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Bigger Than Books: Strategies for Interactive Reading
Children are fascinated by stories, and reading aloud to them can set the stage for a lifelong love of books. Our Bigger Than Books video training DVD demonstrates how adult-child read-aloud times strengthen bonds and helps children learn important literacy skills. Two complete programs--Read to Me! and Once Upon a Time--offer guidelines for making stories come to life both at home and in the classroom. Produced by Educational Productions.
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Celebrating Language and Literacy for Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Two complete videos on one DVD. From the StoryQUEST project at Sonoma State University, these videos--Celebrating Language and Literacy for Infants, Toddlers & Twos and Strategies for Early Language and Literacy Development--are perfect resources for your infants-toddlers-twos program.
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The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool in Action
This DVD provides an in-depth examination of The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool and shows how teachers use The Creative Curriculum® to guide their thinking and decision making about teaching and learning. Includes both English and Spanish subtitles and a User's Guide.
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First Steps: Supporting Language Development With Infants, Toddlers & Twos
The First Steps video training series teaches simple techniques that nurture language development in children from birth to age 3. Wonderfully entertaining scenes of infants and toddlers engaging with their families and caregivers are packed with guidance on how to gently and intentionally strengthen young children's communication skills and make the most of this critical learning window. Produced by Educational Productions.
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Hand in Hand: The Child Who Doesn't Play
The Hand-in-Hand video training series depict skilled teachers as they demonstrate their techniques for observing and intervening in a way that supports children with diverse abilities, learning styles, and needs: those who are shy or timid, those who act out in frustration and anger, and those who are unable to engage fully with classmates or materials. Produced by Educational Productions.
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Kindergarten, Here I Come! Boosting Confidence About Starting School
The transition to kindergarten is a big step--but it doesn't have to be a scary one, especially if children know what to expect. Help build their enthusiasm and confidence with Kindergarten, Here I Come!, a delightful video that takes rising kindergarteners and their families on a fun-filled and insightful tour of a real kindergarten classroom and offers a glimpse into typical daily activities and routines. Real kindergarteners model how to take this big step and answer questions that almost every preschooler has about starting school. Produced by Educational Productions.
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Play Power: Strategies to Support Learning Through Play
A child at play is having fun ... and learning core cognitive, language, social-emotional, and motor skills at the same time. The Play Power video training DVD and accompanying Facilitator Guide show adults how to encourage and support children's play for deeper learning. Produced by Educational Productions.
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The Power of Positive Communication: Communication Skills That Change Classrooms
The Power of Positive Communication is a research-validated, highly interactive training CD-ROM that shows teachers how to foster ideal learning environments by strengthening their day-to-day interactions with children. Three carefully scaffolded training sessions offer video modeling, reflective practice sessions, and individual action plans that allow them to learn these important skills at their own pace. Produced by Educational Productions.
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Preventing Discipline Problems: Proactive Strategies for Classroom Management
Our Preventing Discipline Problems video training series demonstrates a variety of carefully planned, intentional techniques that will help you resolve classroom conflicts and foster cooperation. Viewers will see first-hand how experienced teachers develop and adjust their prevention strategies to help children respond and behave more appropriately every day. Produced by Educational Productions.
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Reframing Discipline: Real Strategies for Guiding Children's Behavior
Inappropriate behavior in the classroom can be both challenging and frustrating. Our award-winning Reframing Discipline video training series demonstrates proven positive guidance techniques that will help you guide children toward appropriate behaviors. Lively and engaging, these videos allow you to "sit in" on real-life classroom situations as experienced teachers share their strategies for managing some of the most typical guidance dilemmas that many teachers face. Produced by Educational Productions.
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Room Arrangement as a Teaching Strategy
This completely updated bilingual DVD presents concrete ideas for arranging preschool classrooms. It includes narration, captions, and user's guide in both English and Spanish for maximum flexibility when using it for teacher or parent workshops.
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Starting Points: Teaching English-Language Learners
Classrooms with multiple spoken languages can present a unique set of challenges for educators with little or no specialized training. Our Starting Points video training DVD presents proven practices for supporting all children's learning, regardless of their first language. Teachers gain valuable insight into helping children build key literacy skills in a nurturing environment that embraces their individuality. Powerful scenes feature experienced educators as they make positive connections with the English-language learners in their classrooms and help them participate fully in the learning experience. Produced by Educational Productions.
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Super Groups: Creating Engaging Group Times
Need ideas for group time? Turn a potentially challenging time of day into an enjoyable and enriching learning experience for everyone! Super Groups offers practical strategies for engaging children while handling typical guidance problems. Viewers will learn how to increase children's participation, help them self-manage, and enhance their read-aloud skills. Produced by Educational Productions.
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TrainerVision Video Clip Library: Instructive Video Clips
The TrainerVision video clip library brings training presentations to life by offering an insider's glimpse into actual early childhood classrooms. Engaging and instructive, each non-narrated clip presents a 2-5 minute case study that facilitators can use to illustrate core concepts in their professional development sessions and set the stage for small-group discussions. The accompanying Discussion Guides help viewers gain practical strategies while they visualize each scenario. These clips are ideal for use in workshops, in PowerPoint presentations, at home visits, and as rich content for online courses. Produced by Educational Productions.
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