Booth, Char
Summary: Whether or not "instruction" appears in their job titles, librarians are often in the position of educating their users, colleagues, and peers to successfully locate and evaluate information. Because MLIS education tends to offer less-than-comprehensive preparation in pedagogy and instructional design, this book tackles the challenge of effective teaching and training head-on. In this book the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Library Association 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 028.7 BOOWright, Andrew
Contents: Language for the organisation of games -- Picture games -- Psychology games -- Magic tricks -- Caring and sharing games -- Card and board games -- Sound games -- Story games -- Word games -- True/false games -- Memory games -- Question and answer games -- Guessing and speculating games -- Miscellaneous games -- Summary of the games (skills, level, time, etc.) -- Index to structures and types of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1984
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1 available in EZ, Call number: EZ 418 WRISummary: Cognitive science has provided exciting breakthroughs in child development. This video demonstrates how children are learning much more, at much earlier ages than many experts thought possible-and that learning is rooted in emotion as well as logic.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Working together, administrators, principals, and teachers can give priority to the essential skills children must develop in order to succeed. This program presents the value of a no-nonsense approach to teaching. By maximizing learning time, by structuring curriculums so that mastery of academic content is required to proceed, and by quickly providing extra assistance for students having...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Learning Station (Musical group)
Contents: Make new friends (3:03) -- Nursery rhyme dance (3:29) -- Boom chicka boom (2:54) -- I love the mountains (2:20) -- Be kind to your web footed friends (2:00) -- Fred the moose (3:00) -- Ain't it great to be crazy (3:10) -- Day-o time to go home (2:40) -- Go bananas (3:19) -- Wishy washy washer woman (3:13) -- Baby shark (1:35) -- Fill your bucket (3:35) -- Rockin' my hips (2:32) -- Stone soup...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hug-A-Chug Records 2011
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1 available in Reference Office, Call number: CD STO BesSummary: This program describes and demonstrates specific examples of instructional conversation and other types of cognitive coaching; identifies instructional arrangements that are used to promote active learning by students; models questioning techniques and student interactions, including the ways in which cognitive coaches keep student discussion focused and productive; and considers the role that...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: "Kids will explore languages from all over Europe with these interactive learning games! Explore the languages spoken in Europe; Hear the proper pronunciation of words; Learn basic vocabulary in multiple languages; Practice saying the colors of the rainbow."--
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD WORSummary: This video provides students with the basic skills needed to handle all types of business telephone communications. Shows the viewer how to deal with the proper procedures for answering the telephone, taking messages, screening calls, and handling irate callers. Presents the steps for placing calls, including a brief look at the telephone directory, local and long distance calls, efficient use...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: General chemistry-the starting point for understanding many different sciences-is a rigorous discipline. This program, filmed at Dartmouth College, will help students stay engaged with the coursework as it explains the necessity and the benefits of making a wholehearted commitment. The nine strategies presented by a mix of professors and students are: set goals, manage your time, keep up with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This program explores alternative approaches and explanations of learning, including latent learning, learning sets, insight learning, ethology, social learning, and neuroscience. The program emphasizes the recent move towards a cognitive theory of learning and examines research in this area. The program includes archival film featuring B. F. Skinner and Dr. Robert Epstein, who demonstrated...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The revolution in information and communication technology and its eager adoption by the Millennials has created significant teaching opportunities-and challenges-for instructors. This program aims both to inform and to inspire educators as it encourages them to make e-learning an integral part of the instructional mix. The evolution of youth communications in the 21st century; implications of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: How could a child be a top math student yet not be able to read? Why can another child read well but not be able to write a paragraph that makes sense? While watching children being taught new ways to learn, this program offers expert insight into the nature of learning disabilities, why learning disabilities may also be accompanied by ADHD or social disorders, and what can be done to help...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: A one-size-fits-all approach to education will not promote academic success in today's culture. This program explores the value of grouping students flexibly according to their changing needs, accelerating instruction for slower learners, and customizing methods of teaching. The challenges of implementing such strategies, including increased demand for supplies, equipment, and technical...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program provides a helpful guide to teachers for recognizing their students' primary styles of acquiring and working with information: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. To illustrate each style's impact on successful classroom learning, discussion focuses on the observation techniques used by visual learners; the hearing and repetition procedures practiced by auditory learners; and the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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González, Echo Elise
Summary: A graphic nonfiction volume that describes the different kinds of work you can do to earn money.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 332.024 GONSummary: This program outlines a concise three-step process for understanding and retaining information. The steps include exposure, review, and practice. Class attendance is stressed for maximum exposure to material. Valuable advice is provided on how to distill weekly lecture notes into a meaningful study guide. Methods for retrieving information learned include recitation and group study.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Baig, Edward C.
Summary: The latest edition - updated to cover iOS 14 and iPhone 12. Nothing seems to change faster than an iPhone. Just when you think you know your way around the device, a new update arrives and you have to learn everything all over again. This fully revised edition of iPhone For Dummies arrives just in time to keep you up to date on iOS 14, the version of the iOS operating system released in late...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 004.1675 BAIKohl, MaryAnn F.
Summary: "75 great American artists are introduced through open-ended art activities allowing kids to explore great art styles from colonial times to the present. Each child-tested art activity presents a biography with full color artwork and techniques covering painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more"--P. [4] of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bright Ring Publishing 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709.73 KOHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fine KohlReichenberg-Ullman, Judyth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Prima Health 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8589 REIDobson, Linda.
Summary: With more than 1,000 kid-tested and parent-approved techniques for learning, parents who homeschool their children can engage their children in fun-filled activities focusing on math, science, reading, music, art, history, and health, which can be adapted to any family's homeschooling style and educational needs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Prima Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.04 DobBehr, Gregg
Summary: "Playful and practical, When You Wonder, You're Learning brings the lessons of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood into the digital age. It focuses on six skills and mindsets that parents and educators can foster in kids--curiosity, creativity, collaboration, communication, perseverance, and empathy--by leading with a Mister Rogers anecdote, then connecting the logic behind what Mister Rogers did on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Go, Hatchette Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 BEHSummary: Genetic science holds the keys to life itself. How should this knowledge be used? Enhanced by outstanding 3-D computer animations and microscopic imaging, this engaging program featuring Dr. Cary Fowler, author of Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity, takes a balanced look at the biotechnological revolution. Among the numerous topics surveyed are genetic engineering,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: "An activity-based volume that introduces different animal groups and their characteristics. Features include a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2012