FILM NUMBER: 09363
ANNOTATION: SHOWS AMERICA CHANGING FROM A RURAL TO AN INDUS- TRIALIZED SOCIETY DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY THROUGH THE YEARS JUST PRIOR TO WORLD WAR I.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 11054
ANNOTATION: PRINCIPAL'S ROLE AS MANAGER AND LEADER IN CHANGE; 10 STEPS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CHANGE; OBSERVE EXEMPLARY PRINCIPALS DEMONSTRATE INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP.USE WITH VIDEO 11055
SUBJECT(S): ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AND PRINCIPALS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 31
FILM NUMBER: 11059
ANNOTATION: EXAMINE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND DETERMINE NEED FOR BLOCK SCHEDULING. CONSIDER TEAMING, GROUPING, PLANNING TIME, CORE SUBJECTS AND CHOICES. BLOCK SCHEDULES AND INCREASE IN LEARNING. USE WITH 11060
SUBJECT(S): BLOCK SCHEDULING, LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 10785
ANNOTATION: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY AS IT WORKS IN JAPAN'S STATE-GUIDED CAPITALISM. PROFILES A BUREAUCRAT, A BUSINESS LEADER, A POLITICIAN AND A SOCIALIST LEGISLATOR.
SUBJECT(S): CAPITALISM, JAPAN, PACIFIC RIM
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11252
ANNOTATION: A YOUNG LEARNER-PUPPET SHOW TAKES A WHOLE- PERSON APPROACH TO WELL-BEING AND SUGGESTS WAYS TO EXPLORE THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE OUR HEALTH.
SUBJECT(S): HEALTH, SAFETY EDUCATION
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 09653
ANNOTATION: EXPLAINS WHAT INSTINCT IS AND HOW IT GUIDES THE BEHAVIOR OF ANIMALS FROM BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD. USES THE EXAMPLE OF A BEAVER WORKING ON ITS DAM TO SHOW HOW INSTINCT OPERATES.
SUBJECT(S): ADAPTATION (BIOLOGY), ANIMALS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 11275
ANNOTATION: "MUSIC BOX" TELLS ABOUT PERCUSSION, STRINGS, WOODWINDS, AND BRASS. SEATING OF DIFFERENT FAMILIES OF INSTRUMENTS IN AN ORCHESTRA ARE EXPLAINED AND HEATHER GETS TO CONDUCT.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09963
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW WOOD AND METAL - IN THE FORM OF XYLOPHONES, CYMBALS, AND DRUMS - CAN BE MADE TO SING. FEATURES PLAYERS FROM THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
SUBJECT(S): MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 11888
ANNOTATION: WITH ANIMATION AND A BRASS QUINTET PLAYING GABRIELI'S CANZONA PER SONARE #2 VIDEO SHOWS HOW SOUND IS PRODUCED FROM A BRASS INSTRUMENT. EXCELLENT FOR TEACHING INSTRUMENTS OF THE BRASS FAMILY AND ALSO FOR RECRUITMENT.
SUBJECT(S): MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10831
ANNOTATION: ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COUNSELING PROGRAM TO ASSIST EMPLOYEES WHO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. BENEFITS OF PROGRAM ARE EXPLAINED.
SUBJECT(S): COUNSELING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 11069
ANNOTATION: TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE RESEARCH BASED STRATEGIES SUCH AS COOPERATIVE LEARNING, MIND MAPPING, CONCEPT ATTAINMENT, INDUCTIVE THINKING AND ACADEMIC CONTROVERSY.
SUBJECT(S): HIGH SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, TEACHING MODELS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 11068
ANNOTATION: TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE RESEARCH BASED STRATEGIES SUCH AS COOPERATIVE LEARNING, MIND MAPPING, CONCEPT ATTAINMENT, INDUCTIVE THINKING AND ACADEMIC CONTROVERSY.
SUBJECT(S): ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, TEACHING MODELS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 11046
ANNOTATION: LEARN WHY TECHNOLOGY MUST BE USED, NEED FOR TRAINING AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BEFORE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY, DISTINGUISH BETWEEN OPERATION, THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND INTEGRATION, ITS APPLICATION. USE WITH VIDEO 11047
SUBJECT(S): COMPUTERS, CURRICULUM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, TECHNOLOGY
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 38
FILM NUMBER: 09158
ANNOTATION: INSERVICE COURSE FOR TEACHERS. LESSON TITLES ARE: 25. PROCESSING; 26. CULTIVATING PUPIL SELF IMAGE. (NOTE FORMAT; SEE #9136)
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, HUMAN RELATIONS, SELF PERCEPTION, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 01459
ANNOTATION: HIGHLY MOTIVATIONAL FILM FOR USE IN THE WOODS/METAL AREA OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM DEALING WITH MASS PRODUCTION.
SUBJECT(S): INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION, INDUSTRY, METALWORK, WOODWORK
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 09456
ANNOTATION: OFFERS A BASIC ANALYSIS OF THE ECOLOGY OF THE INTERTIDAL ZONE, THAT AREA COVERED BY THE HIGHEST TIDES AND EXPOSED DURING THE LOWEST. DISCUSSES LIFE CYCLES AND FOOD CHAINS FROM LAND AND SEA WHICH OVERLAP IN THIS AREA.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 10507
ANNOTATION: DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, INTERVIEW MAGICS SHOWS STUDENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER PREPARATION FOR AN INTERVIEW.
SUBJECT(S): VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11583
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES ON THE VARIOUS ART MOVEMENTS THAT BURGEONED IN EUROPE DURING THE FIRST DECADES OF 20TH CENTURY THROUGH WWII SOME MODERNISM IN AMERICA AS WELL. FAUVISM, CUBISM, GERMAN EXPRESS IONSIM, INTERNATIONAL STYLE & SURREALISM.
SUBJECT(S): ART, CUBISM, EXPRESSIONISM (ART), FAUVISM, MODERNISM (ART)
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10832
ANNOTATION: THE PARTS OF A NORMAL CELL, EXPLANATION OF THE MARVELOUS INTRICACIES OF THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE CELL. EXPLANATION OF HOW CELLS BECOME CANCER.
SUBJECT(S): CANCER
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 11
FILM NUMBER: 07422
ANNOTATION: ADOLESCENT IDENTITY IS EXPLORED IN THE STORY OF A GIRL'S FRIENDSHIP WITH A COMIC, WHICH FORCES HER TO QUESTION WHO SHE IS, NOT JUST WHAT OTHERS WANT HER TO BE.
SUBJECT(S): ADOLESCENCE, PERFORMING ARTS, PERSONALITY, SELF PERCEPTION, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 09924
ANNOTATION: TWO STUDENTS DISCUSS THEIR DIFFERENT WEEKENDS AND DEMONSTRATE THE USES OF BOTH THE PASSE COMPOSE AND THE IMPARFAIT. IN FRENCH.
SUBJECT(S): FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 17
FILM NUMBER: 11107
ANNOTATION: MUSIC TECHNOLOGY CAN OPEN UP THE WEALTH OF CREATIVITY IN YOUNG PEOPLE. RAY DRETSKE SHARES TOPICS FROM HIS ALL-SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PROGRAM. LIVE FOOTAGE OF PERFORMANCES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
SUBJECT(S): COMPUTERS, MUSIC
GRADES: K-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 10332
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES RESIDENTIAL CIVIL, AND COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION. THE SYSTEMS MODEL IS APPLIED TO SEVERAL PROJECTS.
SUBJECT(S): BUILDING, INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11672
ANNOTATION: HOW FIVE: UNITS 19-21. INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSE ON VIDEO. INCLUDES: SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION, CONFIDENCE INTERVALS, AND TESTS OF SIGNIFICANCE.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10333
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES THE EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPACT OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY.
SUBJECT(S): INDUSTRY
GRADES: 04-09
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 06394
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES THE OBJECTIVES OF THE AMATEUR WRES- TLER. EXPLAINS THE BASIC RULES OF WRESTLING AND GIVES EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE HOLDS.
SUBJECT(S): SPORTS, WRESTLING
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11311
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES A VARIETY OF INVENTORS-PROFESSIONALS, AMATEURS, ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS, ADULTS & TEENS. THEIR REASONS FOR INVENTING ARE VARIED AND RANGE FROM USEFUL TO OBJECTS WITH NO PRACTICAL USE.
SUBJECT(S): INVENTIONS
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 09291
ANNOTATION: TWO 30-MINUTE PROGRAMS WHICH RECREATE EVENTS IN MARYLAND HISTORY. ALSO AVAILABLE IN 16MM FORMAT.
SUBJECT(S): MARYLAND - HISTORY
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11621
ANNOTATION: REVIEWS THE CURRENT EVIDENCE ON CLIMATIC CHANGE & INVESTIGATES THE IMPACT ON HUMANS & HUMAN ACTIVITY. SCIENTISTS MAKE PREDICTIONS BASED ON CLIMATIC MODELING & ABOUT HUMAN LIFE ONE HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW.
SUBJECT(S): ECOLOGY, GREENHOUSE EFFECT
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 09468
ANNOTATION: DISCUSSES HOW TO MATCH PERSONAL OBJECTIVES TO A STOCK-BUYING STRATEGY. DEFINES BASIC TERMS SUCH AS STOCKS (COMMON AND PREFERRED), DIVIDENDS, CAPITAL GAINS, AND MUTUAL FUNDS. CONCEPTS ILLUSTRATED WITH COMIC DRAWINGS.
SUBJECT(S): CONSUMER EDUCATION, INVESTMENTS, MONEY
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 09595
ANNOTATION: EXPOSES THE HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR OF THOSE AMERICANS WHO LIVE WITH POVERTY AND IT'S CONSE- QUENCES. A VISUAL PICTURE; NO NARRATION.
SUBJECT(S): SOCIAL PROBLEMS, UNITED STATES - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 11027
ANNOTATION: WHY SCHOOLS HAVE BECOME ISOLATED; BARRIERS TO PARENT INVOLVEMENT; NEED TO INCLUDE PARENTS IN DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCES OF SCHOOLS THAT INVOLVE COMMUNITY. USE WITH VIDEO 11028
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL, HOME AND SCHOOL, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 05282
ANNOTATION: PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE GEOGRAPHY, INDUSTRY, AND CULTURE OF IRELAND. HIGHLIGHTS ITS ANCIENT RUINS AND MONUMENTS AND FOCUSES ON THE CAPITAL CITY OF DUBLIN, A CITY FOUNDED BY THE VIKINGS.
SUBJECT(S): GREAT BRITAIN
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 09486
ANNOTATION: PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE GEOGRAPHY, INDUSTRY, AND CULTURE OF IRELAND. HIGHLIGHTS ITS ANCIENT RUINS AND MONUMENTS AND FOCUSES ON THE CAPITAL CITY OF DUBLIN, A CITY FOUNDED BY THE VIKINGS.
SUBJECT(S): GREAT BRITAIN
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 09167
ANNOTATION: TRACES THE HISTORY OF THIS IDEOLOGICAL BOUNDARY WHICH DIVIDES EUROPE INTO TWO SEPARATE HALVES. SHOWS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE COUNTRIES BEHIND THE "CURTAIN" AND DISCUSSES THE DIVISION OF GERMANY AND THE BERLIN WALL.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNISM, EUROPE, HISTORY, MODERN
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 09449
ANNOTATION: A COLLECTION OF ANIMATED FILMS ON IRONY. EACH PLOT IS ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE IRONY.
SUBJECT(S): COMMUNICATION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, LITERATURE
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 4
FILM NUMBER: 10710
ANNOTATION: USES MIX OF STILL PHOTOS, FILM FOOTAGE, RECORD- INGS OF ISHI'S VOICE, DRAMATIZED READINGS, INTER- VIEWS TO PORTRAY QUIET DIGNITY OF LIFE OF "LAST WILD INDIAN" FOUND IN CALIFORNIA IN 1911.
SUBJECT(S): INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 57
FILM NUMBER: 11603
ANNOTATION: BASED ON SCOTT O'DELL'S NEWBERY AWARD-WINNING BOOK ABOUT A 19TH CENTURY INDIAN GIRL WHO BE COMES STRANDED ON A REMOTE ISLAND OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS IS THE TRUE STORY OF KARANA.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 99
FILM NUMBER: 11632
ANNOTATION: VIDEO VERSION OF THE BOOK OF THE SAME TITLE BY STEVEN KELLOGG ABOUT A SMALL BAND OF MICE WHO SEEK REFUGE FROM THE HAZARDS OF THE CITY ON A SUPPOSEDLY DESERTED ISLAND.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 09740
ANNOTATION: EXAMINES ISRAEL'S HISTORY, BIBLICAL AND MODERN, STRESSING ITS GEOGRAPHICAL BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY; INTRODUCES ITS NATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND OBSERVES LIFE ON A KIBBUTZ.
SUBJECT(S): ISRAEL, MIDDLE EAST
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 25
FILM NUMBER: 11869
ANNOTATION: USES ANIMATED SKETCHES AND MUSIC TO SHOW HOW FOUR CHILDREN DISCOVER CAREER CONCEPTS.
SUBJECT(S): VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 11695
ANNOTATION: YIDDISH FOLKTALE WHICH SHOWS THAT THINGS COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE-THE HOUSE IS SO CROWDED AND NOISY AND SEEMS WORSE WHEN THE RABBI'S ADVICE IS FOLLOWED.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, YIDDISH LITERATURE, ZEMACH, MARGOT
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 9
FILM NUMBER: 09066
ANNOTATION: FOUR 15-MIN. PROGRAMS: DECIDING WHEN TO USE SUBTRACTION; DECIDING HOW CLOSE TO MEASURE; PROB- LEM-SOLVING - ACTING IT OUT; AND USING ESTIMATION.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09067
ANNOTATION: FOUR 15-MIN. PROGRAMS: UNDERSTANDING PLACE VALUE; DECIDING WHEN TO USE MULTIPLICATION; USING FRACTIONS; PROBLEM-SOLVING - DRAWING A PICTURE.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09068
ANNOTATION: FOUR 15-MIN. PROGRAMS: LOOKING AT OBJECTS FROM DIFFERENT POSITIONS; USING MENTAL COMPUTATION; USING DIVISION; PROBLEM-SOLVING - MAKING A TABLE.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09069
ANNOTATION: FOUR 15-MIN. PROGRAMS: USING MULTIPLICATION AND ADDITION; RELATING FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS; PREDIC- TING YOUR CHANGE; AND USING BAR GRAPHS.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09070
ANNOTATION: FOUR 15-MIN. PROGRAMS: UNDERSTANDING REMAINDERS; PROBLEM-SOLVING - RECOGNIZING NECESSARY INFORMA- TION; FINDING EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS; FINDING AREA BY COVERING.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09071
ANNOTATION: FOUR 15-MIN. PROGRAMS: MAKING SENSE OF A BIG NUMBER; ESTIMATING WHEN DIVIDING; COMPARING DECI- MALS; USING PROBABILITY.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 09072
ANNOTATION: FOUR 15-MIN. PROGRAMS: CHANGING SCALE ON A GRAPH; PROBLEM-SOLVING - KEEP ON TRYING; PROBLEM- SOLVING - MANY WAYS TO GO; AND PROBLEM-SOLVING - USING A GUIDE.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11171
ANNOTATION: REAL LIFE WORKERS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILI- TIES AND THEIR EMPLOYERS. JOB SKILLS: DRESS RIGHT; BE ON TIME; BE READY; BE A TEAM MEMBER, BE FRIENDLY AND ASK, LISTEN AND LEARN.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS, BUSINESS EDUCATION, JOBS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 21