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Films on Demand Master Academic Collection
The Master Academic Collection of streaming videos by Films on Demand provides online access to over 7,500 full length videos and 90,000 video clips. It covers the areas of Business & Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science & Mathematics and Health & Medicine, as well as Archival Films & Newsreels. Please note that High-speed Internet access is required with a minimum of 380 kbps DSL, or 500 kbps Cable Modem connectivity.

Streaming Videos

Balancing Learning Standards with Diverse Learning Needs
If diversity and special needs are prominent factors in a learning environment, teachers may have to juggle mandated standards with students’ personal challenges. This video addresses that balancing act, demonstrating how experienced educators have mastered it.
Cognitive Development
The aim of this program is to examine Piaget’s theory and to critically evaluate it in light of modern research. he program concludes that children are more cognitively capable at an earlier age than Piaget suggested, but it is the ages rather than the stages that are disputed. Other developments such as metacognition and theory of mind are outlined, and recent research findings are reported.
Meeting the Needs of All Students with Technology
Technology equalizes learning opportunities and expands learning challenges for a wide range of students. Using compelling classroom footage, this program features innovations that are empowering all types of learners.
Those Who Can... Teach
Historically, America has displayed an ambivalence toward public school teachers, expecting much from them while frequently offering little respect, meager pay, and inadequate working conditions. This program traces the evolution of teaching as a profession, honoring educators who risked everything to stand up for teachers’ rights.
Winning Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms
Mainstreaming has become a widely used method for including special needs students in the educational process, but it sometimes leaves instructors feeling overwhelmed, under-qualified, and even resentful. This video provides inclusive teams with specific examples of behaviors that can be used in the classroom so that all children benefit from quality instruction.
The Empty Desk: Identifying and Assisting the At-Risk Student
This program focuses on how educators can identify at-risk students, examines the causes of disengagement, and provides strategies that can be used in the classroom to build a strong teacher-student relationship
A Teacher Affects Eternity
Since the 1830s, public schools have spread into every corner of America. Then and now, what kind of people have been called to teach in these schools? This program explores the importance of educators in the lives of their students, emphasizing a teacher’s influence as role model, as upholder of society’s norms, and even as agent of social change.
Will to Win: Helping Children Succeed
Why do some children give up on problems easily while others persevere? What makes a boy or girl afraid to try in the first place? This program studies the factors that help create a resilient personality and the reasons why some children back down from challenges.
Developing the Gifts and Talents of ALL Students
Based on the belief that “a rising tide lifts all ships”, the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) is a proven plan for infusing a broad range of high-end learning strategies into existing school programs and standards-based reform initiatives. SEM helps educators and schools develop the gifts and talents of all students by using gifted education teaching practices, with all students.
Real Life Teens: Guns at School - How Safe Do Teens Feel?
Gun violence is a growing problem among teens in America. One of the most frightening trends over the last several years has been the rise of gun-related violence at school. A number of reasons have been cited for the emergence of this disturbing phenomenon.
American Teacher
This film shows us the experiences of four young teachers as they recognize the importance of what they do, and how much they love what they do, but ask: can I afford to continue to teach?
Teaching Lessons and Learning Lessons in the Special Ed Classroom
This down-to-earth program shares the hard-won experiences of an award-winning special ed teacher. Part success story, part how-to manual, the program is an excellent source of ideas and inspiration for teachers of all types of students.
Integrating Instruction and Assessment
This program explores the nature of authentic assessment and its impact on curriculum and instruction. And addresses the need for alternative instruments of assessment.
Appropriate Actions: A Teacher's Guide to Sexual Harassment
In this timely program, educators and expert consultants address the volatile topic of sexual harassment among students. Together they consider definitions, examples, impact, and legal accountability.
Integrating ESL Students into the Classroom
By viewing Integrating ESL Students, 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.