Teacher Education provides courses and laboratory experiences that prepare students to become teachers in early childhood settings and kindergarten as well as in elementary and secondary schools. The library is a major link in this endeavor.
| Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law | Ref KF 4114 .D46 | |
| Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education | Ref LB 1139.25 .E53 1992 | |
| Encyclopedia of Educational Research | Ref LB 15 .E48 1992 | |
| Encyclopedia of Special Education | Ref LC 4007 .E53 2000 | |
| Greenwood Dictionary of Education | Ref L 5 .G68 2003 | |
| Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education | Ref LC 1099.3 .H35 2004 | |
| The International Encyclopedia of Education | Ref LB 15 .I569 1994 | |
| Teacher Certification Requirements in all Fifty States | Ref LB 1771.T43 | |
| Condition of Education | ||
| Digest of Education Statistics |
Use the library catalog to search by author, title, subject, or keyword. Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings books (located on shelves near the Reference Desk) for a subject search. Subject heading searching can be more productive than searching by simple keywords. Ask a Librarian for assistance.
| L | Education |
| LA | History of education |
| LB | Theory and practice of education |
| LC | Special aspects of education |
- Academic Search Premier- a multi-disciplinary database offering full text articles to many education journals
- ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center is the most important source for scholarly material in the field of education. It indexes journal articles, ERIC documents, and professional books. ERIC Digests, which are included, are full text. Consult the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors to improve your search results. The print Thesaurus is located near the entrance to the Reference Room. The Thesaurus is also available on the ERIC site. Ask a Librarian for assistance.
- Professional Development Collection - full text articles from over 400 journals and magazines for educators
- PsycINFO - citations and some full text articles in all fields of psychology
AERASIG
See American Educational Research Association's list of free online scholarly education journals.
Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography 1985-2001
This print index is located in the Reference Room on the index shelving. It contains abstracts from professional periodicals and reviews books related to growth and development of children.
Journal articles provide information on current developments, research trends, and hot topics. There are specific databases that cover the literature in the discipline. Once articles are identified through the appropriate database, look up the journal title in the library's catalog to see whether the library has that journal. If not, articles may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
Access Indiana:
Education and Training
Information about education in Indiana from elementary to university
plus information for teachers
Busy
Teachers' Web Site K-12
"Provide[s] teachers with direct source materials, lesson plans
/ classroom activities with a minimum of site-to-site linking"
EDSITEment - The
Best of the Humanities on the Web
Lesson plans and quality web resources in literature and language
arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.
Educational Associations and Organizations
Education
Index
"Annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web"
The Educator's
Reference Desk
Resources, lessons plans, web links, archived question links provided
by Information Institute of Syracuse
ERIC Clearinghouse
on Early Education and Parenting
Publications and information including free full text access to Early
Childhood Research and Practice (ECRP) and the archived collection from
former ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
GEM - Gateway
to 21st Century Skills
Quality materials and tools - lesson plans, learning resources, core
academic standards from each state
International Reading
Association
Useful resources on literacy; archived highlights from Reading Today;
much more
K-12
School Data (Indiana)
Statistics, directories, performance & financial reports, trend
data, and school calendar
Katy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
"Categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and
professional growth"
Kids Count
Tracks status of children nationally and state-by-state
LD Online
Major source of information related to learning disabilities--research,
political news, informative articles
The Literacy
Web
Extensive collection with topics ranging from Adolescent Literacy to
Writing and curriculum links for preschoolers through adults as well
as research and "What's New"
National Center for Education
Statistics
Federal agency that collects and analyzes educational data from the
U.S. and other countries; includes Surveys
& Programs and Annual
Reports
Online
Directory of ESL Resources
Especially written for ESL teachers, but foreign language teachers will
find it helpful
Science NetLinks
Provides a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators, including
lesson plans and reviewed web resources based on "benchmarks"
created by AAAS Project 2061
Six Steps to ELL Lesson Design
Provides help in adapting lessons (or create new materials) to meet needs of non-English/limited-English students
Teachable
Moment
Teaching ideas, lesson plans, essays for discussion, and suggestions
for guiding young people (K-12) as they deal with social conflict in
the world
U.S. Dept of Education
Topics from A to Z
Browsable and searchable list to many resources in education
For more assistance, ask a Reference Librarian
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