Cami, age 3, is included in pre-school. The teachers use sign language in the class so that Cami understands what is going on around her and can participate. The children see the sign language and slowly absorb and internalize and use the sign language occasionally in a natural way.
Students Training
Constructivists Approach to Education
Dr. George Scarlett about Constructivist Philosophy of Education and its use by educators.
Emergent Curriculum
Peter Brown about the curriculum, specially the mathematics, and how to coordinate with the teachers.
Inclusion & Adaptations
Marryann O’Brien about how to define what adaptations are needed to help the children better, and the process of applying these adjustments and dealing with them.
Inclusion & Multiculturalism
Interviews with Dr. Sandra Fontanez-Phelan and Mark Doyle about their experiences implementing inclusion in Mather High School in Chicago.
Life Skills & Conflict Resolution
Elizabeth Najera, principal of Velma Thomas, about life skills development in children at school, and how they affect the social interaction and the inclusion of the children in the community.
Multiple Intelligences
A lecture given by Prof. Howard Gardner November 17, 2009 at Sofia University, “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria.
School of Love
The story of Penka Kassabova, a pioneer of early childhood education in Bulgaria. A graduate of the National College of Education in Evanston, IL, Penka became the director of the American Kindergarten in Sofia, Bulgaria and the school for kindergarten teachers.
School of Love – English Subtitles
The Resource Room
A tour to the Resource Room at Eliot Pearson’s Children’s School with Debbie LeeKeenan.