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  • New Books for the New Year
    Posted January 6, 2012 by Rachel Wadham

    Looking to start off the new year with something new?  Why not try these recently published books that just arrived in the library: The mobile academy: mLearning for higher education by Clark Quinn.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2012.  Call number: LB 2395.7 .Q56 2012 This books offers information on ways that mobile devices can be effectively [...]

  • English Language Learners in the current school environment
    Posted November 3, 2011 by Rachel Wadham

    Check out these new books in the HBLL dealing with the challenges faced by English Language Learners in the current school environment: Strategic attention in language testing: metacognition in a yes/no business English vocabulary test by Dieter Thoma.  Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, 2011. Call number: PE 1114 .T49 2011 Teaching English in multilingual [...]

  • Ready for Kindergarten?
    Posted June 29, 2011 by Rachel Wadham

    The New York Times recently posted an online debate about children’s readiness for kindergarten (http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/06/12/whos-ready-for-kindergarten?)  No matter where you stand on the debate if age four is to early or age six to late, understanding the complexities surrounding early childhood education is important.  For more information on a variety of topics related to early childhood [...]

  • Cyberbullying
    Posted June 22, 2011 by Rachel Wadham

    Bullying has always been a bad thing, but now technology has just increased the venues in which bullying takes place.  Today cyberbullying is a significant challenge for our youth and it is something that educators should be aware of.  If you are interested in learning more about cyberbullying check out these two new books: Responding [...]

  • Green Universities
    Posted May 18, 2011 by Rachel Wadham

    The Washington Post recently reported that students at many universities are looking to restrict the use of bottled water to help their campuses be more green. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/college_students_push_to_restrict_bottled_water/2011/04/20/AFeXBUEF_story.html?wprss=rss_education) If getting institutions of higher education to be more green is a subject that interests you here are some books you might want to check out: Greening the [...]

  • Three New Books
    Posted April 13, 2011 by Rachel Wadham

    Here are three new books that just arrived in the library: Adolescent Literacy and Teaching of Reading: Lessons for Teachers of Literature by Deborah Appleman.  Urbana, Ill.: National Council of Teachers of English, 2010.  LB 1632 .A67 2010 Reading to make meaning is a crucial skill that all adolescents need.  In her book Appleman offers [...]

  • Incorporating Technology
    Posted March 23, 2011 by Rachel Wadham

    There is no doubt that technology has had a major impact on education, but keeping up with all the changes can be difficult.  If you need a little help learning how to incorporate different technologies into your teaching check out these new books available in the library: Writing assessment and the revolution in digital texts [...]

  • New Books Calling for Educational Change
    Posted January 26, 2011 by Rachel Wadham

    A new year is always a time to make some changes for the better, so these new books on educational change are just right for the season. Too simple to fail : a case for educational change by R. Bausell, New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.  Call Number:  LB 1025.3 .B3894 2011 Based on [...]

  • New Books About Teaching Spelling
    Posted January 19, 2011 by Rachel Wadham

    “The Oregon Department of Education has announced that it will allow students to use spell check during standardized writing exams for the first time. But only one-quarter of the state’s students will have access to the online writing assessment. Critics worry that using spell check gives some students a crutch.”  (http://www.npr.org/2011/01/11/132832162/cant-spell-oregon-no-worries-spell-check-allowed?ft=1&f=1013) So if you want [...]

  • Voices for Education Two New Books By Powerful Thinkers
    Posted May 4, 2010 by Rachel Wadham

    “The good education of youth” : worlds of learning in the age of Franklin / edited by John H. Pollack Author: Pollack, John, 1967- ISBN: 9781584562627 Call Number: LA 2315 .P4 G66 2009 C.S. Lewis : a philosophy of education / Steven R. Loomis and Jacob P. Rodriguez Author: Loomis, Steven R ISBN: 023060577X Call [...]