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CAEYC MEMBERSHIP SERVICE VIDEO TAPE LENDING LIBRARY
Colorado AEYC provides a membership service that was established in 1989. The video lending library is a collection of video tapes by noted experts on timely topics and issues. They are excellent resources for staff training, self-study, parent meetings, and advocacy purposes. The video tapes are 1/2 inch VHS format. The CAEYC board established this service to increase professionalism of providers and quality of care to children. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
New to the CAEYC Video Lending Library Lisa Murphy’s DVD’s! Creating Child Centered Environments DVD Lisa will lead you through an exploration of what it really means to be child-centered. She will discuss the five key points and explain why each of these points is a necessary ingredient of a child-centered environment. 2004; running time: 37:08 Ooey Gooey Activities DVD This one-of-a-kind workshop will supply you with oodles of hands-on art and science ideas, as well as "science words" that support their use in your classroom. 2004; running time: 1:05:12 What if Today was Their Only Day DVD In this motivational keynote address, Lisa shares the powerful story of her first day of school, and how, and why, that one day solidified her decision to become an educator. This inspiring keynote gets participants excited and motivated, and gets them thinking, "How was it possible for one day to be this powerful?” 2004; running time: 56:04
CAEYC VIDEO LIBRARY LISTING
CHILD DEVELOPMENT 102 Physical Growth and Motor Development Discusses the patterns of growth seen in years between 2-1/2 and 6 years and describes how the increased growth of various organs affects the child's ability to function. Describes gross motor, fine motor and eye-hand coordinations and how these abilities aid the child in performing personal skills. 21 min. 103 Cognitive Development Describes Piaget's theories regarding cognitive development including the process of assimilation and accommodation. Discusses preoperational thought, language development and a section on facilitating cognitive development. 28 min. 104 Psychosocial Development Describes Erickson's stages pertaining to preschool children and Rene Spitz's stages on how children deal with frustration. Self-awareness, self-esteem, sexuality and attachment are addressed. 23 min. 105 Role of Play Defines play and discusses some of the functions including gross and fine motor development, cognitive development, creativity, socialization, self-awareness and therapeutic value. Describes different types of play, social characteristics of play and gender differences. 22 min. 107 Nurturing Growth: Child Growth and Development This video examines how early childhood programs incorporate all the developmental domains and how teachers plan for the interaction of these domains to support the development of the whole child. NAEYC 30 min. 111 The Leading Edge 4 volumes This series of tapes was developed by NAEYC to provide a bass for discussion on early childhood issues. Nationally known early childhood educators address the issues.
113 Widow of Change A look at the elements of change and why it is so difficult to achieve. 116 Play and Learning An NAEYC video with Barbara Biber, who was distinguished professor emeritus at Bank Street College of Education, discussing the importance of play as learning. 119 What Parents Need to Know This video introduces some new knowledge about the brain and suggests implications of what it means to parents and teachers of young children. 121 History and Trends This video details the history of child development moving away from myths to scientific investigations; it examines changing beliefs about how children grow and learn. 122 Language Development This video explores the development of language from infancy through the middle years; details four areas of language development and relates them to the development to literacy skills. 124 Play Three Volumes This series of three videos explores the significance of play in all areas of development at three age levels. Play is viewed as an essential medium for learning and developing; describes the adult role in facilitating play.
WORKING WITH PARENTS/FAMILIES
201 Partnerships with Parents Dramatizes the importance of the parent-teacher relationship for children, how to establish and maintain positive communication, and how to handle the most common problems teachers face in working with parents. 28 min. 202 Reading and Young Children A discussion with Jan McCarthy describes what teachers can say to parents who want their children to learn to read in preschool. 15 min. 203 Cultivating Roots: Home/School Partnerships In this video you will learn ways to foster partnerships between families and schools, including communication, support, learning teaching one another, child advocacy and decision making. NAEYC 30 min. 204 One of the Family A presentation of four children with unique challenges and the families who care for them.
DISCIPLINE 303 Discipline A discussion with Jimmy Hymes about how adults can help children become self-disciplined. 17 min. 304 Behavior Management This video shows how adults help children manage their behavior in an encouraging, nurturing and positive manner, while supporting each child's self esteem. NAEYC 30 min. 305 The Language of Challenging Children This video describes an interactive, play-based approach that will significantly improve adult-child interaction, interventions and limit setting in the home or classroom, while reducing stress in difficult, as well as normal 3-8 year old children. 20 min. 307 Discipline For Life A 4 part series by Madelyn Swift, reflecting her philosophy of enhancing self concept and self esteem in children, ending with a summary statement, all in a lecture format. 2. Don’t Start What You Can’t Finish The focus is on problem solving strategies which enhance self discipline in children. 3. Dealing With Angry People: How To Be Heard Without Shouting Madelyn provides a paradigm shift in dealing with people which resolves conflict through dialogue. 4. The Best Place To Be: Building Self Esteem This video helps adults to recognize the affirming tips which help children grow by addressing children’s needs to feel valued and capable.
KINDERGARTEN/PRIMARY 402 Teaching the Whole Child in the Kindergarten Depicts elements of developmentally appropriate teaching, curriculum and assessment in two Kindergarten classrooms. Also illustrates principles of good practices such as an integrated curriculum. 27 min. 403 Developmentally Appropriate First Grade: A Community of Learners A typical day in a public school classroom demonstrating developmentally appropriate practices using thematic, interactive learning experiences with 23 children ages 5 through 7. 30 min. 405 Teacher's in Transition: Room To Grow Room To Grow focuses on primary teachers striving to implement DAP in different contexts: rural school district in South Carolina and public schools in Chicago. Teachers and administrators discuss their individual experiences with making transitions and their professional growth. NAEYC 23 min. 406 Developing Thinking Skills This video was produced by the Southern Association for the Education of Young Children. Its focus is on helping five year olds in kindergarten develop critical thinking skills. 407 Kindergarten A Year of Learning This video focuses on the importance of providing rich environments for five year olds in kindergarten. 408 Middle Child –Cognitive and Language Development Details Piagetian theory in the development of cognition and language in the young school aged child.
HEALTH EDUCATION
501 How To Talk With Your Young Child About Sex This video includes ten scenarios depicting everyday situations where parents are communicating with their children. 25 min. 502 HIV/AIDS: A Challenge To Us All 1. Educating Our Children. This video by the Pediatric AIDS Foundation features several scenarios of children ages 5 - 9 asking questions about HIV/AIDS. 20 min. 2. A Parent Meeting. This video shows an actual parent meeting. A panel of experts presents simple and understandable facts followed by a question and discussion period. 20 min. (2 video set) 503 Caring For Our Children This is a set of six 30 minute videos on health and safety topics relevant to all child care programs. The series is based on the book Caring For Our Children, National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, a project of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Titles of the six videos in this series are: Standards and You Setting Up for Healthy and Safe Care Basic Care Giving Keeping it in Shape Ready for Anything Illness in Child Care 504 Safe Active Play: A Guide to avoiding Play Area Hazards Designed to help care givers identify and avoid the most common causes of serious injuries during active play. NAEYC 30 min.
INFANTS/TODDLERS 701 Touchpoints: Dr. T. Berry Brazelton's series of three videos on infant and child development.
702 Infant Curriculum: Great Explorations This exciting program focuses on stages of development from birth through 15 months, individual temperament and style, shaping and environment , and using routines to support an infant's explorations. 20 min. 703 Seeing Infants with New Eyes Magda Gerber's exemplary program dramatically illustrates how adult interactions with infants can make a difference. 28 min. 706 Flexible, Fearful or Feisty: The different Temperaments of Infants and Toddlers This video explores various temperamental styles of infants and toddlers. Nine identified traits can be grouped into three temperamental styles: flexible, fearful or feisty. Techniques are described for dealing with children of different temperaments in infant/toddler groups. California Department of Education/Far West Laboratory. 29 min. 708 First Person:‑‑Impressions of Being A Baby This video explores temperamental styles of infants and toddlers. Nine identified traits can be grouped into three temperamental styles: flexible, fearful or feisty. Techniques are described for dealing with children of different temperaments in infant/toddler groups. 30 min. 709 Caring for Infants and Toddlers This is another in the NAEYC series with Bettye Caldwell discussing the kind of care of infants and toddlers need to grow into healthy adulthood.
QUALITY COMPENSATION AND AFFORDABILITY/FUNDING 801 Worthy Work, Worthless Wages A chronicle of how the child care community in one city came to understand that speaking for the children means speaking for ourselves. A viewer's guide can be requested. 15 min. 802 Making News, Making History Chronicles the progress of the Worthy Wage Campaign with numerous scenes from Worthy Wage Day activities. 15 min. 803 In Search of Funding This video tape explores the process of developing good ideas and projects through the experiences and insights of other researchers who have confronted and overcome similar problems. Experts in the field share their knowledge in developing fundable projects for government, private and corporate support.
QUALITY PROGRAMS/ACCREDITATION/DAP 901 Partners for Success Educators from across the country discuss fresh, bold ideas for transforming low income and minority schools and school children into institutions of excellence and developing students with pride and purpose. Excellent for parent meetings. 30 min. 902 Doing A Self-Study .. Why and How Help for directors and staff on how to conduct a self-study, the major step toward achieving NAEYC accreditation. 30 min. Using the Early Childhood Classroom Observation
How to use the observation scale that is
part of the self-study package for NAEYC accreditation. 17
min. 903 My Kind of Place Designed to be used by parents, employers, teachers and trainers, students, and child care professionals. It gives an excellent overview of the issues faced by parents when they begin their search for high quality child care. Facilitators guide available if requested. 24 min. 905 Building Quality Child Care: An Overview Based on NAEYC's accreditation criteria this three volume video illustrates the essential components of a high-quality group program for young children. Provides some guidance for parents in selecting programs for their children. A. An Overview B. Relationships 906 Career Encounters: Early Childhood Education As of 1990 over 1 million children were in child care programs offered in homes, centers and schools across America. With such a large number of children in child care the need for qualified, education professionals is becoming ever more apparent. In this video you will meet some of the individuals who have committed their lives to this special profession. NAEYC 26 min. 907 Safeguarding Our Children: Role of Licensing
This film gives definitions
of child care facilities, the staff, child/staff ratios and licensing
requirements. It is an excellent film for parents, and consumers new to the
child care arena. 908 Seeds of Change - Leadership and Staff Development This video explores ways to encourage professional development of teachers and staff while implementing best practices. It examines how teachers advocate for change in practices and how they organize, analyze and implement best practices in individual schools. NAEYC 30 min. 909 Designing Developmentally Appropriate Days The fundamentals of developmentally appropriate practice are demonstrated. NAEYC 28 min. 910 Child Care Administration: Tying It All Together
The key areas of
administration are framed in terms of how each stems from the program's core
mission - central in tying together a well directed, developmentally
appropriate program. NAEYC 911 Chelsea Has a Great Day! An Introduction to "Quality Standards" The video shows examples of quality care which are part of the standards as they are described in the document " Colorado Quality Standards for Early Childhood Care & Education Services." Published by Colorado State Department of Education. 20 min. 913 Observation Scales A. Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS) B. Infant/Toddler Environmental Rating Scale (ITERS) These are two of a series of widely used observational scales to assess classroom environments. Each video presents descriptors for determining a numerical score. The questions are useful mind ticklers for staff development. 914 Child Care Administration –Tying it All Together Ties all areas of administration into the program’s core mission of providing a well directed, developmentally oriented program. (NAEYC Video)
COMPONENTS
1001 Block Play: ‑Constructing Realities This video produced by NAEYC, consists of two videos on blocks: A. Block Play Constructing Reality which demonstrates how children reproduce what they see and live B. A Classroom With Blocks which documents the importance of blocks in every classroom. 1002 Sharing Nature with Young Children Working with a child's natural curiosity; this engaging program demonstrates ways of making ordinary and commonplace natural phenomena into exciting learning experiences for young children. 18 min. 1003 The Adventure Begins: Preschool and Technology This video shows how children and teachers in early childhood programs are using computers to enhance learning in developmentally appropriate ways. 10 min. 1004 Music Across the Curriculum An interview with Thomas Moore and examples of music in an early childhood classroom showing the integration of music in the classroom and the structured use of music to building processing skills. 20 min. 1005 Learning Can Be Fun This video presents a concert by Ella Jenkins using a variety of multi-cultural songs and instruments. This is excellent to use as a staff development workshop. NAEYC. 25 min. 1006 Social Studies: A Way to Integrate Curriculum for Four-and-Five Year Olds Demonstrates how to develop an integrated curriculum. Shows one classroom's study of a neighborhood store and the children-related experiences with blocks, art, math and music. 30 min. 1008 Come On And Sing: Bev Bos Tom Hunter and Michael Leeman sing all the old favorites to demonstrate the power of music and interactive use of songs. Scenes from concert, workshops and conversations regarding Bev's philosophy of music. 52 min. 1009 Exploring Science and Nature Learning about science and nature through exploration is an appropriate way to introduce these concepts to young children. Indiana Steps Ahead NAEYC 28 min. 1010 Before and After School....Creative Experiences School age children can experience the responsibilities of independence within safe environments and with the support of caring and helpful adults. Indiana Steps Ahead NAEYC 28 min. 1011 An Idea Blossoms - Integrated Curriculum Illustrates how three teachers successfully used an integrated curriculum to meet individual children's needs at many levels. The program examines planning techniques, as well as the roles of the teacher and child in implementing an integrated curriculum. NAEYC 30 min. 1012 Play - The Seed of Learning Examines the role of play in the classroom, how children use play to better understand the world, how play evolves as children acquire social competence, how teachers can support children's play and use it as a means of assessing children's abilities. NAEYC 30 min. 1013 Places to Grow - The Learning Environment Focuses on the importance of the classroom environment, how the room is arranged, organization of space, scheduling of time, types of materials and equipment, and how adults interact with children. NAEYC 30 min. 1016 Windows on Learning: As Framework for Making Decisions Careful observation gives teachers insight into what children know, what they are beginning to learn, and where there interests lie. This video is a useful introduction to documenting children's learning in the classroom context. The video shows documentation in action in an urban early childhood setting. 20 min. 1017 The Visual Art This is a series of four early childhood training videos in the visual arts. They provide useful ideas and techniques.
CURRICULUM/PHILOSOPHIES 1101 Together We're Better Bev Bos The basics for Bev Bos are: wonder, discover and experience. As Bev stresses the importance of social competency she presents her rules for establishing an environment for developing social competence - an environment that is right for children where they can be actively involved and extend their activities. Her dynamic personality, sincere love of children and intense commitment to what she believes are evident throughout the video. 2 hours 1102 Starting at Square One Bev Bos discusses her philosophy of DAP with many scenes from her preschool being shown as examples. 40 min. 1103 A. The Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood Diane Trister Dodge The video shifts the focus from "teaching" to the environment where learning takes place - the organization of classroom space and materials to support free choice and active learning are explored. 30 min. B. Observing Young Children: Learning to Look, Looking to Learn This videotape helps new and experienced early childhood educators learn about children so they can individualize their program, evaluate their program so they can adjust the environment. the curriculum or both and measure children's progress and their acquisition of skills. 30 min. (3 video set) 1104 British Primary Schools Environment experience and the evidence of learning are stressed in this two volume presentation as Mr. Davidson presents a wonderful combination of theory and implementation of this approach, how to begin, and what the learning environment looks like are all addressed. The sound is not very good quality. 2 hours 1106 Whole Language Learning An interview with expert Jerry Oglan and classroom examples of whole language learning. This video explores the role of the teacher/parent in language development, and use of the hole language philosophy in an early childhood classroom. 20 min. 1110 Appropriate Practice for Young Children: The Role of the Teacher Illustrates the role of the adult in helping children learn in a play oriented developmentally appropriate preschool environment and shows the adult's role in child initiated activity. 28 min. 1111 Education For Life: The Montessori Approach This video describes the success-oriented, hands-on Montessori approach used in classrooms with children ages 2-1/2 - 6 years. Children are shown engaged in creative activities in the various areas of the Montessori environment during a typical day. Montessori principles and methods are introduced and briefly explained. 13 min. 1116 Autistic Disorder This video describes the symptoms and characteristics of autism and suggest some treatments for working with young children with the disorder 1122 Learning Environment Details how structuring the environment and organizing the schedule can reduce conflicts and lead young children to develop confidence and self help skills. 1124 Language and Literacy A description of key language and literacy experiences in expanding young children’s conversational abilities and introducing them to the written word using the High Scope approach. 1126 Setting Sail This video and 1127 depict the emergent curriculum in action. Margie Carter and Deb Curtis provide narration. 1127 Thinking Big Describes how to set up and equip spaces which will engage children in active learning using the High Scope approach.
DIVERSITY 1201 We All Belong:‑‑Multicultural Child Care that Works Produced by Australian Early Childhood Association. Learn the principles that transform the Australian center into an exciting, stimulating place where everyone feels at home. Find out how to weave these principles into the most vital aspects of your program, staff, curriculum and environment. 20 min. 1202 Anti-Bias Curriculum Direct care staff discuss why the Anti-Bias Curriculum is important to them and how they implement it. By Louise Derman-Sparks................ 30 min. 1203 Early Childhood Training Series: Diversity A. Diversity, Independence and Individuality; Focusing on Diverse Reactions Scenes of children learning to be independent individuals. This video shows how various forms of valuing independence and individuality define teaching approaches, and feeding, toileting and napping practices. B. Diversity: Contrasting Perspectives Designed to show contrasts and spark dialogue, this unique video depicts variations on themes of independence, interdependence and individuality in the delicate issues involved in day-to-day caregiving in a multi-ethnic setting. C. Diversity and Communication Highlighting communication blocks and pointing out ways of creating connections, this video shows sample areas of disagreement (mostly around neatness/messiness and toileting) and shows people learning to understand and respect diversity.
MALE INVOLVEMENT 1301 Getting Men Involved This three volume series focuses on a variety of ways to get men involved with young children. A. Young Men in Child Care B. Young Men as Educators and Care Givers C. Teen Fathers
NEW - CD ROMS - that are Macintosh and Windows Compatible Insights #1 = Engaging Young Children to Explore: 'Conversations with Light' Insights #2 = Engaging Young Children to Explore: 'Posing Nonverbal Invitations' Insights #3 = Scaffolding Young Children's Investigations: 'Making Interesting Events Happen' Insights #4 = Scaffolding Young Children's Investigations: 'Wondering Together to Find a Solution'
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