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Summer has once again flown by and the fall semester will soon be upon us! If you would like your reserves available at the start of the fall semester, you will need to submit your request by August 14th. (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 will be sent to all instructors.

Posted by Donna Meicher on August 1, 2007

Andy Warhol, Grandma Moses, Georgia O’Keeffe, Mary Cassatt, Edward Hopper, Benjamin West, Charles Willson Peale ... are just a few of the American artists featured in this month’s CIMC display celebrating “American Artists Appreciation Month.” Along with this visual salute to famous American creators, a second August display will focus on the School of Education’s Art and Art Education Departments, presenting CIMC collection items of interest to students in this field of study.

This month also finds CIMC staff looking forward to welcoming students back for the fall semester and one expression of that excitement will be a “Welcome Back!" display highlighting the variety of resources and services that the CIMC offers School of Education students, faculty, and staff.

Posted by Patricia Eschmann on August 1, 2007

On Friday, August 31st all new School of Education freshmen and transfer students are welcome to attend the New Student Reception in the CIMC. The event will start at 10am and finish at noon. There will be units from across campus available to discuss what they do. There will also be advisors and current students to help answer questions from the new students. At the end of the reception there will be free Bascom Hall Ice Cream. All current School of Education faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.

Posted by Anna Lewis on August 1, 2007

On Literacy

Morrow, Lesley Mandel. Developing Literacy in Preschool
Guilford Press, 2007
Prof LB1140.5.L3 M64 2007

Soderman, Anne Keil, and Patricia Farrell. Creating Literacy-Rich Preschools and Kindergartens
Pearson/A&B, 2008
Prof LB1140.5.L3 S63 2008

Almasi, Janice F., Keli Garas-York, and Leigh-Ann Hildreth. Teaching Literacy in Third Grade.
Guilford Press, 2007
Prof LB1139.5.L35 A46 2007

Egan, Kieran. Teaching Literacy: Engaging the Imagination of New Readers and Writers
Corwin Press, 2006
Prof LB1576 E336 2006

Rodgers, Adrian, and Emily M. Rodgers. The Effective Literacy Coach: Using Inquiry to Support Teaching and Learning
Teachers College Press, 2007
Prof LB2844.1.R4 R63 2007

Food for Thought

Paige, Rod. The War Against Hope: How Teachers' Unions Hurt Children, Hinder Teachers, and Endanger Public Education
Thomas Nelson, 2006
Prof LB2844.53.U6 P34 2006

Cummins, Paul F. Two Americas, Two Educations: Funding Quality Schools for All Students
Red Hen Press, 2006
Prof LB2825 .C86 2006

Westheimer, Joel (ed.) Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America's Schools
Series: Teaching for Social justice
Teachers College Press, 2007
Prof LC1091 .P514 2007

Dunn, Rita, and Shirley A. Griggs (eds.) What If? : Promising Practices for Improving Schools
Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
Prof LB2805 .W45 2007

Hansen, David T. (ed.) Ethical Visions of Education: Philosophies in Practice
Teachers College Press, 2007
Prof LB41 .E777 2007

Posted by Vince Jenkins on August 1, 2007

The CIMC is evaluating current journal subscriptions to determine which to renew in January 2008. Academic journal subscriptions typically have risen 9% to 10% annually in recent years and that trend is expected in 2008 as well. In the new fiscal year, the CIMC’s journals budget will remain somewhat static. However, as the number of electronic journals available campus-wide increases and underused titles are canceled, we may use savings from those cancellations to fund a limited number of new subscriptions.

If you want to suggest subscribing to journals which the CIMC does not currently receive, please send the title, publisher name (or other publication information you may know), and the academic program(s) the title would support to Vince Jenkins at vjenkins@education.wisc.edu. In selecting new subscriptions, CIMC staff will carefully consider cost, content, publication frequency, availability within the UW System, applicability in support of the missions of the CIMC and the School of Education, available modes of access (print and/or electronic), and any other helpful criteria.

Thanks for helping the CIMC build collections that are useful to you and your students!

Posted by Vince Jenkins on August 1, 2007

This summer new Macintosh and Windows laptops were added to the CIMC circulating equipment. Ten of the new laptops are Apple MacBooks. These have 13" LCD monitors, duel-core processors running at 2 GHz, 1 GB of working memory, and 75 GB hard drives. The ten Windows laptops are Dell Latitude D620's. The Dell laptops are similar to the Apples, except the screen is an inch larger, the processor is slightly slower (1.83 vs 2.0 GHz), and working memory is smaller (.5 vs 1 GB). Both sets of laptops have DVD writers to burn optical discs. To check out these new laptops, ask at the Circulation Desk.

Posted by Chris Dowling on August 1, 2007

Children's Literature with Social Studies Themes
Annotated bibliographies of children's books related to civics, economics, geography, and history. Part of the Delaware Social Studies Education Project.

Opening Doors to Social Studies with Children's Literature
A series of mini-units using specific children's titles to teach elementary social studies. Each unit provides a summary of the book, activities, and lesson plans.

Puppetools
"Puppetools is a worldwide learning community that shapes and directs its own training and teacher-led research focused on play ... Puppetools equips teachers with the tools and know-how of play-based communication in classrooms ranging from pre-K to college-level foreign language and teacher education."

Quickmuse
Poets are given a random subject and have 15 minutes to compose a poem online. The creative process is recorded and a playback feature allows visitors to watch the poems unfold, second by second.

The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education. K-12 Education Curriculum
CIESE designs interdisciplinary projects for teachers to use to enhance their curriculum using the Internet. The focus is on projects that utilize real-time data and on collaborative projects with peers and experts anywhere.

InterMath: Supporting Teachers in Becoming Better Mathematics Educators
"InterMath is a statewide [Georgia] internet-based project with the goal of designing and implementing a series of workshops and ongoing support programs that feature contemporary applications of technology and mathematics pedagogy in the middle-grades."

UCSB ScienceLine
"UCSB ScienceLine is an innovative 'Ask a Scientist' program where students and teachers primarily from our local K-12 schools can submit science and engineering questions. The ScienceLine moderator sends these questions to designated scientists here at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The scientists usually send their responses back within one week. All questions and answers are posted in our archive."

Posted by Vince Jenkins on August 1, 2007

CIMC and IMDC departments provide teaching labs and technology ready spaces free of charge for SoE classes and programs. Please review SoE Technology Spaces for more information about reservations, guidelines, and checking available technology spaces.

To best track requests, we ask that you submit information via our web form. If you have questions about scheduling teaching space at the CIMC, please feel free to contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on August 1, 2007

The Inquisition
A&E Television Networks, 2005
LTy BX1713 I57 2005
Through interviews with historians, excerpts from recently declassified archives, and reenactments, this documentary traces the history of the Inquisition from its birth in the 12th century through its progress across Europe to the final demise of the Spanish Inquisition in the early 19th century.

Gable's Advanced Wrestling DVD
Human Kinetics, 2003
LTy GV1195 .G33 2003
Legendary wrestler and coach Dan Gable shows how he teaches even the most challenging wrestling techniques. Includes stances, ties, holds, etc.

Seuss Celebration: 9 Favorite Televised Classics
Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2005
LTy PZ3 .G29 Seu 2005
Cat in the hat -- Lorax -- Pontofell Pock and his magic piano -- Green eggs and ham -- Sneetches -- Zax -- Grinch night -- Grinch grinches and cat in the hat -- Hoober-bloob highway.

The Greenhouse Effect
Allied Video Corporation, 2004
LTy QC912.3 .G744 2004
Develops a fundamental understanding of the greenhouse effect on Earth and provides insight into the ongoing scientific and public debate over global warming.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on August 1, 2007

The CIMC instruction team is pleased to announce the Fall 07 schedule for CIMC workshops. The full schedule with workshop descriptions, dates and times, and registration is available online.

Fall workshop titles include:

Introduction to Dreamweaver
Using Google for Academic Research
EndNote in a Nutshell
Introduction to Data Analysis with SPSS
Introduction to Managing Information with RefWorks
(New!) Adobe InDesign: Classroom projects for teachers
Digital Storytelling
(New!) Classroom 2.0: Social Networking and Internet Tools
(New!) Stop Paying for Software: Open Source Programs for Presentation, Graphics, Web Design, and Statistics

In addition to the workshop schedule, CIMC instruction staff offer customized sessions to SoE courses or programs. For more information, visit our course-integrated information online, or contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on August 1, 2007