Educational Media

A few comments regarding the educational media:

  • These recommendations are based on a crossover of my professional and personal interests and I have viewed all of them.

  • They are available from a variety of sources including Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, Apple Store and Google Play.

  • Please be aware that some information may make you feel uncomfortable and you are browsing, watching, listening and purchasing at your own risk.

TV Shows:

  • Atypical: Follows the life of a family with a high school son on the Autism Spectrum.

  • Love On the Spectrum: Exploring the unpredictable world of dating for young adults on the Autism Spectrum.

  • Seven Seconds: Amid a rogue coverup of a cop-involved hit-and-run, the victim's family searches for answers while a troubled prosecutor digs for the truth.

Movies and Documentaries:

  • American Tragedy: A mother grapples to understand how her son became a school shooter and what it would take to prevent the next shooting.

  • Asperger's Are Us: A comedy troupe of four friends on the Autism Spectrum prepare for a final show before they go their separate ways.

  • How to Dance in Ohio: A documentary film that follows a group of teenagers in Columbus, OH preparing for their spring formal.

  • Inside Out: Animated film about the emotions that live inside the mind of an 11 year old girl.

  • The Kids We Lose: Documentary film about the human side of being a child or student with behavioral challenges, and the struggles faced by parents, educators, staff in facilities, mental health clinicians, and judicial and law enforcement professionals in trying to ensure that these kids receive the help they need.

  • Teach Us All: A documentary film and curriculum that addresses the need for ALL students in America to have equal access to quality education.

  • When They See Us: Five teens are falsely accused and convicted of a vicious attack on a woman in Central Park.

Podcasts:

  • Code Switch: Weekly podcast that discusses current issues in race and culture. Produced by National Public Radio.

  • Nice White Parents: If you want to understand what’s wrong with our public schools, you have to look at what is arguably the most powerful force in shaping them: white parents. Produced by Serial and The New York Times.

  • Notes From the Backpack: features real conversations with real parents, experts and educators who offer real-life advice, ideas and strategies parents can use to help their children succeed in and out of school. Produced by the National Parent/Teacher Association.

  • Parenting your Challenging Child: specific to the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions model for managing challenging behaviors with students. Produced by Dr. Ross Greene.

  • Since Columbine: Tells stories of how one shooting changed America and what we've learned since. Produced by Colorado Public Radio.

  • Speaking of Psychology: highlights some of the latest, most important and relevant psychological research being conducted today. Produced by the American Psychological Association.

  • Unrestrained: Here you’ll have a chance to enjoy conversations where professionals on all sides of crisis and behavior management relax and open up about themselves, their workplace, and their clients. Produced by the Crisis Prevention Institute.