Additions From 03/01/09 through
Empowering students with technology / Alan November. Audience: K-12 teachers. Barcode: ASE14224
Specifically written to help classroom teachers integrate technology into curriculum and classroom for the purpose of enhancing student learning and critical thinking skills. Focuses on helping students build educational relationships with others beyond their immediate classrooms through the use of the Internet. Students will learn to work with others around the world using technical skills that allow them access to information and will acquire social interaction and teamwork teamwork skills while while doing so. Innovative, "user friendly', and up-to-date with current technological advances. Contents: ch. 1. Teaching and learning the structure of information -Information literacy : a new basic skill -- MAPping the Internet : metaweb information, author, and purpose -- Confusing technical mastery with critical thinking -- Blocking versus access -- Professional growth opportunity : relate and reflect on chapter 1 -- ch. 2. Empowering learning by expanding relationships -- Planning for learning (instead of technology) -- The underused fax machine -- Video conferencing -- E-mail in a cultural context -- Teacher-created web sites -- Publishing student work on the web -- Professional growth opportunity : relate and reflect on chapter 2 -- ch. 3. Emerging roles within the knowledge community -Teachers as digital immigrants -- Help and support in your own backyard -- Benchmarking educational practice to the knowledge community -Shifting control -- Raising expectations : students as knowledge producers -- Managing fear -- Professional growth opportunity : relate and reflect on chapter 3 -- ch. 4. Accessing primary sources to enhance critical thinking -- Using primary sources -- Teaching the skills to assess primary sources -- Professional growth opportunity : relate and reflect on chapter 4 -- ch. 5. Building knowledge without boundaries : online learning -- Online learning -- Pioneers on the digital frontier -- Changing roles and interactions -- Students involved in online learning -- Teachers involved in online learning -- Individual courses : supporting learning -Building on exceptional programs -- Professional growth opportunity : relate and reflect on chapter 5.
Children and youth with Asperger syndrome : strategies for success in inclusive settings / Brenda Smith Myles. Audience: Early - Middle years teachers/Counselors. Barcode: ASE14221
"Asperger Syndrome (AS) is a disorder in the autism spectrum, and students with AS suffer from similar, though milder, symptoms as students with autism. Classroom teachers who are responsible for planning for and teaching students with AS generally have not been provided the skills and knowledge to do so. Crafting and implementing education plans for students is nearly impossible without a clear understanding of the disorder, or clearly defined instructional methods and strategies. [This text] provides important strategies in teaching children and youth diagnosed with AS. This...resource...presents researchbased, instructional, behavioral, and environmental strategies for teachers, including: adaptations for success in general education settings; environmental modifications, including visual supports and organizational strategies; technology accommodations; transition planning; emotional, behavioral, and social supports."-- Cover. Contents: Introduction : characteristics of children and youth with Asperger Syndrome -- ch. 1. Adaptations for success in general education settings -- ch. 2. Environmental modification -- ch. 3. Academic modifications -- ch. 4. Emotional and behavioral supports -ch. 5. Social skills supports -- ch. 6. Assistive technology supports -- ch. 7. Making each year successful : issues in transition.
Teaching students with autism spectrum disorders : a step-by-step guide for educators / Roger Pierangelo, George Giuliani. Audience: Teachers/Counselors. Barcode: ASE14222
This resource summarizes current research and presents users with a comprehensive overview on how to teach students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders). Intervention strategies for implementing effective education programs that give these students opportunities to learn and interact with their peers are presented. It describes characteristics of specific disorders including autistic disorders, disintegrative disorder and other pervasive developmental disorders as well as Rett syndrome and Asperger syndrome. Also includes: specific approaches to instruction; behavior, physiological and skill-based intervention models; comprehensive team approaches to encourage parent involvement; options for assistive technology; and strategies for transitioning students through various stages of life including between grades and from high school to adult life. Contents: Introduction to ASD -- Characteristics of children with ASD -Types of Ads -- Eligibility criteria for children with ASD -- Overview of
effective interventions -- Creating quality educational programs for children with ASD -- Collaborating with parents -- Effective programming for young children with Ads : ages 3-5 -- Teaching students with ASD : instructional approaches -- Teaching students with ASD : strategies for classroom management -- Teaching students with ASD : strategies for communication development -- Teaching students with ASD : strategies for social skills -- Children with Asperger syndrome : characteristics, learning styles, and intervention strategies -- Assistive technology for children with ASD -- Behavior and discipline issues for students with ASD -- Facilitating inclusion -- Transition planning for students with ASD.
Teaching visual literacy : using comic books, graphic novels, anime, cartoons, and more to develop comprehension and thinking skills /
Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, editors. Audience: K-12 reading/literacy teachers. Barcode: ASE14220
This book provides a collection of articles that show literacy teachers and specialists how to use students' interest in comics, graphic novels, picture books, anime, film and other visual media to engage and motivate K-12 readers. It offers background information, research, and sample lessons to help teachers capture attention and boost critical thinking skills; support and strengthen multiple literacy competencies; help students understand and assess visual information; reach students with disabilities and extend their understanding. Contents: ch. 1. Visual literacy : what you get is what you see -- ch. 2. Graphic novels : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- ch. 3. Comics, the canon, and the classroom -- ch. 4. Seeing the world through a stranger's eyes : exploring the potential of Anime in literacy classrooms -- ch. 5. "Literary literacy" and the role of the comic book : or, "you teach a class on what?" -- ch. 6. That's funny : political cartoons in the classroom -- ch. 7. Learning from illustrations in picturebooks -- ch. 8. An irrecusable offer : film in the k-12 classroom -- ch. 9. "It was always the pictures..." : creating visual literacy supports for students with disabilities.
Digital storytelling in the classroom : new media pathways to literacy, learning, and creativity / Jason Ohler ; foreword by David Thornburg. Audience: K-12 teachers. Barcode: ASE14223
Contents: pt. 1. Storytelling, education, and the new media -- 1. Confessions of a digital storytelling teacher : twenty revelations about digital storytelling in education -- 2. Defining and discussing digital storytelling : helping teachers see, think, and talk about digital storytelling -- 3. Digital storytelling as an educational tool : standards, planning, and literacy -- 4. Assessing digital stories : the opportunities and challenges of new media evaluation -- pt. 2. The art and practice of storytelling -- 5. Thinking about story : the story core, story mapping, story types -- 6. Applying story maps : seeing the core, mapping the story -- 7. Story planning considerations : tips, techniques, lessons learned -- 8. Transformation formations : how we, and the characters in our stories, change -- 9. More story maps : from Aristotle to present day -- 10. Other kinds of stories : other story formats and story perspectives -- pt. 3. Going digital -- 11. The media production process, phase 1 : developing the story -- 12. The media production process, phases 2-5 : from production to performance -- 13. The digital storytelling toolbox : the tools teachers and students need to tell digital stories -- 14. Media grammar for teachers : assessing media expression -- 15. Copyright and fair use in education : living in the gray zone, doing the right thing, and protecting yourself -- Epilogue : if I had a time machine... -- Resource a. Teaching oral storytelling -- Resource b. Audio techniques for video recording oral storytelling -- Resource c. Audio techniques for interviewing people -- Resource d. Freytag's pyramid -- Resource e. Grammar of camera angles -- Resource f. What's scannable? -- Resource g. Joseph Campbell's story adventure diagram -- Resource h. Visual portrait of a story.
Teaching high school science through inquiry : a case study approach / Douglas Llewellyn. Audience: Senior years science teachers. Barcode: ASE14225
Offers teachers a complete plan for fostering a culture of inquiry in classrooms. Using current research, case inquiries and personal anecdotes, the author helps teachers understand inquiry-based instruction. He shows them how to help students: develop understanding of the nature of science and scientific concepts; learn skills and attitudes needed to become independent thinkers and inquirers about the natural world around them; identify concepts and questions to guide scientific investigations; and use logic and evidence to formulate and revise scientific explanations. Key features for teachers include learning how to: identify different levels of inquiry; eliminate challenges to teaching through inquiry; find time for inquiry; modify traditional labs to ones that foster inquiry; use classroom management approaches for inquiry-based learning; and assess inquiry. Contents: Constructing an understanding of scientific inquiry -- Learning about inquiry through case studies -- Developing a philosophy for inquiry
-- Comparing traditional and inquiry-based science classrooms -Integrating inquiry-based activities -- Modifying a lab activity into an inquiry investigation -- Managing the inquiry-based classroom - Assessing inquiry -- Teaching biology through inquiry -- Teaching earth science through inquiry -- Teaching chemistry through inquiry -Teaching physics through inquiry -- Reflecting on a teaching career.
Series: Media interrupted : the dissection of media in American culture Audience: Senior years.
This fast-paced three-part series investigates the pervasive influence of the media in American culture. It uses on-the-street interviews and visual examples to provide eye-opening insights into how television, newspapers, the Internet and other media shape people's perceptions. Titles in this series listed below: (3 titles)
[DVD] The media's influence on the things we do / Cambridge Educational, Radish Creative Group. Barcode: ASE14357
"Begins with a concise history of the media, follows by the effects of TV and other information and entertainment sources on personal attitudes, actions and public opinion. Explores the impact of how appearance, language and behavior are portrayed. Includes tips on becoming a more critical viewer."--cover. [DVD] The media's influence on what we buy /Cambridge Educational, Radish Creative Group. Barcode: ASE14358
"This program introduces the craft of advertising, explains the difference between needs and wants while analyzing the power of celebrity endorsements, the psychological advantage of product placement and other aspects of the business of steering wallets to cash registers." -cover. [DVD] Sexual stereotypes in the media / Cambridge Educational, Radish Creative Group. Barcode: ASE14356
This program focuses on identifying and looking beyond categorical stereotypes of women, men, gays and lesbians. [DVD] Real people : the truth about methamphetamine / AIM Education, Inc. Audience: Grade 7 - senior years. Barcode: ASE14359
This documentary-style program opens with teens' comments about methamphetamine, including how cheap and easy it is to obtain, how little they knew about its harmful effects, and how their addiction has resulted in criminal behavior. Two experts talk about how meth can cause damage to organs and that it can cause psychosis and violent behavior. Adolescents will learn how to think about the consequences of methamphetamine use and how to practice assertiveness skills to resist peer pressure. [DVD] CBC TV News in review--February 2009 / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Audience: Grades 7- Senior yrs. Barcode: ASE14226 Contents: The Conservatives and the coalition (ca. 15 min.) -Canadians, credit cards and debt (ca. 11 min.) -- The terrorist attack on Mumbai (ca. 17 min.) -- When it's cool to be kind (ca. 18 min.).
[DVD] Canadian holidays, celebrations and traditions / Mythic Productions. Audience: Middle -senior years. Barcode: ASE14355
This program examines many holidays, celebrations and traditions in Canada. It introduces the history and reasoning behind specific holidays that are celebrated in Canada. Contents: Introduction -- Canada Day -- Cool facts about Canada -Victoria Day -- Thanksgiving -- Remembrance Day -- National Aboriginal Day -- Smaller Regional and Provincial Festivals.
[DVD] Bridge to Terabithia / Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media present a Hal Lieberman Company production. Audience: Middle years. Barcode: ASE14360
Jessie Aarons, a shy fifth-grader, learns about love when he strikes up a friendship with the new girl in town. Together, he and Leslie Burke create a fantasy world they call "Terabithia" in a pine forest near their farms. In this magical land, they share their innermost secrets and dreams. Jesse's friendship with Leslie changes him forever and enables him to cope with her unexpected death. [DVD/KIT] National, provincial & territorial symbols of Canada / Mythic Productions. (2 videodiscs + 1 guide + 4 folded posters + 2 laminated sheets) Audience: Early-senior years. Barcode: ASE14354
This program examines the many symbols that are representative of Canada, its provinces and territories.
Contents: Symbols of Canada -- Provincial & territorial symbols -National, provincial & territorial symbols of Canada. Introduction -- Our national flag -- The parliament buildings -- The maple tree -- Currency -- The Beaver -- The coat of arms -- The Mace -Canada's national sports -- The R.C.M.P. -- Our national music. Ontario -- Quebec -- Nova Scotia -- New Brunswick -- Manitoba -Northwest Territories -- British Columbia -- Prince Edward Island -- Yukon -- Saskatchewan -- Alberta -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Nunavut. French Additions :
[FRVIDÉO] Il était une fois la vie : la fabuleuse histoire du corps humain ; la respiration / Procidis avec la participation de France Régions... [et al.]. Audience : Pour 4e-8e années. Barcode : ASF10517
Les poumons - La respiration: Les poumons sont deux organes élastiques et spongieux, placés à l’intérieur du thorax. D’une couleur rose, ils sont enveloppés par un double revêtement très mince, la plèvre, qui les protège contre le frottement des côtes durant l’inspiration et l’expiration. Le liquide pleural circule dans les deux couches de la plèvre. En cas d’infection due à un microbe, on parle de pleurite. Les deux poumons ne sont pas identiques.
