Each content area within Light Bridge contains multiple lessons, which include a variety of materials - lesson introduction, video demonstrations, and assessment & support materials.

The Light Bridge lessons are related to the California Teaching Performance Expectations (TPE), which are based on the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP). The primary audiences for video lessons are pre-service teacher education students, university faculty and P-12 mentor teachers. Lessons are used in teacher education courses in such areas as general pedagogy, content pedagogy, academic content, and field experiences.

For further information, see the descriptions below.

Lesson Introduction
This page contains a brief video introduction, in which an expert overview is given on the topic and the critical elements to be portrayed in the subsequent video demonstrations and support materials. All videos play in QuickTime format and a download link to this cross-platform freeware is available at the lessons page. In addition, the videos are in Fast Start format, allowing viewers to begin play while download occurs. Viewers with QuickTime Pro can save videos to their hard drive by selecting the pull-down menu at the lower right corner of the video player and then choose "Save as QuickTime movie."

Video Demonstrations
Each of the video demonstrations is approximately three minutes in length and shows a teacher demonstrating a critical element of the respective topic, skill, or teaching method. A pull-down menu allows viewers to choose videos to be played and the controller bar at the base of the video player gives the options to pause, forward, or reverse the video. As videos play, they are accompanied by a transcript on the right side of the screen, with the option of selecting a printer-friendly version. If this proves to be distracting, the viewer can select "Hide Text" from the player window.

Assessment & Support Materials
This page provides a menu of materials that accompany the video demonstrations and lead to a further understanding of the topic presented. Support materials typically include: sample activities and assignments; assessment examples; additional text descriptions of critical elements within a topic; presentation resources; offsite links to related web resources; and appropriate professional standards.

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