EDEL 394 Section A4

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EDEL 394 Section A4

• The Role of Resources in Planning
• Evaluating Resources
• Professional Resources
• March 8, 2006

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Agenda

• Recap Mini-lessons
• Evaluating resources
• Professional resources

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What We Want You To Remember

• Guidelines for evaluating and selecting
  appropriate learning resources apply to all
  formats of resources
  
• Professional resources are essential to planning

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Why Evaluate Learning Resources?

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Where Can I Find Some Resource Evaluation
Guidelines?

• Learning Resources Policies
• Calgary Public Schools
• Challenges Programs and Materials
• Edmonton Public Schools http//www.epsb.ca/policy
  /hi.ar.shtml
  
• Calgary Public Schools http//www.cbe.ab.ca/Polic
  ies/policies/AR3013.pdf
  

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How Can a Teacher-librarian Help My Teaching?

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Where Can you Find Recommended Resources?

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• 2 AB ED Novel and nonfiction list
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What do we mean by professional resources?

• Those resources we use to support our teaching
  and learning
  
• Print
• Non-print
• Electronic
• Human
• Professional Development

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Electronic

• Alberta Learning
• Curriculum Documents
• Curriculum Handbooks
• Implementation Schedule
• Teacher Support Documents
• Connection
• English Language Arts
• Guide to Education
• Daily Physical Activity
• Social Studies
• Learner Assessment
• Authorized Resources
• Alberta Assessment Consortium
• Online Reference Centre
• Links to curriculum-specific sites for children
  and for teachers
  
• Information for Teachers
• Blogs, Educational Sites, etc. (www.video.google.c
  om/nara.html)
  

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Human

• Colleagues
• Expert teachers
• Administrators

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Professional Development

• Professional Organizations such as the ATA
  Specialist Councils
  
• Teachers Conventions
• Learning Consortia (ERLC) (Alberta)
• Extra courses (open studies), diploma programs,
  and MEd programs
  
• Personal Interest Courses
• Technology Courses