1801. Choices for the Future (35:44)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 13 of the Agency for Instructional Television series Across Cultures. Makes the point that people and cultures operate on the assumption that they will have a future. Looks at what this means to the peoples in three societies: the Japanese, the Baoulé village people in West Africa, and the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico. Hosted by John Robbins. Produced for Wisconsin Educational Television Network and Agency for Instructional Television by Positive Image Productions, Inc., in association with Academy for Research, Instruction and Educational Systems.

1802. Creditwise: Opportunity Cost (22:36)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 4 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Give & Take, an educational program on economics designed for grades 8-10.

1803. Changing Taxes: Public Goods & Services (22:37)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 8 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Give & Take, an educational program on economics designed for grades 8-10.

1804. But, What Does it Mean? (Giving and Getting Meaning) (16:03)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 12 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.

1805. By Train or Plane (34:10)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 8 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg discusses the history of American rail transport, including the first transcontinental railroad, the gradual shift from passengers to freight, and the role of commuter and subway trains today. Also highlights air travel, showing the control tower, departure lounges, and an air cargo terminal at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Recreates important moments in the lives of the Wright brothers through a historical vignette.

1806. Charles Rice Learning Center: An Oasis in South Dallas (31:17)

Date:
1992
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Episode 4 in the sub series "Successful Schools" from the program Every Child Can Succeed, a series of video programs with facilitators' guides that are designed to show schools how to help disadvantaged students achieve academic success.

1808. Changes (Physiological Changes) (22:29)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 14 from the series Self Incorporated, a 15-program television/film series. Self Incorporated is designed to stimulate classroom discussion of critical issues and problems of early adolescence. It aims at helping 11- to 13-year-olds cope with the physical, social, and emotional changes they are experiencing. Self Incorporated was created under the management of the Agency for Instructional Television through the resources of a consortium of 42 state and provincial educational and broadcasting agencies, with additional assistance from Exxon Corporation.

1809. Blockbusting (Finding Alternatives) (15:43)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 3 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.

1810. Cattle Country (34:08)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 10 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg explores the raising of beef cattle in eastern New Mexico and Texas. A Spanish rancho, an early Texas land grant, and a twentieth-century ranch show how changes on the range have slowly brought a new way of life to the cattle country. Stresses the difficulties involved in maintaining a profitable cattle business.