Videos & DVDs

From Student Teaching to Classroom Teacher:
Building Pre-Service and Induction Partnerships (DVD)

This DVD highlights important partnerships between teacher education programs and school districts that can lead to comprehensive new teacher induction programs.

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Two Portraits of New Teacher Induction (DVD)

This short DVD provides an inside view of how the New Teacher Center’s model of teacher induction is working to support two beginning teachers, one in Durham, North Carolina and another in Chicago, Illinois.

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Mentor Conversations (DVD)

This DVD presents seven Mentor Conversations in New York City public schools, featuring five mentors and five first-year beginning teachers.

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Cotsen Teaching Fellows (DVD Series)

Presenting classroom lessons with teacher interviews this DVD series features Cotsen Teaching Fellows who were selected for the high quality of their classroom instruction.

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Partnership In Education: Helping New Teachers Succeed (DVD)

Based on the pioneering work of the Santa Cruz New Teacher Project, this video promotes quality professional development for teachers. Expert commentary from Prof. Linda Darling Hammond and Prof. Gene Garcia accompany classroom scenes and teacher interactions that show the challenges facing beginning teachers along with selected strategies of new teacher support and assessment.

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Meeting the Challenge of Teaching Linguistically Diverse Students (DVD Series)

This professionally produced documentary series presents teaching at its best. Dynamic educators demonstrate some of the latest and most effective instructional practices available for teachers of linguistically and culturally diverse students. Extended classroom scenes are combined with interviews of featured teachers and educational experts describing how and why these instructional practices are successful. Each video is accompanied by a comprehensive facilitators guide containing background information, focus questions, and workshop outlines for a variety of formats. The videos and guides are designed for use in staff development, teacher education courses or parent and community meetings.

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Profile of Effective Teaching: Special Education (DVD)

Featuring Sydnie Moore and her 3rd–5th grade Special Education Class. Dynamic instruction in a successful classroom.

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Experienced Teacher Classroom Observations (DVD Series)
English Language Development/Third Grade

This video series provides educators in various contexts with opportunities to develop observation and coaching skills. The modules present a variety of classroom lessons across a range of grade levels and subject matter areas. The modules depict experienced teachers at different levels of development. Each video is accompanied by an abridged Facilitator’s Guide that provides background information and suggested uses.

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Beginning Teacher Classroom Observations (DVD Series)

This video series provides educators in various contexts with opportunities to develop observation and coaching skills. The modules present a variety of classroom lessons across a range of grade levels and subject matter areas. The modules depict first- and second-year teacher at different levels of development. Each video is accompanied by an abridged Facilitator’s Guide that provides background information and suggested uses.

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