December
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December 2002:
'Tis the Season to READ!
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Occasional News from the
Educational Resources Center
Western Kentucky University
366 Tate Page Hall
270-745-4552
Visit our website!
http://www.wku.edu/Library/dlps/edcenter.htmVisit the ERC Bookends Index
http://llyfrgell.tripod.com/ERC_Bookends/erc_bookends_index.html
A Heartfelt Thank You to Everyone in the WKU Community Who Helped to Make the ERC's Scholastic Book Fair this November Such a Rousing Success!
Fridays @ the Movies @ the ERC! | Bibliographic Instruction|
Teaching Resources| Staff Picks|Online Articles, Anyone?|
Online Resources|ERC Hours|Special Resources|
Fridays @ the Movies @ the ERC! We are featuring a new event at the ERC, beginning with the Spring 2003 semester! One Friday per month, we will be showing a movie! Each film will be presented by a library faculty or staff member and there will be question and answer period afterward. Tentative titles include: The Magnificent Ambersons, directed by Orson Wells, presented by Ellen Micheletti Spanish Dancer, with Pola Negri, presented by Sean Kinder Other feature films will include literary adaptations, classics, and a ghostly movie.... Stay tuned for exact dates, times, and more exciting features @ Fridays @ the Movies @ the ERC!
At-Your-Service Bibliographic Instruction How do I find articles on teaching ESL? Where can I find my favorite children's picture books? Does the ERC have manipulatives for use in early childhood classrooms? I need to engage 8th graders in reading.... Does the ERC carry young adult novels with contemporary themes? Where can I find music lesson plans? We can help! Schedule your teacher education students' customized bibliographic instruction class at the ERC today! To schedule your class for an ERC orientation, please call 745-4552 or 745-4659. Roxanne Myers Spencer,
Ellen Micheletti, or any of our helpful student workers
look forward to assisting you!
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Excellent Teaching Resources Web Teaching Guide by Sarah Horton
Walks the teacher through the steps of designing and implementing an effective academic course website. With so many web-based classes being offered, this book will be very valuable to anyone who is teaching an internet class.A Survival Kit for the Elementary/Middle School Art Teacher by Helen D. Hume
125 art projects and handouts covering a variety of media. Also, reproducibles, and guidelines for the art program. An invaluable book for the art teacher.Everything You Need To Teach Europe by Sharon Coletti
Covers all aspects of Europe: Geography, History, Government, Culture, and more. Provides an entire unit in one book. Also contains tests, and resources for further study....and so much more!
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Staff Picks @ the ERC... All American Girl by Meg Cabot
Samantha Madison is quite the heroine. She has stopped an assassin, has been appointed teen ambassador to the UN, and the President of the United States’ son (who is quite a hottie) may have a crush on her.Double Fudge by Judy Blume
He’s back and now he’s five years old. Fudge who was first introduced in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing has discovered money. And when his cousins Flora and Fauna come for a visit, the three of them are almost too much for older brother Pete to handle.Home of the Braves by David Klass
His senior year was going to be *the* year for Joe Brickmann, soccer star. Then a Brazilian exchange student, Antonio Silva comes in, threatening Joe’s all-star status. What’s worse, Joe’s girlfriend is casting admiring looks at Antonio too.Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Fourteen-year-old Alex lives with his uncle who is his guardian. When his uncle is found dead, they tell Alex it was an accident. But it wasn’t. Alex’s uncle worked for the British intelligence agency MI6 and those who killed him want Alex dead too....just a sampling of the many excellent titles in our juvenile collection!
Online Articles, Anyone? WKU Libraries' homepage and TopperInfoPortal (TIP) are great resources on or off campus. If you are doing research for an online class, working from home or the office, or are interning this semester and won't have much of an opportunity to visit the WKU Libraries, you'll find TIP an invaluable resource. Look up articles on our subscription databases; review our subject area research guides; search electronic journals; or search TopCat2000, the WKU Libraries online catalog. KYVL (Kentucky Virtual Libraries) databases or the EBSCOHost subscription databases are accessible remotely with user ids and passwords. User IDs and passwords are available through the WKU Libraries Reference Desk at 270-745-6125. You must be a current student or faculty or staff member. Your name and last four digits of your WKU ID number are required for remote access passwords. Flagg, Ann. (2000, November/December). "Winter holiday festivals." Instructor 110:4.
Unique classroom activities for winter festivals from around the world, including Diwali, the Indian festival of lights and the Mexican tradition of Los Pasadas.Andrews, Jeanmarie. (1999, February). "Learning vacations." Early American Homes, 30:1.
Ways to learn traditional crafts at campuses around the country during winter holidays. Offerings include degree programs and hands-on experiences.Trowbridge, Russ, and Guengerich, Susan. (1998, November). "Winter celebrations and mathematics." Teaching Children Mathematics, 5:3.
An interesting way to teach students to look at winter holidays using mathematical reasoning and logic. Activities include using fractions, geometry, and measurement.Tanaka, Beatrice. (1995, December). "Candle Town." Cricket, 23:4.
A lovely lesson and craft activity for young children. Complete instructions for making candle holders to celebrate the many winter holidays from around the world.
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Educational Resources Online Upcoming Events on the Calendar: December
http://www.umkc.edu/imc/december.htmHoliday Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edholiday.htmWinter Holiday Activities School Classroom: Part II: Hosting a Winter Solstice Festival
http://7-12educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa112600b.htmWinter Holiday Lesson Plans
http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/teacherl/lesson_plans/holiday/winter.htm
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Saturday, Dec 14, Closed
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ERC Special Resources
Two coin-operated photocopiers are available for copying Reserve Readings and other materials. The ERC has 12 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 letter and figure dies. Please supply your own construction paper. Lamination services are available for posters and other special projects We look forward to helping you find the resources you need!
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"Joys of the Season to all!"
ERC Bookends, December 2002.
