Title	Author	Type of Material	Annotation
Tables for Statisticians	Arkin & Colton	Text
Play Therapy	Axline, Virginia M.	Text
Problem Behavior Management	Algozzine, Bob	Text
Progressive Relaxation Training	Bernstein & Borkovec	Text
Codependent No More - How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself	Beattie, Melody	Paperback	This inspiring new overview of codependency details the characteristics, where the behavior comes from, and how it affects us and those around us. Offers hope and guidance and discusses several options to controlling behavior and help to understanding.
Parent's Guide - Systematic Training for Effective Parenting of Teens	Dinkmeyer & Mckay	Paperback	This guide provides practical, usable insights into parent-teen relations. The book shows parents how to encourage independence with responsibility, mutual respect and cooperation, self-confidence and self-esteem, and democratic relationships.
Craft of Interviewing	Brady, John	Text
Handicapped Students and Special Education 7th Ed.	Data Research, Inc.	Paperback	Federal law requires that school districts provide each handicapped child with a free appropriate education. This volume has been published in response to the need of school administrators and others involved in providing special education services to have a reference available when confronted with any of the multitude of problems in the special education area.
First Reader In Statistics	Elzey, Freeman F.	Text
ERS: Research Brief - Effective Schools: A Summary of Research	Block, Alan W.	Text
ERS: Research Brief - Effects of Kindergarten Scheduling: A Summary of Reseach	Bickers, Patrick M.	Text
ERS Report - Demographic Influences on American Education	Bickers, Patrick M.	Text
ERS Report: Kindergarten Program and Practices in Public Schools	Garden, Randolyn K.	Large paperback	This ERS report provides much needed current information regarding many contemporary issues and concerns such as half-day versus full-day scheduling of kindergarten classes, the primary focus of thekindergarten program, and the teaching of reading skills to kindergarten pupils.
Special Educator's Consultation Handbook	Idol-Maestas, Lorna	Text
Cultural Literacy - What Every American Needs to Know	Hirsch, E.D. Jr.	Text	This book shows that cultural literacy - the grasp of background information that writers and speakers assume their readers and listeners already have - is the hidden key to effective education in America. The author calls for a new emphasis on information in education.
Journal of Reading		Text
Learning Together and Alone - Cooperation, Competition, and Individualization	Johnson & Johnson	Paperback	This book is for teachers in all subject areas and of all age groups. Its purpose is to make teaching easier, more productive, and more enjoyable. It builds a bridge between the theories of social psychology and classroom practice.
Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss	Jewett, Claudia L.	Text
Managing the School Age Child with a Chronic Health Condition	Larson, Georgianna	Large Paperback	Includes 1) Planning school health services; 2) Specific chronic health conditions; 3) Basic care guidelines; 4) Mobility and the student with physical limitations; 5) Guidelines for orthopedic care; and 6) Guidelines for emergency situations.
Managing Inappropriate Behaviors in the Classrooms	Lovitt, Thomas C.	Text
Social Work with Children	Lieberman, Florence	Softbound	This text provides social workers and related mental health professionals with the essential knowledge required for the proper understanding and care of children. Viewing the maturation process from a personal, familial and cultural perspective, the author covers the major developmental stages of childhood from infancy to adolescence. The text examines the prevalent emotional, learning and somatic disorders of childhood while presenting a full range of the most effective methods of treatment. Specific guidelines are included including: initial contact with the children and their families, use of the bio-psycho-social diagnosis in formulating a treatment plan, communication with clients and termination of treatment.
Alcoholism and the Family	Lawson, Peterson & Lawson	Text	This book is primarily designed to aid alcoholism counselors who wish to work with families, as well as family counselors who encounter problems associated with alcohol abuse. Part I is a review of alcoholism treatment and etiological theories. Parts II, III, and IV, covering etiology, treatment and prevention, are based on the family systems model and offer a different and exciting way to view alcoholism and to treat and prevent it.
Family Stress, Coping, and Social Support	McCubbin, Cauble & Patterson	Text	This basic introduction to historical and contemporary thought on family life in response to stress presents meaningful examples of research strategies and methods and a reliable, valid instrument for the systematic assessment of stress, coping, and social support. Contributors address such topics as the sources of stress in the family; the application of interdisciplinary conceptual frameworks to family stress and crisis intervention; the association between life stress and illness; methods of coping with stressors which affect certain family groups, including dual-career families, minority families, unemployed families, and families facing chronic illness; and the role of the family and the community as sources of social support in the management of stress.
Academic Achievement and Absenteeism of Potential Dropouts	McHugh, Christopher	Text	The effect of an intervention on the academic achievement and absenteeism of selected potential dropouts.
Risking The Future Adolescent: Sexuality & Pregnancy	Hayes, Cheryl D.	Text
Accelerating Academic Achievement	Mullis, Owen & Phillips	Text
Children in Residential Care	Schaefer & Swanson	Text
Social Development of Handicapped Children and Adolescents	Schloss, Patrick J.	Text
(In) Justice for Juveniles	Schwartz, Ira M.	Text
Conflict Resolution Curriculum for Children in Emotional Conflict	Self, Micheal R.	Text
Curriculum-Based Measurement - Assessing Special Children	Shinn, Mark R.	Text	This book is organized into two major parts. In the first part, a general background in Curriculum-Based Measurement is provided. The second part focuses on procedures for iplementation of Curriculum-Based Measurement in school settings.
Talking it Out	Strayhorn, Joseph M. Jr.	Text
Homosexual Matrix 2nd Ed.	Tripp, C.A. Ph. D.	Text
Alcoholism: A Family Illness	Smithers	Text
Program Management Outcome Evaluattions: How to do it	Spicer, Jerry	Text
Chapter 1 Policy Manual		Text
Making the System Work for Poor Children	Weissbourd, Richard	Text
Teaching Behavioral Self- Control to Students	Workman, Edward A.	Text
Adult Children of Alcoholics	Woititz, Janet G.	Paperback	Chapters include: What happened to you as a child, What is happening to you now, Breaking the cycle and What about your children.
Handbook of Treatment of Mental Disorders in Childhood And Adolencescence	Wolman, Egan & Ross	Text
School Nursing	Wold, Susan J.	Text
Foundations of Modern Education 4th Ed.	Wilds & Lottich	Text
Procedures to Develop and Monitor Progress on IEP Goals		Student and Teacher Books
Minnesota ComprehensiveSystem of Personnel Development	Minnesota Department of Education	Text
Timed Readings 3rd Edition - Book 3	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Phonics Builder Program	Bronson, Douglas A.	Spiralbound Instructor and Student Manuals
Big Book of Things To Do	Malvin, Malvina	Text
Timed Readings - Book 1	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings 3rd Edition - Book 2	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings - Book 3	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings - Book 4	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Paperback	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings - Book 5	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings - Book 6	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings - Book 7	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings - Book 8	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings - Book 9	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings - Book 10	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Teaching Children Basic Skills: A Curriculum Handbook	Stephens, Hartman & Lucas	Text
What Your Child Needs to Know About ...Touch		Video with Parent's Guide	This award-winning film is based on the play created and performed by the Illusion Theater for more than 650,000 people nationwide. It is a film where children talk to children about the right to trust their own feelings. Through skillfully acted vignettes, kids learn ways of dealing with the often confusing boundaries of physical tough. This film provides some answers to difficult questions about personal body safety. Positive in outlook, it focuses on the prevention of sexual abuse.
Sexual Harassment To Teenagers - It's Not Fun/It's Illegal	Minnesota Department of Education	Softbound	This book contains a suggested three-class-hour curriculum for use with Jr. and Sr. High School students. Through a combination of lecture and student activities, students will learn: 1) what is sexual harassment; 2) what are some of the causes; 3) what is the legal liability; 4) how sexual harassment affects teenagers; 5) what to do if one is a victim of it; and 6) steps to preventing sexual harassment.
Teaching Reading Comprehension: Perspectives on Understanding.		Video
When Teenagers Work	Greenberger & Steinberg	Text
ERS Report: Cost of Education: An Investment in America's Future	Robinson & Protheroe	Text
ERS Report: Indicators of Future School Enrollments		Text
ABCs of Self-Management, Helping Youth Help Themselves	People Places, Inc.	Video
At Risk Families and Schools - Becoming Partners	Balster Liontos, Lynn	Softbound	A comprehensive, practical report to help educators meet the challenge of involving parents and extended families of at-risk children.
Youth in Crisis: Vol. 1 Introduction and Resources	Youth in Crisis	Softbound	This series has been designed to promote interagency agreement on procedures for schools to follow in managing crisis situations with at-risk students. It serves as a model for both content (substantive guidelines for responding to particular crisis situations) and process (procedures for entering into productive collaborative relationships between schools and social service agencies).
Educating At-Risk Youth: Practical Tips for Teachers	Baker, Andrea	Spiralbound	This guide tackles redefining the role of the classroom teacher and what a lone classroom teacher can do with no additional resources or training. It makes no attempt to address major policy issues, system restructuring or school finances.
Growing Hope; A Sourcebook on Integrating Youth Service into the School Curriculum	Cairn & Kielsmeier	Text
General Records Retention Schedule for School Districts	State of Minnesota / Department of Administration	Spiralbound
Data Practices Manual	State of Minnesota/Department of Human Services	Spiralbound	The purpose of this manual letter is to distribute the 1992 revisions of the Department of Human Services' Data Practices Policy and Procedures Manual which are attached.
Gould Medical Dictionary	Gennaro, Nora, Nora, Standar & Weiss	Text
Handbook of Gifted Education	Colangelo & Davis	Text	Provides chapters on: Introduction and Historical Overview; Conceptions and Identification; Instructional Models and Practices; Creativity and Thinking Skills; Psychological and Counseling Services; Special Topics; and The Future.
Free Appropriate Public Education: The Law and Children with Disabilities	Turnbull, H. Rutherford III	Text
Data Privacy - Data Practices Policy and Procedures Manual	Minnesota Department of Human Services	Text
Managing as a Performing Art	Vaill, Peter B.	Text
New Meaning of Educational Change, 2nd Edition	Fullan, Michael G	Paperback	This book is concerned with educational change affecting elementary and secondary schools and is divided into three parts: Part I Understanding Educational Change, provides a detailed overview of how educational change works. Part II addresses the issues of what the main sources and purposes of educational change are. Part III returns to the regional and national levels.
Chaos: Making a New Science	Gleick, James	Paperback	Chaos is a history of discovery. It chronicles, in the words of the scientists themselves, their conflicts and frustrations, their emotions and moments of revelation. This new science offers a way of seeing order and pattern where formerly only the random, the erratic, the unpredictable-in short, the chaotic-had been observed.
Staff Development for Education in the 90's	Lieberman & Miller	Paperback	Part I examines staff development from different points of view, from discussing theories of how adults grow and change, to determining the varied institutional factors that enable or constrain this growth. Part II provides strategies for involving teachers, not as recipients of someone else's ideas, but as leaders of their own research and development.
Career Education: A Curriculum Manual for Students with Handicaps	Baumgart, Diane	3 Ring Bound	Material is divided into two areas of concern. These areas include a Career Exploration Unit and a Work Exploration Unit. Each unit contains goals and objectives to assist teachers in developing vocational curriculum for students with disabilities.
Social Competence and Employability Skills Curriculum	Weisgerber, Robert A.	3 Ring Bound	A curriculum for joint use by teacher, counselor, employer and student. Including objectives for lessons, student handouts and worksheets, and sample forms.
Procedural Manual - Providing Educational Services to Pine City Group Homes and Emergency Shelter Students	Pine County Total Special Education System	Text
History of Childhood - The Untold Story of Child Abuse	DeMause, Lloyd	Softbound	What was it like to have been a chld in colonial America, or in Renaissance Italy? Did parents always act much the same as they do today? Did they love and care for their children in similar ways, or has child care changed substantially over the centuries? How did parents feel about their children, what did they say to them, what were their private fantasies about them, and how did these affect growing up in the past? These are the kinds of questions the authors tried to answer.
Natural Language Learning	Winitz, Reeds & Garcia	Text
Parliamentary Procedure Without Stress	McDow, Roberta M.	Text
Toward a Drug-Free America	The Media-Advertising Partnership for a Drug-Free America	Video
More Surprises	Goodman, Burton	Paperback	Fifteen stories that have surprise endings. There are exercises at the end of each story to help you improve your skills: Getting the meaning of the story; Reviewing story elements; Examining vocabulary words; Adding words to a passage; and Thinking about the story.
School Context and School Change: Implications for Effective Planning	Corbett, Dawson & Firestone	Text
Hey - I am Somebody, I Only Have an Inconvenience	Minnesota Valley Cooperative Center	Spiralbound
How Do You Recognize a Good School When You Walk Into One	Bedley, Gene A.	Text
Issues in the Classification of Children - Volume II	Hobbs, Nicholas	Text
Teacher Education: Renegotiating Roles for Mainstreaming	Grosenick & Reynolds	Paperback	Includes chapters on: The Need for Change in Higher Education; Strategies for Change; Deans' Grants Projects: Alternative Approaches; Promising Practices; Common Concerns; A Critique of Education; and Final Notes.
Planning and Evaluating Special Education Services	Maher & Bennett	Text
School Psychology Perspectives and Issues	Phye & Reschly	Text
Assessment of Individuals With Severe Handicaps	Browder, Diane M.	Text
Cut It: Diagnosing and Teaching Scissors Skills		Text
Directory of Nationally Certified School Psychologists	N.A.S.P.	Text
Autism: Information and Resources for Parents, Families and Professionals	Simpson & Zionts	Paperback	This book is primarily written for parents and family members who directly experience the frustration, concern, and uncertainty of living with a youngster with autism. While the information is scientifically valid, it is presented in such a manner that parents and other lay persons will undrstand without difficulty. It is presented in a question-answer format.
Special Needs, Special Solutions: How to Get Quality Care for a Child With Special Health Needs: A Guide to Health Services and How to Pay for Them	Larson & Kahn	Paperback
New Read-Aloud Handbook	Trelease, Jim	Text	This book will show you how to raise a reader and bring your family closer at the same time. It explains: How to begin reading aloud and which books to choose; How reading aloud awakens children's imaginations, improves their language skills, and opens new worlds of enjoyment; How to coax children away from the television; How time shared reading together is valuable to parents and children; and How individuals across America have implemented read-aloud programs that have raised reading scores and united communities.
Youth in Crisis: Vol. 5 Attendance Services	Youth in Crisis	Softbound	This series has been designed to promote interagency agreement on procedures for schools to follow in managing crisis situations with at-risk students. It serves as a model for both content (substantive guidelines for responding to particular crisis situations) and process (procedures for entering into productive collaborative relationships between schools and social service agencies).
It's Not Always Happy at My House		Video	The topic of this video is domestic violence.
Working on the Dream	The National Association of Counties	Video	A 15 minute video which covers five things parents should know and do if their dreams for their children are to be realized. They are: 1) Strengthen relationships through family activities; 2) Establish reasonable rules and expectations; 3) Build self-esteem; 4) Set achievable goals; and 5) Evaluate family strengths and needs.
Age of Unreason	Handy, Charles	Text
Timed Readings in Literature - Book 2	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings in Literature - Book 2	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Paperback	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults Volume 1 A-B	Collier & Nakamura	Text	This set is a one-stop reference source that provides useful information on the lives and works of significant authors and illustrators, covering all genres and age groups.
Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults Volume 2 C-F	Collier & Nakamura	Text	This set is a one-stop reference source that provides useful information on the lives and works of significant authors and illustrators, covering all genres and age groups.
Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults Volume 3 G-J	Collier & Nakamura	Text	This set is a one-stop reference source that provides useful information on the lives and works of significant authors and illustrators, covering all genres and age groups.
Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults Volume 4 K-N	Collier & Nakamura	Text	This set is a one-stop reference source that provides useful information on the lives and works of significant authors and illustrators, covering all genres and age groups.
Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults Volume 5 O-S	Collier & Nakamura	Text	This set is a one-stop reference source that provides useful information on the lives and works of significant authors and illustrators, covering all genres and age groups.
Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults Volume 6 T-Z	Collier & Nakamura	Text	This set is a one-stop reference source that provides useful information on the lives and works of significant authors and illustrators, covering all genres and age groups.
Science Essentials: Sound	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	What is sound? How does sound travel? What makes sounds different? What are the uses of sound? Software is available for Macintosh.
Science Essentials: Weather	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	What makes wind? What makes rain? What makes clouds? What makes weather? Software is available for Macintosh.
Science Essentials: Oceans and Space	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	The Water Cycle; What Are the Oceans?; The Earth, Sun and Moon; The Stars and Planets. Software is available for Macintosh.
Science Essentials: Human Body	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	How does your body move? How does your body use food? How does your body use air? How does your body sense the world? Software is available for Macintosh.
Science Essentials: Plants	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	What is a plant? What do plants need to live? How do plants respond to the world? How do plants travel?Software is available for Macintosh
Science Essentials: Ecosystems	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	What is an ecosystem? What is the desert ecosystem? What is the forest ecosystem? What is the freshwater pond ecosystem? Software is available for Macintosh.
Science Essentials: Simple Machines and Motion	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	What makes things move? What is an inclined plane? What is a lever? What is a pulley? Software is available for Macintosh.
Science Essentials: Matter	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	How does matter change states? What is a gas? What is a liquid? What is a solid? Software is available for Macintosh.
Science Essentials: Light	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	What is light? How does light travel? How do lenses work? What is color? Software is available for Macintosh.
Science Essentials: Electricity and Magnetism	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	What is electricity? How does electricity travel? What is magnetism? What is electromagentism? Software is available for Macintosh.
Science Essentials: Animals	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	What is an animal? What do animals need to live? How do animals respnd to the world? How do animals travel? Software is available for Macintosh.
Science Essentials: Geology	Britannica	Laserdisc with Teacher Guide	How does wind shape the earth's surface? How does water shape the earth's surface? How do living things shape the earth's surface? What are the different shapes on the earth's surface? Software is available for Macintosh.
321 Classroom Contact - Teacher's Guide	Children's Television Workshop	3-Ring Bound	A 140 page guide includes two 40-minute lesson plans for each of the 30 321 Classroom Contact videos. Hands-on activities, reproducible pages, discussion and demonstrationideas, and cross-curriculum links are included.
321 Classroom Contact - How Do You Know? Collect the Data	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Some information comes only from field studies. Meet some scientists collecting data deep in the woods and deep underwater. Students collect data right in their own schools.
321 Classroom Contact - How Do You Know? Dig it Up	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. How do archeologists find out what prehistoric humans ate, how they lived, their customs and more? Follow scientists to an excavation. Then kids analyze items you've collected and learn how everyday trash gives clues to lifestyles.
321 Classroom Contact - Friction; Getting a Grip	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. What do bobsleds, roller coasters, motorcycles, skis, cars, planes, snakes, and people all have in common? They all need friction to get 'em going and to slow 'em down. Film clips demonstrate friction-or the lack of it-in action. Kids test different surfaces to compare amounts of friction.
321 Classroom Contact - Social Behavior; Living in Groups	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Although most animals are solitary creatures, some live in groups with varying degrees of organization. Learn how division of labor makes it easier for each individual in a society to survive. The Division ofLabor game lets kids practice this concept.
321 Classroom Contact - Flying Animals; Winging It	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. How is a clam like a polar bear? Neither has wings, so neither can fly. But lots of other animals do have standard flying equipment-wings. Students learn how flying birds, flying mammals (bats), and the now-extinct flying reptiles (pterosaurs) are similar, even though they look very different.
321 Classroom Contact - Training Animals; Learning New Tricks	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. What do pigs, dolphins, and monkeys have in common? They are animals that can be trained to do things; sometimes just for fun; sometimes to help humans. Why can some animals learn tricks, while others can't? How do animals learn? Kids find out and also do some trial-and-error learning with the "A-MAZE-ing Activity."
321 Classroom Contact - Air is Matter; Air is There	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Air is matter that really matters. It is everywhere, throwing its weight around by holding things up or knocking them down. A parachutist shows how much air matters. In-class parachute-drop activities let kids see air in action.
321 Classroom Contact - Generating Electricity; More Power to You	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. How can you generate electricity? Simply. Just mvoe a wire past a magnet and you'll get an electirc current. Huge power plants use falling water, wind or steam to rotate coils of wire inside giant magents to create enough electricity for all of us. Kids make their own current testers.
321 Classroom Contact - Animal Vision; Eye of the Beholder	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Ever wondered how the world looks through a frog's eyes or a chameleon's eyes? Here's your chance to see things in a whole new light? Animals' eyes help them survive in their specific environments and basic components of the eye vary from species to species. Kids can try out some different ways of seeing.
321 Classroom Contact - Water Cycle; Go With the Flow	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Did you know that the water you drank today may have been drunk by a dinosaur 70 million years ago? Well it's true. All the water in the world is constantly being recycled. It is cleaned in a never ending cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. But there is a limit to the amount of pollution the water cycle can handle. Hands-on activities help students learn about evaporation and condensation.
321 Classroom Contact - How Do You Know? Experiment	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Is every sound a language? Do parrots speak English? And who left that message on the answering machine? You can try to guess the answers to these questions, or you can set up controlled experiments designed to help you find the answers.
321 Classroom Contact - Erosion; Earth is Change	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Floods, landslides, hurricanes, volcanos and earthquakes can cause sudden, dramatic changes in Earth's surface. But gradual action by wind and water over millions of years can also alter Earth's surface. In-class activity demonstrates how different types of rocks withstand erosion.
321 Classroom Contact - Fossils; Remains to be Seen	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. How do we know what dinosaurs looked like when they lived millions of years ago? The answer is fossils. Fossils help scientists figure out how the dinosaurs lived, and possibly how they died. Students make fossils to understand what they tell us.
321 Classroom Contact - Volcanos; Too Hot to Handle	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. What comes out of volcanos? A lot of stuff! Some ejec t lava, others hot ash. These materials change or create land masses. Come along and se Mauna Loa during an eruption and Mount St. Helens after it blew its top. Students can create a volcano and simulate an eruption.
321 Classroom Contact - Digestion; The Inside Story	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Some mammals eat plants; some eat meat; and some eat plants and meat. Whatever a mammal eats, its teeth get the digestive process underway. But where does food go from there? Find out by watching this program.
321 Classroom Contact - Refraction; Facts of Light	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. A ray of light ordinarily travels in a straight line, but it will be refracted, or bent, when it enters a new medium at an angle. Lighthouses, for example, use lenses to bend light from a single bulb to send it far out to sea to warn sailors of rocks ahead. Kids construct their own light-bending devices.
321 Classroom Contact - Motion and Forces; Play Ball!	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. A stationary object won't move unless it is acted upon by some force that sets it in motion. We apply force when we hit a baseball or shoot a basketball througha hoop, but there's another force working all the time-gravity. Kids learn that forces like gravity work in predictable ways by collecting their own scientific data.
321 Classroom Contact - Innate and Learned Behavior: How Do They Know That?	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Why does a spider always weave the same kind of web instead of getting creative from time to time? Because web-spinning behavior is innate. Humans have innate behaviors too, such as crying and swallowing. Kids examine some of their own innate and learned behaviors in class.
321 Classroom Contact - Gravity and Weightlessness; Measuring G's	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Gravity constantly grabs things and pulls them toward Earth's center. In fact, that's why things have weight. But how do you get into a weightless situation? Try riding a roller coaster...or even an elevator.
321 Classroom Contact - Surface Tension; Bubble-ology	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Can anyone blow a soap bubble this is non-spherical? No. Because of surface tension, bubbles will always form a sphere. Activities with soap bubbles help kids learn more about what's holding the bubbles together.
321 Classroom Contact - Food Chains; Eat and Be Eaten	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. All animals, including humans, depend on plants because plants are the beginning of every food chain. The video program examines the kelp-sea urchin-otter food chain. Kids play a food chain game to see how one works in nature.
321 Classroom Contact - How Do You Know? Make a Model	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Lots of people put together model planes or ships for fun. But models aren't just toys, they're scientific tools. Models can help us test theories, learn about things that are very small, very big, very far away, or that lived verylong ago. Kids design models in class to test theories.
321 Classroom Contact - Classification; The Order of Things	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Living things can be grouped, or classified, according to common traits. Doing so helps us find out how species are related. Students practice classification and learn how these skills helped a scientist solve the mystery of a plane crash.
321 Classroom Contact - Antarctica; Getting to the South Pole	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Antarctica: a huge continent covered with a layer of ice 9,000 feet thick at the South Pole. Follow the route taken across this icy desert by early explorers. Learn hands-on why polar regions are colder than places along the Equator.
321 Classroom Contact - Antarctic Animals; Living on the Edge	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Only a few animal species live in Antarctica. On the ice-covered land mass, air temperatures dip to below -100F. Near-freezing water is toasty by comparison. So most animals live in the chilly ocean water surrounding the continent. Activities help students understand how animals like penguins and seals are specially adapted to survive in this inhospitable environment.
321 Classroom Contact - Bioelectricity; The Shocking Truth	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. All living things; people, animals, and plants; produce electricity. Each cell in the human body works like a tiny battery. We use the electricity to send messages to and from our brains. Students make wet-cell batteries to simulate living cells.
321 Classroom Contact - Australian Mammals; Life Down Under	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Australia is home to many unique animals including some unusual mammals like the kangaroo, the koala, and the platypus. But why do all these strange, unusual creatures live in just one place? It all started a long, long time ago in a place call Gondwanaland.
321 Classroom Contact - Ocean Environments; 3-D Sea	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Oceans may look the same from the surface, but underneath, different ocean environments support spectacularly different sea-dwelling creatures. Activities let students create a variety of water environments in plastic bottles.
321 Classroom Contact - Crystals; They're Habit Forming	Children's Television Workshop	Video	A 15 minute video for grades 4-6. Salts, sugars and snowflakes are crystals. Every kid of crystal has its own specific shape, or habit. But how do crystals form? Grow some to find out.
Bubble-ology - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 5-9. Consists of 10 sessions. Six activities combine fun with an exploration of important concepts in chemistry and physics through imaginative experiments with soap bubbles. Students devise an ideal bubble-blowing instrument; test dishwashing brands to see which makes the biggest bubbles; determine the optimum amount of glycerin needed for the biggest bubbles; employ the Bernoulli principle to keep bubbles aloft; use color patterns to predict when a bubble will pop; and create bubbles that last for days. Background section included.
Crime Lab Chemistry - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 4-8. Consists of 2 sessions. Challenged to determine which of several black pens was used to write a ransom note, students learn and use the chemical technique of paper chromatography. Several mystery scenarios are suggested, with intriguing characters and caricatures.
Animal Defenses - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Text	For grades Preschool-K. Consists of2 sessions. In this activity, the children add defensive structures to an imaginary defenseless animal. Then, in a classroom drama, the animal encounters Tyrannosaurus rex. In the second session, the children learn about the defenses of modern-day animals.
Convection; A Current Event - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Text	For grades 6-9. Consists of 4 sessions. Students explore this important physical phenomenon by observing and charting the convection currents in liquid. They then explore convection in air and generalize their findings to wind patterns. Convection is also related to other ways that heat moves and to the movement of magma inside the Earth.
Fingerprinting - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 4-8. Consists of 3 sessions. The fingers-on activities in this unit allow students to explore the similarities and variations of fingerprints. Students take their own fingerprints, devise their own classification categories, then apply their classification skills to solve a crime.
Earthworms - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Text	For grades 6-10. Consists of 3 sessions. Students observe and record the pulse rates of earthworms. They experiment to discover the responses of earthworms to different temperatures, and graph the results. In discussing why earthworms respond as they do, students learn about "cold-blooded" animals, and the concept of adaption. A background section is included.
Buzzing a Hive - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Text	For grades Preschool-3. Consists of 10 sessions. In this extensive and fascinating unit, students learn about the complex social behavior, communication, and hive envirnment of the honey bee by making paper bees, a bee hive, flowers with pollen, and bee predators. They also role-play bees in a bee hive drama and perform bee dances.
Hide a Butterfly - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades Preschool-3. Consists of 3 sessions. The children create a large mural of a meadow in blossom, make paper butterflies and bird-puppets to enact "The Butterfly Play," and learn about protective coloration.
Animals in Action - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Text	For grades 6-9. Consists of 5 sessions. While observing animals in a large classroom corral, the class experiments by changing the corral environment and adding different stimuli. Then teams of students generate hypotheses, conduct experiments, and hold a scientific convention to discuss their findings.
Oobleck; What Do Scientists Do? - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 4-8. Consists of 5 sessions. The students investigate and analyze the properties of a stragne green substance named "Oobleck" said to come from another planet. The class holds a scientific convention to critically discuss experimental findings. Students design a spacecraft to land on an ocean of "Oobleck".
Experimenting with Model Rockets - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 6-10. Consists of 7 sessions. The process of controlled experimentation is introduced in this series of exciting rocketry activities. Students experiment to see what factors influence how high a model rocket will fly by varying the number and placement of fins or the length of the body tube. Safety and teamwork are stressed.
Acid Rain - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Paperback	For grades 6-10. Consists of 8 sessions. This unit fosters scientific inquiry skills as students learn about acids and the pH scale, make "fake lakes" and determine how the pH changes after an acid rainstorm, present a play about the effects of acid rain on aquatic life, and hold a town meeting to discuss solutions to the problem. Students also play a "startling statements" game and conduct a plant growth experiment. The unit encourages students to analyze complex environmental issues for themselves.
Chemical Reactions - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 6-10. Consists of 3 sessions. An ordinary ziplock bag becomes a safe laboratory, as students mix chemicals that bubble, change color, get hot, and produce gas, heat and an odor. They experiment to determine what causes the heat in this chemical reaction. This exciting activity explores chemical change, endothermic and exothermic reactions, and is a great introduction to chemistry.
Color Analyzers - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 5-8. Consists of 4 sessions. Students investigate light and color while experimenting with diffraction gratings and color filters. They use color filters to decipher secret messages, then create their own secret messages. A class set of red and green filters and diffraction gratings is included.
Earth, Moon, and Stars - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 5-9. Consists of 15 sessions. Six activities about the earth, moon, and stars help students learn about astronomy and answer questions like: If the earth is a ball, why does it look flat? Why does the moon change its shape? How can I find constellations and tell time by the stars? Activities include observing and recording changes in the sky and creating models to explain observations.
Vitamin C Testing - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 4-8. Consists of 4 sessions. This activity provides a stimulating introduction to chemistry and nutrition. The students perform a simple chemical test using a vitamin C indicator to compare the vitamin C content of different juices and graph results.
Hot Water and Warm Homes From Sunlight - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 4-8. Consists of 5 sessions. Students build model houses and hot water heaters to discover more about solar power. They conduct experiments to determine the effects of size, color and number of windows on the amount of heat produced from sunlight.
Discovering Density - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 6-10. Consists of 5 sessions. Students attempt to layer various liquids in a straw, leading them to explore the concept of density for themselves. The teacher then introduces the formula for determining density. Students have fun creating secret formula sheets, while reinforcing their practical understanding of this important concept.
Of Cabbages and Chemistry - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 4-8. Consists of 4 sessions. This series of activites offers students a chance to explore acides and bases using the special indicator properties of red cabbages. A color-change game called "Presto-Change-O" helps students discover the acid-neutral-base continuum. Students discover that chemicals can be grouped by behaviors, and relate acids and bases to their own daily experience. The activites in this unit are an excellent lead-in to the Acid Rain unit.
Involving Dissolving - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 1-3. Consists of 4 sessions. Students learn about the concepts of dissolving, evaporation, and crystallization. Using familiar substances, they create homemade "gel-o", colorful disks, and crystals that emerge on black paper to make a "starry night".
Quadice - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 4-8. Consists of 5 sessions. This challenging and fun mathematics game encourages students to perform mental calculations, handle fractions with greater confidence and explore probability. Teams of 3 students, using a special set of 4 dice, play 12 rounds that involve addition, subtraction and multiplication. A cooperative version of the game helps students work together to solve problems.
Paper Towel Testing - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades 5-8. Consists of 4 sessions. In a series of experiments, the students rank the we t strength and absorbency of four brands of paper towels. Based on their findings and the cost of each brand, they determine which brand is teh "best buy". These activites provide a stimulating introduction to both consumer science and the concept of controlled experimentation.
Liquid Explorations - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Paperback	For grades K-3. Consists of 7 sessions. In this series students explore the properties of liquids. They play a classification game, observe how food coloring moves through different liquids, then create secret salad dressing recipes and an "ocean in a bottle". The "rain drops and oil drops" activity can prompt discussion of environment issues, such as oil slicks.
More Than Magnifiers - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Text	For grades 6-9. Consists of 4 sessions. In a series of four activities, using the same two lenses, the students find out how lenses are used in magnifiers, simple cameras, telescopes, and slide projectors. They learn that lenses have certain measurable properties that can help determine which lenses are best for specific purposes.
Bubble Festival - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Softbound	For grades K-6. Includes 12 classroom table-top activities with set-up instructions. Learning stations encourage independent thinking and cooperative learning, bring fun and excitement to the classroom. From "Bubble Shapes" and "Bubble Measurement" to "Bubble Skeletons" and "Body Bubbles" the most intriguing and classroom-appropriate bubble activities are featured. The guide includes: suggestions to assist teachers in flexibly presenting the challenges, tips on classroom logistics, ways to further explore scientific content, writing and literature extensions. A section on setting up al all-school Bubble Festival is included.
Investigating Artifacts - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Paperback	For grades K-6. Consists of 6 sessions. This guide weaves together 3 activities related to anthropology and archaeology and to diverse Native American and world cultures. Students sort and classify natural objects found on a class walk, then make their own masks. They create their own stories to explain natural phenomena and learn how ancient peoples evolved myths to help explain and represent the natural world. A major scientific thread in all 3 activites concerns inferences that can be drawn from varying evidence. Resource sheets provide information on Native American and world masks, myths, and archaelogical sites. An annotated listing of related young people's literature is included.
Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) - Teacher's Handbook	GEMS	Softbound	This teacher's handbook includes information about GEMS such as: What is It? What are the Goals? How do I use Gems? Anatomy of a Guide; Science Teaching Strategies; Classroom Logistics; Preparing for a GEMS unit; and Evaluating Student Progress. This handbook also includes a chart of themes and skills by age range.
Group Solutions - Cooperative Logic Activities for Grades K-4 - Teacher's Guide	GEMS	Spiralbound	For grades K-4. This guide includes more than 50 highly involving cooperative logic activities organized into 5 categories (Searches, Bear Line-Ups, Secret Number, Coin Count, and Maps). The activities are designed for groups of 4 students. Each student receives a clue to a problem and needs to share the information with all other group members to find the solution which can only be figured out by connecting the information from all the clues. The games, puzzles, and problems are clearly stated and cleverly illustrated, with easy-to-use, fun manipulatives. Introductory sections explain how to use the book and discuss cooperative learning and logic. Many key elements in mathematics and science are naturally explored, leading to student questions.
Saying Good-bye	Mazzarella & Culler	Video, Activity Packet & Teacher's Guide	This program introduces students to the them of death and loss in a positive, reassuring way. It is intended primarily for general classroom use to promote a basic understanding of death and help students learn positive ways to cope with grief. It can also be used as a counseling tool with bereaved children.
Discovering our Earth's Atmosphere	Scott Resources, Inc.	Video	A 35 min. video which examines the dynamic processes at work in the atmosphere. The videotape is divided into three segments: 1) Energy and the Atmosphere; 2) Moisture in the Atmosphere; and 3) Forecasting the Weather. Segments of the video can be shown together in a full-length viewing or separately to focus on individual topics.
Discovering our Rivers, Lakes and Oceans		Video with Teacher's Guide	A 35 minute, full-motion videotape which combines introduction to oceanography with an overview of earth's fresh water in glaciers, rivers and lakes. The tape is divided into four segments: The Hydrologic Cycle, The Earth's Oceans, The Earth's Fresh Water, and Earth's Water: Today and Tomorrow.
Discovering our Universe	Scott Resources, Inc.	Video and Teachers Guide	This 35 minute full-motion video follows alien explorers on their mission to investigate energy sources in the Universe. The content is divided into three segments: 1) The Earth-Moon System; 2) The Solar System; and 3) Beyond the Solar System. The video has been designed so segments can be shown together in a full-length viewing or separately to focus on individual topics.
Discovering the Changing Surface of Our Earth	Scott Resources, Inc.	Video & Teacher's Guide	A 40 min. videotape which presents an overview of the processes responsible for shaping our earth. The videotape is divided into two segments: 1) Building Up the Land, and 2) Wearing Down the Land. Segments of the video can be shown togetherin a full-length viewing or separately to focus on individual topics. It features a combination of full motion footage and computer-generated graphics.
Discovering Our Planet Earth	Scott Resources, Inc.	Video and Teacher's Guide	A 35 minute videotape which presents an overview of the physical earth. Major topics addressed are: 1) plate tectonics, 2) locating places on earth, 3) rocks and minerals, and 4) earth history.
Insects: Little Giants of the Earth	The Discovery Channel	Laserdisc and Software for Apple Macintosh	Travel into the microworld of insects to examine their variety of shapes, colors, sizes, and behaviors. Includes a Classroom Guide, Laserdisc, 4 Software disks, Software User's Manual and Addendum.
Planet Earth: The Force Within	The Discovery Channel	Software for Apple Macintosh	Journey under the Earth's surface and discover how the forces of plate tectonics shape our planet. There is a laserdisc and classroom guide to go with this.
In the Company of Whales	The Discovery Channel	Laserdisc and Software for Apple MacIntosh Packet	Explore the crucial relationship between whales, humans, and the global ecosystem. Includes a Classroom Guide
Restless Earth	National Geographic Society	Laserdisc, Software for Apple Macintosh, User's Guide & Map	Includes topics such as ongoing geological changes, how plates move, volcanoes, earthquakes and tremors. Also scientists attempt to predict how the earth will move in the distant future. This video is 50 mins. in length and also includes a map and User's Guide.
Mind's Treasure Chest	Encyclopaedia Brittannica Educational Corporation	Video and Poster	This film is about libraries, research, and information. It's about history and hypothesizing. It's about thinking for yourself. Different audiences learn different things from this film. The program has been successfully used with such diverse groups as: junior & senior high school students; college freshmen; adult groups of patrons,parents and teachers; adults training to work with young people; and school boards, administrators & others in decision making positions.
Discovering Authors - Biographies & Criticism on 300 Most-Studied Writers	Gale Research, Inc.	Software for Macintosh CD-ROM, Help Card, and Users Manual	Mac version 1.0 is a source for biographical, bibliographical, and critical information on the most-studied authors from ancient times to the present. Included are more than 300 writers representing scores of nations, cultures and time periods...from Aristotle to Shakespeare...from Toni Morrison to Richard Wright. There is a Biography Section and a Criticism Section.
Discovering Authors - Biographies & Criticism on 300 Most-Studied Writers	Gale Research, Inc.	Software for IBM CD-ROM with manual	IBM version 1.0 is a source for biographical, bibliographical, and critical information on the most-studied authors from ancient times to the present. Included are more than 300 writers representing scores of nations, cultures and time periods...from Aristotle to Shakespeare...from Toni Morrison to Richard Wright. There is a Biography Section and a Criticism Section.
Gold File - Parent Participation	Arizona Educational Information System	Packet
Information Processing - A Step Toward Better Understanding a Workshop by the MDE	Minnesota Department of Education	Video
Minnesota Rule 3525.1341 Overview and Component A of the Criteria MDE	Minnesota Department of Education	Video
Idea Sampler: FAS to Promote Awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Effects	Minnesota Department of Human Services	Softbound	This Idea Sampler was developed as a first step in coordinating current initiatives and efforts being conducted in Minnesota to prevent FAS and FAE. Includes a history of FAS; signs and symptoms; nature and extent of the problem; information on brochure, posters, fact sheets, audiovisual materials, newsletters, educational resources, workshops, conferences and programs; developing materials; referral agencies; national resources; and responding and contributingorganizations.
Science Discovery - Image and Activity Bank - Image Directory	Videodiscovery	Spiralbound	This directory goes with the laserdisc by the same title.
Science Discovery - Image and Activity Bank - Elementary Lessons	Videodiscovery	Spiralbound with Set of Cards	This book of elementary lessons for grades K-6 and a separate guide for older students goes with the videodisk by the same title
Science Discovery - Image and Activity Bank	Videodiscovery	Laserdisc	Contains photos, graphics, and films for general middle school science instruction. It draws on physical, biological, and earth science to provide thematic support for broad, integrating concepts such as cycles, energy and systems. Also to go with this laserdisc is a book of elementary lessons for grades K-6 and a separate guide for older students.
Dropping Out: Road to Nowhere	Guidance Associates, Inc.	Video & Program Guide	Explores the causes and consequences of dropping out of high school through interviews with young people who have experienced this firsthand. Guidance counselor discusses alternative education programs available and students relate how their lives have changed since returning to school.
Human Race Club - A High Price to Pay - A Story About Earning Money	Berry, Joy	Video	Shows kids how they can find satisfaction in the choices they make and also encourages them to respect the choices of others. 30 mins. Animated.
Human Race Club - Casey's Revenge - A Story About Fights Between Brothers & Sisters	Berry, Joy	Video	Shows kids why revenge doesn't work and how everyone wins when brothers and sisters respect one another. 30 mins. Animated.
Human Race Club - The Unforgettable Pen Pal - A Story About Prejudice & Discrimination	Berry, Joy	Video	This video will help kids learn the negative effects of prejudice and the importance of forming their opinions about others intelligently. 30 mins. Animated.
Human Race Club - The Lean Mean Machine - A Story About Handling Emotions	Berry, Joy	Video	In this video, kids will learn how to handle strong emotions and uncomfortable feelings. 30 mins. Animated.
Human Race Club - The Fair Weather Friend - A Story About Making Friends	Berry, Joy	Video	This video will help kids understand that being a friend takes special effort and that friends should be chosen for who they are, not for what they have. 30 mins. Animated.
Human Race Club - The Letter On Light Blue Stationery - A Story About Self-Esteem	Berry, Joy	Video	This video encourages kids to value themselves and others by learning to appreciate every human being. 30 mins. Animated.
Being the Best Me - Social Skills - Practice Book C	Mercer, Sandy	Paperback	Covers the social skills of: -Friendships -Disagreements -Apologizing
Being the Best Me - Social Skills - Practice Book B	Mercer, Sandy	Paperback	Covers the social skills of: -Possessions -Saying No -Being Honest
Being the Best Me - Social Skills - Practice Book D	Mercer, Sandy	Paperback	Covers the social skills of: -Joining Groups -Making Play Rules -Asking Permission
Being the Best Me - Social Skills - Practice Book A	Mercer, Sandy	Paperback	Covers the social skills of: -Making Friends -Sharing -Manners
Being the Best Me - Social Skills - Practice Book F	Mercer, Sandy	Paperback	Covers the social skills of: -Respecting Others -Questioning Rules -Asking Favors
Being the Best Me - Social Skills - Practice Book E	Mercer, Sandy	Paperback	Covers the social skills of: -Conversation -Stating Opinions -Accepting Criticism
Step by Step: A Guide to Stepfamily Living	Martin & Martin	Paperback	A book that helps people cope with the typical problems associated with a stepfamily. Contains practical advice and proven methods of success for anyone interested in understanding and helping stepfamilies. With a positive approach, the authors discuss what it means to be a healthy stepfamily and show the way to get there.
Kathy's Hats - A Story of Hope	Krisher, Trudy	Text	Summary: Kathy's love of hats comes in handy when the chemotherapy treatments she receives for her cancer make her hair fall out.
Child Support Through Small Group Counseling	Landy, Lois	Softbound	Comprehensive guide for anyone working or planning to start a program in small group counseling. Each session contains activities, discussion topics, exercises, material lists, and resources. Chapters include dealing with anger, aggression, alcoholic parents, divorced parents, death, decision-making, responsibility, and many more, fifteen in all.
Getting Along	Page, Parker	Book & Audio	Designed for ages 4-10. Practical as well as entertaining. Each topic provides alternatives that encourage children to become more self-confident in their relationships with siblings, classmates, and friends.
Kid Counselor Musicals		Book and Audio	A series of short musical plays designed to present affective issues through the use of drama and music. The six plays explore the issues of Self-Awareness, Understanding Others, Communicating Feelings, Decision-Making and Group Cooperation.
Gran-Gran's Best Trick - A Story for Children Who Have Lost Someone They Love	Holden, L. Dwight M.D.	Paperback	A child recounts her special relationship with her Grandfather and the difficulty of coping with his death from cancer.
On the Wings of a Butterfly - A Story about Life and Death	Maple, Marilyn PhD	Softbound	This is a gentle, affirming story about a young child with cancer. The story provides a generous, uplifting start for talking with children and listening to them talk about the cycles of life and death.
Everett Anderson's Goodbye	Clifton, Lucille	Text	Summary: Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.
Living with Divorce	Garigan & Urbanski	Softbound	An activity book for grades 1-4. Includes three sections to help young children understand the divorce experience: the first is a children's story ; the second contains ideas and activities appropriate for all students; and the third section is designed for students who have experienced or are experiencing the divorce process.
Furious Fables	Trower, Terry	Text	Stories for elementary and middle school students (grades 3-6) who are dealing with anger.
If I Ran the Family	Johnson, Lee & Sue Kaiser	Text	Summary: Debbie imagines living in a family run according to her way, in which everyone is free to express his/her feelings regardless of what they are.
Pathways - Guidance Activities for Young Chidren	Burton & Woltag	Text	A source book of 100 activities covering areas of guidance appropriate to early school experiences. Includes topics of Self-Awareness and Understanding, Relationships with Others, Physical and Emotional Growth, Decision Making and Problem Solving, Values of Learning, and Awareness of the World of Work. The activities have step-by-step instructions, are illustrated and can adapt to group or individual experiences.
Good or Bad Picture Game	Caruso, Kent R. PhD	Text	A tool for the assessment of abused & neglected children using Projective Storytelling Cards.
Education Policy Reference Manual 6th Edition, Revised and Expanded - Volume 1	National Education Policy Network	Text
Education Policy Reference Manual 6th Edition, Revised and Expanded - Volume 2	National Education Policy Network	Text
Classroom-Based Assessment - Evaluating Instructional Outcomes	Tindal & Marston	Text	The purpose of this book is to integrte the areas of testing and decision making. The only caveat is that all testing and decision making must be focused on one issue: improvement of instruction and student learning. In summary, the themes of integrated testing across decisions and educatinal settings are brought to focus in the academic skill domains.
Glass Walls: Confidentiality Provisions and Interagency Collaborations	Soler, Shoton & Bell	Text
Minnesota Paraprofessional Resources	Minnesota Department of Education and Institute on Community Integration	Spiralbound
Something is Wrong at My House - A Book about Parent's Fighting	Davis, Diane	Small Softbound	The purpose of this book is to help break the generational cycle of domestic violence. It is based on a true story about a boy living in a violent household. The books describes his feelings and ways of coping. The format of this book is designed to permit use with both preschool and school aged children.
What Can I Do to Prevent Harm to Children	Minnesota Department of Human Services	Text	A resource guide for mandated reporters. This booklet is designed to help you decide when a child may need protective services and what to do in those situations.
Shelley the Hyperactive Turtle	Moss, Doborah M.	Text	For the preschool or primary grade child. From Shelley's intial visit to the doctor, through his diagnosis and treatment, the book explains hyperactivity directly to children, the hyperactive child, siblings and friends.
Otto Learns About His Medicine - A Story About Medication for Hyperactive Children	Galvin, Matthew, M.D.	Paperback	Written for children 8-13, this self-help guide describes in straightforward, respectful prose just what ADHD is and what they can do about it. This story address the concerns felt by children who have been prescribed drugs to reduce hyperactive behavior.
Coping with Fear, Temptation, Disappointment and Loneliness	Learning Tree Filmstrips	Filmstrips	The primary purpose of this four-strip set is to isolate and remediate four personality problems common to 2nd to 4th grade students. Each strip provides specific, concrete information which the viewers are encouraged to use in their own lives. The main purpose of this program is to isolate and define the problem, and provide concrete suggestions for overcoming it.
Coping with Anger, Embarrassment, Frustration and Jealousy	Learning Tree Filmstrips	Filmstrips	The primary purpose of this four-strip set is to isolate and remediate four personality problems common to 2nd to 4th grade students. Each strip provides specific, concrete information which the viewers are encouraged to use in their own lives. The main purpose of this program is to isolate and define the problem, and provide concrete suggestions for overcoming it.
All About Anger	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Video, Teacher's Guide and Activity Sheets	A 15 minute video for grades 2-4. The video helps children identify and understand angry feelings and provides them with simple techniques for dealing with anger. There is also a packet of 9 student activity sheets.
My Friends and Me	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Packet	A packet of student activity sheets to go with the My Friends and Me video.
My Friends and Me	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Video & Teacher's Guide	A 16 minute video for grades 2-4. The video is designed to help students develop skills for building and maintaining friendships. There is also a packet of student activity sheets. As children become socialized, the need to make and keep friends becomes a major issue. Program helps young viewers develop social skills and deal with the problems as well as the rewards of close relationships.
Getting Better at Getting Along	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Video, Teacher's Guide & Packet	A 16 minute video for grades 2-4. The video is designed to help students learn simple techniques for resolving conflicts.
When Your Mom and Dad Get Divorced	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Video, Teacher's Guide & Activity Packet	A 20 minute video for grades 2-4. The video helps children understand that divorce is not the end of the world, but a change in their world; that it is a problem between grown-ups; that it is never their fault; that they can seek the support of sympathetic peers and adults; and though it is an unhappy time, life will continue.
My Body Belongs to Me	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Video, Teacher's Guide, & Student Booklet	A 24 minute video for grades K-3. The video helps children learn about appropriate kinds of touches and what they can do. The program has two parts: the first involves an informative conversation between a puppet and a male counselor. The second part introduces a different puppet who plays school with a few children from the audience to interactively repeat lessons of "good touch" and "bad touch".
Setting Goals: The Road to Achievement	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Video & Teacher's Guide	A 23 minute video for teenagers about the four basic guidelines for goal-setting. The program shows a step-by-step process for setting and achieving goals. It emphasizes the importance of bringing one's own values to bear on what ultimately becomes a lifelong process.
When Things Get Tough: Teens Cope With Crisis	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Video & Teacher's Guide	A 38 minute video that illustrates and teaches a simple and effective technique for coping with crisis. It is directed at teenagers but is equally valuable for people of all ages. It provides teenagers with a set of skills for coping with the upsets and disappointments that often punctuate their lives. The crises technique described is applicable in handling a broad array of common teenage crises.
Working It Out: Conflict Resolution	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Video & Teacher's Guide	A 30 minute video that presents scenarios that are typical of the conflicts experienced by middle school students. Focuses on cooperation and compromise. The program helps students not only gain insight into their behavior, but learn practical problem solving strategies.
When Home Means Trouble	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Video with Teacher's Guide	A 35 minute video that is designed to help middle school students understand that they can make their own lives work even when living in a difficult home situation.
I Blew It: Learning From Failure	Sunburst Communications, Inc.	Video & Teacher's Guide	This video designed for teenagers consists of two parts; The Four A's (Admit, Analyze, Adjust and Attempt) and Turning It Around. The video helps students understand that failure is a part of being human and to differentiate between failing at an activity and "being a failure" as a person.
Sexually Abused Child		Video	A 26 minute video.
Woodrow Project - A Sexual Abuse Prevention Program for the Developmentally Disabled		Video
Time for Caring		Video	A 27 minute video.
If I Tell You a Secret		Video	A 36 minute video.
Just Tell the Truth		Video
Sometimes It's O.K. to Tell Secrets	Lenett & Barthelme	Video	Length 30 minutes for grades K-1. Every child readily accepts the importance of "keeping a secret." This video helps children understand the difference between a good and bad secret, and also stresses, gently but firmly, that bad secrets need to be told.
What Tadoo	MTI Film & Video	Video	This video of 18 minutes is designed for kindergarten and primary school students, teachers, parents, guidance and juvenile counselors and libraries. Teaches the fundamental rules of self-protection and affirms the right of children to say "no" to all forms of assault.
Who Do You Tell?	Mitchell, J. Gary	Video	This 11 minute video is designed to encourage children (ages 6-11) to talk about their problems and concerns through the identification, recognition, and utilization of their family and community support systems.
Child Sexual Abuse: What Your Children Should Know - A Program for Parents	WTTW/Chicago	Video	This factual 90-minute round table helps adults who work with children to overcome their reluctance to deal with child sexual abuse. In front of an audience of parents, a panel of professionals discusses the facts and answers questions about sexual assault.
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom	Embassy Home Entertainment	Video	This award-winning family drama is 49 minutes in length.
Child Sexual Abuse: What Your Children Should Know (Senior High Version)	Kidsrights	Video
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Socio Cultural and Community Issues	Kidsrights	Video
Acquaintance Rape		Video	Concepts are good but the clothing worn is out-dated.
Goodbye Rune	Kaldhol & Oyen	Text	Rune and Sara are best friends until the day that Rune accidentally drowns. This book offers adults a unique opportunity to speak with children about death and sorrow.
Parent Information for School Choice - The Case of Massachusetts	Glenn, McLaughlin, Salganik	Paperback (Large)
Language and Emotional Milestones	Morisset, Colleen E.	Paperback (Large)
Getting Started - Action Research in Family-School-Community Partnerships	Davies, Palanki, & Burch	Paperback (Large)
Building Community: How to Start a Family Center in Your School	Institute for Responsive Education	Video & Papers	Includes: -What is a family center - How to get a family center off the ground -Specific issues you may have (cultural sensitivity & diversity or relationships with administration, teachers, and others) -Extending the reach of the family center -What do family centers need and what do they give
It's About Time - Balancing Work and Family	Aid Association for Lutherans	Game	This game is for families with children ages 6 and up. Can your family beat the clock? See how your family must work together, and share information, to accomplish tasks on time.
Learning About Energy	Britannica Science System	Laserdisc packet	Includes Listening for Sounds, Looking for Light, & Discovering Hot and Cold. Includes "think" pages which can be reproduced and a "big" book. Includes flip chart.
Small Districts Big Problems - Making School Everybody's House	Schmuck, Richard & Patricia	Paperback	Two nationally and internationally recognized educators have captured life in rural schools in a way that can only come from a rich understanding of public education and the sharp perceptions of seeing something for the first time. One comes away from reading the book saying, "Yes, that's right. That is the way it is." This is a carefully crafted guide to improving education in small districts by two writers who happen to be renowned authorities in their respective fields of education. They have used their findings to build a meaningful set of recommendations for getting rural education back on track.
Feeding the Brain - How Foods Affect Children	Conners, C. Keith PhD	Text	Issues discussed include 1) How a child's I.Q. and has ability to learn and concentrate may be influenced by what he eats. 2) Which foods might help a child contend with stress. 3) The facts behind the controversy surrounding artificial sweeteners and their possible effects on hyperactivity. 4) The impact of current food fads on mental health. For instance, giving a baby low-fat milk to prevent cholesterol problems may be unwise. 5) What parents need to know about the many subtle and complex ways in which food and behavior are linked. A child, for example, who eats whole wheat toast may behave differently from one who eats white toast.
Coach's Story		Video	This video is for middle to high school students. The subject is a coach who has lung cancer due to his use of tobacco.
Minnesota Guidebook to State Agency Services 1992-1995	State of Minnesota	Paperback	The purpose of this guidebook is to provide improved access to state government services. It lists information about state agency services, telling what maps and guides, advisory and financial assistance are available, who to see, what forms are needed to obtain services and the time it takes to process them. This book lists the fees charged, the permits and licenses necessary for recreation and the regulated professions, and how agencies are organized to best serve you. The guidebook also serves as a state agency telephone directory. Very complete with an excellent index.
Department of Education 1993 Minnesota Education Laws - Volume 1 Chapters 117-124C	State of Minnesota	Paperback	This publication has been prepared to inform people of current Minnesota laws relating to elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education in Minnesota.
Mathematics, Science & Technology Education Programs That Work	National Diffusion Network	Large Softbound	An array of innovative ideas for elementary and secondary teachers. Highlights exemplary programs from the pool of validated practices disseminated through the National Diffusion Network.
Promising Practices in Mathematics & Science Education	National Diffusion Network	Large Softbound	Showcases 66 "rising stars" in math and science education reform. The programs selected by the regional educational labs to be in this collection have been found to show great promise, match national math and science education standards, and offer evidence of effectiveness.
Research Consultation & Teaching Program - Research Report No. 14 - Progress Monitoring of Student Learning: Case Studies from the Classroom	Tindal & Kurlinski	Spiralbound	This monograph focuses on progress monitoring of basic skills.
321 Classroom Contact - Teacher's Guide	Children's Television Workshop	3-Ring Bound	A 140 page guide includes two 40-minute lesson plans for each of the 30 321 Classroom Contact videos. Hands-on activities, reproducible pages, discussion and demonstrationideas, and cross-curriculum links are included.
Curriculum-Based Measurement - Assessing Special Children	Shinn, Mark R.	Text	This book is organized into two major parts. In the first part, a general background in Curriculum-Based Measurement is provided. The second part focuses on procedures for iplementation of Curriculum-Based Measurement in school settings.
Data-Based Program Modification: A Manual	Deno & Mirkin	Spiralbound	This is a systematic method of individualizing educational plans for children with any kind of learning or behavior problem. It is geared to implementing P.L. 94-142.
Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) - Teacher's Handbook	GEMS	Softbound	This teacher's handbook includes information about GEMS such as: What is It? What are the Goals? How do I use Gems? Anatomy of a Guide; Science Teaching Strategies; Classroom Logistics; Preparing for a GEMS unit; and Evaluating Student Progress. This handbook also includes a chart of themes and skills by age range.
Personalized System of Instruction Study Guide for Sulzer-Azaroff / Mayer's	Johnson, Chase & Maass	Text
Scola Leisure Activity Guide	Ray, Tip	Text
Surrogate Parent Program Rules and Procedures in Minnesota - An Administrator's Manual	State of Minnesota Department of Education	Text
Third Party Reimbursement	Kreb and Stevens	3 Ring Bound
Timed Readings - Book 3	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Timed Readings - Book 3	Spargo, Williston & Browning	Softbound	Fifty 400-word passages with questions for building reading speed.
Victimization & School Safety: Results of a 1993 Survey of Students, Parents, and School Staff	St. Croix River Education District	Spiralbound	How safe from victimization and free from fear are the schools of the St. Croix River Education District? How can we reduce school violence and increase school safety? Are students as safe in school as they are in the community? Research questions were asked of students, parents, and staff in 5 school districts; Chisago Lakes Area Schools (141), Taylors Falls Public Schools (140), Pine City Public Schools (578), Rush City Area Public Schools (139), and East Central Public Schools (2580).
Youth in Crisis: Vol. 4 Substance Abuse	Youth in Crisis	Softbound	This series has been designed to promote interagency agreement on procedures for schools to follow in managing crisis situations with at-risk students. It serves as a model for both content (substantive guidelines for responding to particular crisis situations) and process (procedures for entering into productive collaborative relationships between schools and social service agencies).
Youth in Crisis: Vol. 4 Substance Abuse	Youth in Crisis	Softbound	This series has been designed to promote interagency agreement on procedures for schools to follow in managing crisis situations with at-risk students. It serves as a model for both content (substantive guidelines for responding to particular crisis situations) and process (procedures for entering into productive collaborative relationships between schools and social service agencies).
Books in Print Plus - 9th Edition	Bowker Electronic Publishing	MS-DOS CD & 5"disks with User Guide	The compact disc and software provides you with access to all of the titles, representing over 1.8 million bindings, contained in the following print publications: Books in Print; Supplement to Books in Print; Subject Guide to Books in Print; Paperbound Books in Print; Forthcoming Books in Print; Children's Books in Print; and Subject Guide to Children's Books in Print.
War Against the Schools' Academic Child Abuse	Engelmann, Siegfried	Paperback	In this examination of our public schools, the auther explains how irresponsible practices have contributed to the paralysis of our school systems and injury to countless children for decades.
Helping Children With Reading Disability - Revised Edition	Edgington, Ruth	Softbound
How Children Fail	Holt, John	Paperback	The classroom should be a place of learning. Instead it is the scene of a continual battle in which teacher and child struggle to gain the advantage. The casualties are heavy. Some children fail outright. Others have the seeds of future failure implanted. And practically none come close to realizing their potential. How this wasteful process operates in actual learning situations and how it can be corrected is the subject of this book.
Metric World - A Survival Guide	Ostergard, Silvia, & Wheeler	Softbound	The text itself is designed for readers with only a limited background in computation and measurement. The material can be used in any number of instructional formats. It is designed to work in a short course format of lecture and discussion, in a short workshop format, as a supplement to regular class work, or in self-study.
Kids News, Issue 4, Vol. 1, Grades K-3		Video	This video includes 4 sections, each is 7 minutes in length: 1. Healthy Living: Stop the Violence 2. World News: Space Junk 3. Environment: Whales; Food or Friends? 4. National News: The Economic Comeback
Kids News, Issue 4, Vol. 1, Grades 4-6		Video	This video includes 4 sections, each is 7 minutes in length: 1. Healthy Living: Stop the Violence 2. World News: Space Junk 3. Environment: Whales; Food or Friends? 4. National News: The Economic Comeback
Yes to Life	Deasy, Mike	Video
Physical Education for the Severly Handicapped - A Systematic Approach to a Data Based Gymnasium	Dunn, Morehouse, & Fredericks	Softbound	The purpose of this book is to present carefully developed and successfully employed concepts and techniques for teaching the severely handicapped. It is written from the premise that many teachers are uncertain of what or how to teach the severely handicapped.
Science Essentials Interactive - Version 1.06	Britannica	Software for Macintosh	Software to be used with the Science Essentials Laserdisk Series.
Recreation Programming for Developmentally Disabled Persons	Wehman, Paul	Large Softbound	Chapter 1 is a recreation curriculum for developmentally disabled individuals of all ages and functioning levels. Chapter 2 relates to selection and design of recreation materials. Chapter 3 involves developing free-play skills with toys in developmentally disabled children. Chapter 4 reviews literature on developing social interaction skills and cooperative behavior in severely developmentally disabled children and preschoolers. Chapter 5 describes the importance of games and hobbies with developmentally disabled individuals. Chapter 6 describes a logical model of recreation program development for working with developmentally disabled persons in the community. The final chapter is devoted to music programming for developmentally disabled persons.
My Body Belongs to Me	Glickman, Paul	Softbound	A booklet to go with the My Body Belongs to Me Video. Written for grades K-2. Teaches children about "good touch", "bad touch", "good secrets", and "bad secrets" .
How Teachers are Changing Schools - First Edition	Impact II	Softbound	This was written by teachers who are leaders in transforming our nation's schools. They share what they have learned about change in schools, teacher-designed curricula, models of team teaching, new ideas for school governance, creating a vision for their schools, restructuring, improving community/school relationships, schools-within-schools, and teacher-designed schools.
Communicative Alternatives to Challenging Behavior - Integrating Functional Assessment and Intervention Strategies - Volume 3	Reichle & Wacker	Text	This book explains how challenging behavior can be redirected into socially acceptable behavior through functional communication intervention. Prominent researchers in the fields of communication and applied behavior analysis offer hands-on assessment and intervention strategies that can be used in school, home, work, and community settings. The practical chapters in this volume address empirical, conceptual, and programmatic issues, and provide invaluable support and intervention strategies. This volume supports speech-language pathologists, psychologists, educators, researchers, and graduate students in their efforts to help individuals with challenging behaviors touse socially acceptable, communicative alternatives.
Home Cooking	Sudol, Ellen	3-Ring Bound	Contains Instructor's Guide, Resource File and Supplemental Recipes. The recipes featured are practical, flavorful and nutritous. The ingredients are common and easy to get. The primary feature of Home Cooking is its unique, step-by-step picture cookbook. This curriculum shows you how to use it in class and how to encourage its independent use by students after they leave school. Nonreaders and people with learning or memory problems can easily follow the pictorial sequences used in each recipe.
Learn About Life - Sexuality & Social Skills Program	Attainment, Inc.	3-Ring Bound	A sex education program for people 9 years and up with developmental or other cognitive disabilities. It deals with primary concepts of sexuality, like puberty, intercourse, STDs and pregnancy. It covers social concepts like friendship, resolving conflicts, marriage and dating. Its picture-based format helps students with limited reading abilities access vital information. It's intended to be used under the supervision of a trained professional or parent.
Power of Choice: Drugs and Alcohol Part 1	Elkind-Sweet Communications, Inc.	Video with Discussion Guide	This 30 minute video featuring comedian/teen counselor Michael Pritchard is made for high school students.
Heroes - Growing up Female and Strong	KARE-TV	Video & Curriculum Guide	The themes in Heroes suggest areas where we can help girls examine their self-esteem and their future choices; general self-esteem, developing self-esteem through physical activity, and discovering role models. This curriculum has been developed to help girls discover and further expand their ideas in these areas. These materials were designed for teachers, Girl Scout, Campfire, and 4-H leaders, community recreational leaders and parents.
Sourcebook on Child Sexual Abuse	Finkelhor, David	Paperback	This book is a decade review of scientific knowledge about the problem of child sexual abuse. Five main topics are considered: 1) prevalence of sexual abuse; 2) children at high risk; 3) offenders; 4) effects; and 5) prevention.
Personal Safety Training for Preschoolers	Weidmann, Monica	3-ring bound	Includes chapters on How to Respond to Direct Disclosure; How to Interact with a Known Victim; Why Chld Sexual Abuse Prevention Training; Pitfalls to Avoid when Training Children in Sexual Abuse Prevention; First Personal Safety Newsletter; General Guidelines; among others.
Strategies for Free Children - A Leader's Guide to Child Assault Prevention	The Child Assault Prevention Project	Spiralbound	Chapters include: 1) Introduction 2) Child Sexual Assault and Incest 3) Prevention: A Community Approach 4) Setting up a Project 5) Adult Workshops 6) Classroom Philosophy 7) Children's Workshops 8) Children in Crisis 9) Closure: Leaving a Community 10) Resources
Truth About Tobacco	Syndistar, Inc.	Video with Leader's Guide	This 17 minute video stars a host with an MTV attitude. He knows the facts about tobacco use and shares them with some curious teenagers in this fast-paced, live-action video. The host uses state-of-the-art graphics and special effects to warn of the dangers of smoking and chewing tobacco. Designed with adolescents in mind, the audience will be captivated by the high-tech style as they learn the important (and deadly) facts about using tobacco.
Learning Strategies Curriculum - The Paragraph Writing Strategy -	Schumaker & Lyerla	Instructor's Manual and Student Lessons	This material is used by students to organize and write paragraphs in order to be able to respond more effectively to the complex writing demands in secondary and postsecondary settings. It is designed for teaching students the basic principles involved in paragraph construction. Students learn how to: 1) list ideas related to a topic; 2) plan the point of view and verb tense to be used in the paragraph; 3) plan the sequence in which ideas will be expressed; and 4) write a variety of Topic, Detail, and Clincher Sentences.
Learning Strategies Curriculum - The Paragraph Writing Strategy - Instructor's Manual	Schumaker & Lyerla	Instructor's Manual and Student Lessons	This material is used by students to organize and write paragraphs in order to be able to respond more effectively to the complex writing demands in secondary and postsecondary settings. It is designed for teaching students the basic principles involved in paragraph construction. Students learn how to: 1) list ideas related to a topic; 2) plan the point of view and verb tense to be used in the paragraph; 3) plan the sequence in which ideas will be expressed; and 4) write a variety of Topic, Detail, and Clincher Sentences.
Dealing with Dropouts: The Urban Superintendents' Call to Action	OERI Urban Superintendents Network	Softbound	This booklet is divided into two parts. Part 1 discusses the dropout problem and presents the superintendents' action plan for a joint effort to keep more youngsters in school until graduation and to develop more productive citizens. Part 2 describes six strategies the superintendents believe hold promise for keeping at-risk students in school.
Competency Testing and At-Risk Youth	Corcoran, Thomas B.	Spiralbound	The purpose of this paper is to examine both sides of the argument over the potential effects of new graduation tests on "at-risk" youth, the poor and minority students who have not achieved well in the past and students attending school in low achieving and low spending districts.
Involvement in Learning for Low-Achieving Students	Smey-Richman, Barbara	Spiralbound	The purpose of this resource document is to review factor-related research and to present implications for teaching practice.
Community Mental Health and Health Care Reform (CMHC Systems)	McCall-Perez, Fred Dr.	Video	President Clinton's Health Care Task Force
Victimization & School Safety for St. Croix River Education District - Students, Staff, and Parents: Results of a Survey for the 1992-93 School Year	St. Croix River Education District	Spiralbound	How safe from victimization and free from fear are the schools of the St. Croix River Education District? How can we reduce school violence and increase school safety? Are students as safe in school as they are in the community? Research questions were asked of students, parents, and staff in 5 school districts; Chisago Lakes Area Schools (141), Taylors Falls Public Schools (140), Pine City Public Schools (578), Rush City Area Public Schools (139), and East Central Public Schools (2580). Also includes a comparison with the 1990-91 Safe Schools Survey of St. Paul Public School Students.
Victimization & School Safety for St. Croix River Education District - Students, Staff, and Parents: Results of a Survey for the 1992-93 School Year - Part 2 Written Comments by Students, School Staff and Parents	St. Croix River Education District	Spiralbound	These are the written comments by students, school staff and parents from the Victimization & School Safety survey.
High School and Family Partnerships: Surveys and Summaries	Epstein, Connors & Salinas	Spiralbound	Includes: Section I Questionnaires for Teachers, Parents, and Students Section II How to Summarize Your High School's Survey Data
Tools and Methods for the Improvement of Quality	Gitlow, Gitlow, Oppenheim & Oppenheim	Text	This book: 1) Focuses on the Deming philosophy and ties all discussions of statistical topics to the Deming philosophy. 2) Distinguishes between enumerative statistical studies and analytical statistical studies. 3) Deals with how to improve a stable process. 4) Has a detailed discussion on diagnosing and analyzing control chart patterns. 5) Focuses attention on modern inspection policies as opposed to traditional acceptance sampling plans. 6) Is the only statistical quality control book to cover quality improvement stories. 7) Has many examples and mini-case studies which aid the reader in understanding and appreciating the topics covered.
Divorce Group Counseling Program	Prokop, Michael S.	Kit	This unit includes everything necessary for a guidance counselor or psychologist to successfully conduct an eight week kids' divorce group. Helps children and adolescents feel good about themselves as they learn to share feelings, understand and accept divorce, and cope with stress. Includes a "weekly outline" with processing questions, parent permission forms, participation certificates, seven copies of Divorce Happens to the Nicest Kids, seven copies of Kids' Divorce Workbook, one package of the PDAI, and one copy of each audio cassette 1) Divorce, Confidence, and Relaxation: A Guide for Kids; 2) Divorce Happens to the Nicest Kids; 3) Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Confidence; 4) Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Divorce.
Little Bear Program	Yost, Donald C.	Videos (2) & Teacher's Guide	Little Bear is a nationally recognized child sexual abuse prevention program for children ages 4-11 and is to be used with groups of 25 children or less. There are two parts to the program: viewing the videotape and a discussion period following the viewing. Includes a Teacher's Guide and 2 videos: 1) Little Bear Professional and 2) Little Bear Ages 4-9
Doing the Right Thing	Pritchard, Michael	Video & Discussion Guide	Designed for ages 6-12. The educational goals are 1) Children learn to think about whether something is right or wrong before making a choice; 2) Children lern that there's an important difference between doing what's right and doing what they can get away with; and 3) Children learn guidelines for deciding what's the right thing to do.
Fall of Freddie the Leaf	Buscaglia, Leo	Video & Discussion Guide	This video is 16 mins. in length and is for all ages. Objectives include: -To discuss life and death as part of a cycle. -To present the concept that only through an acceptance of death, which may occur at any time, can we live life fully. -To suggest that death may be "the final stage of growth"-a challenge to be met with joy and dignity. -To help dispel fear of death. -To stimulte discussion, and other creative expression about the natural cycles of life and death.
Sesame Street: Developing Self Esteem	Guidance Associates Children's Television Workshop	Videos (3) and Program Guide	This video is 48 mins. and is for ages 3-8. It is a program that encourages young viewers to experience special feelings of pride and accomplishment with Sesame Street characters.
Learning to Cooperate	Guidance Associates	2 Videos and Program Guide	50 mins. in length. This seven part series is developmentally apropriate for the 4-7 year old child who is spending increasing energy on building peer relationships. The segments can be used in different ways depending on the needs of the group. Program objectives include: -Gain a sense of power and influence that will promote cooperative relationships with others. -Learn that cooperation is helpful and pleasurable. -Develop positive social behaviors. -Combine their efforts, skills, and plans to reach a goal. -Expand their ability to meet their needs through sharing. -Learn to take turns. -Resolve conflict situations amicably.
What Would You Do? A Kid's Guide to Tricky and Sticky Situations	Schwartz, Linda	Paperback	Helps kids (for ages 5-12) and their parents discuss and decide in advance how they will handle such situations as peer pressure; dangerous strangers; fears & feelings; cuts, bites & stings; fires & leaks; and natural disasters. This book is for parents and teachers who want to prepare children for the unexpected, puzzling, and frightening situations that may arise when they are at home alone, at school, or out on their own.
Children Draw and Tell - An Introduction to the Projective Uses of Children's Human Figure Drawings	Klepsch & Logie	Paperback	An introduction to using children's human figure drawings to reveal how they feel about emotions, family relationships and self-image. Illustrates their use as projective measures in varied settings, and the principle for interpreting the drawings. Directions for various tests are provided.
Parenting Under Stress	Mathews, Matter & Montgomery	3-ring bound	The goals of this program are: 1) To share parenting issues with others and to gain information and support. 2) To increase knowledge about children and parenting. 3) To gain increased empathy with children. 4) To understand how one's life experiences can affect parenting. 5) To take credit for healthy parenting practices. 6) To learn about special parenting stresses and how they affect parenting. 7) To improve parenting skills.
Clinical Detective - Techniques in the Evaluation of Sexual Abuse	Hoorwitz, Aaron	Text	A thorough examination of interviewing. Written like a mystery story, readers gain first-hand, clear directives on how to unravel, investigate, and evaluate chldren's sexual abuse claims. Fascinating approach discusses what to say, how to say it, who to interview first and why. Imperative reading for judges, lawyers, teachers, counselors and child protection workers. A welcome departure from academic texts.
Conducting Support Groups For Students Affected by Chemical Dependence - A Guide for Educators and Other Professionals	Fleming, Martin	Paperback	This book: -Clarifies the effects of chemical dependence. -Discusses the basic types and goals of support groups. -Provides practical information on starting groups. -Outlines support group programs and formats. -Describes strengths needed by group leaders. -Outlines strategies for identifying affected students. -Describes evaluation of groups and group members.
To Save a Child - Things You Can Do to Protect, Nurture & Teach our Children	Talkington & Hill	Paperback	Focuses on over sixty important things we can do to save a child from hunger, pain, sexual and psychological abuse, drugs, homelessness, illiteracy, illness, and much more. Through its practical suggestions, it provides a host of effective parenting guidelines culled from experienced professionals; highlights successful national and local programs designed to safeguard, foster, or educate children; offers the names of organizations that feed and care for needy children; and describes ways in which each of us can make vital changes.
Good Answers to Tough Questions About Stepfamilies	Berry, Joy	Text	For ages 5-10. This book can give you some answers to tough questions about: -Terms that relate to stepfamilies. -Feelings stepchildren might experience. -Disadvantages of being part of a stepfamily. -Advantages of being part of a stepfamily. -Recommended things for stepchildren to avoid.
Becoming a Surrogate Parent	PACER Center, Inc.	Video	This is a 90 min. video about surrogate parenting.
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom	Armstrong, Thomas	Softbound	Describes how educators can bring Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences into the classroom every day. You'll find information on how to explore your own intelligences, introduce students to the seven intelligences, develop multiple-intelligence (MI) lessons, conduct MI assessments, and much more. You'll also find innovative suggestions for further study that will enable you to extend your knowledge and develop your own applications of MI theory. Combining clear explanations and practical advice, this is an excellent guide to identify, nurture, and support the unique capabilities of every student.
Growing up Drug Free - A Parent's Guide to Prevention	U.S. Department of Education	Softbound	Includes the subjects of: 1) What parents can do 2) Applying the principles 3) What to do if your child is using drugs 4) Getting involved 5) Making it work 6) Specific drugs and their effects 7) Resources 8) References
Dealing with Disappointment	Elkind, Sweet & Watson	Video with Discussion Guide	This video is for grades 5-6. The educational goals are: 1) Children learn way sof helping themselves keep perspective and handle disappointments constructively. 2) Children learn that losing doesn't make them losers and failing doesn't make them failures.
Wonderful Me!	Mazzarella, Tony	Video, Activity Sheet Packet, Audio & Teacher's Guide	This 16 min. video is for grades K-2 is designed to assist teachers in helping children learn ways to develop and maintain a positive self-image when confronted with criticism, frustration, or some other challenging situation. A packet of student activity sheets is also available through SCRED.
Rainbow of Feelings	Mazzarella, Tony	Video, Activity Sheet Packet, Audio & Teachers Guide	This 15 min. video is for students in grades K-2 and is designed to assist teachers in helping children recognize and name a variety of common feelings. A packet of student activity sheets is also available through SCRED.
Let's Be Friends	Mazzarella, Tony	Video, Audio & Teachers Guide	This 13 min. video is for students in grades K-2 and is designed to assist teachers in helping students develop skills for building and maintaining friendship. A packet of student activity sheets is also available through SCRED.
Let's Be Friends	Mazzarella, Tony	Packet	This packet of student activity sheets is to go with the video tape by the same title.
I Can Do It: Taking Responsibility	Mazzarella, Tony	Packet	This packet of student activity sheets is to go with the video tape by the same title.
I Can Do It: Taking Responsibility	Mazzarella, Tony	Video & Teacher's Guide	This 12 min. video for students in grades 2-4 helps students recognize the need for, and value of, responsible behavior b y first involving them in on-screen situations that pose moral problems, and then challenging them to decide on responsible courses of action. A packet of student activity sheets is also available through SCRED.
It's Not Fair!	Mazzarella, Tony	Video, Packet & Teacher's Guide	This 14 min. video for students in grades 2-4 helps students recognize the need for, and value of, responsible behavior b y first involving them in on-screen situations that pose moral problems, and then challenging them to decide on responsible courses of action. Includes a packet of six reproducible student activity sheets.
Feeling Good About Me	Mazzarella, Tony	Video, Teacher's Guide & Activity Packet	This 15 min. video is based on the conviction that children can be helped and guided toward an improved vision of themselves. It introduces the elementary school child to concepts and techniques that are positive, easy to grasp and manageable for even the very young child. The activity packet consists of 8 reproducible forms.
Control of Communicable Diseases in Man - 15th Edition	Benenson, Abram S.	Paperback	Gives a very complete description of each disease or infection, including: 1) Identification 2) Infectious Agent 3) Occurrence 4) Reservoir 5) Mode of Transmission 6) Incubation Period 7) Period of Communicability 8) Susceptibility and Resistance 9) Methods of Control
Control of Communicable Diseases in Man - 15th Edition	Benenson, Abram S.	Paperback	Gives a very complete description of each disease or infection, including: 1) Identification 2) Infectious Agent 3) Occurrence 4) Reservoir 5) Mode of Transmission 6) Incubation Period 7) Period of Communicability 8) Susceptibility and Resistance 9) Methods of Control
Control of Communicable Diseases in Man - 15th Edition	Benenson, Abram S.	Paperback	Gives a very complete description of each disease or infection, including: 1) Identification 2) Infectious Agent 3) Occurrence 4) Reservoir 5) Mode of Transmission 6) Incubation Period 7) Period of Communicability 8) Susceptibility and Resistance 9) Methods of Control
Control of Communicable Diseases in Man - 15th Edition	Benenson, Abram S.	Paperback	Gives a very complete description of each disease or infection, including: 1) Identification 2) Infectious Agent 3) Occurrence 4) Reservoir 5) Mode of Transmission 6) Incubation Period 7) Period of Communicability 8) Susceptibility and Resistance 9) Methods of Control
Refusal Skills for Healthy Living	Syndistar, Inc.	Video	This live-action video is 15 mins. and teaches young viewers how to recognize when to use refusal skills by practicing "E.S.P." (Examine your surrounds, Select the smart choice and Plan a creative response). The valuable techniques covered in the program show practical ways to identify potentially dangerous situations and how to use tht information to make positive, healthy decisions.
Future of Children, Vol. 3, No. 3, Winter 1993 - Home Visiting	Center for the Future of Children	Softbound	Home visiting in various forms has been proposed as an imporant component in delivering health, welfare, and education services to children and families. Information and misinformation about home visiting spans a number of disciplines and, therefore, it seemed a particiularly appropriate subject for this journal. This material provides a multidisciplinary perspective on home visiting as well as a critical analysis of what is known about its effectiveness and how best to design such progarms, public policies incorporating this approach will have a better chance of improving the well-being of children.
Planet Earth: The Force Within	The Discovery Channel	Laserdisc and Classroom Guide	Journey under the Earth's surface and discover how the forces of plate tectonics shape our planet. There is software for the Apple Macintosh to go with this.
Making Winners Out of Resistant Learners	Fay, Jim	Spiralbound	Includes chapters on: Self Concept and the Resistant Learner; Facts of Self Esteem; Characteristics of Achievers and Low Achievers; and Become a Part of the Solution.
Evaluating and Improving Written Expression - A Practical Guide for Teachers	Hall, Janice K.	Large Paperback	The evaluation procedures in this manual are designed to help the individual teacher evaluate and identify levels of performance in student writing.
Break the Silence - Kids Against Child Abuse	Peltier, Melissa Jo	Video	A documentary for kids and their parents that provides practical information on what kids and their parent can do to stop and prevent child abuse, and delivers a clear and simple message: For child abuse to stop, you have to tell an adult you trust. Video length is 29 mins.
Planet Earth: The Blue Planet	The Discovery Channel	Laserdisc, Classroom Guide & Software for Apple	Examine how ocean and atmosphere are partners in motion, influencing our weather and climate. There is software for Macintosh to go with this, available at SCRED.
Advanced Skills for School Success Module 1 Social Behaviors and Organization Skills	Archer & Gleason	Video and Viewer Guide	Many students do not exhibit the school behaviors and organization skills that support their learning and teaching. This video is designed to teach these critical skills and to maintain them throughout the school year. It introduces the program and shows it in use at one of the many middle schools that has adopted the program. You may use this video in many ways. First, it may be used to introduce the program to staff members. Second, it may be used prior to the beginning of the school year to illustrate the instruction and maintenance procedures. Third, specific segments of the program may be reviewed periodically during the school year to encourage maintenance of the skills. Available to go with this video are the Teachers Guide, Students Book, and Implementation Manual.
Advanced Skills for School Success Module 1 Social Behaviors and Organization Skills	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide, Implementation Manual & 6 Student Books	For grades 7-12. Module 1 teaches: behaviors for before, during, and after class; and critical organizational and time management skills.
Advanced Skills for School Success Module 1 Social Behaviors and Organization Skills	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide, Implementation Manual & Student Book	For grades 7-12. Module 1 teaches: behaviors for before, during, and after class; and critical organizational and time management skills.
Advanced Skills for School Success Module 2 Completing Daily Assignments	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & Student Book	For grades 7-12. Module 2 teaches: strategies for producing neat, well-organized, legible work; writing answers to both factual and opinion questions; and proofreading assignments.
Advanced Skills for School Success Module 2 Completing Daily Assignments	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & 5 Student Books	For grades 7-12. Module 2 teaches: strategies for producing neat, well-organized, legible work; writing answers to both factual and opinion questions; and proofreading assignments.
Skills for School Success - Academic Calendar	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & Student Calendars	For grades 3-12. Designed to help students learn time-management skills as they record due dates for their homework assignments, projects, tests, and reports. Calendars offer help for all programs, with time-management teaching suggestions for those who use the series and those who do not. Learning strategies are featured for student reference: How, RCRC, Hints for Completing Homework, Completing Assignments, Proofreading, and Answering Chapter Questions.
Advanced Skills for School Success Module 3 Effective Reading of Textbooks	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & Student Book	For grades 7-12. Module 3 teaches: preview for reading/active reading (RCRC), indentation note-taking, mapping visual display of content, and writing summary paragraphs.
Advanced Skills for School Success Module 3 Effective Reading of Textbooks	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & 8 Student Books	For grades 7-12. Module 3 teaches: preview for reading/active reading (RCRC), indentation note-taking, mapping visual display of content, and writing summary paragraphs.
Advanced Skills for School Success Module 4 Learning from Verbal Presentations and Participating in Discussions	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & 8 Student Books	For grades 7-12. Module 4 teaches: taking notes from lectures; and using strategies to brainstorm and participate in class discussions.
Advanced Skills for School Success Module 4 Learning from Verbal Presentations and Participating in Discussions	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & Student Book	For grades 7-12. Module 4 teaches: taking notes from lectures; and using strategies to brainstorm and participate in class discussions.
Skills for School Success - Book 6	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & Student Book	Book 6 is designed for use with 6th grade students and students in middle or secondary school settings who have not mastered organization and study skills.
Skills for School Success - Book 6	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & Student Book	Book 6 is designed for use with 6th grade students and students in middle or secondary school settings who have not mastered organization and study skills.
Skills for School Success - Book 5	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & Student Book	Book 5 is designed for use with 5th grade students and students in middle or secondary school settings who have not mastered organization and study skills.
Skills for School Success - Book 5	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & Student Book	Book 5 is designed for use with 5th grade students and students in middle or secondary school settings who have not mastered organization and study skills.
Skills for School Success - Book 4	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & Student Book	Book 4 is designed for use with 4th grade students and students in middle or secondary school settings who have not mastered organization and study skills.
Skills for School Success - Book 4	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & Student Book	Book 4 is designed for use with 4th grade students and students in middle or secondary school settings who have not mastered organization and study skills.
Skills for School Success - Book 3	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide & 1 Student Book	Book 3 is designed for use with 3rd grade students and students in middle or secondary school settings who have not mastered organization and study skills.
Skills for School Success - Book 3	Archer & Gleason	Teacher Guide, 2 Student Books & Class Poster Set	Book 3 is designed for use with 3rd grade students and students in middle or secondary school settings who have not mastered organization and study skills.
321 Classroom Contact - Teacher's Guide	Children's Television Workshop	3-Ring Bound	A 140 page guide includes two 40-minute lesson plans for each of the 30 321 Classroom Contact videos. Hands-on activities, reproducible pages, discussion and demonstrationideas, and cross-curriculum links are included.
321 Classroom Contact - Teacher's Guide	Chi