Finding Classroom Resources for your

Practicum:

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

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Monique Flaccavento

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Outcomes

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

Classroom resources for your practicum (math manipulatives, textbooks, science kits, children’s books, and more) by searching the library catalogue

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 and Novelist

Age / grade-appropriate online newspaper and magazine articles, encyclopaedias, primary sources, and more by searching publicly licensed Knowledge Ontario databases

Catalogue Searcheshttp://www.library.utoronto.ca/oise

http://www.library.utoronto.ca/oise/

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

Activity #1

5 minutes

Click on Research Guides

Click on Education Resources for Initial Teacher Education

http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/TeacherCandidates

Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

http://go.utlib.ca/cat/7911527

http://www.knowledgeontario.ca/AboutYou/Education/K12

What are KO Licensed Databases?

http://eresources.knowledgeontario.ca

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/libraries/cat.asp?schoolNo=9

3 Knowledge Ontario Databases

P/J -- Kids InfoBits

J/I – InfoTrac Junior

I/S -- Canada in Context

Activity #2

Explore Kids InfoBits, InfoTrac Junior, or Student Resource Centre.

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.

Questions? Contact me! I’m here to help!

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