The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

This program discusses the problems of assimilating a new student into the classroom. Kiwi is joining Professor Iris' class for the first time. After a shaky start, Kiwi enchants the other students and becomes their best friend

Discusses how to develop a freshman transition program that helps 9th grade students adjust to the high school environment and academic expectations. Explores how to help students build skills to help them succeed; developing a sense of membership in the school community; making connections through support structures such as physical structures, senior buddies and class events; monitoring freshmen throughout the year through informal teacher-counselor communication and peer-mentoring

A K-8 Principal provides tips on how to support a school community that values mutual respect, pride and safety. Examines how to give students a role in resolving behavior problems; how to communicate expectations and an understanding of the consequences; making interventions effective and meaningful by using techniques appropriate to the situation

Shows examples of authentic assessment through the experiences of individual teachers. In the first segment, a middle school math teacher from Manhattan has been expanding and refining the use of portfolios as a means of assessment. In the second segment, three schools in the Pioneer Central School Distric are using a variety of assessment practices. Also featured are a multiage elementary classroom, a team-taught sixth grade class, and a team-taught environmental science course

Starting with number one for the first day of school, Emily learns the numbers to one hundred in many different ways

When a new girl in the Barkers' class, Carole Anne, acts like a bully, the students try talking to her and ignoring her until Morgie finally discovers what is wrong and finds a way to fix it

School introduces young viewers to what a typical day at school might be like and the people that you'd find there, such as students, teachers and the principal. Viewers will come to understand that the school can be a big place made up of many different parts like classrooms, the cafeteria and the playground! School can be a very fun place, and viewers come to understand that obeying the rules of the school plays a big part in making it a pleasant and safe place to learn. Includes Spanish Language track

Bossy Moffie and her quiet twin brother Morgie both enjoy starting school, especially getting gold stars and making new friends

The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm

When the unconventional English teacher who helped her conquer many of her insecurities is fired, junior high student Marcy Lewis uses her newfound courage to campaign for the teacher's reinstatement