V-2660 Accommodations for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities in Higher Education
(1/2" VHS Videocassette/30 min./2003)
This 30-minute video addresses the difficult issues that disability service providers face in working with students with psychiatric disabilities. From accommodations to safety concerns, and from counseling to housing, make sure your institution complies with the ADA and Section 504 requirements.

V-2661 Learning Through Observation
(1/2" VHS Videocassette/guide/65 mins./2003) This 65 minute video shows five practitioners in the infant/family field interacting with very young children and their families in a range of service settings. The video vignettes, each approximately 10 minutes long, are presented without narration, so that students and teachers practitioners and supervisors can learn through observation--sharing what they see and hear, discussing what their observations might mean, and watching the vignettes again to consider different perspectives and to refine their ideas.

V-2662 Shape of Life: Origins and Life on the Move
(DVD\106 minutes\2002) Episode 1 of an 8 part Series -Orgins - Search for and discover the origin of today’s animal life. Stunning photography reveals never-before-seen wonders beneath the sea that offer new understandings of life on earth.
Episode 2 of an 8 part series - Life On the Move - Once animals began to move, all life changed. Set out to see how animals first evolved their splendid machinery for motion.

V-2663 Shape of Life: The First Hunter and Explosion of Life
(DVD\106 minutes\color\2002)
Episode 3 of an 8 part Series - The First Hunter - Follow an unlikely predator, the bizarre and vibrant flatworm, whose hunting and sexual exploits forever altered the shape of life.
Episode 4 of an 8 part series - In a geologic instant, a fantastic array of animals emerged on earth, laying the groundwork for the incredible diversity of life that exists in the world today.

V-2664 Shape of Life: The Conquerors and Survival Game
(DVD\106 minutes\color\2002)
Episode 5 of an 8 part Series - The Conquerors -The conquest of land was one of the most important innovations in the history of animal life. See how the relentless invaders - arthropods - have taken over the skies, land and sea, adding to the earth's diversity in ways strange and beautiful.
Episode 6 of an 8 part series - Survival Game - As marine life became more varied, competition for food became fierce, creating an evolutionary arms race. Follow the development of the molluscs and learn how they avoid becoming lunch.

V-2665 Shape of Life: Ultimate Animal and Bones, Brawn and Brains
(DVD\106 minutes\color\2002)

Episode 7 of an 8 part Series - Ultimate Animal - The spiny starfish is a shining example of a survivor. Watch as incredible time-lapse photography uncovers startling behaviors that reveal new insights into how even the most unlikely of creatures are amazing success stories.
Episode 8 of an 8 part series - Bones, Brawn and Brains - Modern science is using technology to probe ever deeper into the origins of human existence. See how the latest findings are connecting humans to the array of animals on earth.

V-2666 Reading Rockets: Reading Rocks!
(1/2" VHS Videocassette/30 min./2004)
Reading Rocks! is an empowering, upbeat, and totally hip show for kids ages 7-12 years old. The program features ordinary kids who struggle with reading. Each of them has found a way not to give up, to give reading another chance, and their stories are told with humor and honesty. Young viewers will become motivated and inspired to feel less isolated and alone in their struggles at school. During the program, you'll meet students from the legendary Lab School in Washington, D.C., who together explore the raw feelings of children who've had trouble learning to read; meet Ben, a kid author who didn't let dyslexia stop him in his quest to write a book; follow AJ as he finds strategies that work for him; and experience the triumph of Maricely who learned to read in English, her second language.

V-2667 Reading Rockets: A Tale of Two Schools
(1/2" VHS Videocassette/30 mins./2003)
Tavares Gross is just starting first grade — but he's already way behind. He doesn't know his letters. He doesn't even know what a book is for. And Tavares is not alone. Across the country, schools are struggling with their most basic job: teaching kids to read. Thirty-six percent of all fourth graders read below the "basic" level, meaning they can't understand a simple story, or they can barely read at all. What does it really take to turn our schools around?
In this PBS special, Morgan Freeman tells the intimate story of a tumultuous year at two vulnerable schools. It's a tale of hope, of faith, and of the power of committed adults to help shape the life of a child.
Free, downloadable discussion guides are available at www.readingrockets.org/guides.php.

V-2668 Get That Job: First Step to Success
(1 DVD/2002)
The Standard Deviants combine cutting-edge technology, award-winning educational material and a troupe of young actors and comedians. Everything you need to learn is at your fingertips. Learn attention-getting resume formats, sell-yourself techniques to land your dream job and tactful ways to handle the dreaded "salary issues." This program explains the six ways to open a cover letter, the sure-fire four paragraph approach, all the cover letter stuff not to do, preparing for your interview, answering questions with confidence and getting the job you want at the salary you want.

V-2669 Learn Public Speaking
(DVD/60 minutes/2002)
Does the idea of speaking in front of an audience fill you with dread? Relax! The Standard Deviants will help you overcome your fear of public speaking and help you deliver your message with style and flair! Using proven attention-getters, illustrations and delivery suggestions, this DVD will help you organize your thoughts and present them in a clear and persuasive manner.

V-2670 Learn Writing Basics
(DVD/135 min./2002)
This is a great DVD for students and non-students alike - who wants to write a terrific paper or polish his or her own skills. This program will teach you everything from how to state and support a position, to collecting supporting information and writing a thesis statement.

V-2671 Learn Personal Finance
(DVD/2002/60 mins.)
Personal Finance will provide you with the seven steps designed to help you gain control of your financial future: dreaming, setting goals, financial planning, budgeting, saving, investing, and portfolio strategy review. This program will teach you how to prioritize your financial goals and put your money to work for you.

V-2672 Common Mistakes People Make in Interviews
(DVD/27 minute/2003)
This highly acclaim DVD will help you avoid the pitfalls of the interview process--because getting an interview is only the beginning. Before you walk through the door for an interview, you had better know a few things: what the business is all about, how to stay cool under pressure, and how you feel about working with people of different races and genders. This is an informative and effective program that helps job seekers anticipate what employers are looking for. This video uses the wrong way/right way format, and illustrates the things to do and not to do in an interview. (2003) .

V-2673 Horse Breeds ID: Pt. 1
(1/2" VHS Videocassette/CD/34 minutes
Explore the history, characteristics, and development of more than 20 light horse breeds and color patterns. The following breeds are shown: Akhal Tekke, American Bashkir Curly, American Saddlebred, Appaloosa, Arabian, Barb Mustang, Cayuse Indian Pony, Kiger Mustang, Lippizan, Morgan, National Show Horse, Paint, Palomino, Paso Fino, Peruvian Paso, Pinto, Quarter Horse, Rocky Mountain Horse, Spanish Barb Mustang, Standardbred, Tennessee Walking Horse and Thoroughbred. Included is a CD for instructors with an overview and quiz.

V-2674 Horse Breeds ID: Pt. 2
(1/2" VHS Videocassette/CD/28 min.)
Explore the history, characteristics and development of warmbloods, draft and coach horses, horses less than 14.2 hands, and donkeys and mules. A supplement CD is included with summary and quiz.

V-2675 Lost and Found: Young People Talk About Depression
(1/2" VHS Videocassette/21 minutes/1996)
This powerful and diverse video features eight young adults from ages eleven to twenty, who discuss the sources, impact and aftermath of depression on their lives. These adolescents describe the effects of their depression on their feelings, actions, conversations and even their choice of clothing. Some of the topics include abuse, alcoholism, suicide, terminal illness, death, adoption and self esteem.