Dreamers, Discoverers, and Dynamos: How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored, and Having Problems in School  BOOK
Does your imaginative, computer-proficient daughter tune out in the classroom? Does your spirited son become headstrong and aggressive when faced with the simplest decisions? Does your bold, energetic child have trouble focusing on basic tasks?

Launching our Black Children for Success: A Guide for Parents of Kids From Three to Eighteen
Launching Our Black Children for Success is a groundbreaking book that goes beyond the typical "how to get your kid into the best school or college" advice.

Please, Don’t Call My Mother!” How Parents and Schools Can Team Up to Get Kids Back on Track   BOOK
Discipline, most parents and teachers will agree. But that doesn’t necessarily mean more or even stricter rules, believes Lazares, an experienced school administrator with a special interest in middle-school students.

Get a Winning Attitude  VIDEO
Follow the stories of four middle-school students as they discover what it takes to overcome self-doubt and lack of confidence to meet the challenges in their lives. Specific strategies for success are incorporated throughout this realistic program. Students will see the connection between a "winning attitude" and success.

No Name-Calling: Creating Safe Environments   VIDEO
This energetic video is sure to grab your students’ attention as it explores the important topic of name-calling. Experts agree that bullying and harassment in school usually starts with name-calling. Name-calling can be especially tough on younger students whose self-esteem development is at a critical phase. No Name-Calling demonstrates the damage that can be done when kids are targeted by hurtful words like “fatso,” “retard,” “faggot,” and “bean pole.” Viewers will follow a classroom of real students as they work on inaugurating a “No Name-Calling” week at their school. Interviews with real kids are interspersed with dramatic vignettes that model name-calling scenarios which many viewers will recognize. The video clearly states why this kind of harassment is unfair, painful and perhaps even illegal. Additionally, the video offers constructive ways for creating a positive school environment where everyone will feel safe and free to learn. Accompanied by a Teacher’s Resource Book filled with thought-provoking worksheets to help reinforce the lessons for students.

No Name-Calling Week Resource Kit   VIDEO
Words hurt. More than that, they have the power to make students feel unsafe to the point where they are no longer able to perform in school or conduct normal lives. Though often dismissed as “harmless teasing,” name-calling reinforces unhealthy peer hierarchies and a rigid social order, especially over time as individual incidents accumulate to become a pattern.

Real People How Not to Be a Victim: Violence Prevention   VIDEO
Being harassed at school, targeted while using the Internet, or left alone at home are realities for many middle schoolers. This program empowers students to feel confident in their ability to protect themselves in the face of violent behavior they may encounter. It shows students how being assertive, developing a personal safety plan, and trusting their instincts can help them avoid victimization and stay safe. Combining real teens' stories with advice from violence prevention experts

Sexual Pressures  VIDEO
Thanks to proactive sex education, even young students know the risks of sex…but as they enter puberty, will they know how to handle the pressure? Where will they draw the line, and what will they do if someone crosses it? To sensitize young adults to the new feelings and rules of behavior that come with adolescence, this program brings together concerned professionals, students, and parents to talk about hot-button issues including sexuality in the media and sexual harassment at school, predatory chat rooms and chatting on the phone with sexual predators, and an anxiety-causing craze: booty dancing. The message? If flirting feels wrong, say so—and then, if necessary, get help…before things go too far. A Discovery Channel Production. (26 minutes, color)

Breakfast: Most Important Meal of the Day VIDEO
Greater physical stamina, better concentration at school or work, a more efficient metabolism—the evidence is overwhelming that a healthy breakfast is the key to a productive day. Yet it's the meal most likely to be skipped by children, teenagers, and adults alike. This video brings home the importance of the day's first meal by exploring the numerous mental and physical benefits of a nutritious breakfast. Viewers will understand the relationship between eating and metabolism, specifically between breakfast and blood-sugar levels. The kinds of foods that best fuel the body in the morning are also listed. A Meridian Production.
Correlates to the National Health Education Standards and the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education.
One 20-minute video and teacher's guide. © 2003

Fat Like Me: How to Win the Weight War VIDEO
In this ABC News special—produced in conjunction with Rodale Inc., publisher of Prevention and Men's Health magazines—nutritionists, psychologists, pediatricians, and other experts explore the causes of obesity, the physical and emotional damage it can do, and how parents and schools can team up to help kids improve their health. Also included is hidden-camera footage of a daring social experiment in which a slim teen, professionally made up to look obese, goes to school and experiences firsthand the abuse so often aimed at overweight people. A post-experiment discussion underscores the stigmatizing effect of intolerance while emphasizing the need for greater compassion. A teacher's guide is included. (43 minutes, color)

Handbook of School Violence   VIDEO
This essential handbook explores the causes of school violence, presents state-of-the-art information on preventing school violence, and arms you with practical interventions to use when violent incidents occur. You’ll also learn about the best Internet sites on school violence issues. This book—prepared by the editor of the Journal of School Violence—can help you decrease the chances of tragedy. It will also show you how to respond effectively when violence does occur. Part I: Causes of School Violence focuses on the ways that connectedness and identification with academics influence school violence. This section presents a framework for creating developmental interventions as well as a chapter examining the concept of “bonding to school,” with two interesting scenarios to consider.

Prevention and Recognition of Extreme School Violence       DVD
Encourage teachers, counselors, and parents to become knowledgeable about and involved in violence prevention with this informative DVD. The innovative digital format allows users to view the material in its entirety or select topics of interest. The program teaches adults not to minimize the potential for violence and helps them recognize the signs of a troubled student. It then provides ways to relate to students, including obtaining trust, opening communication, resolving conflicts, and knowing when to intervene. An on-disc glossary defines critical terms for comprehension and review.

Teens and Guns: Preventing Violence      VIDEO
On any given school day, 160,000 guns are carried into American classrooms by students. Every day, 15 youths are killed by handguns. An American adolescent commits suicide with a gun every six hours. Firearm murders of youths 19 and under rose 125% in a recent six-year period. Featuring movie star Samuel L. Jackson, this program provides compelling media support for Health and Guidance units on teen violence, conflict resolution, youth-at-risk, behavioral choices and decision making, and gangs. Students' understanding of the correlation between risky behavior, violence and their personal well-being is reinforced as the program examines the problem from a variety of viewpoints--students, victims, parents, educators, courts, police and perpetrators--and discusses possible solutions. The Rap group Slick Boys uses teen-oriented music to reinforce the anti-violence message. The group, consisting of three Chicago cops who want to get guns away from teens, has won national attention, both from the media and from the young people they work hard to reach.

What's School Got to Do With It?    VIDEO
This program helps students appreciate the relevance of school experience to future success and happiness. In the video, real students talk about their career aspirations and their views on education. Each of these interviews is juxtaposed with a profile of an accomplished professional working in the same field that the student aspires to pursue. As we follow each subject throughout the workday, the correlation between the life skills learned in school and those applied in the workplace becomes clear

KidTips   CD-ROM
KidTips provides strategies for students with learning disabilities in grades 3–8 with 256 simple study tips to help them succeed. All tips are authored and field-tested by actual students and organized in nine areas: Math, reading, writing, organization, homework, memory, studying, test taking and project completion. This classroom-based program is authored by learning differences instructor Kathy Young. Improves grades, confidence levels and feelings about school.Spiralbound, 145 pgs., includes Win/Mac CD with printable PDF, 2003.

Practical Strategies for High School Inclusion  BOOK
Author June Stride writes candidly about her career as a teacher and department head. She explains the who, why, how and the legal aspects of implementing inclusive programs. Practical guidelines, tips, surveys, do’s and don’ts and tips for teaching enhance this easy-to-read book.

Practical Strategies for Middle School Inclusion  BOOK
Author Eileen Bowers, an inclusion teacher for many years, shows how to put together an inclusive program that works for everyone involved, from the administration to the students. Dozens of easy-to-use suggestions on important topics like grading, coteaching and peer acceptance.

Social Skills at School CD-ROM  CD-ROM
Social Skills at School is a video-based program with five engaging stories featuring talented child actors. They grapple with common social situations seen every day in every school. Skills are shown step-by-step and further discussed by a narrator. Stories include: Charles Gets Teased, Dion Scores!, Kristi’s First Day, Shana and the Secret, and Tameka and the Bully. Provides a Book and Movie option for each story. The book option reinforces skills addressed in the movies. You can choose a talking selection which reads the text aloud. Movies are closed-captioned and based on Attainment’s award-winning Know the Code video.

A Healthy Lifestyle: It’s MY Choice!  CD-ROM
After all, a healthy choice is always a good one—and making healthy choices is exactly what this CD-ROM is about. It’s set in the town of Beechoosee (“Be Choosy”), a safe virtual space where students make all the decisions…and then deal with the consequences. Starting from the town square, they’ll create their own learning adventures as they see the sights. Some may want to go to the convenience store. That’s where they’ll confront smoking and tobacco products. Others may head straight for the movie theater—and run into questions about physical and emotional issues related to sexuality. A party at a friend’s house? Cool! But they’d better be ready to deal with the dangers of alcohol and drugs. Other hotspots and hangouts include the high school (peer pressure), a café (nutrition), the gym (exercise), and the mall (mental health—self-image, self-esteem, and stress management).

How to Succeed in Middle School  VIDEO
Gives students practical help in adapting to the demands of middle school. Presents strategies for managing time, meeting teachers’ expectations, utilizing school resources, and handling a changing social life. Highlights how to balance schoolwork and extracurricular activities through long-range planning. This program demonstrates the importance of developing self-management skills in order to achieve both academic and personal success.

Nicotine: Just Say Know  VIDEO
In this video, high school students teach middle school students about the hidden dangers of nicotine addiction. They will see that habitual nicotine use is not a casual, harmless “habit”, but a serious addiction with deadly consequences.

It's Not Funny!: Teasing It's a Real Bummer   VIDEO
Teasing is the most pervasive & common social problem in every school • Examines the reasons kids tease with a view to changing their behavior • For every kid who is pushed around physically (bullied), many more are tormented by taunting about obesity, stuttering, slow learning, & a myriad of other “failings: • Sexual harassment, as a form of teasing, is addressed • Includes: Study guide • Closed Captioned • Grades 5-9,

Prevention and Recognition of Extreme School Violence  DVD
Encourage teachers, counselors, and parents to become knowledgeable about and involved in violence prevention with this informative DVD. The innovative digital format allows users to view the material in its entirety or select topics of interest. The program teaches adults not to minimize the potential for violence and helps them recognize the signs of a troubled student. It then provides ways to relate to students, including obtaining trust, opening communication, resolving conflicts, and knowing when to intervene. An on-disc glossary defines critical terms for comprehension and review.

School Success   VIDEO
The video presents suggestions for parents, divided by grade level (K-1, 2-5, middle school, and high school), on helping their children complete homework assignments and major projects. Areas covered include the study environment, reading and math, communicating with a child's teachers, and adolescent development. Comes with facilitator's guide and sample parent take-home guide. 17 minutes

Second Chance: A School Based Substance Abuse-Intervention and Education Curriculum-4A  VIDEO
A program of recovery for those who have used, abused, or become addicted to drugs, alcohol, or both * Provides activities that enhance self-esteem and develop social skills, honesty, and responsible behavior * Second Chance is a method of implementing and maintaining an adolescent school-based program of recovery

Taming Student Anger VIDEO
This program explores the subject of anger from the student point of view while presenting some strategies for managing it. Dramatizations of school-oriented confrontations, candid interviews with children and teenagers, and insightful commentary by psychologists, a youth counselor, and a social worker serve as windows into a disruptive and potentially destructive emotion. Issues such as the effects of media role models on the development of antisocial coping mechanisms are addressed, and a group therapy session is documented. (23 minutes, color)

Helping Teens Cope When Personal Problems Become School Problems    BOOK
A flexible, open-ended, group program for helping young people whose families are troubled by parental alcoholism, marital conflicts, physical or emotional abuse, and other difficulties. The program consists of three phases; Becoming Aware, Taking Care, and Moving On. The author focuses on providing support to participants and assisting them in taking steps to improve their self-esteem, behavior in school, academic performance, personal relationships, and emotional development. More than 100 reproducible exercises are provided, with clear, concise, step-by-step directions. Facilitators are encouraged to implement the program in a manner that is compatible with their own training and unique areas of competence.

Practical Strategies for Including High School Students with Behavioral Disabilities    BOOK
Grades 9-12. It’s hard enough for typical high school students to deal with issues of acceptance and belonging within their peer group. But for those with have emotional and behavioral disabilities, a successful adjustment can make the difference between academic progress and facing an uncertain future as a dropout. This discrepancy has never been more clear than in the present era of inclusion, where even the most challenging students are often placed in the general curriculum and classroom. Author June Stride is a veteran special educator and administrator. She explains the who, why, and how, as well as the social implications and legal aspects of an inclusionary educational system. The book provides practical strategies, do’s and don’ts, and suggestions for successful teaching of students with behavioral disabilities

Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving for Middle School Students; Skills and Activities for Academic, Social, and Emotional Success     BOOK
An ideal extension of the above elementary curriculum, this manual presents a thoroughly tested and effective approach for helping students succeed in middle school. At this critical point in their lives, young adolescents can move in a positive and hopeful direction, or they can enter into a negative, downward spiral. SDM/SPS provides students with basic school survival skills and strategies for responsible decision making and problem solving. It is designed for use with a broad spectrum of learners, including those with emotional and behavioral disorders. Helps reduce school violence, foster social and emotional intelligence, improve academic effort and attention, develop multicultural perspectives, and prevent at-risk students from giving up. Also provides strategies for encouraging parent involvement and for implementing a school-community service project. Includes assessment tools for tracking progress and numerous reproducible worksheets.

Social Standards at School; A Student Self-Monitoring Program    BOOK
Grades 1-6. Shows how to establish schoolwide social and behavioral standards by teaching students to take responsibility for their own behavior. The manual includes 53 basic social skills that fit in with a typical school day — getting ready, classroom behavior, transitions, and breaks. Additional skills focus on peer relationships and common etiquette. Each skill lesson provides a teacher page and a reproducible student page. The teacher page includes a script for introducing and teaching the skill, five instructional steps of skill mastery, and a checklist of common problems that may occur. The student page is designed to reinforce skill mastery from the child’s perspective. It begins with a “self-talk” script that explains the benefits of mastering the skill. Next is a self-monitoring checklist of the steps needed to master the skill. The last segment is called “My Story.” It allows the teacher to individualize information that may be specific, and different for each student. Ideal for integrating the teaching of social skills into IEPs. Includes MAC/WIN CD-ROM with printable PDFs.

Threats in Schools : A Practical Guide for Managing Violence    BOOK
In the wake of several highly publicized school shootings, the problem of school violence has increasingly become a focus of concern for the general public as well as teachers, school officials, and students. Drawing on case studies from publicized violent incidents as well as from Dr. McCann’s private practice, Threats in Schools: A Practical Guide for Managing Violence provides techniques for identifying, conceptualizing, assessing, and managing threatening behavior by students in school settings

Alternative and Charter Schools: Educating Outside the Box VIDEO
Amy, a sixteen-year-old expelled from her high school, thinks alternative education is the best thing to happen to her; Lolita takes her daughter, Jana, to a charter school, despite the inconvenience, because she believes in the curriculum. The first half of this NewsHour program on new patterns in education looks at a special breed of alternative school where disruptive students benefit from low teacher-pupil ratios and an emphasis on individualized study using computers. The second half explores the popularity of charter schools—from just one in 1992 to over 1,700 in 25 states today—and the battles that have arisen over them. Talks with students, parents, and teachers illustrate the educational frustrations that prompted these innovative strategies. (22 minutes, color)

BULLYING IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS  BOOK
Much of our knowledge about bullying behaviors comes from research conducted over the past several decades in Europe, Australia, and Canada. Until the past decade, research in the United States has lagged behind our European, Australian, and Canadian counterparts. This book seeks to fill this void by forwarding research on bullying across contexts conducted with American participants. This book is an exciting compilation of research on bullying in school-aged youth conducted across the United States by a representative group of researchers, including developmental, social, counseling, school, and clinical psychologists. As such, it presents a picture of the complexity of bullying behaviors and offers suggestions for using data-based decision-making to intervene and reduce bullying behaviors in our nation's schools. Given the complexity of bullying and victimization, this book gives guidance for schools as they develop prevention and intervention programming for bullying. Providing a source through which school administrators can utilize the research findings, the book is divided into five parts. Part I illustrates the importance of individual characteristics across bully-victim subtypes. Part II addresses how peer groups relate to bullying across the school years. Part III explores how teachers and classrooms influence bullying and aggression during the school years. Part IV implicates ecological systems in fostering and maintaining bullying in schools. It also highlights the potential for these systems to work in combating bullying. Part V focuses on specific aspects of prevention and intervention planning.

Classroom Discipline  VIDEO
A common error made by new teachers is attempting to impose authority on a classroom rather than encouraging students to manage themselves. In this timeless program, acclaimed presenter Dr. Richard Curwin and noted educator and school psychologist Dr. Allen Mendler argue that students can develop internal controls and self-responsibility when teachers alter their traditionally adversarial classroom role. Drs. Curwin and Mendler are also cofounders of Discipline Associates and coauthors of Discipline with Dignity, Taking Charge in the Classroom, and The Discipline Book: A Complete Guide to School and Classroom Management. (28 minutes, color)

Dr. Stanley Greenspan: Talking to Children about a Dangerous World VIDEO
How can parents and teachers convey to children the dangers of today’s world without instilling in them an undue sense of fear? In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel talks with Dr. Stanley Greenspan, child psychiatrist, clinical professor at George Washington University Medical School, and author of the book The Secure Child: Helping Children Feel Safe and Confident in a Changing World. Dr. Greenspan counsels parents on how to talk to their children without overreacting to the unfortunate events that prompt such discussions. (21 minutes, color)