Finding classroom resources for your practicum final february 1 2012
This document provides information and resources for teacher candidates to find classroom materials for their practicum. It outlines that by the end of the session, participants will be able to search the library catalogue to find math and science materials, textbooks, and children's books. They will also be able to search the Ontario Ministry of Education's Trillium List for approved textbooks and search databases like the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database and Knowledge Ontario for age-appropriate articles, encyclopedias, and primary sources. The document provides links to these resources and instructs participants to explore databases like Kids InfoBits, InfoTrac Junior, or Student Resource Centre to identify included materials and how they could be used with students. Contact information is provided
Finding classroom resources for your practicum final february 1 2012
- 1. Finding Classroom Resources for your Practicum: Math Manipulatives, Science Kits, Children’s Literature, and More!
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 10. Click on Research Guides
- 11. Click on Education Resources for Initial Teacher Education
- 14. http://www.knowledgeontario.ca /AboutYou/Education/K12 What are KO Licensed Databases?
- 17. 3 Knowledge Ontario Databases P/J -- Kids InfoBits J/I – InfoTrac Junior I/S -- Canada in Context
- 18. 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.
- 19. Questions? Contact me! I’m here to help! Monique Flaccavento monique.flaccavento@utoronto.ca 416-978-1867