finding classroom resources for your practicum feb 2013

Finding Classroom Resources for your

Practicum:

Math Manipulatives, Science Kits, Children’s Literature, and More!

http://bitstrips.com

Pat Serafini

Monique Flaccavento

Outcomes

By the end of today’s session, you’ll be able to find:

Classroom resources for your practicum (manipulatives, textbooks, kits, curriculum units, lesson plans, children’s books, and more)

Ministry-approved textbooks by searching the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Trillium List

Outcomes, continued

Age / grade-appropriate literature for your students by searching the Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

Age / grade-appropriate online newspaper and magazine articles, primary sources, lesson plans, and more by searching free and licensed online resources

http://oise.library.utoronto.ca

Trillium Listhttp://www.edu.gov.on.ca/trilliumlist/

Activity #1

5 minutes

Licensed UofT databases

Kids InfoBits

InfoTrac Junior (Graphic Interface)

Canada in Context

Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

Teen Health and Wellness

OPHEA Health and Physical Education

Career Cruising

Spelling Bee Visual Thesaurus

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/libraries/cat.asp?schoolNo=10

Activity

Choose one resource and answer the following:

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.

Activity #2

10 minutes

Ontario Educational Resource Bank (OERB) & Learn360

https://resources.elearningontario.ca/ 

Activity #3

5 minutes

A few other free online teaching resources

Curriculum Services Canadahttp://www.curriculum.org/csc/resources/supplementary.shtml

TVOKids Teacher Zonehttp://tvoparents.tvo.org/tvokidsteacherzone

CBC Digital Archives for Teachershttp://www.cbc.ca/archives/teachers/

TeacherTubehttp://teachertube.com/videos.php

MediaSmartshttp://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources

Also, make sure to check professional teacher organizations for lesson plans and other great resources.

For example,

The Ontario Music Educators’ Associationhttp://www.omea.on.ca/resources.php

Ontario Association for Mathematics Educationhttp://www.oame.on.ca

Questions? Contact us! We’re here to help!

Pat Serafinipat.serafini@utoronto.ca416-978-1903

Monique Flaccaventomonique.flaccavento@utoronto.ca416-978-1867