News

Come join us as we celebrate this first month of 2007 by featuring some of the many NEW books for your information and reading pleasure that are a part of the CIMC collection. In January, we will also inaugurate a NEW continuing display theme --- each month, we will focus on featuring CIMC collection material that is relevant to a particular SoED class, assignment, or faculty member. Another featured display this month will spotlight CIMC items that we hope will be helpful to anyone beginning the NEW experience of student teaching.

In keeping with our focus at the CIMC to serve the needs of SoED students, faculty, staff, and visiting educators, we welcome your input regarding display themes/materials that you would like us to feature. Just stop by the Reference Desk and ask for Amanda or Pat --- or leave your name and email address with the person staffing the Reference Desk, and one of us will be delighted to get in touch with you to discuss your ideas.

Happy New Year to all of you from the staff and students here at the CIMC. We look forward to your upcoming visits duirng this NEW academic semester!

Posted by Patricia Eschmann on January 2, 2007

Effective Dec. 24th, the CIMC will be open Mondays - Fridays from 9am to 5pm. Saturdays and Sundays we will be closed. We will also be closed 12/25, 1/1 and 1/15. We will be open noon to 5pm on December 23rd.

Beginning on January 22nd, our spring semester hours will commence: Monday - Thursday 8am to 10pm, Friday, 8am to 5pm, Saturdays - Sundays, noon to 5pm.

Posted by Anna Lewis on January 2, 2007

Promotions of UW Madison faculty are a major professional achievement that is marked through the Libaries' Honor the Faculty program. Each faculty member is asked to select a title that is meaningful to them, either personally or professionally.

The titles listed below have been added to campus libraries to commemorate the success of recently promoted School of Education faculty:

Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., Cocking, R. R., Donovan, M. S., & Pellegrino, J. W. (Eds.). (2002). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. In honor of Brian Bottge, promoted to Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education.

To Educate a Nation: Federal and National Strategies of School Reform (forthcoming, 2007) Edited by Carl Kaestle and Alyssa Lodewick. In honor of Adam Nelson, promoted to Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies.

Zimmerman, B. J., Schunk, D. H. (eds.).(2003). Educational Psychology: A century of contributions. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates. In honor of Sadhana Puntambekar, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology Department.

Rosenthal, Jules M. (1965) Alice, the Cat Who was Hounded. Chicago : Albert Whitman. In honor of David A. Rosenthal, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education.

Lee, Harper. (1960) To Kill A Mockingbird. In honor of David Williamson Shaffer, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology Department.

Titles purchased to honor the promotions of Jin-Wen Yu, Department of Dance, and Gail Simpson, Department of Art, will be listed when they have been added to the collections of the campus libraries.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on January 2, 2007

The spring semester will soon be here! If you would like your reserves available at the start of the spring semester, you will need to submit your request by January 4th. (Early requests are always appreciated!)

You may print the Reserve List request form at http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/e_reserves/PDF_form/reserve_list.pdf
Please fill it out and return to Donna Meicher at 368 Teacher Education Building. Or, you may submit your request electronically to CIMC Reserves (cimcres@education.wisc.edu)

For guidelines on placing items on reserve at the CIMC, go to http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/e_reserves/index.html

An email with further details has been sent to all instructors.

Posted by Donna Meicher on January 2, 2007

December 1st and 2nd, CIMC staff and Steve Hilyard, Assistant Art professor, hosted a special event for area educators. Bob Knoll, Rhino Training Specialist, offered instruction in building Rhino 3-D modeling software into art and design curricluum.

"I have been teaching Rhino for 6 years now and I continue to be impressed by their commitment to education. They go out of their way to offer affordable educational licenses and free training. One of the real advantages of this program is that their business model is one which makes me confident that they will still be around 5 years from now, which cannot be taken for granted when it comes to 3D digital applications." - Steve Hilyard

Watch for future Rhino workshops to learn more about 3-D modeling applicatons for design, drafting, graphics, and technology education.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on January 2, 2007

This month's new professional titles address using technology in the classroom

Type II Uses of Technology in Education: Projects, Case Studies, and Software Applications, edited by Cleborne D. Maddux and D. LaMont Johnson. (Haworth Press, 2006)
Prof LB 1028.3 T96 2006
Subjects
Educational technology--United States.
Information technology--United States.
Computer-assisted instruction--United States.

Using Technology for Problem Solving in Middle and High School Mathematics: Investigations Using Scientific and Graphing Calculators, Spreadsheets, and the Geometer's Sketchpad, by Kenneth P. Goldberg. (Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall, 2007)
Prof QA 20 .C34 G65 2007
Subjects
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Middle school)
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)
Calculators.
Computer-assisted instruction.
Educational technology.
Problem solving.

Technology on a Shoestring: A Survival Guide for Educators and Other Professionals, by Thane B. Terrill. (Teachers College Press, 2006)
Prof LB 1028.3 T468 2006
Subject
Educational technology--Planning.

Technology-Based Inquiry for Middle School: An NSTA Press Journals Collection, edited by Edwin P. Christmann. (NSTA Press, 2006)
Prof Q 181 T38 2006
Subjects
Science--Study and teaching (Middle school)--Technological innovations.
Science--Computer-assisted instruction.
Educational technology.

I Have Computers in My Classroom--Now What? by Bob Johnstone. (Heinemann, 2006)
Prof LB 1028.5 J5815 2006
Subject
Computer-assisted instruction.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on January 2, 2007

Two groups are collecting book donations at the entrance to the CIMC.

The Jail Library Group collects any books and any magazines to be given to the inmates of the Dane County Jail.

StWEA (Student Wisconsin Educational Association) is collecting any children's books and will be accepting donations into the new year.

Thank you for any donations!

Posted by Anna Lewis on January 2, 2007

Recent selected web sites for teachers and students, for instruction or for professional development.

State Superintendent's High School Task Force
"In February 2005, State Superintendent Burmaster convened a High School Task Force to ensure that Wisconsin high school students continue to graduate with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in postsecondary education, the high-skills workplace, and as citizens of our global economy."

Tracking Achievement Gaps and Assessing the Impact of NCLB on the Gaps: An In-Depth Look into National and State Reading and Math Outcome Trends
Systematic trend analyses of NAEP national and state-level public school fourth and eighth graders' reading and math achievement results during pre-NCLB (1990-2001) and post-NCLB (2002-2005) periods. It compares post-NCLB trends in reading and math achievement with pre-NCLB trends among different racial and socioeconomic groups of fourth and eighth graders from across the nation and states.

A Public Education Primer: Basic (and Sometimes Surprising) Facts about the U.S. Education System
Highlights important facts concerning the U.S. education system and how things have changed, and will continue to change, over time. An overview of the nation's public schools: students, governance, funding, achievement, teachers, and non-instructional services.

Leadership Summit Toolkit 2006
Practical checklists, matrices, survey instruments, sample letters, and other tangible components helpful to educational technology leaders in building/supporting robust educational programs.

OceansLive: The Marine Science Portal
Compilation of online educational resources for students and teachers to advance aquatic sciences education. Lesson plans, topical teaching guides, news features, and links to online multimedia resources from a broad spectrum of environmental education publishers.

What is Sculpture? See for Yourself!
The Saint Louis Art Museum and Laumeier Sculpture Park co-sponsor these interactive learning experiences about sculpture and an introduction to selected works of art from the collections of the two institutions. Includes a teacher guide developed for grades 5-8 and an online student sculpture gallery.

Immune Attack: An Educational Video Game
A game demo and information about the free educational game Immune Attack. The game is a first person strategy PC game designed to provide an introduction to basic concepts in immunology for high school and college students.

State Employment Information
IData for individual state's teacher-certification requirements, salary and incentive packages, professional-development programs, and links to related resources.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on January 2, 2007

New juvenile about machines and inventions.

What Do Wheels Do All Day? by April Jones Prince; illustrated by Giles Laroche. (Houghton Mifflin, 2006)
LTy TJ 181.5 P77 2006
"Simple, direct text, combined with brilliant cut-paper relief illustrations, captures kids' fascination with 'things that go' and opens their minds to the wide variety of wheels and what they do."--Publisher

Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself, by Maxine Anderson (Nomad Press, 2006)
LTy TA 140 L59 A53 2006
"Introduces readers to the life, world, and incredible mind of Leonardo da Vinci through hands-on building projects that explore his invention ideas."--Publisher.

Machines in Action series, by Angela Royston (Heinemann, 2001):

Levers, LTy TJ 147 R86 2001
Pulleys and Gears, LTy TJ 1103 R69 2001
Ramps and Wedges, LTy TJ147 .R89 2001
Screws, LTy TJ1338 .R69 2001
Springs, LTy TJ210 .R69 2001
Wheels and Cranks, LTy TJ181.5 .R69 2001

Posted by Vince Jenkins on January 2, 2007