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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This mental health training video depicts two workplace injuries where the physically injured party is blown away by the amount of attention heaped on her by her work colleagues and the exact opposite is happening to the mentally injured person. In fact, she is being told to “cheer up” and to “get over whatever it is that is bugging her”.By watching this program, your workers will learn about:• How creating a mentally healthy workplace is...
3) Our Kids
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Our systems are failing the potential and future of young people who experience foster care or homelessness. The Mockingbird Society is working to change that. Using its youth-adult partnership model, Mockingbird develops young people who have experienced foster care or homelessness into leaders and advocates who develop and advance policy reforms. Mockingbird’s youth advocates safely share their experiences as they advocate passionately for a brighter...
4) Class Act
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
The trainees are entering their final assessment phase and it’s time to find out whether they’ve made the grade. The shortage of science teachers in England has reached crisis point but Ian still may not pass the course if he does not change his teaching skills. After an observation by his university tutor, he admits that he still sees himself as a chemist rather than a teacher. He has one month left to meet standards or he will have to repeat...
Series
Pub. Date
[2005], c2004
Language
English
Description
The final episode of the Career Advantage series reviews several methods for remaining focused and positive while searching for work opportunities. It demonstrates ongoing self-assessments for building and managing a successful career, and emphasizes the development of one-year, ten-year, and lifetime goals.
Series
Language
English
Description
Anglo-Americans tend to lump Hispanics together, forgetting that the category covers a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Mexican culture is different from Puerto Rican culture, and so on. In this program, three Hispanic Americans-New York Justice Frank Torres, a Puerto Rican; Cuban-born former Miami mayor Xavier Suarez; and Mexican restaurateur Gordino Velasco-discuss what unites and divides the various groups. The Puerto Rican perception of themselves...
Series
Language
English
Description
This program demonstrates how "qualitative" bivariate data can be visualized by using a modification of the simple Bar Chart. Quantitative data is dealt with by developing the Dot Plot into the Scatter Diagram, which allows any correlation to show itself in a linear relation. The program explains how this correlation can be modeled by calculating a "Line of Best Fit," how to calculate 95% Confidence Bands, and how to calculate a summary measure for...
Language
English
Description
Finland has transformed its public school system to one that consistently produces some of the world's best students. Its students spend less time in the classroom than any other industrialized nation and the government spends $3,000 dollars less per student than the United States. Learn the secrets behind their success and how America might incorporate the methodology on this episode of Dan Rather Reports.
Language
English
Description
In this video, you will learn skills required by leaders and anyone managing meetings, training sessions or even one-on-one coaching sessions. They are process skills that help guide the discussion to meet desired outcomes, whether problem-solving, brainstorming or reviewing strategy. You will learn to become a skilled facilitator who can implement a gameplan and use gatekeeping and process feedback to help a group focus on their challenges and goals,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
Explore the disconnect between the belly and the brain and America’s national eating disorder. A journey to Cornell’s Food and Brand Lab unveils the psychology of consumer habits and introduces viewers to simple tips and tricks for a healthier diet. We also take a journey up to the Hudson River Valley on a transformative journey of one Navy veteran who is reinventing himself through culinary arts.
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In a unique experiment, five teachers from China take over the education of 50 teenagers in a Hampshire school to see whether the high-ranking Chinese education system can teach Britain a lesson. Will the harsh regime of long days and strict discipline produce superior students? Or will the clash of two cultures create chaos in the classroom? After four weeks, the Chinese and British systems will go head to head with the whole year group taking exams...
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Brrrr! Here comes the snow and cold. Winter can be lots of fun if you follow some simple safety rules. Our host Maggie talks about dressing properly, wearing proper protective equipment for outdoor sports, ice safety, and playing away from roads and snowbanks.
Series
Language
English
Description
As children begin school and other new experiences, what happens to the values, behavior, and expectations they have learned at home? Why do so many young people follow the crowd? And when does conformity become a bad thing? This program explores those questions, visiting a group of 25 seven-year-olds who are learning to cope with peer groups and situations. Children and parents are given tasks to see who conforms and who is comfortable standing out,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
Este vídeo explica cómo los contratiempos, manejados correctamente, pueden ser guías útiles para conseguir lo que queremos. Tanto si se trata de una solicitud de empleo rechazada, como de una propuesta de proyecto o de una idea que se ha planteado en una reunión, los contratiempos pueden ser difíciles de superar.Muestra cómo los contratiempos o rechazos son una parte inevitable de la vida. Cuando se producen, se sienten como algo muy personal...
Series
Pub. Date
[2009], c2001
Language
English
Description
As an educator, working with a learning-disabled student requires being adept at problem-solving, analyzing tasks, figuring out different ways to teach the same thing, and tailoring the method to fit the child. In addition, the teacher must be able to communicate to the student how he or she learns most effectively and what techniques and methods best enhance that learning process. In this program, Sally L. Smith addresses this complex teacher/learner...
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Advertisements haven’t disappeared from TV just yet, but brand wars are now taking place on a different screen. The war being waged is a digital one. No brand can ignore the power of social networks—2 billion users in the world, an unbelievable sounding board. Social media has changed the rules of communication between brands and consumers. The digital era knows no respite, everything happens in real time, there is unrelenting exposure and interaction...
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Technology in sport has come along a long way, from the simplest timing devices such as stopwatches, to advances in fabric, and nutritional information, allowing athletes to compete and train in comfort, as well as to their optimum level of fitness. This video examines developments in swimsuit technology that have meant that Olympic swimmers get the benefit of slimmer, more hydrodynamic suits. It considers how soccer has evolved over the years as...
20) Breaking Big
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Lee Daniels fought his way from West Philly to the red-hot center of Hollywood. Along the way, he held various positions in the industry but ultimately became the storyteller he was destined to be. What compelled him to conquer both the independent and mainstream sides of Hollywood by directing and producing critical darlings like The Butlerand massive network TV hit Empire?
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