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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 videocassette (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--containerBehavior 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 videocassette (45 min.) VHS
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--ContainerProject 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 / produced by Creative Associates International, Inc. in cooperation with Educational Film Center
1 videocassette (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 videocassette (18 min.)
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 videodisc (45 min.) + 1 viewing guide
"From the creators of the 'Responsive Classroom' approach" -- Container
Originally produced in 2004
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.)
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)
Series Merrill education media seriesEarly 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/ a production of Learning Matters,
1 videocassette : + 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.)
Silent with music and English intertitles
Note "This video was supported in part through: U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, ; U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, through the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau" -- Container
Originally produced in 1999
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 videocassette (ca. 45 min.+ 1 facilitator's guideShows 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 videorecording (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-
An Introduction to Montessori Philosophy and Materials
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7782
[Yellow Springs, OH] : Educational Video Pub., 2000
1 videocassette (ca. 24 min.) Note VHS
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 videocassettes (71 min.) + 2 discussion guides
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.)
Note Discussion guides include bibliographical references
Series TrainerVision video resource library
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 videocassette (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 videocassette (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
Music and Early Learning
JMU Media Resources DVD 3267
Publisher 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 coverChild development
Child psychology
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Observation of young children I : The eyes have it
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8514
Publisher Barrington, IL : Magna Systems, c2004
1 videocassette (25 min.) VHS
Demonstrates how observation, work samples, and pictures are utilized by teachers to align curriculum with assessment
Note Title on cassette: Observing young children I
Series Authentic assessment & documentationChild development -- Testing
Early childhood education
Observation of young children II: Making the connections
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8515
Publisher [Barrington, IL] : Magna Systems ; Wheeling, IL Film Ideas [distributor], c2004
1 videocassette (23 min.) VHS
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
Series Authentic assessment & documentationChild development -- Testing
Early childhood education
Playing Together and Cooperating Together
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.3783
Lawrence, KS : Learner Managed Designs, [1993]
1 videocassette (46 min.) + 1 guide
Series Learning together series
Missouri TIKES ; series 3Preschool children -- United States
Education, Preschool -- United States
Children with disabilities -- Education (Preschool) -- United States
Play
Child care workers -- Training of -- United States
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
Preschool in Three Cultures (A Videotape Companion to) : Japan, China and the United States
Memorial Hall ETMC 372.21 Tob2
[S.l.] : Fourth Wave Productions, c1989
1 videocassette (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 videocassette (13 min.)
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 videodisc (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.
Setting Up the Learning Environment
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.3399
Ypsilanti, Mich. : High/Scope Press, c1992
1 videocassette (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
Successfully educating preschoolers with special needs
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.865
Publisher Fair Haven, N.J. : Edvantage Media, c2003
1 videocassette (30 min.) VHS
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 kindergartenChildren 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
Toddler Curriculum: Making Connections
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.3418
1 videocassette (20 min.)
Washington, D.C. : National Association for the Education of Young Children, c1991
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
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 videocassettes (189 min.)
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)
Series The leading edge video seriesEarly childhood education -- United States
Child development -- United States
The Tricycle Solution
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.9186
Publisher [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 catChild development -- Study and teaching
Behavioral assessment -- Study and teaching
Observation (Educational method)
Toddlers -- Development -- Study and teaching
Learning by discovery
Early childhood education
What Works in Classroom Instruction: research-based strategies
JMU Media Resources-Oversize DVD 3160-3161
Publisher Sandy, Utah : LPD Video Journal of Education : TeachStream, c2005
2 videodiscs (95 min.) + 1 implementation guide (12 p.) + 2 sound discs
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
"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 videocassette (17 min.) Note VHS format
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 / produced by High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
1 videocassette (12 min.)
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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