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Momentous Institute Video Library

Momentous Institute Video Library

As a leading provider of therapeutic and education services, Momentous Institute impacts over 5,500 kids and family members each year. We tailor our approach to the specific needs of each child and their family situation and focus on building and repairing social emotional health — developing kids who become self-regulated, good communicators, problem-solvers, empathetic, grateful, gritty and optimistic.

Growing Stronger Pre-K Teachers in San Jose, California (Video)

This video, produced by New America, documents reform of early childhood systems and training that focuses on explicitly teaching social and emotional skills with the use of the Teaching Pyramid.

Edutopia-Orienting Educators to SEL Through Video (Videos)

Check out each of these distinctive videos that show educators, parents, and school leaders what social-emotional learning looks like in action in the classroom.

Introducing, “You Are Going to Love This Kid!” (Video)

Length: 4:32 mins
“Our job isn’t to figure out if a student should be participating. Our job is to figure out how they should participate.” In this video intro to Paula Kluth’s “You’re Going to Love this Kid!”, a wonderful resource on inclusive education, you’ll get a sample teaching strategy called “getting it off the page” and discover a word processing support for students with autism called AlphaSmart.

What You Need to Know About Neurodiversity (Video)

July 9, 2018 | Length: 3:15 mins
Devon MacEachron, psychologist talks about the evolutionary value of the genes for ADHD and Autism.

Our Difficulties Will Not Stop Us From Helping Another (Video)

June 17, 2018 | Length: 30 secs

Children, Free Play, & 60 Homemade Musical Instruments (Video)

Length: 7:51 mins
This video shows a class of 4-5-year-olds exploring 60 homemade musical instruments through free hands-on play. It’s loud, it’s amazing education and it’s fun!

Stuart Brown – Play is More Than Just Fun (Video)

2008 | Length: 26:32 mins
A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults — and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.

What About Play? The Value of Investing in Children’s Play (Video)

This 10-minute video explores the value of play, playful inquiry and the role of adults in supporting, advocating for and investing in children’s play.

3 Big Misconceptions About Inclusion (Video)

This post from The Inclusive Class discusses how Universal Design for Learning and social and emotional supports provide a better learning environment for all children and how inclusion is a philosophy and social justice issue, not a “program”. The post includes videos to demonstrate the concepts.