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HOT TIPS FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT - One of the biggest challenges facing teachers today is classroom
management and dealing with difficult students. This program provides practical help, offering some effective, preventative
strategies, as well as ways to deal with difficult behavior when it occurs. Covering pre-planning, establishing the rules, other
strategies, routine, seven steps of behavior management, the behavior interventions pyramid, depersonalizing behavior
sanctions and reflection. Written by teachers in the know, this is a great professional development tool for any new teacher,
or any teacher wanting to brush up on essential classroom skills. #13046/2137 30 minutes 2007 $95
BLOGGING AND PODCASTING IN THE CLASSROOM - Today’s teachers have access to powerful technological tools
- which not only make information and media instantly available but can also assist in creating and customizing educational
content. This two-part series helps educators use blogs and podcasts to make learning more exciting and relevant while
streamlining the teaching process. Both programs include strategies for increasing literacy, creativity, and social skills in
students - and for improving the distribution of texts, audiovisual recordings, and organizational materials.
BLOGGING IN THE CLASSROOM - Blogs may be driving print
journalists out of business, but they’re doing wonders for
the teaching profession. This program helps educators learn
more about blogging and the best ways to integrate it into
the classroom. Showing how blogs help communicate ideas
and connect readers worldwide, the video focuses on the
benefits of blogging for both teachers and students. Specific
topics include blogging strategies for increasing student
motivation, reading comprehension, writing skills,
collaboration, and healthy social interaction. Viewers will
also learn about blogging for course announcements,
reading assignments, professional development networking,
student journalism, etc. 28 minutes
#13050/0635 Two programs 2009 $139.95 each or Series $239.95
PODCASTING IN THE CLASSROOM - Using three simple
ingredients - a microphone, audio software, and server
space—anyone can publish lectures, readings, and
performances on the Internet. So what’s stopping teachers
from incorporating such an exciting new technology into the
classroom? This program helps educators realize the power
of podcasting and put it into action. Viewers will learn how
podcasts can disseminate class lectures, additional lecture
notes, and study guides while opening up alternative
teaching perspectives, bridging the gap with disabled
learners, and building media literacy. Also included are
resources for searching and finding existing podcasts, such
as public radio directories and websites that serve as
podcast archives. 24 minutes
THE PINECREST DIARIES - This is the story of three boys, their community and a principal who refused to give up on the
troubled elementary school that connects them all. In a low income Ottawa neighbourhood with the largest concentration of
immigrants in the city, Pinecrest Elementary has fallen through the cracks. Caught between underfunding and a high need,
low income community, Pinecrest's reputation for poor academics and bad behaviour is threatening the school's very
existence. But under the inspired leadership of a new principal, the school and its students begin an amazing turnaround.
Photographed in verite style over an entire school year, the film casts a revealing and compassionate light on the challenges
facing our growing immigrant communities. The documentary raises important and timely questions about how our public
schools are responding to the needs of these communities, and why early efforts are so vital to insuring their children's
success. #11947/0800 43 minutes 2008 $149.95 *CC *Canadian Production
BRAIN-COMPATIBLE PRACTICES FOR THE CLASSROOM: Special Education Version
Given the overwhelming amount of research being conducted on the human brain, it is imperative for educators to identify
those instructional practices that best align with the findings of those studies. Too often it is fashionable for instructional
programs to claim that they are based on brain research, when they truly are not. To help ensure that the role of braincompatible
instruction becomes a "foundation" to educational practices, and not a passing "fad", Dr. Pat Wolfe, author and
world renowned expert on brain-compatible learning, presents a compelling and practical approach to help educators grapple
with the high volume of brain research inundating the field of education today. Visit classrooms where students with
disabilities are benefiting from brain-compatible instructional strategies as an integral part of their day; hear from staff who
are effectively using brain compatible strategies such as Response to Intervention, and learn how to become educated
consumers by differentiating the realities of brain research from its many myths. #11702/1435 56 minutes 2008 $129.95 *CC
SEVEN EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR SECONDARY INCLUSION - Inclusion of students with disabilities at all levels
is a challenge. This program features Dr. Lisa Dieker, Associate Professor, author and nationally acclaimed teacher trainer,
whose work over the last 15 years has focused on two aspects of inclusion of secondary students with middle to moderate
disabilities: The philosophy, structure, climate and instruction in secondary schools that are embracing the needs of students
with disabilities in inclusive settings; and, The role of effective teams of teachers in co-teaching secondary environments at
the middle and high school level. An exciting and practical video. #11782/1435 65 minutes 2007 $169.95
INTEGRATING ESL STUDENTS INTO THE CLASSROOM - By viewing this program, classroom teachers of any
subject will come away with concrete information and advice that they can use to teach - and reach - their English-language
learners (ELLs) better. Practicality and relevance guide the program as it reviews basic ESL standards and strategies, gives
examples of how to incorporate these techniques into teaching various subject areas, suggests ways to assist ELLs in
mastering English in social and community settings, and addresses the use of technology in helping ELLs improve their
understanding and expand their knowledge. Multiply the power of this program! Workshop it with the accompanying
facilitator's workbook. Contains suggested topics for discussion, exercises for participants to practice skills or explore ideas
on their own, and more. #12592/0635 27 minutes 2007 Includes PDF Facilitator’s Workbook $129.95
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