Summary: Teaching is more than a job--it's a responsibility, one of the greatest responsibilities in civilized society. Teachers lay bare the mysteries of the world; train minds to explore, question, investigate, and discover; and ensure that knowledge is not lost or forgotten but passed on to future generations. Teachers shape lives in limitless ways, both inside and outside of the classroom. But...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.102 ARTSummary: In Rajasthan, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men, many of them illiterate, to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists, and doctors. It's called the Barefoot College, and in this TEDTalk founder Bunker Roy explains its creation, and how it's helping impoverished rural communities becomes self-sufficient. Working against much skepticism, Roy has successfully brought...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This program provides an overview of the history of education and distance learning, including an extensive interview with Professor Neil Postman from the first television classroom of the 1950s, Sunrise Semester. From there, the program explores various case studies involving distance learning: a homeless women gets her GED; a handicapped woman graduates from college; and a choreographer puts...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: To run a successful parent-teacher conference, educators need a wide range of skills at their disposal—and a healthy supply of confidence. This video builds both, providing solutions to the problems and frustrations that many teachers face when interacting with parents and guardians. The program explores step-by-step preparation strategies—including specific knowledge and data to have at hand,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006