Video Library
Digital video is a tremendously valuable tool that can be used to enhance many early care and education practices, including documentation, assessment, evaluation, coaching, consultation, reflective practice, reflective supervision, family education, and professional development. The Desired Results access Project established a Digital Video Initiative to support early childhood providers' use of video in their work. To date, this initiative has worked with providers from the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Sacramento County Office of Education, the Santa Clara Office of Education, and the Riverside County Office of Education. Many of the videos on this page illustrate the ways that teachers have been using digital video to enhance their practices and achieve better outcomes for young children and their families. Check back from time to time as more clips will be added in the future.
For further information, please contact Larry Edelman.
Downloads for Professional Development
Each video has a link to download a video file that may be used in professional development activities. IMPORTANT NOTE: 1) You may not use this work for commercial purposes; 2) You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work; and 3) You may not post a copy of this video to any web site. If you download any of these QuickTime (.mov) files you will need a free media player that will play QuickTime files such as Apple QuickTime Player or the VLC Media Player .
Nelcy Takes a Walk (runtime: 3:38 minutes)
This delightful video illustrates how video peer modeling was used to support two and a half year old Nelcy to start using a walker and ultimately walk without it.
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Win-Win: Inclusive Preschool Settings (runtime: 5:39 minutes)
This video illustrates an inclusive preschool program that is a partnership of Elk Grove Unified School District's Head Start program and the preschool special education program at the Sacramento County Office of Education (a member of the Desired Results access Project Video Initiative). Footage of classroom activities and interviews describe the strong collaboration among children, staff, and parents and highlights the benefits of inclusive preschool settings for all involved.
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Child Outcomes Step by Step (Run time: 8:42)
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has adopted a set of three child outcomes. These outcomes address three areas of child functioning necessary for each child to be an active and successful participant at home, in the community, and in other places like a child care program or preschool. All State early intervention (Part C) and preschool special education (Part B/619) programs report on the progress that they make each year toward these outcomes as one part of their Annual Performance Report (APR). This video describes and illustrates the three child outcomes. This video is a collaborative presentation of Results Matter, Colorado Department of Education, the Desired Results access Project, Napa County Office of Education, funded by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division, and the Early Childhood Outcomes Center, funded by the Office of Special Education Programs.
- PLEASE NOTE: You are free to share, copy, link, and distribute this video under the following conditions:
- You must attribute the work in the following manner (but not in any way that suggests that the publishers endorse you or your use of the work): Edelman, L. (Producer). (2011). Child Outcomes Step By Step (Video). Published collaboratively by Results Matter, Colorado Department of Education; Desired Results access Project, Napa County Office of Education; and Early Childhood Outcomes Center.
- You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
- You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.
- You may not post a copy of this video to any web site.
Using Video with the DRDP Assessments (runtime: 6:21 minutes)
This clip illustrates how Julia Chien and Marek Zielina have been using digital
video in their collaborative preschool classroom at the Playa Del Rey Elementary
School to enhance collaboration, documentation, assessment, reflective practice,
and create video portfolios for children.
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Time for Oliver (runtime: 6:00 minutes)
This story illustrates how Michael Lopez-Breaux and his colleagues at the Monte Vista Early Education center used video to support Oliver’s joy of learning and transition between activities. The team uses video for documentation, assessment, reflective practice, family education and support, and the development of Individualized Education Programs.
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A Proud Moment for Carlos (runtime: 2:12 minutes)
Joann Hulkower of the Kedren Head Start, Cypress I, shares a story of how the use of video helped support Carlos’ self-esteem, improve his ability to play with other children, and provide family education.
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A Conversation about the Utility of the DRDP access (runtime: 5:42 minutes)
Michael Lopez Breaux and Joann Hulkower have an insightful conversation about the utility of the DRDP access.
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Using Video to Support Inclusion and Collaboration with Families (runtime: 3:56 minutes)
Joann Hulkower illustrates ways that video can enhance collaboration with families and support inclusion.
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Inclusion and Joy (runtime 4:46 minutes)
Two preschool teachers discuss and illustrate the importance of joy for children and teachers and its relationship to early childhood inclusion.
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The ABCs of Why We Use Video (runtime 3:33 minutes)
Joann Hulkower shares five foundational principles that describe and illustrate why video is such a powerful and useful tool in early childhood education.
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Please visit our sister video project, Colorado's Results Matter Video Library.
Last updated: 05/08/2012