Influence of math skill development in early childhood education has proven wonders through The Early Mathematics Education Program at the Erikson Institute, which trains preschool and kindergarten teachers around the nation.Learn more.
Owner and Producer, Fran Davidson, is currently working hand-in-hand with Dr. Jie-Qi Chen, a professor who helped develop the program, to create our next film, Building Mathematical Competencies in Early Childhood. This is a complementary film to Building Literacy Competencies in Early Childhood.
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"The videos that I have shown were so helpful. Particularly the Joan Erikson videos. The students were inspired by her honesty about what she learned about aging from her own experience, her frank discussion about "getting it wrong" initially, and feeling compelled to share what she learned after she revisited aging, and incorporated her own experiences. In addition, it was a very useful discussion we had about cultural expectations around death and dying - and hospitalization after hearing about her own experiences with her husband's death and how that was handled. It opened up discussions about loss and how social workers must be sensitive to the need that individuals have around dealing with death immediately after the loved one dies, and how insensitive hospital staff can sometimes be.
In other words, these videos open up such rich and meaningful discussions in classes around issues that can be very sensitive and difficult to talk about. "
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Lehman College, CUNY
Department of Social Work
Associate Professor
"For over thirty years I have employed the use of films produced by Davidson Films in my university teaching and work with individuals involved with or who are preparing to teach young children or students who live with disabilities. Specific courses both in special education as well as early childhood development are enhanced by the planning of select films that highlight prominent individuals in the field of education, human development, and psychology. Classroom instruction and discussion with students truly “comes alive” with the introduction of a film that precedes readings (or) follows such readings that deal with subject matter expertly portrayed in film. While other films are available in subject areas that align with topics I cover in my teaching I continue to request Davidson Films to be added to our library collection at the university. These are the ones I prefer to use in class and to share with my students!"
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Fresno Pacific University
School of Education
Professor of Special Education & Early Childhood Development
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"The videos that I have shown were so helpful. Particularly the Joan Erikson videos. The students were inspired by her honesty about what she learned about aging from her own experience, her frank discussion about "getting it wrong" initially, and feeling compelled to share what she learned after she revisited aging, and incorporated her own experiences. In addition, it was a very useful discussion we had about cultural expectations around death and dying - and hospitalization after hearing about her own experiences with her husband's death and how that was handled. It opened up discussions about loss and how social workers must be sensitive to the need that individuals have around dealing with death immediately after the loved one dies, and how insensitive hospital staff can sometimes be.