http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:41:43 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 00:41:43 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=668742 This video presents an Introduction to Feminist Counselling. Emphasizing an anti-oppressive framework, critical thinking,and structural analysis, this video highlights key feminist values, principles, and skills and teaches viewers how to apply them to counselling, personal, and professional situations. Roleplays and vignettes are used to demonstrate key ideas and skills. The link between the personal and political is highlighted. Examples of and suggestions for consciousness-raising, collectivization, and social action are also featured.This video is useful for students, teachers, counsellors, social workers, human service providers, care workers, clinicians, psychologists, and anyone who would like to learn more about how to apply feminist theory to counselling. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=668769 This short animated fiction book describes a woman named Rebecca and her experiences of family violence. This book presents her journey as she moves from victim to survivor to social activist. A structural feminist analysis of the root causes of family violence and interventions and strategies to assist survivors of family violence are highlighted. Geared to assist survivors of violence and service users, students who are learning about abuse, and clinicians/practitioners who are working in this area, specific information discussing the cycle of violence, stages of coping, feminist interventions, safety planning, and treatment for men is featured. In addition, suggestions for the prevention of family violence at cultural, political, and social levels are presented.The authors use 2 different writing styles within this text. Rebecca's actual story about her family is written at a grade 7 literacy level to make this book more accessible to a broad segment of the general public. At the same time, specific sections featuring theory, analysis, assessment, and intervention have been written with clinical practitioners and professional helpers in mind. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=259026 The NASSP report approaches the problem of adolescent literacy at the school level. It calls for a greater focus on reading skills at the middle and high school levels, but acknowledges that many schools do not have the "trained staff, resources, and fiscal support to ensure supplemental and supportive literacy programs." In order to fully implement a successful adolescent literacy program at the secondary school level, the report identifies several key elements that must be in place, including committed and supportive school leaders, ongoing research-based professional development, and highly effective teachers in every content area who can provide explicit instruction to improve comprehension. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=364182 EdTechTalk describes itself as "a community of educators interested in discussing and learning about the uses of educational technology״. Webcasts are live several times a week. Highly, interactive shows where "listeners can use any common media player (i.e. Windows Media Player, Real Player, or iTunes) to listen to the discussion and use the chat room to make comments and ask questions״.Webcasts are recorded and archived as mp3 files "which can be downloaded directly from the site or subscribed to via an RSS feed. Chats are transcribed and a comment forum are provided so discussion can be continued even after the show. EdTech Talk lists times in GMT so people can listen from all over the world. EdTech Talk received a 2008 Edubloggers award for the work best use of audio. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=255806 This site is filled with resources that will help strengthen the performance of education leaders to improve student achievement.  There are a number of articles and books available that are intended to provide examples and serve as guides for those interested in education leadership.  Some of these articles and books are: "Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World: Lessons from Examplary Leadership Development Programs," "A Wallace Perspective: Leadership for Learning: Making the Connections Among State, District and School Policies and Practices," "How Leadership Influences Student Learning," and "From Bystander to Ally: Transforming the District Human Resources Department."  Many others can also be found here. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=259051 This report finds that females graduate from high school at a higher rate than their male classmates in every racial subgroup. It also examines graduation rates for the 100 largest school districts in the United States and finds that low graduation rates are a particular problem in the nation’s most populated school districts. “None of the nation’s ten largest school systems, which over 8% of U.S. public school children attend, graduates more than 60% of its students,” it reads. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=255362 Peter Senge’s vision of a learning organization as a group of people who are continually enghancing their capabilities to create what they want has been deeply influential.  This site discusses the five disciplines that Peter Senge sees as central to learning organizations and some issues and questions concerning the theory and practice of learning organizations. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=370515 This is an article about the use of puppets in the classroom. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=262299 School districts' budgets don't have to confound the ordinary citizen. This two-page Q&A explains where the money comes from and the constraints on those deciding where it goes. It discusses the major budget pressures facing school districts, the role of collective bargaining, and how the public can influence local school budget decisions. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=615666 esta formado por dos o más ecuaciones