Printer Friendly VersionAppreciating Diversity
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.2934
1 videocassette (ca. 22 min.) / a co-production of The Learning Channel/National Education Assoc.
Bethesda, MD : distributed by Discovery Program Enterprises, c1992
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
Bridging World History: A 26-part multi-media course in world history
JMU Media Resources DVD 1983-1987
Publisher S.Burlington, VT : Annenberg Media, c2005, c2004
5 videodiscs (DVD), in 2 containers (780 min.)
A multimedia course for secondary school and college teachers that looks at global patterns through time, seeing history as an integrated whole. Topics are organized chronologically, but each is examined through a thematic lens, showing how people and societies experience both integration and differences.World History
Civilization
The Economics Classroom: A Workshop for Grade 9-12 Teachers
JMU Media Resources DVD 3041-3043
Publisher S. Burlington, VT. : Annenberg Media, c1995
3 videodiscs (480 min.)
"This video workshop for teachers provides a solid foundation for teaching the concepts covered in high school economics courses."--website
Contents Disc 1. 1 How economists think -- 2. Why markets work -- 3. The governments's hand -- Disc 2. 4. Learning, earning, and saving -- 5. Trading globally -- 6. The building blocks of macroeconomics -- Disc 3. 7. Monetary and fiscal policy -- 8. Growth and entrepreneurshipEconomics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Educational videos
Economic Systems
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.3841
Publisher New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Insight Media, 1991
1 videocassette (29 min.)
Depicts the relationship between economy and culture, and between economy and family. Examines the socio-economic relationship between family and community and how macroeconomics forces affect the community and families in both positive and negative ways
Series Sociological imagination [videorecording] ; pt. 20Sociology -- Study and teaching
Economics
A History of Black Achievement in America
JMU Media Resources DVD 2849 - 2852
Internet links: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8]
Publisher New York : distributed by Ambrose Video Publishing, c2005
4 DVD (216 min.)
This original eight-part series on four volumes documents black achievement in American history, its defining role in the growth of the country, and its influence on current events. The series highlights the many contributions of black Americans that have influenced and shaped the history of the United States
Contents: Program 1. Settling the New World and founding the United States of America ; Program 2. Emergence of the black hero -- Program 3. The fight for freedom ; Program 4. Blacks enter the Gilded Age -- Program 5. The foundation for equality ; Program 6. Depression and war -- Program7 . Civil rights ; Program 8. A new age
Subject African Americans -- History
African Americans -- Biography
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America
JMU Media Resources DVD 2878 - 2881
Internet Links: [ Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8]
Publisher New York, NY : Ambrose Video, c2006
4 DVD (237 min.)
Contents Vol. 1. 1492-1719 (Running time: 62 min.) : Spain comes to the new world. Spanish American exploration and colonization -- Vol. 2. 1720-1847 (Running time: 56 min.) : Spanish Americans move toward independence. A new Hispanic identity emerges -- Vol. 3. 1848-1959 (Running time 60 min.) : Hispanics become United States citizens.Hispanics become an American minority -- Vol. 4. 1959 - 2007 (Running time 59 min.) : Emergence of a unique Hispanic culture. Era of the Hispanic American hero begins.
Extra historical documents: 1819 treaty between Spain and the United States -- 1848 treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo List of Columbus's crew -- 1836 Texas Declaration of Independence
Note Bonus materials: Teacher's guide, blackline master quizzes, a gallery of Hispanic Americans, maps, a timeline of Hispanic achievement.
Hispanic Americans -- History
America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
Latin America -- Emigration and immigration -- History
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History
A History of Women's Achievement in America
JMU Media Resources DVD 2867 - 2870
Internet Links: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8]
Publisher New York : Distributed by Ambrose Video Publishing, c2006
4 DVD (232 min.)
Contents Volume 1. The making of a new world, 1621-1835 ; The eras of women's firsts, 1836-1851 -- Volume 2. Women speak out, 1852-1888 ; America enters the world of nations, 1889-1915 -- Volume 3. Women begin to transform themselves, 1916-1935 ; America becomes a super power, 1936-1958 -- Volume 4. American women find their voice, 1959-1984 ; A new age of equality, 1985-2006
Note DVD extras include: teacher's guides and lesson plans, photo gallery, timeline, historical documents, blackline master quizzes.
Women -- History
Women -- United States -- History
Women -- Biography
United States -- History
How Economic Activities Define a Culture
JMU Media Resources-Oversize Videotape no.6899
Niles, Ill. : United Learning, c1997
1 videocassette (19:46 min.) + 1 teacher's guide + 4 blackline masters
Series How to study cultures
Grades 8-12
Helps the student learn how to study and analyze any culture
Ethnology -- Study and teaching
Culture -- Study and teaching
How Geography Defines a Culture
JMU Media Resources-Oversize Videotape no.6811
Niles, Ill. : United Learning, 1997 / a Duncan Group production
1 videocassette (18:30 min.)+ 2 blackline masters + 1 teacher's guide (20 p.)
Series How to study cultures
Discusses the importance of geography and natural conditions in studying the culture of an area.
Ethnology -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Culture -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Human beings -- Effect of environment on
How to Invent: A Text for Teachers and Students
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.977
New York : IFI/Plenum, c1987 / by B. Edward Shlesinger, Jr.
1 videocassette ( 1 hour)
Presents basic principles, methods, and tools involved in the inventing process.
Note: Intended for high school students
Inventions
Making Civics Real: A Workshop for Teachers
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8819-8826
Publisher S. Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB, c2003
8 videocassettes (ca. 60 min. each) + 1 guide
Illustrates a constructivist approach to the teaching of civics; a series web guide includes additional resources and teaching strategies
Contents [Tape] 1. Freedom of religion -- [Tape] 2. Electoral politics -- [Tape] 3. Public policy and the Federal budget -- [Tape] 4. Constitutional convention -- [Tape] 5. Patriotism and foreign policy -- [Tape] 6. Civic engagement -- [Tape] 7. Controversial public policy issues -- [Tape] 8. Rights and responsibilities of studentsVideo recordings for the hearing impaired
Civics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States
Political science -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States
Constructivism (Education) -- United States
Educational films
United States -- Politics and government -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
On Common Ground. 8, Rules of the Game
Memorial Hall-ETMC 323 Onc
Pasadena, CA : INTELECOM, c1999
1 videocassette (29 minutes)
Each episode features a citizen group tackling a common problem and finding a solution. A short segment titled "Turning Points" on some important event in U.S. history appears at the end of each program. In this episode law enforcement officials take questionable measures in seeking justice following the drug related death of a high school student
Civics -- Study and teaching
Citizenship -- United States -- Study and teaching
United States -- Politics and government -- Study and teaching
United States -- History -- Study and teaching
Paper Clips
JMU Media Resources DVD 2276-2277
Publisher New York : Hart Sharp Video, [2006]
2 DVD (84 min.)
Struggling to grasp the concept of 6 million Holocaust victims, the students at Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee decide to collect 6 million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. Because Norwegians invented the paper clip and used it as a symbol of solidarity against the Nazis, students started collecting them to help visualize such vast numbers of victims. As word spread online and in the media, paper clips poured in from around the world, 11 million of which are enshrined in an authentic German railcar standing in the schoolyardHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany
Paper clips
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Tennessee -- Whitwell
Holocaust memorials -- Tennessee -- Whitwell
The Power of Place Episodes 1-26: Geography for the 21st Century
JMU Media Resources DVD 1848-1852 DVD
Publisher S. Burlington, VT : [Distributed by] ; Annenberg/CPB Project, 2003-
26 programs (30 min. each) on 5 DVDs
Contents Individual program titles:
Disk 1 -- [1] One Earth, many scales -- [2] Boundaries and borderlands -- [3] Supranationalism and devolution -- [4] East Looks West -- [5] Transforming industrial heartland -- [6] Challenges in the Hinterlands --
Disc 2 -- [7] Northwest contrast -- [8] Holding the Hinterlands -- [9] Changes on the Chang Jiang -- [10] Booming maritime edge -- [11] Challenge for two old cities -- [12] Small farms, big cities --
Disc 3 -- [13] Mainland -- [14] Maritime connection -- [15] Global interaction -- [16] Urban and rural contrasts -- [17] Sacred space, secular States?-- [18] Oil and water --
Disc 4 -- [19] Strength to overcome -- [20] Developing countries -- [21] Population geography -- [22] Dynamic Pacific Rim -- [23] Brazil, the sleeping giant --
Disc 5 -- [24] Cityscapes, suburban sprawl -- [25] Ethnic fragmentation in Canada -- [26] Regions and economiesGeography -- Study and teaching
Video recordings -- World Wide Web
Powerful and Authentic Social Studies (PASS). Elementary school, grades K-5 [kit] : a professional development program for teachers
JMU Media Resources Kit no.36
Publisher Washington, DC : National Council for the Social Studies, c1999-2000
2 videocassettes, 1 manual, 22 transparencies
"The PASS general manual outlines the general principles of the PASS program." The second part offers "guidelines for the application of these principles" at the elementary school level, "using the print materials and videotapes in this PASS set."--PASS Elementary school manual, chap. 1
Contents Videorecordings. Freedom of the press in school (10:16) -- The Demand curve (13:20) -- Where do you live (10:26) -- Slavery and the Declaration of Independence (24:45) -- Great Lakes region (17:58) -- Advertising in the Economy (19:18) -- Why the auto industry started in Michigan (21:42) -- Sloppy Sally (20:17)
PASS is intended to build the capacity of teachers to design curriculum, conduct instruction, and assess student learning in accord with high standards recognized in the field of social studies education .Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Michigan
Social science teachers -- Education (Elementary school)
Powerful and Authentic Social Studies (PASS). Middle School, Grades 6-8 [kit] : A Professional Development Program for Teachers
JMU Media Resources-Oversize Kit no.19
Washington, DC : National Council for the Social Studies ; Oakland County, Mich. c1999-2000
2 videocassettes, 1 manual, 22 transparencies ; 30 cm
PASS is intended to build the capacity of teachers to design curriculum, conduct instruction, and assess student learning in accord with high standards recognized in the field of social studies education
Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
Social science teachers -- Education (Middle school)
Powerful and Authentic Social Studies (PASS). High school, Grades 9-12 Manual [kit] : A Professional Development Program for Teachers
JMU Media Resources-Oversize Kit no.20
Washington, DC : National Council for the Social Studies ; Oakland County, Mich. , c1999-2000
2 videocassettes, 1 manual, 22 transparencies
Contents Video 1. Stealing north (10:51) -- Reforming the Electoral College (12:32) -- School dress code (10:54) -- Selecting federal judges (22:36) -- Video 2. The atomic bombing of Japan (25:31) -- Political cartoons of the progressive era (22:54) -- Fair labor standards (18:06)
PASS is intended to build the capacity of teachers to design curriculum, conduct instruction, and assess student learning in accord with high standards recognized in the field of social studies education
Social sciences -- Study and teaching (High school)
Social science teachers -- Education (High school)
The Presidents: The Lives and Legacies of the 43 Leaders of the United States
JMU Media Resources DVD 3788-3790
Publisher : A & E Television Networks c2005
3 DVD (364 min.)
The lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States. Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, The Presidents features insight from journalists, scholars, and politicians, as well as rare and unseen photographs and footage
Contents Volume 1: Washington to Monroe, 1789-1825 ; John Q. Adams to Polk, 1825-1849 ;Taylor to Lincoln, 1849-1865 -- Volume 2: Andrew Johnson to Arthur, 1865-1885 ; Cleveland to Taft, 1885-1913 ; Wilson to FDR, 1913-1945 -- Volume 3: Truman to Ford, 1945-1977 ; Carter to George W. Bush, 1977-present; bonus program: all the Presidents' wivesPresidents -- United States -- History
Presidents -- United States -- Biography
United States -- Politics and government
Primary Sources: Workshops in American History
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8848-8855
Publisher Cambridge, Mass : WGBH Educational Foundation; S. Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB, c2001
8 videocassettes (ca. 60 min. each) + 1 guideSummary An eight-part professional development workshop for high school history teachers
Workshop 1. The Virginia Company : America's corporate beginnings -- Workshop 2. Common Sense and the American Revolution : the power of the printed word -- Workshop 3. The Lowell system : women in a new industrial society -- Workshop 4. Concerning emancipation : who freed the slaves? -- Workshop 5. Cans, coal, and corporations : the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition -- Workshop 6. The census : who we think we are -- Workshop 7. Disease and history : Typhoid Mary and the search for perfect control -- Workshop 8. Korea and the Cold War : a case study
History -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Educational films
Social Studies in Action: A Methodology Workshop, K-5
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8928-893
Publisher S. Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB Project, c2003
8 videocassettes (480 min.)
"This video workshop provides a methodology framework for teaching social studies, with a focus on creating effective citizens. The eight video programs feature K-5 teachers exploring social studies themes, theories of learning, teaching strategies, and ways to connect social studies to the world beyond the classroom."Social sciences -- Study and teaching
Social Studies in Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12
JMU Media Resources DVD 2285-2294
Publisher S. Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB Project, c2002
10 DVD (1050 min.) + 1 guidebook
Blending content and methodology, the video library documents 24 teachers and their students in K-12 classrooms across the country actively exploring the social studiesSocial sciences -- Study and teaching
Sociological Thinking and Research
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.3832
Publisher New York : Distributed by Insight Media, c1991
1 videocassette (30 min.)
Demonstrates how the scientific method is applied to the study of human social life. Follows a sociologist on a research project to show methods for gathering data and the ways in which the data can be interpretedSociology -- Study and teaching
Sociology -- Research
Social sciences -- Research
Social sciences -- Methodology
Teaching Geography
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8811-8818
Publisher Boston : Cambridge Studios, Inc. ; S. Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB, c2002
8 videocassettes (60 min. each) + 1 guide
Summary These workshops combine video case studies from around the globe with classroom segments featuring examples of innovative teaching as well as commentary from geography and pedagogy experts. Each workshop integrates this video programming with activities designed to help teachers develop an understanding of geography education that can be readily translated into their classrooms. Each workshop is broken into two 30-minute programsVideo recordings for the hearing impaired
Geography teachers
Geography -- Study and teaching
Teachers -- Training of
European Union -- Study and teaching
Educational films
United States -- Study and teaching
Aral Sea (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan) -- Study and teaching
Mexico -- Study and teaching
Latin America -- Study and teaching
Middle East -- Study and teaching
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Study and teaching
Russia -- Study and teaching
Germany -- Study and teaching
Netherlands -- Study and teaching
Asia, Southeastern -- Study and teaching
China -- Study and teaching
Teaching History with Point of View 2.0
Memorial Hall-ETMC 973.9 Tea
[New York] : Scholastic, c1991
1 videocassette (30 min.)
Point of view, a multimedia software program, is designed to complement history textbooks by enabling students to analyze historical events, formulate their own theories, and eventually build their own narratives. Includes information about the history of the United States from 1756 to the present
United States -- History
United States -- History -- 20th century
Technology of Lewis & Clark
JMU Media Resources DVD 3915
Publisher [New York] : A & E Television Networks : Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video, c2003
1 DVD (50 min.)
One of the most pressing questions facing the Corps of Discovery was the practical concern of what to bring on their drive to the Pacific. Takes the viewer 200 years into the past to join the Lewis and Clark Expedition and examine their stunning bill of lading, which included such items as 193 pounds of dehydrated soup and an experimental iron boat frame. From day-to-day survival to the scientific experiments of the crew, the viewer discovers how technology, craftsmanship, improvisation, and sheer determination were the keys to the success of the Expedition. Includes performance tests of modern replicas of the tools used on this famous journey.Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809
Clark, William, 1770-1838
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration
West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848
United States -- Discovery and exploration
United States -- Exploring expeditions
