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California MAP to Inclusion -- statewide resource with tons of videos and articles to educate yourself and your communities on Inclusion

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Axel (Video)

Published: Dan Habib, 2013 | Length: 16:39 mins

This short film focuses on Axel Cortes and the staff at Idelhurst Elementary School in Somersworth, NH. Axel is a fifth grader with autism who is non-verbal and exhibited significant behavioral challenges when he arrived at school. Axel came to Idelhurst during his 5th grade year from another school where he was exclusively in self-contained settings and was being taught preschool/kindergarten level. Through effective implementation of supports - including AAC, UDL, RtI, social stories, visual schedules and positive behavioral supports - Axel was able to learn 5th grade general education curriculum in a general education classroom within a few months. His challenging behaviors also decreased, and he thrived through interaction and engagement with 'typical' peers. Once Axel had an effective means of communication, the staff found that Axel was was bilingual and bi-literate (his family speaks Spanish at home).

This film illustrates the potential for students with significant cognitive disabilities to achieve high academic outcomes. The film has received support from the National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC).

Cara's Kit Self-Guided Module: Creating Adaptations for Routines and Activities
Connect Modules & DEC
Access this learning module to explore each topic of CARA's Kit, from the introduction to the process to example adaptations.

NOTE: The module at this link is FREE. If you would like a PD certificate of completion for the module ($10 per certificate), please start here instead.

About CARA's Kit: CARA's Kit, created by Philippa H. Campbell & Suzanne A. Milbourne and published in 2007, is designed for teachers and consultants who are involved in providing early care and education for children under age 6. CARA's kit contains information on how to make adaptations for individuals or groups of children who are experiencing challenges during everyday routines and activities.

CARA's Kit Materials to accompany the online module are available here: Order the CARA's Kit publication here.

CARA's Kit online was developed by Pennsylvania Early Intervention Technical Assistance with funding from the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning. CARA's Kit online is hosted by the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children.

Circle of Friends (CoF): Videos

Circle of Friends (CoF) provides the opportunity for students with disabilities to build genuine friendships with non-disabled peers.

Dan Habib (Videos)

Dan Habib (pronounced "Habeeb") is the creator of the award-winning documentary films Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS, and many other short films on disability-related topics. Habib is a filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability.

Axel (Video) Published: 2013 | Length: 16:39 mins This short film focuses on Axel Cortes and the staff at Idelhurst Elementary School in Somersworth, NH. Axel is a fifth grader with autism who is non-verbal and exhibited significant behavioral challenges when he arrived at school.

Intelligent Lives 5:12 minutes A documentary film about three pioneering young adults with intellectual disabilities who challenge perceptions of intelligence by Dan Habib.

Disabling Segregation (Video) Published: Apr 22, 2014 | 18 minutes Habib (creator of the documentary filmsIncluding Samuel and Who Cares About Kelsey?) used his 18-minute TEDx talk to make a powerful case for ending the systemic segregation of students with disabilities.

Thasya Published: Jun 26, 2012 | 13:20 minutes Thasya Lumingkewas, 8, has autism and thrives at Maple Wood Elementary School in Somersworth, NH. The school has implemented Response to Intervention (RtI), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This film highlights the power of presuming competence, differentiated instruction and augmentative and alternative communication.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Aug 2019

DRaccess Video Library

Find these Inclusion Videos under the "General Interest" tab:

Early Inclusion Toolkit Video Playlist
February 2020
Created by Parents Helping Parents and the Inclusion Collaborative of Santa Clara County, CA through a grant.

The sample video, Early Learning Tool Kit: Visual Tools and Binder Materials, Parents Helping Parents (Video), provides information about the tools that may help the children in your preschool class who are visual learners, as well as the materials that are in the binder. These tools are all included in the Early Learning Tool Kit. If you have any questions about these tools, or if you are interested in finding out about additional tools and strategies that can help you create an inclusive preschool classroom, contact us at Parents Helping Parents- info@php.com, or (408)727-5775.

ECTA: Preschool During the Pandemic: Early Childhood Education in Extraordinary Times - 12 Episode Video Series by Larry Edleman
Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) | January 20, 2021
This 12 episode series shares the experiences of practitioners and families from across the country, illustrating how the fields of early education and early childhood special education are successfully supporting preschoolers and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also see MAP Newsletter for 2020 related to supporting early care and learning during COVID-19.

ED Talks: What Success Looks Like (Video)

Mar 2019 | Length: 20:59 mins

Excellent story worth the time to watch. Explains why every kid no matter how complex the disability belongs with his friends in his home school in regular ed classrooms. Success story or inclusion! CAK How can we create success for children and youth with the most complex needs? Drawing on a lifetime of stories and experiences, Jennifer talks about the magic that happens by simply establishing a new paradigm of strength-based thinking. This new way of thinking can support children who historically have been placed in self-contained, segregated settings to be successfully included in general education classrooms.

What Success Looks Like by Jennifer Sommerness was part of the March 2019 #EDTalksMN event on Creating Inclusive Classrooms.

Edutopia: Inclusion Videos

Explore videos that showcase evidence-based learning practices in K-12 schools, and see our core strategies and key topics in action.

Five Minute Film Festival: Reaching Learners of All Abilities
Edutopia has collected some videos and resources to help explore and explain some of the difficulties faced by many kids, and some strategies teachers and schools are using to engage them. Included are 8 well produced videos that address: Special Education, Inclusion and Learning Differences.

Everything We Learn About Life We Learn on the Playground (Video)

June 2018 | Length: 2:25 mins Watch a girl with down syndrome playing with friends at preschool.

Got Inclusion? Florida Center for Inclusive Communities Video Playlist

Published: June 2015 | Length: 2-3 minutes each Advisory Committee members including adults with disabilities, family members, advocates and community members answer questions about the value of inclusion and how to make it work. (8 videos)

Inclusive Schooling: Because of Oliver (Video)
Inclusive Schooling | Length: 7:04 mins What Does Inclusive Education Look Like? Dr. Julie Causton of Inclusive Schooling shows you with the new book and video, "Because of Oliver."
"Ever have a hard time explaining what inclusive education looks like at the classroom level? This book does a beautiful job of showing the reader the beauty of inclusive education."

"Follow Oliver as he experiences school before and after inclusion- and how his story impacts everyone around him."

You can hear Oliver's story and watch the video here, and get your own copy of the book on Amazon here.

Parenting Advice from Zach Anner (Video)

As many parents know, raising a child with a disability can be challenging. Truth Bomb Mom Kristina Kuzmic sat down with good friend Zach Anner to get his top tips on preparing a child with a disability for the world. For more from Zach check out The Official Fan Page of Zach Anner.

PEAT's Suite Online: Self-Guided Module: Physical Environment and Assistive Tools
Connect Modules & DEC
Access this learning module for PEAT's Suite to explore and practice using environmental features, as well as universal, modified and specialized assistive tools.

NOTE: The module at this link is FREE. If you would like a PD certificate of completion for the module ($10 per certificate), please start here instead.

About PEAT's Suite: PEAT's Suite, created by Suzanne A. Milbourne and originally published in 2018, is a comprehensive package of materials that helps service providers (educators, home visitors, therapists, etc.), families, and other stakeholders support the participation of young children with differing abilities in typical routines and activities. The acronym PEAT stands for Physical Environment and Assistive Tools.

Play Tips for Peer helpers (Video)

Published: March 2014 | Length: 2:29 mins Peer helpers support a child with autism playing a game.

Results Matter Video Library

These videos, produced by the Colorado Department of Education and Larry Edleman, help providers better understand ways to use observation, documentation, and assessment to inform practice. You can watch the clips online or download QuickTime versions of the videos for use in educational and professional development activities.

Santa Clara County Office of Education Videos: Inclusion Collaborative at Work

The Inclusion Collaborative (IC) leads the effort to provide ALL children in Santa Clara County with quality learning environments. Its focus is the successful inclusion of children with special needs in child care, preschool programs, early learning environments, and the community through education, advocacy and awareness.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Jul 2019

Seeds of Partnership

Seeds of Partnership provides assistance on behalf of the California Department of Education (CDE) to support the direction, initiatives and focused goals related to requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), federal reporting/monitoring activities, State Performance Plan (SPP) and Results Driven Accountability initiatives. A mainstay of the project focus is on parent and family engagement in education.

High Quality Early Learning Environment (HQELE) This comprehensive panoramic virtual tour emphasizes principles of a quality classroom design and incorporates key strategies on how to replicate highlighted elements. Early Childhood Special Education teachers, General Education teachers, and administrators are always looking to enhance their classroom environments to support all students. This tool provides the opportunity to gain valuable ideas to build upon existing philosophical and program practices, wherever a program or classroom may be on the Least Restrictive Environment continuum.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Feb 2019

Special Olympics 50 Game Changers (Videos)

ESPN and Special Olympics have teamed up on a year-long storytelling initiative telling the stories of game changers and game changing moments toward inclusion. Check back each week for a new story of inclusion. Below is a sample of the game changing inclusion stories:

Unified Sports (Video) Length: 5:26 mins Unified Sports was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding for athletes with and without intellectual disabilities.

"It's not he or she. It's us and we." Jake Van Mierlo, Unified Partner. On this week's @SpecialOlympics 50 Game Changers, see how Unified Sports is changing the experience for athletes all over the world! #InclusionRevolution

Bree Bogucki (Video) Length: 5:16 mins For Bree Bogucki, growing up was anything but easy. Her disabilities prevented her from living the life she knew she could have. She grew up isolated, locking herself in her room. At nine-years-old, Bree was introduced to sports and her life was changed forever.

Bree quickly began to excel, landing her not only an athletic scholarship but an academic one as well at Tennessee Wesleyan. It was there where Bree began to thrive as an athlete, student, but also an advocate for those with disabilities.

Rosas's Law (Video) Length: 5:19 mins"Some say we shouldn't worry about the words, just the way we treat people. But if you think about it, what you call people is how you treat people. If we change the words, maybe it'll be the start of a new attitude towards people with intellectual disabilities. And they deserve it."

In 2010, President Barack Obama signed "Rosa's Law" which changed "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" in US federal law. Inspired by nine year-old Rosa Marcellino, the law was a key component in the groundswell of advocacy efforts promoting inclusive, people first language for people with intellectual disabilities.

One such effort to end the hurtful use of the "R-word" is the "Spread the Word to End the Word" campaign, launched in 2009, inspiring over 1,000,000 people to sign the pledge to end the R-word. Ten years later, Spread the Word to End the Word is becoming Spread the Word: Inclusion, focusing beyond one word and creating a new reality of inclusion for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Spread the Word: Inclusion

Co-founders of Spread the Word, Soeren Palumbo and Tim Shriver, Jr. talk about the growth of Spread the Word to a global effort for inclusion.

Think Inclusive Blog: Videos

30 years of research has shown that everyone benefits when people of all kinds of abilities live, learn, and play together. Read our latest posts that point to how we can create a more inclusive world.

See the Child Before the Disability | Unicef (Video)

Published: May 2013 | 2:32 minutes Children with disabilities and their communities both benefit if society focuses on what those children can achieve, rather than what they cannot.

World Down Syndrome Day (Videos)

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), observed on 21 March every year, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. Down Syndrome International (DSi) encourages our friends all over the world to choose their own activities and events on WDSD to help raise awareness of what Down syndrome is, what it means to have Down syndrome, and how people with Down syndrome play a vital role in our lives and communities.

Center on Technology and Disability (CTD)

The Center on Technology and Disability (CTD) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). The Center is designed to increase the capacity of families and providers to advocate for, acquire, and implement effective assistive and instructional technology (AT/IT) practices, devices, and services. Research-based technologies, used appropriately, have great potential to help infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities participate fully in daily routines; have increased access to the general educational curriculum; improve their functional outcomes and educational results; and meet college- and career-ready standards.

CTD Library

Isabel Needs Assistive Technology (Video)
In this story, you'll meet Marta, the mother of Isabel, a young girl with fine motor and learning disabilities. The video introduces viewers to assistive technology (AT) and takes them through an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting during which AT is considered. This video is captioned in English and is "described" as well. FCTD and Dicapta invite you to view and share this video with your colleagues and the families you serve. This video was originally produced as a Spanish-language resource. Voice-over and captioning were added to provide access to larger audience.

Added: Mar 2015 | Updated: Feb 2019

Autism Speaks (Videos)

Autism Speaks has grown into the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.

Bringing the Signs of Early Autism into Focus Video Tutorial (Video)

Published: Jun 2013 | 9 minutes The Kennedy Krieger Institute and Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have published a free online video to improve the recognition of the early signs of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) among pediatricians, parents and early intervention providers. The tutorial consists of six video clips that compare toddlers with no signs of ASD to toddlers with early signs of ASD and includes an explanation of how the specific behaviors exhibited by each child are either suggestive of ASD or typical child development.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Dec 2018

Three Ways Teachers Can Support Autism (Video)

Published: 2017 | 4:18 minutes
A psychologist explains practical ways teachers can support children with autism. Expect more; teach acceptance; avoid overload. Julia from Sesame Street is featured.

Center on the Developing Child Harvard University: Multimedia Resources

Translation Library
Many Center resources have been translated into a variety of languages. Below, find all our translated materials, or filter by the language for which you'd like to find translated materials.

Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff, Migrant Family Separation Congressional Testimony
Published: Feb 2019 | Length: 6:36 mins Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., presented testimony at a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. As Dr. Shonkoff writes, "From a scientific perspective, the forcible separation of children from their parents is like setting a house on fire. Prolonging that separation is like preventing the first responders from doing their job."

Child Development Core Story (Videos)
This educational video series on the importance of the early years was created by the Project for Babies,a former initiative of the University of Minnesota Center for Early Education and Development. The series features Regents Professor Megan Gunnar, Director of the Institute for Child Development at the University of Minnesota, and a member of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. The series consists of five videos, each approximately three to seven minutes in length: Brain Architecture; Serve and Return; Stress; Pay Now or Pay Later; Resilience.

Additional Videos from the Center on the Developing Child

The Spectrum of Neglect: Four Types of Unresponsive Care Published: Oct 31, 2013 | 6 minutes Using science as a guide, this interactive chart delineates four types of diminished responsiveness and their consequences in order to provide a useful framework for developing more effective strategies to protect vulnerable children from this complex challenge. The four short video clips below, each under a minute in length, are excerpts from the 6-minute video InBrief: The Science of Neglect. The chart is based on a graphic from The Science of Neglect: The Persistent Absence of Responsive Care Disrupts the Developing Brain, a Working Paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child.

Early Childhood Mental Health Video Published: Jun 19, 2015 | 5 minutes Science tells us that the foundations of sound mental health are built early in life. Early experiences-including children's relationships with parents, caregivers, relatives, teachers, and peers-interact with genes to shape the architecture of the developing brain. Disruptions in this developmental process can impair a child's capacities for learning and relating to others, with lifelong implications.

Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change Published: May 14, 2013 | 5:18 minutes This 5-minute video depicts a theory of change that describes the need to focus on building the capabilities of caregivers and strengthening the communities that together form the environment of relationships essential to children's lifelong learning, health, and behavior.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Jul 2019

For Our Babies: The Social Womb (Video)

Published: Sep 2014 | 6:36 minutes Written and narrated by J. Ronald Lally, this 6-minute animation depicts why young brains need continuing nurturance, protection and enrichment once a child is born - a setting where the growing brain can flourish. He describes the development of a "social womb" similar in function to the nurturance a fetus receives while in the womb. It provides concise and engaging rationale for important policy recommendations.

El vientre social: Cómo fortalecer el cerebro de los bebés
"The Social Womb: Building Babies' Brains" animation is now available to the public in Spanish. This 6-minute video, that I originally wrote and narrated in English, depicts the need for babies, once born, to be cared for in a "social womb" that provides the nurturance, protection, and enrichment essential to the healthy development of their still-growing brains. In this video, I present three key policy recommendations for ensuring creation of this kind of supportive setting: paid leave, home visiting, and high-quality infant care.

For Our Babies: The Social Womb (Video)

Published: Sep 2014 | 6:36 minutes Written and narrated by J. Ronald Lally, this 6-minute animation depicts why young brains need continuing nurturance, protection and enrichment once a child is born - a setting where the growing brain can flourish. He describes the development of a "social womb" similar in function to the nurturance a fetus receives while in the womb. It provides concise and engaging rationale for important policy recommendations.

El vientre social: Cómo fortalecer el cerebro de los bebés
"The Social Womb: Building Babies' Brains" animation is now available to the public in Spanish. This 6-minute video, that I originally wrote and narrated in English, depicts the need for babies, once born, to be cared for in a "social womb" that provides the nurturance, protection, and enrichment essential to the healthy development of their still-growing brains. In this video, I present three key policy recommendations for ensuring creation of this kind of supportive setting: paid leave, home visiting, and high-quality infant care.

Pathways.org: Educational Videos

All of the Pathways.org educational materials are shared freely on this website. The navigation is designed so that information can be found by searching for a specific age, topic, or type of material. Educational videos about child development with titles also available in Chinese and Spanish.

Early Intervention Training Program College of Education at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

The website hosts the following two videos and free training materials

Early Intervention Video Library

Looking for videos about Early Intervention? You've come to the right place!There is nothing as powerful as seeing early intervention (EI) in action or hearing about the impact of intervention from families and service providers! This video library is designed to be a central resource for EI videos which can be used for professional development, preservice preparation, public awareness, and individual study. These videos address a variety of topics and represent EI as provided in a variety of states. All videos embedded in this site are available as free resources. This video library is a collaborative project of the Early intervention-Early Childhood Professional Development Community of Practice (EI-EC PD CoP) and the Virginia Early Intervention Professional Development Center.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Feb 2019

Use of Technology with Evidence Based Early Intervention (Videos)

By Larry Edelman in collaboration with grantees with funding from the Ohio for the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council, the series illustrates how video, video conferencing, and related technologies can improve access to, and the quality of, supports for families as well as better enable teams to practice evidence-based early intervention services. It is suggested that you watch the videos in order:

1. An Overview of Using Technology to Support Families in Early Intervention

2. Using Video to Enhance Play, Communication, and Relationships

3. Using Instant Messaging and Video for Just-In-Time Support

4. Using Video and Video Conferencing to Enable Team Meetings over Distances

5. Using Facetime to Enhance Team Collaboration

6. A Virtual Home Visit with Liam's Family

7. A Virtual Co-Visit with Straton's Family

8. Using Video as a Foundation for Reflective Supervision

3-year-old captures hearts, inspires with affirmations: 'I am smart. I am blessed.' (Video)

"I am smart. I am blessed. I can do anything," 3-year-old Ayaan told his mother, Alissa Brielle, who captured the message on her phone. "I am smart. I am blessed. I can do anything. I am smart. I am blessed. I can do ANYTHING!"

( MORE: Sweet pencil affirmations are the simple, loving hack parents need)

In the video, posted on social media Oct. 1 a little after 8:30 a.m., Ayaan was walking with his mom to school. He wore a backpack and he carried a banana.

Brielle and Ayaan's father, Alpha, had been teaching him for some time that he could grow up to be anything he wants. The three-sentence affirmation was one of their first lessons more than a year ago.

ACES Too High

ACES Too High is a news site that reports on research about adverse childhood experiences, including developments in epidemiology, neurobiology, and the biomedical and epigenetic consequences of toxic stress. We also cover how people, organizations, agencies and communities are implementing practices based on the research. This includes developments in education, juvenile justice, criminal justice, public health, medicine, mental health, social services, and cities, counties and states.

Additional ACES Too High Resources

The Secret to Fixing School Discipline? Change the Behavior of Teachers Two kindergarteners at Cherokee Point Elementary School in San Diego's City Heights neighborhood get into a fight on the playground. Their teacher sends them to the principal's office. Instead of suspending or expelling the six-year-olds, as happens in many schools, Principal Godwin Higa ushers them to his side of the desk. He sits down so that he can talk with them eye-to-eye and quietly asks: "What happened?" He points to one of the boys. "You go first."

Five Minute Video Primer about the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (Video)Published: April 2016 | 5 minutes Many people have been asking for a short video that explains the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, the groundbreaking epidemiological research that revealed the link between childhood trauma and the adult onset of chronic disease, mental illness, violence and being a victim of violence.

England and Wales produce new animation about ACEs & resilience (Video)Published: May 2017 | 5:43 minutes Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are those that directly harm a child; such as physical, verbal and sexual abuse or physical or emotional neglect - as well as those that affect the environment where they grow up; including parental separation, domestic violence, mental illness, alcohol abuse, drug use or incarceration.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Jul 2019

An Inside Look at Trauma Informed Practices

This post by Edutopia shows 4 videos that demonstrate trauma informed practices used in a Nashville school district:

Trauma Informed Teaching: A Whole-School Approach

Encouraging Students Self-Regulation with the "Peace Corner"

Building Mentor-Mentee Relationships (2 minute Check-In, Check-Out every day)

Supporting Teachers

Center on the Developing Child Harvard University: Multimedia Resources

Translation Library
Many Center resources have been translated into a variety of languages. Below, find all our translated materials, or filter by the language for which you'd like to find translated materials.

Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff, Migrant Family Separation Congressional Testimony
Published: Feb 2019 | Length: 6:36 mins Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., presented testimony at a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. As Dr. Shonkoff writes, "From a scientific perspective, the forcible separation of children from their parents is like setting a house on fire. Prolonging that separation is like preventing the first responders from doing their job."

Child Development Core Story (Videos)
This educational video series on the importance of the early years was created by the Project for Babies,a former initiative of the University of Minnesota Center for Early Education and Development. The series features Regents Professor Megan Gunnar, Director of the Institute for Child Development at the University of Minnesota, and a member of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. The series consists of five videos, each approximately three to seven minutes in length: Brain Architecture; Serve and Return; Stress; Pay Now or Pay Later; Resilience.

Additional Videos from the Center on the Developing Child

The Spectrum of Neglect: Four Types of Unresponsive Care Published: Oct 31, 2013 | 6 minutes Using science as a guide, this interactive chart delineates four types of diminished responsiveness and their consequences in order to provide a useful framework for developing more effective strategies to protect vulnerable children from this complex challenge. The four short video clips below, each under a minute in length, are excerpts from the 6-minute video InBrief: The Science of Neglect. The chart is based on a graphic from The Science of Neglect: The Persistent Absence of Responsive Care Disrupts the Developing Brain, a Working Paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child.

Early Childhood Mental Health Video Published: Jun 19, 2015 | 5 minutes Science tells us that the foundations of sound mental health are built early in life. Early experiences-including children's relationships with parents, caregivers, relatives, teachers, and peers-interact with genes to shape the architecture of the developing brain. Disruptions in this developmental process can impair a child's capacities for learning and relating to others, with lifelong implications.

Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change Published: May 14, 2013 | 5:18 minutes This 5-minute video depicts a theory of change that describes the need to focus on building the capabilities of caregivers and strengthening the communities that together form the environment of relationships essential to children's lifelong learning, health, and behavior.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Jul 2019

Edutopia: Social + Emotional Videos

Explore videos that showcase evidence-based learning practices in K-12 schools, and see our core strategies and key topics in action.

Edutopia's Five Minute Film Festival: Nine Videos on Kindness, Empathy and Connection

Five Keys to Successful Social and Emotional Learning (Video) Length: 6:03 mins

Social Emotional Learning: A Schoolwide Approach
Strategies like mindfulness, emotional regulation, and supportive small groups help Symonds meet the academic and social needs of their students

Elevating Student Voice: Combing Well Being, Speaking Skills, and Project Based Learning
At School 21, students are exposed to different real-world contexts -- emotionally, academically, and creatively -- to discover their voice and place in the world.

Wellbeing: Developing Empathy, Emotional Awareness, and Agency
Learn how School 21 explores topics like culture, diversity, and responsibility using drama techniques, grounding texts, and controversial statements.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Feb 2019

Georgia Education Leaders Release New Learning Climate Videos

Unless discipline focuses on teaching children how to act appropriately, they won't learn anything from it. Creating a supportive school climate-and decreasing suspensions and expulsions-requires close attention to the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of all students. But all too often, preschools and early learning centers are left out of conversations about school climate and strategic planning for student discipline. The Get Georgia Reading Campaign has released a new resource to educate childcare and school staff about embracing a new way of looking at behavior and discipline. Five videos, created for administrators, teachers, parents, policymakers-anyone with a stake in creating healthy classrooms in Georgia-show how to apply positive learning climate practices in everyday, real-life classroom scenarios:

Kid President: What Are We Teaching the World

This is funniest back to school prep talk you may have missed. Let's all be awesome!

Added: Oct 2017 | Updated: Feb 2019

Momentous Institute Video Library

As a leading provider of therapeutic and education services, Momentous Institute impacts over 5,500 kids and family members each year. We tailor our approach to the specific needs of each child and their family situation and focus on building and repairing social emotional health - developing kids who become self-regulated, good communicators, problem-solvers, empathetic, grateful, gritty and optimistic.

Added: Sep 2018 | Updated: Jul 2019

Nation at Hope: Video Demonstrations

Nov 2018 What does it look like to support the whole learner? The following videos, produced by Edutopia in collaboration with the National Commission, show how schools and classrooms across the country are supporting their students' social, emotional, and academic growth. They explore what we know from research about how learning happens and how that knowledge can be translated into practices and strategies for students at all ages and stages. See sample videos in the three categories below: How Learning Happens: Sample Videos Learning and The Social Brain Integrating Social, Emotional, and Academic Development in Nashville

Promise to Georgia's Children (Video)

Published: August 24, 2017 | 3:31 mins Georgia's children are asking you to make a promise that will forever shape their lives. With the commitment of caring people like you, by the year 2020, every early childhood educator in Georgia will have the skills to effectively prepare our children to meet or exceed grade-level reading requirements by the end of 3rd grade. Make your promise to Georgia's children and join us in giving them the language and vocabulary skills to determine their own futures. Help us launch Read Right from the Start in your school. Visit Read Right from the Start today to learn how.

The Genius of Play

It's more than play! Through play, kids learn valuable skills they'll use for a lifetime. The Genius of Play is your one-stop source for play ideas that build on these skills (with little to no prep time), expert advice and insights and the latest research on the value of play.

Added: Oct 2017 | Updated: Feb 2019

The Psychology of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Video)

June 2018 | Length: 5:12 mins Many of us will experience some kind of trauma during our lifetime. Sometimes, we escape with no long-term effects. But for millions of people, those experiences linger, causing symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and negative thoughts that interfere with everyday life. Joelle Rabow Maletis details the science behind post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. View this and read What's Going on in the Brain of a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma (Video).

Dan Habib (Videos)

Dan Habib (pronounced "Habeeb") is the creator of the award-winning documentary films Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS, and many other short films on disability-related topics. Habib is a filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability.

Axel (Video) Published: 2013 | Length: 16:39 mins This short film focuses on Axel Cortes and the staff at Idelhurst Elementary School in Somersworth, NH. Axel is a fifth grader with autism who is non-verbal and exhibited significant behavioral challenges when he arrived at school.

Intelligent Lives 5:12 minutes A documentary film about three pioneering young adults with intellectual disabilities who challenge perceptions of intelligence by Dan Habib.

Disabling Segregation (Video) Published: Apr 22, 2014 | 18 minutes Habib (creator of the documentary filmsIncluding Samuel and Who Cares About Kelsey?) used his 18-minute TEDx talk to make a powerful case for ending the systemic segregation of students with disabilities.

Thasya Published: Jun 26, 2012 | 13:20 minutes Thasya Lumingkewas, 8, has autism and thrives at Maple Wood Elementary School in Somersworth, NH. The school has implemented Response to Intervention (RtI), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This film highlights the power of presuming competence, differentiated instruction and augmentative and alternative communication.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Aug 2019

Universal Design: Elise Roy's "When We Design for Disability, we all benefit"

How can teachers use Design Thinking and subsequently Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create equitable learning environments for ALL their students? Is this even possible or desirable? In this lesson based upon Elise Roy's TEDxMidAtlantic talk, educators are asked to consider what would happen if they forged a beneficial design partnership between themselves and students.

Added: Nov 2016 | Updated: Jul 2019

Building Inclusive Child Care (BICC) Universal Design for Learning

Link for video download found under "Related Links" Inclusive child care seeks the full integration of children with disabilities into the child care and pre-school setting. Accomplishing this goal requires the use of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles as well as working closely with families. The BICC Universal Design for Learning video and accompanying checklist is funded by the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council and administered by Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Feb 2019

Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL)

The goal of the Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) is to promote the adoption and sustained use of evidence-based early literacy learning practices. This site has resources for early childhood intervention practitioners, parents, and other caregivers of children, birth to five years of age, with identified disabilities, developmental delays, and those at-risk for poor outcomes.

Spanish Practice Guides for Use with Parents
Parents who speak Spanish may use these products to provide their infants, toddlers, or preschoolers with fun and exciting literacy learning experiences. Practitioners working with parents who speak Spanish may also find these helpful.

CELL Videos
CELL videos are designed for the teacher, parent, trainer, coach and home visitor. Each video introduces and illustrates a key component of the CELL Early Literacy Learning Model.

Added: Mar 2015 | Updated: Feb 2019

CompSAT

CompSAT is a competencies-based, self-assessment toolkit. One of the hallmarks of a profession is standards for best practice. In California, early childhood educators have established a comprehensive set of expectations for our profession, set forth in the California Department of Education Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Competencies. CompSAT is the companion to the CA ECE Competencies. CompSAT guides early educators through a process of self-reflection and authentic assessment in the 12 competency areas detailed in the ECE Competencies.

Videos on the ECE Competencies
One of the hallmarks of a profession is standards for best practice. In California, early childhood educators have established a comprehensive set of expectations for our profession, set forth in the California Department of Education Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Competencies. The California Department of Education's Early Learning and Care Division (ELCD) produced videos to describe each of the 12 competencies detailed in the ECE Competencies. The videos are also on the CompSAT website that provides competencies-based, self-assessment toolkit.

DRaccess Video Library

Find these Inclusion Videos under the "General Interest" tab:

Head Start ECLKC: Media
Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Aug 2019

Universal Design: Elise Roy's "When We Design for Disability, we all benefit"

How can teachers use Design Thinking and subsequently Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create equitable learning environments for ALL their students? Is this even possible or desirable? In this lesson based upon Elise Roy's TEDxMidAtlantic talk, educators are asked to consider what would happen if they forged a beneficial design partnership between themselves and students.

Added: Nov 2016 | Updated: Jul 2019

Alliance for Early Success

The Alliance for Early Success (formerly the Birth to Five Policy Alliance) is a catalyst for putting vulnerable young children on a path to success. As an alliance of state, national, and funding partners, our goal is to advance state policies that lead to improved health, learning, and economic outcomes for young children, starting at birth and continuing through age eight.

Multimedia: Waves for Change (in Early Childhood)
The Alliance for Early Success is a catalyst for bringing state, national, and funding partners together to improve state policies for children, starting at birth and continuing through age eight.

Attitude: From New Zealand-Documentaries of People Living with Chronic Health Conditions (Videos)

Documentaries and videos of people living with chronic health or disability.

Iziyah's World: Oscar Published: Dec 2018 | Length: 4:51 mins Forget about your Jimmy Fallons and your James Cordons - the hottest new talk show host is 6-year-old, Iziyah Moemai. Living with chronic granulomatous is hard enough for many people to say but Iziyah just takes it in his stride. Here he teaches Oskar Kightley what life's all about.

Kids with Disabilities: Iziyah Published: July 2017 | Length: 2:31 mins "Sometimes I'm the same and sometimes I'm a bit different!" Iziyah deals with some unique medical issues that most six year olds aren't familiar with. In this video he introduces us to his world and his big dream.

Kids with Disabilities: Harper Published: Nov 2017 | Length: 2:40 mins Harper is six years old and full of life! Despite some health challenges, he gives everything a go and wants to be a famous actor when he grows up.

Dear Teacher (Video)

With a new school year starting, over 60 Brain Highways kids collaborated to write a "Dear Teacher" letter-which they then turned into a short (under two minutes) "Dear Teacher" video. School does greatly influence how kids are viewed by others and how they view themselves. So, while it may take years to change laws or how health care addresses mental health issues, these kids hope their message will be shared with as many educators as possible-knowing that teachers can truly make a huge difference, starting TODAY

Expect More Arizona

Expect More Arizona is a public-private partnership dedicated to making education the top priority in the state of Arizona. Expect more Arizona unites individuals and organizations that believe expectations must be much higher and sharing our commitment in making Arizona's commitment, birth through career, the best in the nation. The path to higher expectations and educational excellence requires great teachers, motivated students, engaged parents, committed leaders and supportive communities - all working together to increase student academic achievement and ultimately their readiness to succeed in college and career.

Added: Mar 2015 | Updated: Feb 2019

How Helen Keller Learned to Talk (Video)

Published: December 16, 2014 | Length: 3:13 minutes

Helen Keller and Her teacher Anne Macy Sullivan explain how Helen learned to speak. Year:1928. TRANSCRIPT: Anne Sullivan speaking: "When I first saw Helen Keller, She was six years and eight months old. She had been blind and deaf and mute since her eighteenth month as a result of an illness. She had no way of communicating with those around her except for a few imitative signs that she had made for herself.

A complete transcript is available with the video.

IRIS Center Film Search Tool

This resource DOES NOT contain any media, but does list Motion Picture Portrayals of People with Disabilities

The ways in which individuals and groups are portrayed in popular media can have a profound effect on how they are viewed by society at large. This tool represents an attempt to catalogue the representation of people with disabilities in motion pictures and literature. Many of those representations are inaccurate, and some are offensive. Their inclusion in this tool is intended to stimulate discussion and should by no means be considered an endorsement of their accuracy or appropriateness.

Films in the search tool can be identified by topic area or by title, release date, or keyword.

Added: Sep 2016 | Updated: Feb 2019

Kids in the House

The Ultimate Parenting Resource offers over 8000 videos on a comprehensive range of topics for a variety of age ranges for every type of family. Well respected experts present positive, useful information in short videos. For example take a look at the videos from:

Dr. Dan Siegel , award winning author and lecturer. Dr. Siegel's unique ability to make complicated scientific concepts easy to understand and exciting has led him to be invited to address diverse local, national and international groups of mental health professionals, neuroscientists, corporate leaders, educators, parents, public administrators, healthcare providers, policy-makers, and clergy. Or explore the various topics under:

Special Needs

Top Tips for How to Raise a Happy Child

My Own Book Shelf (Video)

Length: 8:36 minutes This video was presented at the 2009 CEC Convention. My Own Bookshelf SoftTouch is a project designed to bring literacy into the lives of children with disabilities. The video shows volunteers scanning books, the children adding their voices to the stories, and the children with disabilities enjoying the stories by themselves and with other children using switches and sharing their books with others through the same access technology.This video illustrates the possibilities of using technology to integrate learning with all populations, and to create something entirely unique with relative ease.

Added: Apr 2015 | Updated: Feb 2019

National Resource Center For Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Videos in English and Spanish available.

The Motion Moments videos will show you a few simple ways to weave physical activity into your current early care and education program in either a child care center or family child care home working with infants, toddlers or preschoolers. Videos also available in Spanish.

Pathways.org: Educational Videos

All of the Pathways.org educational materials are shared freely on this website. The navigation is designed so that information can be found by searching for a specific age, topic, or type of material. Educational videos about child development with titles also available in Chinese and Spanish.

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Axel (Video) Published: Dan Habib, 2013 | Length: 16:39 mins This short film focuses on Axel Cortes and the staff at Idelhurst Elementary School in Somersworth, NH. Axel is a fifth grader with autism who is non-verbal and exhibited significant behavioral challenges when he arrived at school.

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Cultivate Learning -- informative video on how to talk with families, the referral process, etc. It also has a TON of resources for you to learn more.

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Inclusion, Episode 0: Overview Episode - Cultivate Learning

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Esta página también está disponible en español. Selecciona un idiomaEspañolInglés This introductory episode provides a brief overview of the supports that educators and families of young children can access within the disability system. There are many parts to the system, and we will highlight several of the touchpoints teachers find most valuable.

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Disability Rights Laws -- offers brief descriptions of the civil rights & education laws around disability

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There are numerous laws that protect kids with disabilities in California.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Title III of the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) makes it illegal for public accommodations, including child care providers, to discriminate against children with disabilities.

Title II of the ADA makes it illegal for any public entity, including the California Department of Social Services Child Care Licensing Program or the California Department of Education, to discriminate against any qualified individual with a disability.

California Disabled Persons Act (CDPA)

The California Disabled Persons Act (CDPA), Civil Code sections 54 et seq., asserts the equal right of individuals with disabilities or medical conditions "to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, medical facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and physicians' offices, public facilities, and other public places."

It prohibits discrimination against children with disabilities under standards similar to, and in some cases stronger than, those that the ADA imposes. Failure by a child care program to meet the requirements of the ADA, is also a violation of this state law. (Cal. Civ. Code § 54(c).)

Unruh Civil Rights Act

California's Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51 et seq. prohibits discrimination by business establishments of every kind whatsoever, including child care providers, against all Californians no matter what their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, or sexual orientation.

The law imposes disability anti-discrimination standards similar to, and in some cases stronger than, those that the ADA imposes. Failure by a child care program to meet the requirements of the ADA, is also a violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act. (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51(f).)

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Disability Rights Laws - Child Care Law Center

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A resource for those in the Inland Empire!

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Mobile Head Start & Inclusion-- LA County

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Mobile Head Start & Inclusion-- LA County

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Resource from the LA County Office of Education!

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What: HOPE the Bus and HOPE on Wheels: Two recreational vehicles (RVs) transformed into innovative early education experiences. In addition, both are wheelchair accessible and can convert into a meeting room, exam room, recruitment center, training or office space.

Why: The HOPE units are state-of-the-art vehicles that bring early education services to families across Los Angeles County. The need for early education services for young children in LA County is severe, especially for children with disabilities and families with limited/no income. So, the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) looked for innovative ways to create a "we come to you" method that improves children's access to these critical services.

Who: In addition to supporting services at Head Start programs and early education sites, both HOPE buses will serve as recruitment/outreach centers at various events to give children and families an up-close look at early education services designed to get children ready to learn when they enter kindergarten.

The difference: HOPE on Wheels is designed for children with disabilities from birth to three years old and will bring services directly to children at regional centers and Early Head Start sites across Los Angeles County.

HOPE the Bus can assist to provide a space for Head Start activities, exams, meeting with parents, educating parents, and other facets of comprehensive services, given its multi-functional and convertible environment. It can also serve as a space for home visits for families in transition who are living in hotels or other places that have a "no-visitor" policy.

How: Services will be implemented by trained staff. A trained and licensed RV driver will operate each vehicle.

COVID-19: All staff will follow Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's physical distancing, sanitizing, protective gear, and hand-washing requirements.