Education » Web Resources http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education Just another Lib.byu.edu weblog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:47:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Free Resources for Teachers from PBS http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/2012/01/25/free-resources-for-teachers-from-pbs/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/2012/01/25/free-resources-for-teachers-from-pbs/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:20 +0000 Rachel Wadham http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/?p=513 The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) provides access to a variety of high-quality preK-12 educational resources at their website PBS Teachers. From lesson plans to on-demand video there is a wide variety of classroom materials suitable for akll content areas and grade levels. Correlated to state and national educational standards and linked to PBS’ on-air and online programming like NOVA, Nature, Cyberchase, Between the Lions, these resources will inform and inspire your teaching and learning.

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Produced by by Makepeace Productions in partnership with Cultural Survival and Interactive Knowledge with funding from the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB),  the website Our Mother Tongues provides interesting information about American’s native languages including:

- LANGUAGE MAP: Explore Native American language programs from Alaska to North Carolina.

- VOICES: Meet heroic American Indian first-language speakers and teachers, and hear from dedicated second-language learners.

- SEND ePOSTCARD: Send an e-greeting in a Native American language to entertain friends and raise awareness about America’s indigenous languages and the people striving to save them.

- VIDEO CLIPS: View additional footage from We Still Live Here; learn about cultural clues embedded in languages, and hear from American Indian leaders about the importance of learning
one’s mother tongue.

- BLOG: Read stories and share your own.

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Newly added titles include Cyberbullying: Activities to Help Children and Teens to Stay Safe in a Texting, Twittering, Social Networking World, by Vanessa Rogers (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010) and Banishing Bullying Behavior: Exploring the Culture of Pain, Rage and Revenge, by Suellen Fried and Blanche E. Sosland (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2010).

Visit the site here:  http://site.ebrary.com/lib/cyberbullying/home.action

You may also register for the site to help them better understand its usefulness by clicking here:  http://www.tfaforms.com/216765

 

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DAWCL

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http://www.cal.org/resources/onlineresources.html

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Dancer’s Journal: Learning to Perform the Dances of Martha Graham, from the Kennedy Center’s Artsedge shows scrapbook items of a dancer learning dances of Martha Graham.   Teachers and students can hear music and see video clips, including one of Graham herself perform movements from “Lamentation.”  Other featured  works include “Appalachian Spring” and “Errand into the Maze.”

http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1901

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]]> http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/2011/07/20/u-s-department-of-education-college-costs-website/feed/ 0 The Vital Role of School Libraries http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/2011/06/15/the-vital-role-of-school-libraries/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/2011/06/15/the-vital-role-of-school-libraries/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:57:17 +0000 Rachel Wadham http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/?p=361 Despite the fact that school librarians in Los Angeles are having to defend their jobs (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0513-tobar-20110513,0,3002882.column), there are many who still believe that libraries are vital (http://www.salon.com/books/libraries_and_librarians/?story=/books/laura_miller/2011/05/11/nypl_centennial).  The vital place school libraries is evident I many recent studies that have shown that there is a strong relationship between a well-staffed, well-funded school library and student achievement test scores.  To read this research or find out more check out:

Library Research Service: School Library Impact Studies — http://www.lrs.org/impact.php

International Association of School Librarianship — http://www.iasl-online.org/advocacy/make-a-difference.html

Or search in ERIC under:

(“School Libraries” or “Library Role” or “Library Services”) and (“Academic Achievement” or “Achievement Tests” or “Standardized Tests”)

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]]> http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/2011/05/25/reading-rockets/feed/ 0 I Love Utah History: A New Website http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/2011/05/11/i-love-utah-history-a-new-website/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/2011/05/11/i-love-utah-history-a-new-website/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 18:15:02 +0000 Rachel Wadham http://lib.byu.edu/sites/education/?p=332 Utah State History has recently launched a new website, “I Love History”  (http://ilovehistory.utah.gov/index.html).  This website covers a variety of topics from people and places to geography and government.  Easy to navigate the websites purpose is to encourage critical thinking and understanding about Utah history.  Adding greatly to the site are the primary documents including photographs, first person accounts, and other documents.  These sources add great depth to the site and bring to life the commentary that the website provides.  These primary sources are drawn from publications that State History has contributed to or produced, including the Utah Historical Quarterly, the Utah History Encyclopedia, Beehive History, Currents, the Centennial County History Series, and A History of Utah’s American Indians, as well as collections held by State History.  This website will be fun for children of all ages to explore and will provide a wealth of information to teachers.

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