LibGuides: Early Childhood Education: Journal Articles, Videos, & Weblinks

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Child Development and Adolescent Studies
(EBSCO) - This bibliographic database is today's source for references to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21.
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Educator's Reference Complete (Gale OneFile)
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ERIC
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Teacher Reference Center
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BBC Science Clips
Interactive videos and games about various science topics.

Videos

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There are many more topics covered! Just a few have been listed to show the variety of subjects.

Embrace the Common Core: A Debate Should Americans embrace the Common Core State Standards? Developed by state officials and educational experts, the Common Core is a set of academic standards in English and math for kindergarten to 12th-grade students across the country. Supporters claim that they will encourage critical thinking skills and raise student performance, but opponents charge that they are too rigid and based on unproven educational theories. By instituting the Common Core, has the federal government overreached and saddled American schools with flawed and misguided standards? Or will the Common Core raise the bar and improve the quality of education? (102 minutes)
Rapping Science Teacher Captures Kids' Attention A biology teacher has a secret weapon to get his students hyped about science: writing and producing rap videos about the things they're learning in class.
Special Education Teacher—Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight What is it like to be a special education teacher? In this Career Q&A video interview, Caitlin Gosnell talks about her career path, what she does on the job, and the keys to success as a special ed teacher. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.
The Future of School Choice in America: A Panel Discussion Aboard the National School Choice Week Whistle Stop Tour, this hour-long panel discussion about the state of the school choice movement in America features National School Choice Week President Andrew Campanella, Reason Foundation Director of Education Policy Lisa Snell, former Arizona Superintendent and education reformer Lisa Keegan, Pacific Research Foundation Educational Director Lance Izumi, and California Teachers' Empowerment Network founder Larry Sand. The talk covers four sub-topics: the next steps for school choice, best practices at the top public schools, the role of teachers in the choice movement, and the crucial ways in which funding affects educational outcomes. A Reason TV production.
Lost Child? Living with an Intellectual Disability For a person with an intellectual disability, social communications and interactions can sometimes be limited or difficult. “We don’t always know how to get the feelings out,” says Alyssa Ruzzin, whose life is the focus of this film. Coping with the challenges of an intellectual disability compounded by epilepsy, she is an inspiring speaker and a forthright advocate for the rights of people with special needs. Over the course of this documentary filmed by her brother, viewers are given an opportunity to learn more about Alyssa’s rich interior life as well as her struggles and triumphs as she deals with going to work, being in a relationship, and other day-to-day activities. By opening up to Greg and his camera, Alyssa is hopeful that she “might be helping people realize what goes on in other people’s heads when they can’t speak about it.” (91 minutes)
Audio Processing Disorder: Disease and...Ease The Disease and... Ease team traveled to London to meet the experts on the diagnosis and treatment of Auditory Processing Disorder. APD affects both children and adults and usually manifests itself as listening or learning difficulties; the brain cannot process sounds effectively even though the individual's hearing appears to be normal. With the help of the audiologists of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and a group of specialists on speech, language and hearing disabilities, we learn about the challenges of diagnosis, treatment and management of this affliction. (25 minutes)