Videos and Resources for College Courses

• The Importance of Play (5:20)
• Supporting Children’s Individual Needs (7:28)
• Guiding Young Children’s Behavior (video series)
• Teaching Strategies (video series)
• Reflections from the Field (video series of teachers and providers reflecting on their practice)
• Building Positive Relationships with Young Children (9:19)
• The Importance of Self-Care for Early Care and Education Professionals (5:39)
• Videos on classroom environments

• Videos on supporting social and emotional development
• Videos on supporting children's physical development
• Videos on supporting cognitive development
• Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards (video series)
• TIMPANI Toy Study (multiple videos highlighting research findings about how different kinds of toys support children's intellectual, creative, social, and verbal interactions)
• Early Childhood Video Clip Library for Faculty and Trainers (collection of brief video clips that include examples of child development)
• The Effects of Screen Time on Children Birth to Five (45:36, lecture)

Understanding and Guiding Behavior:

• Guiding Young Children’s Behavior (video series)
• Mindfulness with Young Children (9:35, 2023)
• Building Positive Relationships with Young Children (9:19, 2016)
• Understanding Challenging Behavior in Young Children (16:22, 2015)
• Reflecting on our Reactions and Responses to Children’s Behavior (6:48, 2015)
• Mindfulness for Early Educators (10:19, 2023)
• Fostering Flexibility in the Toddler Classroom (1:13, 2016)
• The Importance of Building Positive Relationships with Young Children (0:54, 2007)
• Teaching Preschool Children Conflict Resolution Skills (1:55, 2007)
• Using Literature to Help Children Manage Strong Emotions (2:58, 2007)
• Other videos on guiding behavior

Teaching Strategies and the Classroom Environment:

• Teaching Strategies (video series)
• Using a Visual Schedule (1:57, 2017)
• Building Supportive Environments: Setting Rules and Expectations (6:31, 2017)
• Fostering Independent Decision-Making by Allowing Free Movement During Centers (2:09)
• Arranging the Classroom (video series)
• Selecting Classroom Materials and Planning the Schedule (video series)
• Classroom Arrangement: Redesigning the Green Room (8:04, 2015)
• Classroom Arrangement: Redesigning the Toddler Room (6:04, 2015)
• Creating Classroom Rules with Children (2:36, 2007)
• Creating Classroom Getaway Spaces for Children (1:25, 2007)
• The Effects of Outdoor Play on On-Task Behavior in Preschool (7:02, 2021)

• Flexible Mealtimes in a Part-Day Program: Supporting Children to Listen to Their Own Hunger Cues (2021, 2:45)
• Encouraging Physical Activity in Preschoolers (8:27)
• Incorporating Motor Play in the Preschool Classroom (3:40)
• Supporting Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers (3:20)
• Nurturing Preschool Children’s Emotional Health through Active Play (3:55)
• Using an Obstacle Course to Promote Active Outdoor Play (3:07)
• Supporting Thinking in Infants and Toddlers through Active Music and Play Experiences (2:36)
• Fun Mud Day (video series)
• Relay Day (4:45)
• Ready to Climb (7:42)
• The Importance of Self-Care for Early Care and Education Professionals (2020, 5:39)

• Building Positive Relationships with Families (2:04)
• Involving Families (5:39)
• Learning About a Child's Family Culture (2:28)
• Learning All the Time: Making the Most of Everyday Experiences (1:37)
• Family Reading Time/La hora de lectura en familia (video series)
• Boom Box Parade (2:24)

• Videos on supporting children’s individual needs
• Supporting Children Affected by Trauma (series)
• Learning About a Child's Family Culture (2:28)
• Strategies for Supporting Dual Language Learners in an ECE Classroom (2:46)
• Supporting English Language Learners in the Preschool Classroom (7:24)
• Supporting Oral Language Development in Dual Language Learners (10:49)
• A Study of the Play of Dual Language Learners in an English-Speaking Classroom (8:31)
• Cultural Influences in Children’s Play (1:57)
• Approaching the Transition Out of Birth to Three (English and Spanish video for families receiving early intervention services, 10:24)

• Videos on the role of early childhood in promoting a just and equitable world 
• Videos on supporting children’s individual needs

• The Importance of Play (5:20)
• Investigating Series (video series documenting how teachers and children explore topics in depth)
• Supporting Children’s Learning in Dramatic Play Centers (video series with examples of intentional teaching)
• Building Children’s Background Knowledge: Using Money in Dramatic Play (2:06)
• Grocery Store to Market Place: Building Background Knowledge Through Dramatic Play (11:38)
• Other videos related to supporting children’s play

• Observing Young Children (7:20)
• Documenting Children’s Learning (10:42)
• Documenting a Learning Experience: Frogs and the Pond (2:09)
• Using Digital Video to Enhance Observation and Assessment (17:19, audio podcast)
• TIMPANI Toy Study (multiple videos that include teachers and researchers reflecting on their observations of how different kinds of toys support children's development in different areas)
• Early Childhood Video Clip Library for Faculty and Trainers (includes examples of child development that could be used to practice observational skills)

• Supporting Oral Language in the Preschool Classroom (video series)
• Five Predictors of Early Literacy (6:35)
• Strategies for Supporting Dual Language Learners in an ECE Classroom (2:46)
• Supporting English Language Learners in the Preschool Classroom (7:24)
• Supporting Language Development of Infants and Toddlers During Mealtime (2:12)
• Using Literature to Help Children Manage Strong Emotions (2:58)
• Building Vocabulary in the Preschool Classroom (1:53)
• Family Reading Time/La hora de lectura en familia (video series)

Math:

• Videos on supporting early mathematical development
  

Science:

• Videos demonstrating science with young children

Social Studies:

• Building Children’s Background Knowledge: Using Money in Dramatic Play (2:06)
• Grocery Store to Market Place: Building Background Knowledge Through Dramatic Play (11:38)
• Investigating (video series)
• Supporting Children's Learning in Dramatic Play Centers (video series)

• The Importance of Play (5:20)
• Supporting Children’s Learning in Dramatic Play Centers (video series)
• Supporting Children’s Physical and Outdoor Play (video series)
• A Study of the Play of Dual Language Learners in an English-Speaking Classroom (8:31)
• TIMPANI Toy Study (multiple videos highlighting research findings on how different toys engage preschool children in intellectual, creative, social, and verbal interactions)
• What Makes a Good Toy: Lessons Learned from 10 Years of the TIMPANI Toy Study (6:31)

• Creative Movement in Early Childhood Settings (6:54, 2023)
• Supporting Thinking and Learning in Infants and Toddlers Through Active Music and Play Experiences (2:36)
• Supporting Children’s Learning in Dramatic Play Centers (video series)
• Wings Museum (2:22)
• Following Children’s Interests: The Purple Room Band (3:24)
• Music with Bruce John (2:34, a musician’s visit)

• Using Technology with Young Children in the Early Childhood Classroom (17:45, audio podcast)
• Introducing Technology to Young Children (5:18)

Videos about Professionalism

• The Importance of Self-Care for Early Care and Education Professionals (5:39)
• Mindfulness for Early Educators (10:19)

Videos Demonstrating STudent Reflection

• Student Reflections (Interviews with undergraduate students reflecting on they skills they developed while conducting research or working directly with young children)
• TIMPANI Toy Study (video series with student researchers describing what they observed children do and what they learned)
• A Study of the Play of Dual Language Learners in an English-Speaking Classroom (8:31, Video featuring an undergraduate student who conducted a study as part of her Honors thesis)
• The Effects of Outdoor Play on On-Task Behavior (7:02, Video featuring an undergraduate student who conducted a study as part of her Honors thesis)

Videos about Planning Special Events

• TIMPANI Toy Museum (2:49)
• Fun Mud Day (video series)
• Relay Day (4:45)
• A Visit from the Aquarium (2:42)
• Ready to Climb (7:42)

• Supporting Language Development of Infants and Toddlers During Mealtime (2:12)
• Supporting Thinking in Infants and Toddlers through Active Music and Play Experiences (2:36)
• Supporting Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers (3:20)
• Fostering Flexibility in the Toddler Classroom (1:13)
• Early Childhood Video Clip Library for Faculty and Trainers (collection of clips that include examples of child development)
• The Effects of Screen Time on Children Birth to Five (45:36, lecture)

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