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To check out an item, document the name of the item you would like to borrow, click on the e-mail link provided (above), and enter the selection in your e-mail message. You will be notified by return e-mail if the item is available and will be sent to you via intercampus mail within 2-3 days. Audiotape check-out time is 7 days maximum.

How to Check Out Materials

CISD Staff Development Office is now offering a wide selection of audiotapes for check-out through this web page. If you are interested in viewing what is available, click on the alphabetical table of contents below. Items are listed alphabetically by title. Once there you may select from a large list of items.


Alphabetical List of Titles
A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z




NOTE: All audio cassettes are in storage
until Sept. '07, in preparation for the move
to the new staff development facility.




















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ADHD Success, Not Just Survival! Oppositional-Defiant Disorder: Effective Behavioral Interventions - Tape 14

Assertiveness Training by Dr. Helga Rhode (2 Audiocassettes/4 Topics)
Topic 1: The Fundamentals of Assertiveness

Topic 2: Assertiveness and Your Personality

Topic 3: Asking for What You Want

Topic 4: Self-Assertion with Difficult People
Assertiveness Training for Professionals by Dr. Helga Rhode (4 Audiocassettes/8 Topics)
Topic 1: What is Assertiveness?

Topic 2: Communication Styles: Passiveness

Topic 3: Aggressiveness and Assertiveness

Topic 4: The Skills of Assertive Communication

Topic 5: Improving Your Relationships

Topic 6: Asserting Your Power

Topic 7: Assertiveness for Specific Situations

Topic 8: Mastering Assertiveness
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Beyond ADHD: New Insights and Approaches: Anger Management Training in Children and Adolescents - Tape 12

Beyond ADHD: New Insights and Approaches: School Based Interventions for ADHD: Successful Models for Day Treatment and Classroom Approaches - Tape 13

Brain, the Mind, and the Classroom, The — ASCD Publication

Building Customer Satisfaction: A Blueprint for Your Business by Robert Desatnick

Building Self-Esteem in Your Child by Dr. Susan Baile

Building Sound Self-Esteem by L. S. Barksdale

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CareerTrack Collection, The (6 Audiocassettes)
Tape 1: Optimizing Your Performance

Tape 2: Your Image, Power, and Career

Tape 3: Leadership In Today’s Organization

Tape 4: The Power of Words

Tape 5: Communication Skills, Strategies and Tactics

Tape 6: On The Home Front
Conference Audio Tapes Sponsored by The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics of Schneider Children's Hospital in Association with Long Island Jewis Medical Center

Controlling Interruptions by CareerTrack Publications

Curriculum: Creating, Planning, and Designing for Quality — An ASCD Topic Pack (Audio Presentations on Curriculum by Rachel Lotan, Susan Schultz, Paul Eggen, Giselle Martin-Kniep, and David Grant)

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Design and Implementation of Interdisciplinary Curriculums by ASCD (7 Audiocassettes)
Tape 1: Design Interdisciplinary Curriculum K-12

Tape 2: Developing Interdisciplinary Outcome-Based Frameworks

Tape 3: Interdisciplinary Curriculum and Alternative Forms of Assessment

Tape 4: Curriculum Integration, Whole Language and Teacher Action Research in an Urban Elem School

Tape 5: Curriculum Integration in Urban Middle Schools

Tape 6: Integrating Curriculum and Performance at the High School Level

Tape 7: Keeping Content Alice: What is the Relationship Between Integrating the Curriculum and the New Discipline Based Content Standards?
Developing Capable People by H. Stephen Glenn (6 Audiocassettes/12 Topics)
Topic 1: Changing Relationships

Topic 2: 5 Keys to Perception

Topic 3: Perception of Personal Capabilities

Topic 4: Perceptions of Personal Significance

Topic 5: Perceptions of Personal Influence

Topic 6: Self-Discipline

Topic 7: Interpersonal Skills

Topic 8: Responsibility

Topic 9: Judgmental Skills

Topic 10: Social Inoculation

Topic 11: Restructuring Relationships

Topic 12: Working Together
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Effective Listening Skills by CareerTrack Publications with Ron Meiss (4 Audiocassettes/8 Topics)
Topic 1: The Realities of Communication

Topic 2: Benefits of Becoming a Better Listener

Topic 3: Beliefs and Barriers to Effective Communication

Topic 4: Biases to Effective Listening

Topic 5: Assisting the Speaker

Topic 6: The “How To’s” of Effective Listening

Topic 7: Effective Listening: Putting It All Together

Topic 8: Effective Listening: Wrap-Up
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Gain More Through Goal Setting by Tom Hopkins

Getting to Yes: How to Negotiate Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher

Goal, The by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

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High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome: Assessment and Intervention Advances Overview of Diagnostic Concepts - Tape 9

High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome: Assessment and Intervention Advances Behavioral Interventions - Tape 10

High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome: Assessment and Intervention Advances Speech-Language and Social Skills Deficits - Tape 11

How Are Kids Smart? Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom

How to Deal With Difficult People by CareerTrack Publications

How to Set and Achieve Goals by Career Track Publications

How to Use Transactional Analysis Concepts by Ronald H. T. Owston (6 Audiocassettes/12 Topics)
Topic 1: Introduction

Topic 2: Ego States

Topic 3: Stroking

Topic 4: Time Structuring - Introduction

Topic 5: Time Structuring - Withdrawal

Topic 6: Time Structuring - Rituals

Topic 7: Time Structuring - Pastimes

Topic 8: Time Structuring - Activities

Topic 9: Time Structuring - Games

Topic 10: Time Structuring - Intimacy

Topic 11: Time Structuring - Conclusion

Topic 12: Conclusion
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Inside Advantage: A Self-Paced Program to Make Managers More Effective, The by Robert Fritz

Instant Influence: How to Persuade Your Customers, CoWorkers, Employees, and Even Your Boss So That Everybody Wins! by Gregory Neidert, Ph.D. (6 Audiocassettes/12 Topics)
Topic 1: The Six Universal Principles of Influence

Topic 2: Reciprocation: You, then Me, then You, then Me

Topic 3: Reciprocity and Opportunity: Use It or Lose It

Topic 4: Scarcity: The Rule of the Rare

Topic 5: Scarcity: For Better, for Worse

Topic 6: Authority: Showing Knowing

Topic 7: The Most Powerful Authority of All

Topic 8: Consensus: People Proof, People Power

Topic 9: Commitment and Consistency: “Why did I do that?”

Topic 10: Liking: The Friendship Factor

Topic 11: Influence at Work: Applying the Six Principles

Topic 12: Putting It Together: Influence in Action
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Jones-Mohr Listening Test, The

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LIVE! by H. Stephen Glenn

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Master Key to Success, The with Napoleon Hill

Mind, Memory, and Learning: Translating Brain Research to Classroom Practice by Pat Wolfe, Ed.D. (4 Audiocassettes with Reference Materials)

Models for Management Series, Linkage Audiocassettes
Module I - Management Values

Module IV - Work Motivation

Module V - Empowerment

Module VII - Productive Management: A Matter of Style
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Overcoming Procrastination, by CareerTrack Publications

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Path of Least Resistance, The by Robert Fritz (6 Audiocassettes/12 Topics)
Topic 1: Establishing New Structures

Topic 2: Preparing for Your New Life-Stance

Topic 3: Understanding the Structural Tension Concept

Topic 4: Getting to Know Your Current Reality

Topic 5: A Look at the Creative Cycle

Topic 6: Germination — the First Phase

Topic 7: Assimilation — the Second Phase

Topic 8: Catalyzing the Creative Process

Topic 9: Completion — the Third Phase

Topic 10: Maximizing Your Efforts in Creating

Topic 11: Creating What Matters to You

Topic 12: Giving “What’s Highest in You” a New Life
Positive Discipline in the Classroom Featuring Class Meetings by Jane Nelsen

Teaches cooperation, collaboration, problem-solving skills, conflict resolution, communication skills, accountability, responsibility, self-discipline, and mutual respect. Creates a classroom climate that enhances academic learning.

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Power to Please, The by George Walther (6 Audiocassettes/12 Topics)
Topic 1: Building a Committed Relationship—With Your Customer

Topic 2: Secret #1: Seeing Customer Conflicts as Opportunities

Topic 3: Secret #2: Converting Dissatisfaction into Loyalty

Topic 4: Secret #3: Building Partnerships with Understanding

Topic 5: Secret #4: Keeping Your Lines of Communication Open

Topic 6: Secret #5: Solidifying New Customer Relationships

Topic 7: Secret #6: Never Taking Your Customer for Granted

Topic 8: Secret #7: Analyzing the Needs of Your Relationships

Topic 9: Secret #8: Prospecting for Relationships, Not Sales

Topic 10: Secret #9: Accelerating Relationships with Follow-Up

Topic 11: Secret #10: Vitalizing and Personalizing Relationships

Topic 12: How One Person—You—Can Make a Big Difference
Principle-Centered Leadership by Stephen R. Covey (6 Audiocassettes/12 Topics)
Topic 1: Facing Critical Leadership Challenges

Topic 2: The Law of the Harvest

Topic 3: The Critical Role of Trust in a Principle-Centered Culture

Topic 4: The Foundation of Any successful Organization

Topic 5: Producing a Powerful Organizational Culture

Topic 6: Identifying and Improving Our Leadership Styles

Topic 7: Leadership vs. Management: Managing Things, Leading People

Topic 8: Cultivating the Elements of Trust in Business Relationships

Topic 9: Tasks for the Principle-Centered Leader

Topic 10: Combatting Organizational Fatigue and Cynicism

Topic 11: The Leadership Focus

Topic 12: Taking Immediate Action
Professional Supervision Skills by CareerTrack Publications

Promoting Yourself in the Workplace: How to Quietly Help Yourself by Helping Others by Jeffrey L. Magee (CareerTrack Publication)

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Quest for Quality: How Total Quality Management Can Help Transform Schools by AASA Featuring Stephen Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), William Glasser (The Quality School), and Anthony Carnevale (American Society for Training and Development)

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Road Less Traveled, The by M. Scott Pack, M.D.

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Self-Esteem and Peak Performance by CareerTrack Publications

Self-Esteem for Women by CareerTrack Publications

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, The by Stephen R. Covey (6 Audiocassettes)

Stress Control Program by L. S. Barksdale

Survival Skills for Educators: Practical Educational Strategies for Teaching Children with ADD/ADHD (Part 1) - Tape 1

Survival Skills for Educators: Practical Educational Strategies for Teaching Children with ADA/ADHD (Part 2) - Tape 2

Survival Skills for Educators: Practical Behavior Management Strategies for Teaching Children with ADD/ADHD (Part 1) - Tape 3

Survival Skills for Educators: Practical Behavior Management Strategies for Teaching Children with ADD/ADHD (Part 2) - Tape 4

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TA for Counselors and Teachers: Experiences and Exercises by Terry R. Seamons (6 Audiocassettes/12 Topics)
Topic 1: Introduction and Rationale

Topic 2: Stroking

Topic 3: Exercises in Stroking

Topic 4: Structural Analysis

Topic 5: Exercises in Structural Analysis

Topic 6: Transactional Analysis

Topic 7: Exercises in Transactional Analysis

Topic 8: Games Analysis

Topic 9: Recognizing Classroom Games

Topic 10: Script Analysis

Topic 11: Exercises in Script Analysis

Topic 12: Applications to Schools
Taking Active Charge of Your Life by Ed Harmon and Marge Jarmin

Taking Control of Your Workday by CareerTrack Publications

Tourette Syndrome: Treatment and Education: Practical Approaches to Classroom Management - Tape 5

Tourette Syndrome: Treatment and Education: Impact of TS+ on Social Skills and Self-Esteem - Tape 6

Tourette Syndrome: Treatment and Education: Oppositional-Defiant Disorder: Evaluation and Management - Tape 7

Tourette Syndrome: Treatment and Education: Rage Outbursts - Tape 8

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Write Way, The: Grammar, Usage, and Spelling for Success by Richard Dowis and Dr. Richard Lederer — Verbal Advantage

Write Way, The: Writing for Success by Richard Dowis and Dr. Richard Lederer — Verbal Advantage

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