University, c1991 ; Boston, MA : [distributed by] Fanlight Productions [1993]
Presents issues of co-parenting, children from previous marriages, and adoption in families with gay parents through interviews with families, as well as with a clinical psychologist and a therapist who work with gay families and their children
Gay parents -- United States
Children of gay parents -- United States
Lesbian mothers -- United States
Gay fathers -- United State
Family -- United States -- Moral and ethical aspects
Men & Masculinity
JMU Media Resources DVD 3520-3521
New York, N.Y. : Insight Media, c2003
2 DVD (212 min.)
A series of programs exploring male roles and socialization in U.S. society, including violence, domestic violence, parenting, racism and heterosexism.
Part 1. The reality that boys will be men (28 min.) -- The reality of violence, pt. 1 (26 min.) -- The reality of violence, pt. 2 (25 min.) -- The maddening truth about men in prison (26 min.) -- Credits (2 min.)
Part 2. Homophobia : fact over fiction (28 min.) -- The "isms" from another point of view (25 min.) -- The intersection of race and gender (25 min.) -- The future of race and gender (24 min.) -- Credits (3 min.)Sex role -- United States
Men -- Social aspects -- United States
Abusive men -- United States
Violence -- United States
Prisoners -- United States
Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood & Corporate Power
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6746
1 videocassette (52 min.) Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, c2001
Mickey Mouse Monopoly takes a close and critical look at the animated films produced by the Disney Company, and at the world these films create (in terms of the stories told about race, gender and class) and reaches disturbing conclusions about the values propagated under the guise of innocence and fun
Disney characters -- Political aspects
Children's films -- Political aspects
Walt Disney Productions -- Social aspects
Children's films -- Social aspects
Children's films -- History and criticism
Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible
JMU Media Resources DVD 3488
Oakland, Calif. : World Trust Educational Services, Inc., c2006
1 DVD (50 min.)
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.
Contents: The Open -- Beginnings -- The ground shifts -- The labyrinth -- Conversations -- The life I would liveRacism -- United States
Prejudices -- United States
African Americans -- Race identity -- United States
Whites -- Race identity -- United States
Asian Americans -- Race identity -- United States
United States -- Race relations
United States -- Ethnic relations
Social justice -- United States
Documentary films
Multi-Cultural Education: Teaching to Diversity
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.3827
[Norman, OK] : University of Oklahoma, Center for the Study of Small/Rural Schools ; [New York : Distributed by Insight Media], c1992
1 videocassette (88 min.) + 88 leaves of reproducible materials
Series Staff development video telecasts. Series 2
Explores issues related to teaching in a diverse classroom. Discusses cultural sensitivity; aspects of ethnicity; the nature of prejudice; the multicultural curriculum; and adjusting the educational experience for students of different racial and cultural backgrounds. Intended to allow educators to experience activities which they can use in the classroom to help students understand and accept multicultural diversity in the schools
Multicultural education
Educational anthropology -- United States
Teaching
Negotiating Cultural Communication
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.9076
New York : Distributed by Insight Media, c2001
1 videocassette (60 min.)
Forms part of a telecourse on diversity. Discusses characteristics of communication across cultures. Uses communication simulations and both humorous and serious personal stories to explore some of the communication styles that exist in the U.S. and in other cultures around the world
Series Dealing with diversity ; 3Intercultural communication
Communication and culture
Multiculturalism
Off Track: Classroom Privilege for All
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6383
New York, N.Y. : Teachers College, c1998
1 videocassette (30 min.)
Documentation of a detracked classroom in an integrated public high school. Students explore a curriculum of World literatures, using a critical pedagogy of group work, collaboration, and serious individualized attention to create a revolutionary classroom where all children learn at the highest levels
Educational change
Multicultural education
One Drop
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7464
San Francisco, Calif. : California Newsreel, 2001/ Elixer Productions Inc
1 videocassette (45 min.)
Explores the recurring and divisive issue in African American communities of skin color. The film inter-cuts intimate interviews with darker skinned African Americans, lighter skinned African Americans and inter-racial children of black and white parents. It investigates the sensitive topic of color consciousness within the African American community with great tact and a clear commitment to healing divisions
African Americans -- Ethnic identity African Americans -- Race identity
African Americans -- Psychology
Racially mixed children -- Psychology
Racially mixed children -- Race identity
Racially mixed children -- Ethnic identity
One of Them
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8415
Montreal, Quebec : National Film Board of Canada, c2000
1 videocassette (25 min..)
Freedom from bullying, name-calling and violence motivates the high school seniors in this school-based drama. One of them raises the questions that high school students talk about in school halls and washrooms. With a focus on homophobia and discrimination, not sexual behaviour, the dramatization prompts viewers to examine their own responses and promote a safe school environment for all students
Homophobia in high schools
Homosexuality and education
Discrimination
Out!: Making Schools Safe for Gay Students
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6203-6204
Verona, WI : Attainment Company, c1999
2 videocassettes (70 min)
Series Authentic voices
Contents Staff version -- Student version
This two part set shows how to combat homophobia through the sensitization of every member of a school community. The first part is intended for staff and features interviews with teachers and counselors as well as tips for forming a gay-straight alliance. The second is designed for students and presents candid interviews with gay teenagers who discuss the reactions of their friends and families and ways in which they have coped with harassment
Gay teenagers -- United States
Lesbian teenagers -- United States
Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- United States
Out Youth in Schools
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8412
New York : Educational Video Center, c1998
1 videocassette (25 min.)
"The discrimination and violence against gay youth is an issue of immediate national concern. EVC's video crew explore the movement of gay/straight alliances that are being developed in schools to address these problems."
Gay-straight alliances in schools
Homosexuality and education
People Like Us: Social Class in America
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7211
New York : Center for New American Media ; Hohokus, NJ : CNAM Film Library, c2001
1 videocassette (124 min.) + 1 teacher's guide
Discusses how social class has as much influence as race or ethnicity in determining what kind of opportunities a person has in life
Social classes -- United States
Possible Selves and Social Identities: When and How They Promote School Performance
JMU Media Resources DVD 3309
[Framingham, Mass.] : Distributed by Microtraining Associates, 2006
1 DVD (49 min.)
"We can reduce the gap between the potential and actual achievement for African American and Latina/o low income youth. This presentation shows the why and the how. Based on current and NIMH funded research, Dr. Oyserman's interventions have had positive effects on grades, attendance, effort, and reduction in depressive symptoms. Theory/practice efforts and parent involvement focus on bringing the school possible-self into concert with racial/ethnic identity, helping the school realize youths potential, and the importance of a no pain, no gain attitude if one is to succeed" - distributor website.Education -- Political aspects -- United States
Social justice -- United States
Multiculturalism -- United States
Prejudice: Answering Children's Questions
JMU Media Resources Videotape no. 3962
New York : ABC News, distributed by MPI Home Video, c1992
1 videocassette (87 min.)
Peter Jennings moderates a discussion with a group of American children and teenagers concerning prejudice. Includes discussion of the physiological reasons for physical differences between races, reasons behind racial conflict, and various efforts to fight prejudice
Prejudices in children
Race awareness
Profile of Effective Teaching in a Multilingual Classroom
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8370
Santa Cruz, CA : The Center, c1995 ] / a production of the National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning
1 videocassette (26 min., 10 sec.) + 1 guide
Series Meeting the challenge of teaching linguistically diverse students
Presents various instructional practices used by teachers of linguistically and culturally diverse students
Education, Bilingual
Effective teaching
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
Middle school teachers
Psychology and Education Professionals As Social Justice Agents: If Not Us, Then Who?
JMU Media Resources DVD 3117
Pedagogy Productions ; Elizabeth Vera
[Framingham, Mass.] : Distributed by Microtraining Associates, c2007
1 DVD (62 min.)
Series Microtraining and multicultural developmentA presentation on advocacy of public policy with an emphasis on multiculturalism
Social justice -- United States
Multiculturalism -- United States
Education -- Political aspects -- United States
Raising Cain
JMU Media Resources DVD 1880
Alexandria, VA : PBS Home Video, [2006]
1 DVD (ca. 120 min.) Note Documentary
Note Originally broadcast on PBS television in 2005
Based on the book: Raising Cain : protecting the emotional life of boys by Dan KindlonTwo of the country's leading child psychologists identify the social and emotion challenges that boys encounter in school and show how parents can help boys cultivate emotional awareness, giving them the support to navigate the social pressures of youth
Boys -- United States
Boys -- Mental health
Boys -- Psychology
Sex role in children
Respecting Diversity in the Classroom
JMU Media Resources-Oversize Videotape no.6210
Bloomington, Ind. : AIT, c1995 / a DelRay Communications production for AIT
1 videocassette (62 min.) + 1 facilitator's guide (v, 50 p..)