C.O.D. Library ESL/ABE/GED Faculty Newsletter April 2010
Resource of the Month
FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.free.ed.gov FREE is a directory of of freely available teaching and learning resources from the federal government arranged by subject area. Looking for photos to illustrate a history lesson? Videos that demonstrate a scientific process? FREE points you to places where you can find them. Sources include NASA, the National Gallery of Art, PBS, the National Science Foundation, Library of Congress, the Education Department and more. Subjects cover Art & Music, Science, Math, U.S. History, Health & Phys. Ed., World Studies, and U.S. Time Periods. The number of topics covered is impressive and the choices of sites for each topic really highlights the breadth of information and
Spring Thaw- no April Fools' joke! It seems that every year I post two very interrelated stories to this newsletter. The first one-- generally written at the start of the academic year-- asks you to send your requests for new materials. The follow-up-unhappily quick on the heels of the former-- apologizes and explains that our collection development budget has been frozen and I won't be able to purchase anything new for our collection. I'm happy to say that our recent warm weather has coincided with a budget thaw and I now have some money to spend again! While I am always happy to hear your request for books, videos, audio, and any other resources you would like for your or your students' use, I'm especially eager to receive your wish lists now that I can actually act on them! I know it's a busy time in the semester, so if you'd like to put this request on the back burner, I'll be more than happy to send a reminder in June! While my ABE/GED/ESL budget was sitting untouched, I spent some time exploring some of the great free educational resources we often promote in the Library. If you haven't visited the online newsletter in a while, be sure to take a look at my entries on Free Online Media and Films on Demand and learn more about the videos and audio you can easily share with your students or use in any "smart" classroom. In other news, the Grass Roots Easy Reader series that I promised is finally available in the Library! We have two series: 4 Humor stories and 4 Romance stories. These high--interest, low vocabulary readers are at the grade 1 level and feature just 1 or 2 sentences per page. If you and your students are interested in seeing more books like these, just let me know-- Grass Roots has a total of 24 easy readers.
Books to Look For Novel Scenes: • Low intermediate, Rooms with a view / Ann Gianola : PE1128 .N684 2010
the number of tools that are provided by the federal government for educational purposes. Exploring each source in order to find these tools would be a daunting task-- FREE makes it easy and fun to browse and find inspiration.
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• High beginning, Holding the bag / Ann Gianola : PE1128 .N683 2010 • Low beginning, In a tight spot / Ann Gianola : PE1128 .N682 2010 • Low beginning, In a tight spot / Ann Gianola : PE1128 .N682 2010 Oxford Readers • A new world at the library M.J. Cosson ; illustrated by Adrian Mateescu : PE1126.N43 C677 2009 • Driving in the city Donna Montgomery ; illustrated by Klebs Junior : PE1126.N43 M668 2009 Oxford Picture Dictionary Reading Library- Workplace • Math and Max Brian Sargent ; illustrated by Dominic Bugatto : PE1126.N43 S275 2009 • A big night at Maria’s Cafe Sheila Fletcher ; illustrated by Paul Gibbs : PE1126.N43 F548 2009 • An important guest at the Shelton Hotel Antony Di Nardo ; illustrated by Bunky Hurter : PE1126.N43 D56 2009 Oxford Picture Dictionary Reading Library- Academics • Healthy eating Les Asselstine ; illustrated by Alana McCarthy : PE1126.N43 A773 2009 • Annette succeeds in class Paula S. Goepfert ; illustrated by Daniel Chen : PE1126.N43 G636 2009 Oxford Picture Dictionary Reading Library – Civics: • Finding good childcare Rod Peturson ; illustrated by Nicola Slater : PE1126.N43 P488 2009 • A busy morning at the bank Daniel McGillis ; illustrated by Mona Daly : PE1126.N43 M383 2009 Oxford Bookworms Library Starter level: • Escape Phillip Burrows and Mark Foster : PE1126.N43 B877 2008 • Drive into danger Rosemary Border ; illustrated by Simon Gurr : PE1126.N43 B673 2008 Endeavor Series: • Endeavor. 8 : PE1128 .E528 2009 • Endeavor. 7 : PE1128 .E547 2009 • Endeavor. 6 : PE1128 .E526 2009 • Endeavor. 5 : PE1128 .E525 2009 • Endeavor. 4 : PE1128 .E524 2009