finding classroom resources for your practicum final february 1 2012
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PPT slides from February 1, 2012 workshop for teacher candidatesTRANSCRIPT
Finding Classroom Resources for your
Practicum:
Math Manipulatives, Science Kits, Children’s Literature, and More!
http://bitstrips.com
Monique Flaccavento
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Outcomes
By the end of today’s session, you’ll be able to find:
Classroom resources for your practicum (math manipulatives, textbooks, science kits, children’s books, and more) by searching the library catalogue
Ministry-approved textbooks by searching the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Trillium List
Outcomes, continued
Age / grade-appropriate literature for your students by searching the Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database and Novelist
Age / grade-appropriate online newspaper and magazine articles, encyclopaedias, primary sources, and more by searching publicly licensed Knowledge Ontario databases
Catalogue Searcheshttp://www.library.utoronto.ca/oise
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/oise/
Trillium Listhttp://www.edu.gov.on.ca/trilliumlist/
Activity #1
5 minutes
Click on Research Guides
Click on Education Resources for Initial Teacher Education
http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/TeacherCandidates
Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database
http://go.utlib.ca/cat/7911527
http://www.knowledgeontario.ca/AboutYou/Education/K12
What are KO Licensed Databases?
http://eresources.knowledgeontario.ca
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/libraries/cat.asp?schoolNo=9
3 Knowledge Ontario Databases
P/J -- Kids InfoBits
J/I – InfoTrac Junior
I/S -- Canada in Context
Activity #2
Explore Kids InfoBits, InfoTrac Junior, or Student Resource Centre.
1. What is included in this database?
2. How could you use this database with your students?
Please be prepared to share your observations with the group.