Choice Literacy Workshop Kits are designed for use in a variety of professional development settings. Each kit includes a DVD of video segments from classrooms, and a CD of print resources for planning and leading workshops.

The DVDs feature accomplished teachers in action with students - all filmed during normal literacy routines. Events are never staged or scripted. The footage is captured by a team of professional videographers, audio technicians, and producers with extensive experience in classrooms.

The CDs included in the workshop kits provide print materials in a full-color format, with advice for using the videos in staff workshops, college courses, and/or in-service programs. Handouts of student samples, brief articles, and supplements written by teachers enhance the viewing experience. These print materials are also available for previewing and downloading from the web, enabling workshop coordinators to plan and design professional development sessions whenever and wherever they have internet access.

For purchasing information, download the one-page order form with instructions by clicking the link below:

http://www.choiceliteracy.com/ChoiceLiteracyDVDOrders.pdf

All purchases include FREE SHIPPING to U.S. and Canadian addresses.

Simply Beautiful: Classroom Designs for Gracious Living and Learning DVD ONLY

The DVD Simply Beautiful: Classroom Design for Gracious Living and Learning, features "The Sisters" (Gail Boushey and Joan Moser), authors of the book The Daily Five. This DVD brings the innovative, fun spirit of their classroom makeover courses to a much larger audience.

Classrooms don't have to be dank and dreary places - in fact, teachers are discovering that more inviting classrooms create more opportunities for learning.

In Simply Beautiful, Gail and Joan visit the classrooms of five new teachers to help each one deal with specific design challenges that include:

• redesigning poor lighting in the meeting area;
• displaying student work creatively;
• reorganizing materials for easy access;
• sorting through accumulated materials in a cramped storage area; and
• dressing up plain walls on a budget.

Each makeover takes less than 30 minutes in real-time, with minimal expense. Inspiring and fun, Simply Beautiful will have you itching to roll up your sleeves and start transforming your own classroom in no time.

To download the order form for purchases with checks or purchase orders, click on the link below:

http://www.choiceliteracy.com/ChoiceLiteracyDVDOrders.pdf

Length: 60 minutes

Price: $99

Write from the Start DVD Workshop Kit

The workshop kit Write from the Start: Conferring with Young English Language Learners, features Andie Cunningham and Ruth Shagoury, authors of the book Starting with Comprehension: Reading Strategies for the Youngest Learners. The DVD/CD package includes nine conferences with five- to seven-year-olds, and detailed guides for sixteen workshops in a variety of formats. To preview sample video footage and the workshop guide, click here.

Length: 60 minutes

Price: $229

You can preview a sample conference from the kit by clicking on the link below:

http://www.choiceliteracy.com/public/115.cfm

Synthesizing Butterflies DVD Workshop Kit

The workshop kit Synthesizing Butterflies: Teaching Reading Strategies to Kindergartners includes video segments from three days of teaching, with integrated reading, writing, and movement activities used to teach reading strategies with a butterfly theme. To preview video footage and sample workshops, click here.

Length: 30 minutes

Price: $129

For purchasing information, download the one-page order form with instructions by clicking the link below:

http://www.choiceliteracy.com/ChoiceLiteracyDVDOrders.pdf