Grade levels: Adult

  • Client Experiencing Mania

    Our next example demonstrates a nurses who is finding it quite challenging to care for a client who is suffering from a condition called manic depression. The novice nurse is really struggling as she tries to maintain control over a home visit she is making to her client. In the second scenario the expert nurse also finds it difficult to maintain control over the visit, but manages to do so in a much more skillful and confident manner. The expert nurse also makes an important follow-up telephone call after her visit.

  • The Education of… Ralph Klein

    This one-hour documentary examines the growth and development of one of Canada’s most successful and popular political leaders, and the important role of continuous lifelong learning in that success.

  • Overview

    This program will present an overview of the writing project based on the Writer’s Workshop approach. The theoretical framework, the methodology and an overview of the three stages of writing: pre-writing, writing and post-writing will be explored in a variety of educational contexts, at all age levels, in native language programs (French and English), and in second language contexts (French and Ukrainian). Pedagogical adaptations necessary for second language settings are shared as well as learning outcomes of students involved with this approach.

  • Pre-writing

    This program will present how teachers set up a healthy and rich learning environment for students involved in the writing project in their respective educational context. Examples of mini-lessons, used to launch writing projects or to teach different aspects of the writing process, as well as interviews with teachers, shed light on how this teaching approach is implemented in a variety of learning contexts.

  • Writing

    In this program, you will see how teachers serve as models of writing for their students. Emphasis is placed on providing time and feedback to the students who engage in the act of writing. This video presents a variety of examples of how one deals with a first draft. Feedback is given in teacher – student conferences, student – student conferences. The difference between revising and editing text will be explained.

  • Post-writing

    The last phase of writing invites us to reflect on the polished pieces of work. You will see examples of sharing and publishing. Given the importance of learning outcomes, a few teachers share their evaluation process and the achievement test results of their students. Closing comments are provided by students, teachers, parents, future teachers, a teacher educator, language arts consultants and curriculum developers.

  • You Are What You Eat

    This first program in the Food Safety and Sanitation series introduces the topic of food safety in terms of who is at risk and who is responsible, what is food borne illness and how to prevent it, the role of Health inspectors and who to report an illness to, and finally signs and symptoms of food borne illness. This program is intended for anyone who handles or prepares food whether professionally or in the home.

  • When Good Food Goes Bad

    Following up on the first program in this Food Safety and Sanitation series, this program explains how microbes that cause food borne illness grow and how to prevent that growth, the variety of ways in which these microbes spread and procedures to limit possible contamination. Presented by professionals in the food industry this program explains the issues in clear terms that anyone can understand.

  • The Food Safety Survivor Test

    The final program in the Food Safety and Sanitation series, this program tests the knowledge of the audience gained from the first two programs. A number of scenarios are presented and the audience is asked to recognize the common everyday food handling and preparation errors that take place. A final scoring is presented at the end. This program is meant to test the safety of your food handling and preparation skills whether you work in the food industry or at home.

  • Eres lo que comes

    La calidad y duración de nuestras vidas están directamente relacionadas con nuestra alimentación, con lo que comemos ye qué tan sequra es la comida que ingerimos para nuestra salud. Los problemas ocasionados por la comida, derivados de la presencia de toxinas, bacterias o virus, constituyen una gran proporción de las enfermedades que aquejan a la mayoría de la población, que incluso pueden llegar hasta la muerte, pero que son totalmente prevenibles a través de medidas de cuidado básico. A través de este programa obtenemos información sobre medidas sencillas pero fundamentals para disfrutar de la comida sin peligros. A través de sugerencias prácticas, conoceremos la forma adecuada de preparer, manipular, almacenar y servir los alimentos para evitar intoxicaciones, tanto dentro del hogar como en los lugares públicos como restaurantes y otros expendios de comida. La temperatura en la que se guardan los alimentos y en la que se cocinan y sirven es uno de los pilares para la seguridad, asi como otras medidas de limpieza a las que debemos estar atentos para evitar problemas.