*** Notice: For the protection of property rights, this catalog is available for online browsing only. Please drop us a line if you would like to receive a copiable version of this catalog. Thank You!
Education - Instruction Training For Teachers
Using this DVD in professional development activity or teacher meeting convinces teachers in every grade and subject of the need to acquire a repertoire of research-based strategies and to match those strategies to teaching objectives and student needs. Author and consultant Harvey Silver starts off the program with a basic overview of the Strategic Teacher, including the four styles of instructional approaches: mastery, interpersonal, self expression, and understanding. Then, classroom scenes demonstrate how the research-proven strategies presented in the book work and how teachers can use the strategies for lesson design and differentiated instruction. In dialogue among teachers and school leaders, hear how planning techniques from the Strategic Teacher can foster improved instructional practice schoolwide. Plus, scenes with groups of teachers working together in Professional Learning Clubs illustrate how to use the Strategic Teacher PLC Guides to
Plan an effective lesson that uses a research-based teaching strategy.
Identify what to look for in student work to tell how effective the strategy was.
Evaluate the lesson results and use the experiences to deepen understanding of the strategy.
DVD / 2011 / 70 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Infection control in a health care setting is a fundamental responsibility shared by all staff. This video resource will ensure that infection control is front of mind for every worker. It starts by outlining the four principles of infection control, followed by a detailed examination of standard precautions that must be undertaken at all times, including a step-by-step demonstration of correct hand washing technique. Transmission-based precautions are explained, grouped into three broad groups: contact, droplet, and airborne. Finally, organisational support is described, including the importance of the infection control committee and regular health screenings for all staff.
Please contact us for primary and secondary schools pricing.
Note : The above titles may have some territorial restrictions. Please feel free to send us an enquiry.
DVD / 2011 / 16 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Hosted by Dr. Marilyn Friend
Instructional Power is a collection of simple yet effective strategies and ideas for increasing student engagement and participation. You'll see elementary, middle school, and high school teachers and students in action though filmed in co-taught classes; these techniques are easily adaptable for use by any teacher.
This DVD give teachers and administrators looking for ways to add "punch" to their instruction that can help improve student outcomes. It's a great starting point for conversations about classroom use of simple technology, the importance and feasibility of differentiation during instruction, and the impact that brisk pacing and high levels of student participation combine to boost student outcome.
DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2010 / 32 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Hosted by Dr. Marilyn Friend
The Forum's Co-Teaching Video Series presents nationally renowned co-teaching expert Dr. Marilyn Friend. More Power: Instruction in Co-Taught Classrooms, builds on the six co-teaching approaches Dr. Friend made famous in the Forum's Power of 2 DVD by presenting seven key dimensions of effective instructional practices across K-12 settings. This next generation of co-teaching empowers teachers and gives students a richer and deeper classroom experience. This DVD incorporating evidence-baced strategies, demonstrates how to get more power from your co-teaching to improve outcomes for all students.
The seven dimensions shown are:
Assessment & Planning (23:30)
Content, Materials, & Technology (26:00)
Instructional Environment (19:40)
Instructional Presentation (19:00)
Student Participation (15:30)
Evaluation of Performance (19:10)
Adult Interactions (18:10)
Review
"I am excited about this video for staff development. It will take us beyond the initial components of co-teaching and into the next level of instruction." - Alexa Tate, Educational Consultant, Edwardsville, IL
DVD / 2010 / 160 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Students of today are more technologically advanced than ever before. They live their lives with technology at their fingertips. In this program we discuss how education systems are undergoing a transformation, and how e-learning is becoming further integrated into the classroom. We look at the benefits of e-learning, and how by engaging students on a level and with material to which they will respond can make a teacher's job easier. Introducing e-learning methods and strategies, we also investigate the benefits of Learning Management Systems and how this change in teaching methods is benefiting both teachers and students.
DVD / 2009 / 25 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Featuring Gayle Gregory, Cindy Strickland, and other experts
How successful are your teachers in implementing differentiation practices in their classrooms? You will be excited to learn that School Improvement Network and The Video Journal of Education just released the most comprehensive tool available to help teachers understand and use differentiation with their students.
Applied Differentiation: Making It Work in the Classroom features Gayle Gregory, Cindy Strickland, Lin Kuzmich, and exemplary teachers and administrators.
These powerful programs can provide hours of group training for teachers and administrators on a school or district level as well as job-embedded professional learning. Teachers can see how successful teachers design lesson plans and deliver them in their differentiated classrooms---and specific templates and frameworks are included that will help teachers identify learning styles and differentiate lessons using the newly released Applied Differentiation Map..
Program 1: Knowing the Learner
Understand the What and Why of Differentiation
Differentiation creates motivation in all learners, especially those who have not been excited about school.
Educators intentionally use data to recognize student needs and interests that provide links to successful learning.
Identify Student Readiness
Connect to students with where they are. The constant pull to greater knowledge or skills will engage students not otherwise ready for the learning.
Crystallize Student Interest
As teachers tie what students like into topics, interest will increase and learning will result.
Create a Learning Profile for Each Student
Use the Learning Profile Matrix to help understand how students learn best through their learning styles, intelligence inclinations, culture, race, and gender.
Program 2: How to Differentiate
Educators Understand Themselves as Learners
Begin small by starting with familiar topics.
Apply learning styles, techniques, and strategies teachers know.
Manage Differentiation
Sustain a positive safe climate.
Establish and practice routines.
Provide anchor activities to engage students without direction.
Plan with the Applied Differentiation Map, a dynamic tool for lesson planning
The map will help teachers understand: WHERE to begin. WHAT is differentiated and WHAT are student needs. HOW students will learn and HOW learning is to be demonstrated.
Program 3: Leadership and Implementation
This program is designed to help educational leaders start the process of differentiation within their schools.
Create a Climate for Differentiation
Teachers, like students, have differing needs and styles.
Provide Training and Leadership
The principal must take responsibility to initiate improved instruction. Allow teachers to observe other teachers, to coach or be coached, and to participate in learning communities.
Offer Ongoing Support
Help teachers feel empowered, accountable and professional.
Examine Structures That Work
Training and sustaining structures need not be rigid, but must be sensible and consistent.
3 DVDs (With Implementation Guide, Audio CD) / 2006 / 185 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Featuring Gayle gregory, Cindy Strickland, and other experts
How successful are your teachers in implementing differentiation practices in their classrooms? You will be excited to learn that School Improvement Network and The Video Journal of Education just released the most comprehensive tool available to help teachers understand and use differentiation with their students.
Applied Differentiation: Making It Work in the Classroom features Gayle Gregory, Cindy Strickland, Lin Kuzmich, and exemplary teachers and administrators.
These powerful programs can provide hours of group training for teachers and administrators on a school or district level as well as job-embedded professional learning. Teachers can see how successful teachers design lesson plans and deliver them in their differentiated classrooms---and specific templates and frameworks are included that will help teachers identify learning styles and differentiate lessons using the newly released Applied Differentiation Map..
Program 1: Knowing the Learner
Understand the What and Why of Differentiation
Differentiation creates motivation in all learners, especially those who have not been excited about school.
Educators intentionally use data to recognize student needs and interests that provide links to successful learning.
Identify Student Readiness
Connect to students with where they are. The constant pull to greater knowledge or skills will engage students not otherwise ready for the learning.
Crystallize Student Interest
As teachers tie what students like into topics, interest will increase and learning will result.
Create a Learning Profile for Each Student
Use the Learning Profile Matrix to help understand how students learn best through their learning styles, intelligence inclinations, culture, race, and gender.
Program 2: How to Differentiate
Educators Understand Themselves as Learners
Begin small by starting with familiar topics.
Apply learning styles, techniques, and strategies teachers know.
Manage Differentiation
Sustain a positive safe climate.
Establish and practice routines.
Provide anchor activities to engage students without direction.
Plan with the Applied Differentiation Map, a dynamic tool for lesson planning
The map will help teachers understand: WHERE to begin. WHAT is differentiated and WHAT are student needs. HOW students will learn and HOW learning is to be demonstrated.
Program 3: Leadership and Implementation
This program is designed to help educational leaders start the process of differentiation within their schools.
Create a Climate for Differentiation
Teachers, like students, have differing needs and styles.
Provide Training and Leadership
The principal must take responsibility to initiate improved instruction. Allow teachers to observe other teachers, to coach or be coached, and to participate in learning communities.
Offer Ongoing Support
Help teachers feel empowered, accountable and professional.
Examine Structures That Work
Training and sustaining structures need not be rigid, but must be sensible and consistent.
3 DVDs (With Implementation Guide, Audio CDs) / 2006 / 152 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
When special education teachers and general education teachers work as equal team members, your school has a powerful way to provide differentiated instruction to meet a wide range of student learning needs. Help make that happen in your school with this 15-minute DVD. Explore the qualities of effective coteachers, see how coteaching works in one classroom, and understand the planning and support that ensure coteaching works. Hear coteachers discussing the rewards and challenges of coteaching, and see classroom examples of effective strategies, such as
How students with disabilities are helped by both teachers
How coteachers communicate and interact in the flow of teaching
How coteachers plan curriculum and instruction together
DVD / 2006 / 15 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Hosted by Dr. Marilyn Friend
Over the past several years much has changed in schools: Federal education laws have raised student academic standards; professional accountability for student outcomes is a requirement--everyone counts; and access to the curriculum is the expectation for all students--it is no longer an option. As these changes have occurred, co-teaching has increased in importance. Its practice is now broader, but not necessarily deeper, and many questions concerning creating and sustaining co-teaching as a service delivery option still come up.
The Power of Two (Revised Edition) provides a comprehensive look at co-teaching as part of the foundation of an inclusive and collaborative school, and it is designed to assist professionals to maximize student outcomes through classroom partnerships. The core concepts are included here--for example, clear and detailed demonstrations of six co-teaching arrangements that make up the heart of this service delivery model. In addition, lessons learned from those who have considerable experience with co-teaching and the shift in the context in which school programs now operate are emphasized, as are the suggestions made by professionals in the field who work with co-teaching on a daily basis.
These changes in the Power of Two are still intended to assist educators-first-year teachers and those with extensive experience-to collaborate and share their knowledge and skills in order to help their students maximize their potential.
DVD / 2005 / 107 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
This video will target customized practices that are most effective in classrooms that seek to challenge gifted/high achieving students.
DVD / 2003 / 50 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Presented by Gayle Gregory and Carolyn Chapman
As teachers learn about the power of differentiation and how it will increase achievement for all students, they will
Understand the necessary elements for planning such as Climate, Knowing the Learner, Assessment, Adjustable Assignments, Instructional Strategies, and Curriculum Approaches.
Observe classrooms with a primary focus on Knowing the Learner.
Understand the importance of continuous assessment before, during, and after instruction.
Explore how to adjust learning tasks for different types of students.
See how providing choices will motivate and assist all learners.
Observe how assorted curriculum approaches such as centers, projects, and contracts can widen the options available for students
DVD (With Implementation Guide, Audio CDs) / 2002 / 77 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Presented by Gayle Gregory and Carolyn Chapman
As teachers learn about the power of differentiation and how it will increase achievement for all students,they will
Understand the necessary elements for planning such as Climate, Knowing the Learner, Assessment,Adjustable Assignments, Instructional Strategies, and Curriculum Approaches.
Observe classrooms with a primary focus on Knowing the Learner.
Understand the importance of continuous assessment before, during, and after instruction.
Explore how to adjust learning tasks for different types of students.
See how providing choices will motivate and assist all learners.
Observe how assorted curriculum approaches such as centers, projects, and contracts can widen the options available for students.
DVD (With Implementation Guide, Audio CDs) / 2002 / 85 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Award-winning teacher, Emily Morrison, guides elementary teachers through the process of establishing a system of simple, fair, and effective classroom rules and consequences that work for all students. This is a critically important first week task that sets the tone for the entire school year. The presentation includes suggested first week activities that reinforce an understanding of classroom rules, ideas for classroom meetings that serve as an aid to discipline, and methods for establishing fair procedures and non-material rewards that give emotional satisfacton.
DVD / 2002 / 28 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Join award-winning teacher, Emily Morrison, as she brings her dynamic hands-on approach to the important first few days of the school year. This video contains specific practical ideas for setting up an enriching, positive classroom environment. Empowering students through structured choices, creative jobs and job charts, and a simple plan for regular and meaningful communication with parents are a few examples of the many substantive topics that are covered.
DVD / 2002 / 38 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Educational Consultants: Karen R. Harris, Steve Graham, Don Deshler
Use this series to give classroom teachers the knowledge and techniques they need to help students with learning disabilities achieve at high levels. Scenes from elementary and secondary classrooms and teacher interviews capture the wisdom and practice of experienced educators who succeed at helping students overcome barriers to learning.
Program 1, Adjusting for Learner Needs, explores how to use a variety of accomodations for cognitive processing and affective problems that impact learning. Classroom scenes show how to accommodate for the various cognitive and processing difficulties, affective challenges (attitudes, beliefs, and emotions), and behavior problems that impact learning. Explore a range of adjustments, why they help, and how to use them effectively:
Adjusting for learning and cognition difficulties (memory, attention, verbal and auditory processing)
Adjusting for attitudes, beliefs, and emotions that impact motivation
Adjusting for behaviors that hamper learning
Teacher interviews explain how special education teachers and classroom teachers collaborate to maximize learning opportunities for all students. Karen R. Harris, Steve Graham, and Don Deshler share their expertise on how to create learning experiences that help students with learning disabilities to reach higher levels of performance in today's classrooms.
Program 2, Using Learning Strategies ,explains strategies instruction how to help all students master the use of learning strategies that are key to success in school and lifelong learning. Understand why students with learning disabilities need to be explicitly taught learning strategies that other students may take for granted. See how to present and model strategies to the entire class. And, discover activities that give students with learning disabilities the additional practice needed to master them.
Karen R. Harris, Steve Graham, and Don Deshler explain the key elements of strategies instruction as classroom teachers guide their students through a six-part process of
Developing background knowledge
Discussing the purpose and benefits of the strategy
Modeling use of the strategy
Memorizing the steps of the strategy
Supporting students as they practice the strategy
Maintaining independent performance
DVD (With Facilitator's Guide) / 2002 / 90 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Become familiar with how cultures may differ in what their members' value. Study the different traditions and value preferences between the dominant U.S. culture and other cultures. These include divergent views of family relationships, how children are disciplined, how the teacher is viewed, and how extended family may be called upon to confer with the child's teacher.
DVD / 2000 / 34 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
Communication is the core of understanding. Learn how understanding communication styles of different cultures will help you understand what is being said - and what is NOT being said.
DVD / 2000 / 32 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
With Spencer & Laurie Kagan
The theory of Multiple Intelligences and Cooperative Learning form a powerful union resulting in more effective teaching and learning for all students. To implement cooperative learning for increased student success, teachers will
Discover how to teach content through Cooperative Learning and Multiple Intelligences.
Explore Cooperative Learning structures for each of the Multiple Intelligences.
Observe demonstrations of many new Cooperative Learning structures.
Provide successful learning opportunities for greater numbers of students across the curriculum.
See numerous examples of Cooperative Learning as used to enhance learning in successful classrooms
DVD (With Implementation Guide, Audio CD) / 1997 / 53 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
With Spencer & Laurie Kagan
The theory of Multiple Intelligences and Cooperative Learning form a powerful union resulting in more effective teaching and learning for all students. To implement cooperative learning for increased student success, teachers will
Discover how to teach content through Cooperative Learning and Multiple Intelligences.
Explore Cooperative Learning structures for each of the Multiple Intelligences.
Observe demonstrations of many new Cooperative Learning structures.
Provide successful learning opportunities for greater numbers of students across the curriculum.
See numerous examples of Cooperative Learning as used to enhance learning in successful classrooms.
DVD (With Implementation Guide, Audio CD) / 1997 / 47 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
With Spencer & Laurie Kagan
The theory of Multiple Intelligences and Cooperative Learning form a powerful union resulting in more effective teaching and learning for all students. To implement cooperative learning for increased student success, teachers will
Discover how to teach content through Cooperative Learning and Multiple Intelligences.
Explore Cooperative Learning structures for each of the Multiple Intelligences.
Observe demonstrations of many new Cooperative Learning structures.
Provide successful learning opportunities for greater numbers of students across the curriculum.
See numerous examples of Cooperative Learning as used to enhance learning in successful classrooms.
DVD (With Implementation Guide, Audio CD) / 1997 / 51 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
This is perhaps one of the best programs relating to ADD/HD, as it was designed by Barbara Berg, M.S., M.C.S.W, who has counseled thousands of youngsters with ADD/HD and had also been diagnosed as ADD/HD herself. She understands the difficulty children and teachers have in their daily routine. Barbara provides insight for teachers to understand the illness and what things teachers can do or not do to improve the education and behavioral environment of those children with ADD/HD.
DVD / 21 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
This program was designed by teachers and parents with autistic children and autistic children in their facilities. Features a short interview with Dr. Bernard Rimland, founder of the Autism Research Institute, author and noted expert on autism. Dr. Rimland was the technical director for the film "Rainman" featuring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.
DVD / 17 minutes
>>> Add Cart <<<
This course will give you the theory to enhance your instructional skills and develop strategies that will raise your students' achievement to a new level of quality. Course assignments and activities introduce you to Dr. Glasser's Quality Schools concepts and practices and demonstrate how they can be combined in a comprehensive program of instruction and behavior management.
In this course, you will learn how to:
teach your students problem-solving skills to improve achievement.
help your students become better listeners and stay on task.
manage your classroom in a manner that promotes quality work.
DVD
>>> Add Cart <<<
This course will explore five areas that are critical to effective teaching in the 21st century. These areas are the vital connection between student-teacher relationships and academic achievement, teaching strategies that take advantage of multiple-intelligences theory, approaches to character education, strategies to deal with increased student hyperactivity, and learning projects that develop self-management skills.
In this course, you will learn how to:
successfully teach those students who have previously been labeled as "unreachable."
gain valuable new skills that will help you build positive relationships with your students.
create classroom activities that will help students who are continually hyperactive in your classroom.
DVD
>>> Add Cart <<<
In this program, you will learn practical strategies to maximize learning for all students, including those with special needs. You will learn inclusive teaching techniques first hand with video visits to classrooms where teachers are successfully educating both general and special education students. Course learning activities will teach you how to design and implement curriculum modifications and activity adaptations based on the strengths and needs of your students.
In this course, you will learn how to:
utilize differentiated instruction to benefit both general and special education students.
select, implement, and evaluate lesson modifications to accommodate the needs of students with physical, emotional, or intellectual disabilities.
offer choices to help students develop self-management skills.
implement assessment strategies appropriate to your students individual abilities.
In addition to providing ways in which you can individualize your instruction, this course will also cover remedial methods, instructional techniques, and assistive technology that can be used to more effectively address the diverse learning levels of both your special and general education students.
DVD
>>> Add Cart <<<
***Price on web-site may not be current and is subject to modification by quotation***