Introduction This unit explores a wide range of children's experiences, a number of different services, and interviews with a number of key practitioners. It features voluntary as well as statutory work with children, and tries to capture some of the details of everyday life for children, parents and practitioners. The associated video material features children, practitioners and practice in the Plus organisation based in Stirling, Scotland. Looking at the overview of the Plus organisation in
Acknowledgements The content acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions) and is used under licence. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this unit: Reading A: pp. 81–83 Keenan, A. (2004) ‘Autism in Northern Ireland: the tragedy and the shame'’ The Psychologist, vol.17 (2), The British Psychological Society; Reading B: pp. 85–86 Ban
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Clinton warns of Libya civil war
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is warning that Libya could descend into civil war if Muammar Gaddafi refuses to quit. Jon Decker reports.
Ford to bring 'SYNC' to Europe
Appearing at the CeBIT technology fair in Hannover Germany, Ford CEO Alan Mulally announces that the company's voice-controlled communications and infotainment system will launch in Europe in 2012.
Pakistani minister shot dead
Christian Pakistani Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, who had called for changes to the country's controversial blasphemy law, has been shot dead in Islamabad.
Colombian rebels in chopper cash raid
Suspected FARC rebels kill six people in an attack on a helicopter carrying cash for a local bank.
Oil spike casts shadow on motor show
Concerns over the soaring price of Brent crude due to political tensions across the Middle East are being discussed almost as much as the cars at this year's Geneva car show.
128: The art of the deal: Is ethics in the picture?
Can you walk away from the negotiating table with a contract in your pocket and your ethics intact? This is the third and final installment in a series of videos on value negotiation from INSEAD professor Horacio Falcao.
Learning outcomes After you have studied this unit you should be able to: describe the key features of behaviourist, social learning, constructivist and social constructivist theories of development; evaluate critically these four theories; illustrate their application to practical issues in child development. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see Author(s): Introduction This unit examines four of the ‘grand theories’ of child development: behaviourism, social learning, constructivism and social constructivism. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons A Revising Tool Box: Understanding the Process of Writing Experience the Process: Facilitating Procedural Writing Descriptive Feedback: Engaging Students in Assessment for Learning Earth: The Making of a Planet [FULL - HD 720p] Genres of Literature Black Holes and Galaxies: Professor Reinhard Genzel at ANU, July  2009 Do-It-Yourself Flip-Flops Literacy Centers: Developing Skills in Reading and Writing Word Work at Home: Providing Opportunities to Practice Spelling Inside the Milky Way [FULL - HD 1080p]
In this video, a teacher shares how she uses a "Revising Tool Box" to get her students motivated to revise their writing. The toolbox includes pens, post it notes, and flaps. Flaps are used to add writing to paper without having to erase. This is a great professional development resource to help enhance writing instruction in the classroom. (3:08)
Providing students with real-life experiences of different processes is an engaging approach to learning about procedural writing. For example, getting dressed for a snowy day or making a recipe. When students have seen things "in action" they are able to be more engaged writers. (1:14)
Providing students with descriptive feedback during one-on-one conferencing helps them understand their strengths and next steps in order to successfully complete the given task. Students enjoy the feedback forms and colorful stickers that give them clear directions on what to work on first. This is a great professional development resource to help enhance writing instruction in the elementary classroom. (1:03)
Imagine cameras have been around since the creation of Earth to record every major event. Take a photographic journey thorough time from the violent birth of our planet four and a half billion years ago, through ice-ages, massive volcanic eruptions and the dinosaurs' reign to the first humans. For the first time, see the incredible story of our planet unfold in one single, seamless camera move. (01:31:29)
This slide show set to music defines and shows examples of different genres of literature. Genres defined are fiction ( traditional literature, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, science fiction, and realistic fiction), nonfiction ( biography, autobiography, and informational), and poetry. ( 1:38)
Evidence has been accumulating for several decades that many galaxies harbor central mass concentrations that may be in the form of black holes with between a few million to a few billion time the mass of the Sun.
In this public lecture, Professor Genzel discusses measurements over the last two decades, employing high resolution infrared and radio imaging and spectroscopy on large ground-based telescopes that prove the existence of such a massive black hole in the centre
This video contains step-by-step directions for making flip-flops using googly eyes and feathers. Students could use their creativity to vary this project in many ways.
Literacy centers allow students to practice skills in reading and writing and provide opportunities for individual and small group instruction. In this video, a teacher shares how she teaches her students to effectively manage their center. the teacher teaches what is expected academically and behaviorally at each center. This is a great professional development resource to enhance literacy instruction and to help build routines in the elementary classroom. (3:38)
In this video, a teacher shares how she implements spelling homework with her students. Each day of the week a different literacy activity is given for students to build routines and practice spelling. They make words, word families, practice sentences, etc. This is a great professional development resource to help enhance instruction in the classroom. (3:10)
Embark on an astounding journey across 100,000 light-years to witness key moments in the history of the Milky Way. Using cutting-edge science, National Geographic constructs a 3-D state-of-the-art CGI model of our galaxy. Gaze into the heart of the Milky Way on the hunt for super-massive black holes. Witness as stars are born and die. Fly out and above the plane of our galaxy to understand its true shape and scour its dusty spiral arms for the possibility of life. (1:35:49)
