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- This video provides an introduction
to block scheduling and a rationale for districts considering adoption.
It contains an overview, a comparison of the traditional schedule to
the block schedule, the types of block scheduling, and a consideration
of the possible pitfalls involved in implementation of block scheduling.
- This video explores incentives schools and educators are using to spur student motivation. It focuses on the factors educators and researchers have identified as keys to boosting student motivation in secondary schools. Includes commentary by some of America’s
leading researchers and educators.
- The presenter shares his methodology
as a psychoeducational consultant in dealing with the disciplinary
situations in schools. Learn how to be a good negotiator and a reinforcer
of behaviorally oriented rules.
- Three-tape set on teacher and administrative liability. Provides insight into the law as it relates to the teacher’s
position and responsibilities. Up-to-date and applicable to all areas
of teaching or counseling. An outstanding practical presentation of
school law, filled with strong content, graphic illustrations and on-site
simulations. Helps teachers understand the legal implications of their
actions. Highly recommended for teachers, counselors and administrators.
- Designed for use at open house, PTA functions, parents’ nights,
etc., this video prepares parents for the teacher conference by suggesting
appropriate questions they should ask and ways to prepare for and conduct
themselves during the conference.
- This video offers useful suggestions
to teachers about preparing for an conducting parent conferences. What
questions to ask, what information should or should not be exchanged,
and many other helpful ideas are presented.
- Cooperative learning provides
structure for group work based on the elements of positive interdependence,
individual accountability, face-to-face interaction and the use of
group skills. By learning how to include these elements in their lesson,
teachers will find that group work leads to higher achievement, increased
self-esteem, greater motivation and increased respect for others. The
tape familiarizes teachers with cooperative learning techniques that
can be used to enhance instruction.
- Six-tape set produced by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Broadcast on PBS stations, this series explores American Education from six perspectives. Some of the nation’s
most distinguished and influential leaders from education, business
and government engage in provocative discussions on a range of national
issues. Each tape 60 min.
- Titles also sold separately for $24.95 each,
as follows:
- • What do we Expect of our Schools? INV875-1
- • How Important is Technology? INV875-2
- • Are Current Reforms Going to Improve Education? INV875-3
- • Teaching Values in Schools INV875-4
- • Schools of the 21st Century INV875-5
- • Students at Risk INV875-6
- This tape—developed in collaboration with the International Cult Education Program—describes
the deception, psychological manipulation and mind-control techniques
used in cult recruitment and illustrates how young people can resist
recruitment overtures. Narrated by Charlton Heston.
- More and more of America’s
classes consist of culturally diverse students and require teachers
and administrators to possess unique insight, understanding and approaches
in achieving curriculum objectives. This video focuses on some requisites
for effective teaching, motivating and evaluating culturally diverse
populations.
- This video examines the growing
trend of violence and confrontation in the schools, offering possible
solutions and innovative ideas that have helped schools improve the
climate for learning.
- Awareness about methods of
dealing with death and grief is important for administrators when handling
the challenging situations that eventually confront all educators.
- This video includes important step-by-step procedures for implementing and monitoring an effective study skills program. It focuses on ways to integrate study skills into the curriculum, the teacher’s
responsibility in reinforcing the study skills curriculum and the utilization
of resources.
- Using creative, easy-to-use
methods, the presenter demonstrates how teachers can help their students
develop more effective study habits by improving their note-taking
skills. Filled with useful, practical suggestions.
- The presenter illustrates
the importance of including the discipline of discipline in the classroom
curriculum and offers practical step-by-step approaches for implementing
this model in a school.
- Using examples of discipline
problems involving students at different ages in different settings,
the presenter offers practical suggestions for dealing with disruptive
students.
- This tape shows how to involve
the community in various academic and nonacademic programs and, in
so doing, enhance the perceptions of teachers by students and the local
community.
- A specialist in communications,
the presenter demonstrates techniques teachers can use to develop more
effective presentation skills.
- Designed as an orientation
for high school substitute teachers, this video focuses on the important
role of the substitute teacher in the educational process. Administrative
expectations, suggestions for effective planning and teaching, discipline
techniques and communication tips will make substitute teaching a rewarding
experience.
- This video focuses on the
important role of the substitute teacher in the educational process,
a helpful tool for any new middle school substitute teacher confronting
a new school environment, new classroom, new students. Administrative
expectations, suggestions for effective planning and teaching, discipline
techniques, and communication tips on how to survive and conquer the
challenges of a school day.
- This video brings a spatial perspective to the teaching/learning process by examining recent developments in Geography resulting from the publication of the Five Fundamental Themes (1984) and the National Geography Standards (1994) as well as trends and directions in the discipline. It will assist in teaching the "why of where."
- What kind of homework should
you give your students and how much homework enhances student learning?
Examine the research and learn the benefits of designing challenging
but motivating homework assignments.
- Part 1 instructs teachers
in planning and constructing objectively and subjectively scored tests.
Examples are presented for each classification in various academic
areas. Presents useful tips on how to construct better tests. Part
2 guides teachers through the actual process of item writing. Teachers
learn how to word questions for objectives and subjective tests. Filled
with useful illustrations, the tape demonstrates characteristics of
good and bad items and offers useful suggestions and vocabulary tips
for the effective wording of test items.
2 tapes; INV906-1-2 $69.95
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- Tape 1 is designed to familiarize
teachers with the purposes of the test, its historical and statistical
background, its strengths and weaknesses, and its implications for
schools. It provides insight into the principles of testwiseness that
teachers and counselors need to instill in students if they are to
perform to their potential. Tape 2 presents a close look at the cognitive
skills that are included in the test: English, Math, Reading and Science
Reasoning and examples of how to incorporate the methodology to emphasize
these skills into the curriculum.
- Tape 1 is designed to familiarize
teachers with the purposes of the test, its historical and statistical
background, its strengths and weaknesses, and its implications for
schools. It provides insight into the principles of testwiseness that
teachers and counselors need to instill in students if they are to
perform to their potential. Tape 2 presents a close look at the cognitive
skills that are included in the test, Verbal and Math, and examples
of how to incorporate the methodology to emphasize these skills into
the curriculum.
- A renowned specialist on
national security demonstrates how teachers can relate subject matter
in the science curriculum to contemporary issues.
- This important step-by-step
approach in implementing effective processes of instructional supervision
is a must for supervisors and department leaders.
- This video focuses on the
relationship between learning style theory and practice and their applications
in the classroom. It provides practical examples and insights that
open the door to personalizing education, motivating students and accelerating
learning.
- Using models from the corporate
world, this video presents strategies for motivating teachers, increasing
their self-esteem and fostering cooperation among the professional
staff.
- Produced in collaboration
with NELLE-MAE, this video is a short course in college financing,
explaining eligibility requirements and financial aid opportunities.
It explores types of financial aid options such as grants and scholarships,
work-study programs and federally and privately sponsored loans. Introduced
by Julius Erving, financial aid administrators from Harvard and Brown
University and the Director of Financial Aid Services of the College
Board. This tape is one that counselors will want to show students
and parents.
- Awareness about methods of
dealing with death and grief is important for administrators when handling
the challenging situations that eventually confront all educators.
- This video illustrates how
to make learning more interesting, exciting and interactive by involving
the entire class. A seven-step approach deals with such topics as avoiding
predictable patterns in questions and using lower-level and higher-level
questioning in mixed ability classes.
- What makes students remember
some lessons and forget others? This video shows some effective ways
which have been clinically proven to increase the retention of learning.
- A video for schools undergoing
(or interested in undergoing) school reform through a process referred
to as restructuring. It explores the kinds of schools and reforms we
are trying to create through restructuring, why those outside the education
system have a role, and what kinds of resources and support from community
and business organizations schools should find useful as they undergo
restructuring.
- This video explores the successful
incentives that many schools have used to make attendance more meaningful
to students. Ways of monitoring absences, methods of imposing academic
and administrative penalties, intervention procedure, effective policies
and procedures and findings from research demonstrate how schools can
make a difference.
- This video report focuses on what is known about the dropout problem—both
its cures and causes. It presents a model program for at-risk students
and reviews the latest research available. Includes commentaries by
dropout prevention specialists, legislators, educators, researchers,
teachers and students.
- Processes illustrated in
this video for the prevention and rehabilitation of truant and disruptive
students have been successfully implemented in an urban school setting.
This tape focuses on the cooperative involvement of teachers, parents,
the police and community leaders.
- This video focuses on factors
that contribute to youthful suicide, specific warning signals that
teachers should be sensitive to, and procedures for referral of students.
- Two-tape set focuses on improving
evaluator skills in areas such as effective teaching, supervising the
marginal teacher, conference techniques, and classroom observation
methods. Building on the latest effective schools research, it reviews
the techniques for formative and summative evaluations both from legal
and organizational context.
- The presenter emphasizes the importance of each teacher’s
responsibility in implementing and monitoring the curriculum. It motivates
teachers and others to recognize their contributions in building a
cohesive staff that is individually and collectively responsible for
executing the goals of the school.
- This video explores the important
role teachers have in shaping the image of the school in the community.
Suggested for educators concerned about improving and enhancing community
relations.
- Using practical examples,
this video shows teachers how to use practical science problems to
develop critical thinking and analytical skills.
- As many as 100 national reports have been issued calling for greater rigor in science education and suggesting numerous reforms. As a result there have been major reforms in the scope, sequence and coordination of the science curriculum. In this video the National Science Teachers Association reviews the updated standards for secondary school science programs, explores the latest methodology associated with SS&C
classrooms and laboratories and offers insights related to improving
science teaching and learning.
- Tape 1 focuses on the integration
of the latest NCTM curriculum standards and objectives for secondary
school math and explores what should be happening in math classrooms
to prepare students for the 21st century. It illustrates ways to encourage
and enable students to value math, gain confidence in their own math
ability and become better problem solvers. Illustrations of problem-solving
activities are offered for those who want insight into the changes
affecting math education. Tape 2 presents hands-on activities, illustrates
methodology teachers can use to apply number sense and shows how to
integrate algebra, geometry, patterns and functions and data analysis
into effective, exciting classroom approaches.
- This video presents techniques that teachers can use to foster higher order thinking skills by emphasizing and teaching highly important concepts across the curriculum. The presenter describes the key dispositions of critical thinking and methods for reinforcing them through "authentic tasks":
those that are truly of interest to students in such cognitive tasks
as decision making, investigation, experimental inquiry, problem solving
and invention.
- Understanding the principles
of logical, intuitive thinking and knowing how the brain processes
information are the bases for accommodating student learning styles.
An important video with important strategies for building more effective
teaching.
- This video examines why significant
numbers of students fail to achieve their academic potential and what
schools can do about it. Principles of effective thinking skills programs
are examined, most notably: making learning interesting and challenging
through active participation, encouraging a facilitative teaching style,
and emphasizing metacognition and higher-order thinking skills.
for Elementary School Educators …
These 20-30 minute tapes will enrich staff meetings, PTA meetings, and back-to-school nights.
They also serve as valuable tools for more effective classroom instruction.
- How can schools teach to
individual differences among students? Learn innovative ways to conduct
activities that accommodate different learning styles. Discover how
teachers can take steps to personalize education. This video focuses
on techniques of adaptive instruction in the secondary classroom. Teachers
can acquire methodologies for enhancing student learning skills and
make the best use of time.
- This video is designed to give educators and members of the community a "first look" at
elementary accreditation and to get them excited about the process.
The processes of (1) self-study as a period of reflection, assessment,
collaboration, and renewal, (2) visitation and evaluation by the accreditation
committee, and (3) planning and follow-up are presented as a means
of ensuring the quality of elementary education.
- Traditional forms of assessment have given way to nontraditional, "authentic" methods. This video explores latest trends in assessment as they relate to the "whole child" concept,
how the latest trends affect curriculum and instruction, and how performance-based
assessments use portfolios with other innovative strategies to document
achievement.
- Children with high self-esteem
are far more likely to succeed, enjoy school and engage in positive
peer group relations. But many well-meaning teachers who try to motivate
children end up doing the reverse by using inappropriate techniques.
This video presents strategies for boosting motivating and building
self-esteem that are based on the latest research.
- This video translates the theory of whole language into classroom practices. It focuses on how to capitalize on students’ reading
strengths and refine whole language programs. It introduces motivating
strategies that increase reading achievement two to ten times.
- This video offers teachers useful suggestions for planning and conducting parent conferences, including: What questions to ask, what information should or should not be exchanged, how to handle problem situations in an ethical and professional manner and the teacher’s
role in community relations.
- Designed for use at open house, PTA functions, parents’ night,
etc., this video prepares parents for the teacher conference by suggestion
appropriate questions they should ask and ways to prepare for and conduct
themselves during the conference.
- Cooperative learning in a
powerful strategy that promotes academic achievement while developing
teamwork skills children need to succeed. This video focuses on the
role of the teacher in establishing the learning environment, organizing
instruction and grouping diverse students. Strategies assist teachers
in creating their own cooperative classrooms.
- This video presents techniques
teachers can use to foster higher-order thinking skills. Focusing on
application tasks psychologists have identified as useful for building
thinking skills in the classroom, it describes how students can deal
with complex information in more sophisticated ways.
- Today’s culturally diverse
classroom provides an enormous resource of experiences, skills, knowledge,
and values. It also presents new challenges to teachers, requiring
insight, understanding and unique approaches in achieving curriculum
objectives. This video focuses on effective teaching, motivation and
evaluation of culturally diverse populations.
- This video focuses on techniques teachers can use not only to improve students’ informative, persuasive and personal/imaginative writing, but also to aid in students’ enjoyment
of the writing process. The presenter reviews the findings of the National
Assessment of Educational Progress and demonstrates different ways
to evaluate writing in the elementary school.
- What does the latest research
have to say about homework? How much homework enhances student learning?
What kinds of homework assignments are the most beneficial? The least
beneficial? Examine the benefits of designing challenging homework
assignments and how homework affect student motivation and performance.
- This video demonstrates easy-to-use methods to develop students’ knowledge,
skills and abilities in time management and memory techniques. Elementary
school teachers will learn how to help students start lifelong habitats
managing their physical and psychological environments. By getting
rid of distractions, organizing their schoolwork, improving their concentration
and taking effective notes, students will acquire more positive attitudes
toward schoolwork.
- This video focuses on today’s
approach to whole language instruction. It shows how to incorporate
developmental learning, oral language, reading, writing and evaluation
into methods teachers can use. Emphasis is upon language acquisition
through interactive and social processes that include diverse opportunities
for learning. It explores how teachers can change their teaching practices.
- Teachers will gain practical
insights for managing and organizing the elementary classroom. Useful
techniques for building student responsibility through goal-setting,
establishing behavioral norms, creating learning partnerships to facilitate
classroom instruction, managing time, and establishing procedures to
monitor and assess student progress are presented.
- Stress can have an adverse
effect on teaching performance and relationships with others, both
personal and professional. This video examines what stress is, how
it affects us and how we can deal with stress in a positive manner
to live productive, energized and affirmative lives.
- Tape 1 demonstrates ways
to encourage students to value math, gain confidence in their own math
abilities, and become better problem solvers. Characteristics of an
effective math program and attributes of effective math teaching are
examined. Illustrations of problem solving activities are offered for
those wanting greater insight into the changes affecting math education.
Tape 2 shows in more detail by demonstration, how to improve teaching
skills by the use of manipulatives and other teaching tools to help
children enjoy their math lessons.
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