If you know anyone else who might enjoy ERC Bookends, please share it with your students, colleagues, and friends!
Having a yen for a little haiku? Charmed by a cinquain? Reaching for a perfect rhyme?
Check out our poetry selections at the ERC!
Tailor-Made Bibliographic Instruction TOPRoxanne Myers Spencer, ERC Coordinator, invites all education faculty to schedule bibliographic instruction classes in the Educational Resources Center for their teacher education students. BI classes include a tour of
our unique subject alcoves, the ever-growing juvenile collection, curriculum guides, and online subscription databases. We encourage faculty to ask us to design instruction to suit their particular needs. Please don't hesitate to ask us to create a specific class for your students! To schedule your class for an ERC orientation, please call 755-4552 or 745-4659. ERC staff, Ellen Micheletti, Gayle Novick, and our able student workers look forward to assisting you!
Research Guides @ TIPDid you know...?
WKU Libraries provides Research Guides to help students and faculty locate relevant subject area information
in print and online, at http://www.wku.edu/library/tip/rsrchguides.html
Check 'em out!
Between the Bookends...
Noteworthy Titles @ the ERC....Classroom Managment for Middle-Grades Teachers, by C. M. Charles and Marilyn G. CharlesTOP
Teaching and management techniques that help young teens prosper in the classroom. Guidance for teachers on how to approach these exciting years.Flavor of the Week, by Tucker Shaw
Take a trio of teens, a cooking prodigy, a little confusion, a dash of romance, stir, and let simmer until...everything explodes!Internet Workshops: 10 Ready-to-Go Workshops for K-12 Educators, by Beverly E. Crane
Library media specialists and school technology coordinators will appreciate this methodical approach to teaching meaningful Internet workshops to elementary and secondary students.Marvelous Multiplication and Dazzling Division: AIMS Activities Grades 4-5
Hands-on help for understanding the concepts and processes of multiplication and division and multi-digit operations.Science Projects About Kitchen Chemistry, by Robert Gardner
How can you decode a message written in invisible ink? Will an ice cube melt faster in air or in water? How can water defy the laws of gravity? Find out in this science fair project resource from common items found in the kitchen.Toys: Amazing Storis Behind Some Great Inventions, by Don Wulffson
Have you ever wondered who invented Mr. Potato Head, LEGO, the bicycle, or even remote control cars?
Look no further--the answers can be found right here!
Spring!
And all our valleys turning into green,
Remembering—
As I remember! So my heart turns glad
For so much youth and joy—
From "In Excelsis," by Thomas S. Jones, Jr., in Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Second Book of Modern Verse. 1922.
Classroom Resources for Poetry...Whether it's ridiculous rhymes or gentle musings, world-renowned poets or classroom verses,
we have poetry resources for you!TOPA Basket Full of White Eggs: Riddle Poems, by Brian Swann
Fifteen brief poems, with folk sources in a variety of countries, present riddles to solve which can be answered in the illustrations.Butterscotch Dreams: Chants for Fun and Learning, by Sonja Dunn
Join the fun of sing-song, rhymes and rhythms for young children.I, too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African-American Poetry, selected by Catherine Clinton
A collection of poems on CD by African-American writers, including Lucy Terry, Gwendolyn Bennett, and Alice Walker.Mississippi Mud: Three Prairie Journals, by Ann Turner
Poems reflecting the points of view of three pioneer children describe their family's journey from Kentucky to Oregon.Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry, by Brian P. Cleary
An introduction to poetry that uses humorous poems, illustrations, and annotations to clarify terms and explain different types of poems, such as macaronic verse, concrete poems, and limericks.Under the Tree, by Elizabeth Madox Roberts
An illustrated collection of poems reflecting the activities and impressions of the author's childhood in a Kentucky farm community.When You've Made It Your Own: Teaching Poetry to Young People, by Gregory A. Denman
The study and teaching of poetry demystified, so it can be more easily incorporated into the language arts curriculum.
Nothing is so beautiful as spring—
When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush...
From "Spring," by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89). Poems. 1918.
This time, we looked at some Kentucky lore...
stories about Kentuckians, the beauty of our region,
and other aspects of our fair Commonwealth....Enjoy!America the Beautful: Kentucky, by R. Conrad Stein
Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, art, and people of the Bluegrass State.Borrowed Children, by George Ella Lyon
Having been forced to act as mother and housekeeper during Mama's illness, twelve-year-old Amanda has a holiday in Memphis, far removed from the Depression drudgery of her Kentucky mountain family, and finds her world expanding even as she grows to understand and appreciate her backgroundDaniel Boone and the Exploration of the Frontier, by Richard Kozar
Presents a biography of the legendary frontiersman who explored Kentucky and the route to the West leading to American expansion of the United States.Kentucky Coal: A Multimedia Education Kit, prepared by the Kentucky Coal Marketing and Export Council and the Kentucky Coal Association
Hands-on kit helps students learn about the history and methods of coal-mining in Kentucky.My First Book About Kentucky!: Why Wait to Learn About Our Great State? by Carol Marsh
Facts and figures for young readers about the Commonwealth: from the state flower (Goldenrod) to the state bird (Kentucky Cardinal) to "A Short & Sweet History of Kentucky."Summer Storm, by June Lewis Shore
A destructive tornado which sweeps through a small Kentucky community is only the beginning of the experiences involving fourteen-year-old Vonnie and her household of family and friends during the summer of 1939.TOPSelected by Rachel Kirn
KERA for YOU!Western Kentucky University Libraries has a fount of information on the
Kentucky Education Reform Act. Here are some highlights from this online resource,
which you can surf at http://www.wku.edu/library/kera/TOP
Assessment InformationCommonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS), Kentucky Instructional
Results Information System (KIRIS), and Assessment Methods http://www.wku.edu/library/kera/kiris.htmEducation Statistics
Kentucky Department of Education: Statistics http://www.education.ky.gov/
Click on Administrative Resources, then choose Data & Research for links to
data, CTBS scores, dropout rates, end of year reports (enrollment, ethnic
membership and summary), e-rate data, family resource & youth services
centers fact sheet, financial data, free and reduced price data, school and
district address files, school-based decision making stats, SEEK bulletins,
special education data, etc.Digest of Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/AnnualReports/reports.asp?type=digest
from the National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/
The Digest of Education Statistics provides a compilation of statistical
information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten
through graduate school. The Digest includes over 400 tables from many
NCES and other data sources.Recent Articles
Recent Articles About KERA http://www.wku.edu/library/kera/recntart.htm
A selected bibliography of magazines and journals, newspapers, theses and dissertations, and conference papers on KERAVisit this useful WKU Libraries resource today!
’Tis spring; come out to ramble
The hilly brakes around,
For under thorn and bramble
About the hollow ground
The primroses are found.
From "'Tis Spring Come Out to Ramble (The Lent Lily)," byA. E. Housman (1859–1936). A Shropshire Lad. 1896.
Fridays @ the Movies @ the ERC
Friday, April 9, 2:00 p.m.
Sense & Sensibility
Jane Austen never looked this good! Follow Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet, and Emma Thompson through a maze of
romantic entanglements.Friday, April 30, 2:00 p.m.
A Beautiful Mind
Brilliance and schizophrenia struggle for supremacy in this biography of mathematical genius John Nash.Viewings of movies are free to WKU faculty, staff, and students.
We will provide free popcorn and pop.
Professors, please notify your students.
All are welcome!
The child alone a poet is:
Spring and Fairyland are his.
Truth and Reason show but dim,
And all’s poetry with him.
From "Babylon," by Robert Graves. Fairies and Fusiliers. 1918.
ERC Hours Monday through Thursday
7:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday
7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday
12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
(Closed Sundays)
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Spring and daisies came apace;
Grasses hide my hiding place;
Grasses run like a green sea
O’er the lawn up to my knee.
From "The Dumb Soldier," by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). A Child’s Garden of Verses and Underwoods. 1913.
What's Going On @ Your Library?
Celebrate National Library Week @ Your Library!
April 18-24, 2004
http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/campaign/nlw/nationallibraryweek.htmThe Spring 2004 issue of WKU Libraries Collections & Connections is online!
Read about the latest exhibitions at Kentucky Library and Museum, meet the people behind
the scenes who bring you wonderful books and art to learn from, appreciate, and enjoy.
Find out how to support your library.
http://www.wku.edu/library/c&c/spring_04/April 3, 2004
Teacher Professional Development Workshop: Art
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Kentucky Library and Museum
To pre-register or for more information, contact Lynne Ferguson at
270-745-2594.
More detail at: http://www.wku.edu/library/calendar&event/eventlist.htm#apr03April 15-16, 2004
Kentucky Writers Conference
April 15 - 11:00 noon – 4:15 p.m.
April 16 - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Downing University Center (DUC)
This conference will feature Kentucky writers and their work.
Open to high school students, WKU students and the general public.
Admission is free.
For more information, contact Jayne Pelaski, Assistant to the Dean of Libraries for
Community Outreach, Cravens 106, (270) 745-5016.
Visit the website: http://www.sokybookfest.org/BookFest04/kywritersconference.htmKentucky Literary Awards
Announcement of winners: Winners will be announced on April 16.
Books eligible for the Kentucky Literary
Awards must have been written by a Kentucky
author or have a Kentucky-related theme.
2004.http://www.wku.edu/library/deansoffice/commoutreach_kylitaward.htmApril 16 - April 17, 2004
Southern Kentucky Book Fest
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - April 16
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - April 17
In just two days, we will host an impressive list of over 200 authors. Some of America’s finest
writers will not only meet the public and sign books, but will hold speaking sessions giving readers an
opportunity to hear them talk about their books and learn more about them.
To learn more about the authors and activities,
visit our web site at http://www.sokybookfest.org/.April 22, 2004
Far Away Places. . . With Strange Sounding Names
International Community Presentations sponsored by Integra
"Ecuador"
David Coffey, Agriculture, WKU
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Starbucks Cafe at Barnes & Noble Bookstore
1680 Campbell Lane
For more contact: University Libraries Reference Office
(270) 745-6115 or web.reference@wku.eduApril 24, 2004
Teacher Professional Development Workshop: Oral History
Participants will learn how to develop an interview guide, and they will
conduct an interview during the workshop. Handouts will be available for
use by teachers and students about how to an oral history project for the
classroom. Participants must have a cassette tape recorder and
one sixty-minute blank cassette.
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m
Kentucky Library and Museum
To pre-register or for more information, contact Laura Harper Lee at (270) 745-6082.
The child is on my shoulders.
In the prairie moonlight the child’s legs hang over my shoulders.
She sits on my neck and I hear her calling me a good horse.
She slides down—and into the moon silver of a prairie stream
She throws a stone and laughs at the clug-clug.
From "Three Spring Notations on Bipeds (Mist Forms)," by Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Smoke and Steel. 1922.
ERC Special ResourcesTwo coin-operated photocopiers are available for copying Reserve Readings and other materials (now 10 cents per copy).
The ERC has 11 public computers with access to TopCat and excellent resources through TIP, Western Kentucky Libraries' Topper InfoPortal The ERC has an Ellison machine with a large selection of dies Lamination services are available for posters and other special projects We will photocopy pages onto our transparencies for a fee We look forward to helping you find the resources you need!
The birds their love-notes warble
Among the blossomed trees;
The flowers are sighing forth their sweets
To wooing honey-bees;
The glad brook o’er a pebbly floor
Goes dancing on its way,—
But not a thing is so like spring
As happy Alice Ray.
From "Alice Ray," by Sarah Josepha Hale, in Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900.
Roxanne Myers Spencer
Assistant Professor & Coordinator
Educational Resources CenterDr. Michael Binder
Dean, University LibrariesDr. Brian E. Coutts
Head, Department of Library Public ServicesAnnotated Bibliographies compiled by Ellen Micheletti, Senior Educational Resources Center Assistant &
Gayle Novick, Educational Resources Center Assistant
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And be as if this ancient earth
Were but the resting-place of mirth
Since time was born and joy begun.
From "To a Child," by George Edgar Montgomery, in Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900.
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