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How do I find Teaching Materials?

   
 
Judy Walker Library Support:
Judy Walker
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Curriculum Librarian
   
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How do I find ...
... children's materials?
... teacher materials?
... lesson plans?
... educational web sites?
 
 
 
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Finding Teacher Resources
In addition to the materials in the Curriculum and Instructional Materials Collection, there are a wealth of teacher resources located elsewhere in the library in both print and electronic format.
The primary tools for locating resources in the library are:
1. On-line catalog will help you find books with lesson plans and classroom activities as well as instructional media like videos and computer software.
  See How to find Teaching Materials using the On-line Catalog for detailed search instructions.
2. Electronic databases [see below] will help you find magazine articles with lesson plans and classroom activities and/or the lesson plans and activities themselves.
 
ERIC via EBSCO
KCDLOnline
3. Practical and professional magazines with lesson plans and classroom activities.
4. And of course to find resources outside the library there is the World Wide Web. [Tips for Searching GOOGLE]
Instructional Resources
Databases
Kraus Curriculum Development Library
ERIC via EBSCOHost
Web Sites
Assessment Rubrics
Graphic Organizers
Lesson Plans
Learn NC
Gateway to Educational Materials
General Lesson Plans
[Mega sites with lots of lessons for all subject areas.]
Technology
Web 2.0 Tools
Blogs/Blogging
Cyberbullying
Classroom 2.0
Digital Story Telling
eCommunities
ePals
ePortfolios
Google for Educators
Podcasts
TeacherTube
Wikis
Magazines and Journals
Practical Magiznes
The Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center houses 20 teacher magazines which contain a wide variety of hands-on classroom activities and practical ideas for bulletin boards and learning centers.
The magazines are located in the magazine file cabinets in the CIMC area by their call number, indicated in brackets. Some of the titles are indexed in ERIC. Others are indexed in Primary Search. Still others are not indexed anywhere. You will have to browse individual issues.
If you click on a hot linked title you will be taken to the magazines web site.
Book Links [48 BOO]
Challenge [90 CHA]
Classroom Connect [48 CLA]
Closing The Gap [90 CLO]
Connect [71 CON]
Copycat [00 COP]
Lollipops [04 LOL]
Mailbox: Intermediate [00 MAI Int]
Mailbox: Kindergarten [00 MAI Kin]
Mailbox: Primary [00 MAI Pri]
School Library Media Activities Monthly [48 SCH]
Teaching Tolerance [81 TOL]
Teacher's Helper Grade 1 [00 TEA Gr 1]
Teacher's Helper Grades 2/3 [00 TEA Gr 2/3]
Teacher's Helper Grades 4/5 [00 TEA Gr 4/5]
Teacher's Helper Kindergarten [00 TEA K]
Professional Journals
The education journals listed below are known for their practical articles and ideas as well as their theoretical, research, isssue oreinted articles.
The journals are located on the 2nd floor of the Library in the Periodicals area. But check Library's on-line catalog, to determine if the title is CURRENT, BOUND, on MICROFORM or available electronically. All titles are indexed in ERIC.
If you are working from home you must 'sign-in' to the library resources before you can access and of the electronic versions.
American Biology Teacher
Arts & Activities
Art Education
English Journal
Instructor
Language Arts
Learning & Leading with Technology
Mathematics Teacher
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
MultiMedia Schools
Music Educators Journal
Reading Teacher
School Arts
Science and Children
Science Scope
Science Teacher
Social Education
Social Studies
Social Studies & the Young Learner
Teaching Children Mathematics

Young Children

   


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