North Santa Cruz County SELPA

Video and Audio Library

Title

Media

Length

Date Released

Description
I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me: Dispelling the Myth One Child at a Time. DVD   2005

A HBO and the Tourette Syndrome Association presentation: a documentary that dispels the myths of Tourette Syndrome through the experiences of young people. In every school in America, it's likely that at least one child may have Tourette Syndrome. Many of their parents, teachers and those close to them are unaware. these children are often stigmatized and almost always misunderstood.
Extra DVD features include a variety of resources for educators, families and children interested in learning more about Tourette Syndrome, in addition to supplementary information from the experts.
The Educators' In-Service Program on Understanding Tourette's Syndrome 2 CD Set   2002 Released by the Tourette Syndrome Association, 2 CD set includes: Education Curriculum Script, Text, and Reference Material in Adobe format to print out; 72 slide outline of the curriculum as a PowerPoint presentation (includes video clips and graphics); 45 minute video, " A Regular Kid, That's Me"; 15 minute video, "Teaching Children with Tourette Syndrome: A Resource for Educators"
Understanding RTI: What It Is and Why It Works

Cassette Tape
Handouts

1 hour 30 min October 11, 2005 Virtual Seminar on Response To Intervention model of determining need for special education for students with specific learning disabilities.
IDEA 2004 Training DVD 2 - 6 hr days   Two day training by Art Cernosia, nationally acclaimed attorney, covering the changes in special education law resulting from IDEA 2004.
Understanding the CAPA (California Alternate Performance Assessment) DVD   August 2004 Provides guidance to parents in interpreting their students' STAR STudent Report. While watching the videos, parent will learn that the CAPA allows students with significant disabilities to participate in standards based assessment.
The Teacher's Guide to Supporting and Supervising Paraprofessionals in the Classroom VHS & Guidebook (46pp) 20 min   Hands-on training video spells out key roles and responsibilities, of paraprofessionals and teachers working with paraprofessionals - along with successful management strategies - to help educators build effective teaching teams and improve overall classroom instruction. The accompanying guidebook provides self-assessment and reflection activities, exercises for paraprofessionals and teachers, plus checklists and management strategies for educators.
The Paraprofessional's Guide to Assisting Classroom Instruction VHS & Guidebook (41 pp) 25 min   Provides the perfect combination for helping paraprofessionals understand their vital role in the classroom - enhancing support for educators and academic achievement for students. The workbook includes additional instructional strategies and group activities that review the video's key points - along with tools to maintain rapport with students and implement teacher-developed data collection procedures.

Ask Me About Asperger's Syndrome

 VHS 25 min 2000 IN this video professionals and parents describe the impairments that typically affect students with this disorder and offer practical suggestions and techniques for working with these children. Interviews include 2 psychologists, a speech and language pathologist, an occupational therapist, a classroom teacher, and Dr. Liane Willey, author of "Pretending to be Normal", as well as parents of elementary and jr. high students.
Keys to Compliance: A General Educator's Practical Guide to Meeting Special Education Requirements VHS 20 min 2003 Designed for school-level personnel, this training video spells out general educators' specific statutory duties and key responsibilities under the IDEA, so your staff understands how to fulfill essential legal requirements and prevent litigation for your district. Keys to Compliance pinpoints 7 principal responsibilities for general educators serving students with disabilities, including how to: play an active role in the development and implementation of student IEPs; effectively participate in IEP meetings; monitor student behavior and ability in the classroom; and 4 more.

Straight Talk about Mental Illness

VHS   17 min Created by NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) this video is intended for the high school classroom, to help educate students on mental illness. Included is a two-page brochure with suggestions for class discussion, homework assignments, and facts about mental illness. In the video, a group of teens discuss their thoughts, asks questions, and share their feeling about mental illness. Interspersed throughout the dialogue are vignettes depicting teens of high-school age suffering from the more common types of mental illness: depression, bipolar disorder (manic-depression), and schizophrenia.

Portrait of an Autistic Young Man

 VHS 30-40 min 1992  

Lindamood ADD Program - Multi syllable Introductions-Part I

 VHS 27 min 1997  

Lindamood-Bell Conference-Introducing Multi-syllable - Part II: Tracking, Spelling and Reading

 VHS 47 min 1997  

Inclusion Series-Step by Step-Heather's Story

 VHS 65 min 1995 This video documents one student's journey from a self-contained special education classroom to an inclusive environment.

1997 Amendments to IDEA

 VHS   1997  

How to Develop an IEP that Works

 VHS 53 min 1995 by the Carle Foundation Center for Health, Law and Ethics

Collaboration for Inclusion

 VHS 124 min 1998 Inclusion Taskforce (LOSD and N. Santa Cruz County SELPA) trip to SCOE and Cotati-Rohnert Park School District, February 16 and 17, 1998

Visualizing and Verbalizing-Sentence by Sentence

 VHS 43 min 1997  

Visualizing and Verbalizing-Sentence by Sentence with HOTS

 VHS   1997  

Restructuring Schools for All the Kids

 VHS 20 min   Highlights the efforts of 2 California schools (one elementary and one high school) to restructure their categorical services to create a collaborative model that provides support for all students within the general education classroom

IEP Legal Workshop-SCCOE

 VHS and Accompanying handouts   May 2000  

Adapting Curriculum and Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

 VHS 45 min 1999 This video tape and accompanying manual provides a conceptual model and actual teacher practices and sample adaptations across seven areas. Teachers from elementary to high school levels describe their adaptions that recognize the need for student variation in learning and instruction

Standards and Inclusion-Can we have both?

 VHS 40 min 1998 Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky and Alan Gartner, from the National Center on Educational Restructuring and Inclusion at the City University of New York, address many of the critical issues facing educators who are supporting students with disabilities in inclusive settings.

Community Teleconference on Autism

 VHS 104 min 1993 by Kaiser Permanente

Complaint Process

 VHS 7 min   by California Department of Education, Federal Corrective Action Plan

Due Process

 VHS 6 min   by California Department of Education, Federal Corrective Action Plan

Least Restrictive Environment

 VHS 8 min   by California Department of Education, Federal Corrective Action Plan

Quality Assurance Process-Self Review Training

 VHS 90 min   by California Department of Education Special Education Division

Parent Rights in Special Education

 VHS   1997 Basic information regarding your rights as a parent with a child who receives or is being considered for special education services. This video will explain these rights in simple and understandable language.

Focus Monitoring

 VHS 58 min    

I-Communicator

 VHS 21 min   Interactive Solutions-Communication and Education System for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing-Video plays first in closed caption and then in open caption

NIDS Presentation-Video Conference-December 1, 2001-Tape 1

 VHS 86 min   by NIDS Research Institute and Parent Coalition

NIDS Presentation-Video Conference-December 1, 2001-Tape 2

 VHS 73 min   by NIDS Research Institute and Parent Coalition

NIDS Presentation-Video Conference-December 1, 2001-Tape 3

 VHS 76 min   by NIDS Research Institute and Parent Coalition

Parenting for the 21st Century-Parenting Responsible Children

 Audio   1987  

Parenting for the 21st Century-Substance Abuse

 Audio   1987  

Parenting for the 21st Century-Successful Parenting

 Audio   1987  

Inclusion Series-Families, Friends, Futures

 VHS 23 min 1993 This video focuses on two students who, with their friends from school participate in typical community activities. It also explores the encouraging effect such participation has on their families views of their children's futures.

It's Your Future

 VHS 23 min 2000 Closed Captioned-California Department of Education, Special Education Division

Effective Education: Adapting to Include All Students

 VHS 18 min 1996  

Essential Characteristics of Inclusive Schools-Education in the Real World

 VHS 28 min 2000 Closed Captioned

Complaint Process

 VHS 6 min Sept. 1998 by California Department of Education, Federal Corrective Action Plan-available in both English and Spanish (Span version 6 min)

Due Process

 VHS 5 min Sept. 1998 by California Department of Education, Federal Corrective Action Plan-available in both English and Spanish (Span version 7 min)

FAPE-Free and Appropriate Public Education

 VHS 14 min Sept. 1998 by California Department of Education, Federal Corrective Action Plan-available in both English and Spanish (Span version 16 min)

Least Restrictive Environment

 VHS 11 min Sept. 1998 by California Department of Education, Federal Corrective Action Plan-available in Spanish only

Speech and Communication

 Audio   1972 Side 1-An Introduction to Auditory Discrimination in Depth. Side 2-The ADD Program Guide to Pronunciation of Sounds

Desired Results-Assuring quality for California's Children

 VHS 20 min 2003 An overview of the California Department of Education's New Approach for Evaluating Early Care and Education and After School Programs

For Parents Only-CAPA

 VHS   2002 Information about the California Alternate Performance Assessment for Parents of SH Children

Positive Results: Working Effectively with Difficult People in Your School

 VHS 20 min 2002 by LRP Publications

10 Everyday Errors that Trigger Due Process: A Guide to Educators' Legal Requirements

 VHS 16 min 2003 presented by Melinda Baird, Esq.-LRP Publications

Creating Dance with Life Forms

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 1996 De Anza College-A Guide for Teaching Computer-Based Dance And Choreography to Students With and Without Disabilities. Comes Complete with: VHS tape-"Creating Dance With Life Forms"(61 min);VHS tape-"AXIS Dance Troupe-in performance"; CD-R-"Creating Dance with Life Forms"; and Curriculum Guide Handbook-"Creating Dance with Life Forms"

The Paraprofessional's Guide to Managing Student Behavior

 VHS and workbook 23 min 2002 By LRP Publications - Workbook by Beverly H. Jones.

California High School Exit Exam

 VHS 37 min 2002 training video for district and school coordinators by the Educational Testing Service

One Child at a Time
California

 VHS, four pamphlets, and CD-Rom 11 min 40 sec. 2003 Outreach information distributed by CalTeach, to recruit special education teachers. Contains information on becoming a special education teacher in California.

the IEP, a parents introduction

 VHS     An informative guide for all those unfamiliar with one of the most important components of special education, this video presentation demystifies the IEP process and dispels the concerns many parents have, especially as they fact their first IEP meeting. It includes a reenactment of an actual IEP meeting, with an emphasis on the significant role parents should play in designing an appropriate learning plan for their child. It is also a valuable tool for education professionals and is suitable for inclusion in professional development programs designed to increase awareness of the IEP in special and general education.

For information on how to check out any of the above titles please call Wendy at the SELPA office, at 464-5677.

 
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