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The CIMC would like to extend a hello and thanks to the many summer program participants. During the week of June 16th, we hosted many classes as part of the Office of Education Outreach's Technology and the Arts program. Since then, we've also greeted many College for Kids participants as well as many PEOPLE students. Later this month, we host MSPE and Movin' Minds programs as well. We're glad that you're here! Please let us know if there is anything we can to do help.

Posted by Anna Lewis on July 2, 2008

New acquisitions at the CIMC include:

Social Studies

John, Paul, George & Ben [videorecording]
Weston Woods Studios, 2007
LTy PZ 3.S6542 Jo 2007
Summary: "This humorous and factual history of five lads who grew up to become Founding Fathers brings the early days of American history to life with sass and substance." Companion to the book.

George Washington for Kids: His Life and Times: 21 Activities (1st ed.), by Brandon Marie Miller.
Chicago Review Press, 2007
LTy E 312.66 .M545 2007
Summary: George Washington comes alive in this fascinating activity book that introduces the leader to whom citizens turned again and again--to lead them through eight long years of war, to guide them as they wrote a new Constitution, and to act as the new nation's first executive leader.

The Many Rides of Paul Revere (1st ed.), by James Cross Giblin.
Scholastic Press, 2007
LTy F 69.R43 G48 2007
Summary: Paul Revere, remembered for his legendary Midnight Ride before the 1775 battes of Lexington and Concord, was also a famed silversmith, a practicing dentist, a resourceful entrepreneur, and an engraver of cartoons and paper money.

Jamestown, by Tim McNeese.
Chelsea House, 2007
LTy F 234.J3 M38 2007
Series: Colonial settlements in America

Natural History

Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed...and Revealed: Ear-Tickling Poems, by David M. Schwartz and Yael Schy; eye-tricking photos by Dwight Kuhn.
Tricycle Press, 2007
LTy QL 49 .S2753 2007

Box Turtles, written and photographed by Lynn M. Stone.
Lerner Publications, 2007
LTy QL 666 .C547 S76 2007
Series: Nature watch (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Vulture View (1st ed.), by April Pulley Sayre ; illustrated by Steve Jenkins.
Henry Holt, 2007
LTy QL 696 .C53 S29 2007
Summary: Turkey vultures, part of nature's clean-up crew, soar on the balmy air, looking for their next stinky feast.

When Fish Got Feet, Sharks Got Teeth, and Bugs Began to Swarm: A Cartoon Prehistory of life Long Before Dinosaurs, written and illustrated by Hannah Bonner.
National Geographic, 2007
LTy QE 725 .B67 2007
Summary: Describes life on Earth approximately 430 million years ago.

Emi and the Rhino Scientist, by Mary Kay Carson; with photographs by Tom Uhlman.
Houghton Mifflin, 2007
LTy QL 737 .U63 C37 2007
Summary: The endangered species breeding expert Terri Roth struggled for years to help a rare Sumatran rhino named Emi become the mother of the first Sumatran rhino calf born in captivity in more than a century.

Animal Fiction

Gorilla! Gorilla! (1st U.S. ed.), by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross.
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006
LTy PZ 3 .W67 Go 2006
Summary: While searching for her missing baby, a mother mouse comes upon a big, scary gorilla. She runs away, but the gorilla chases her, no matter where she runs.

White Owl, Barn Owl (1st U.S. ed.), by Nicola Davies; illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Candlewick Press, 2007
LTy PZ 3 .D295 Wh 2007
Summary: A young girl and her grandfather look for a barn owl night after night. Will a distinctive heart-shaped face appear at the window? Foreman's paintings are a perfect companion to Nicola Davies's lyrical text featuring intriguing facts about a rare bird indeed.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on July 2, 2008

We wish to highlight two of the best things about summer: the 4th of July and camping. July 4th is right around the corner and we have many resources available for you. On display we have fiction and non-fiction picture books as well as activity guides that will help you and your students get into the the patriotic spirit. July is also National Park & Recreation Month, and the CIMC has many materials to share with your young campers. Have a great summer!

Posted by Elissa Purvis on July 2, 2008

This summer we retire Webboard, an online discussion tool used since 1999. Through the years, it hosted discussions for classes and outreach activities for various units in the School of Education.

Obsolescence and the need to conserve energy spurred the decision to end the service. Webboard no longer ran with current versions of Microsoft Windows Server, and the room housing the computer will be dismantled as part of a campus initiative to save energy.

Those who used Webboard are encouraged to continue their online discussions in Learn@UW or Moodle. Both of these services offer conferences and chats along with a number of other activities. Our staff can help in the transition with consultations and workshops. Any existing files can also be transferred. The Webboard discussions, unfortunately, cannot be moved, because they are integrated into the service.

Please direct any concerns or questions about the Webboard service to Chris Dowling. Requets for instructional help with Learn@UW or Moodle can be sent to Chris or to Catherine Stephens.

Posted by Chris Dowling on July 2, 2008

Thinking and Learning about Mathematics in the Early Years, by Linda Pound.
Routledge, 2008
Prof QA135.6 .P67 2008

100 Ideas for Developing Thinking in the Primary School, by Fred Sedgwick.
Continuum, 2008
Prof LB1590.3 .S375 2008

Developing Multicultural Educators (2nd ed.), by Jana Noel.
Waveland Press, 2008
Prof LB1715 .N535 2008

Managing Special and Inclusive Education, by Steve Rayner.
Sage, 2007
Prof LC1200 .R39 2007

Improving Schools Through Action Research: A Comprehensive Guide for Educators, by Cher Hendricks.
Pearson, 2009
Prof LB1028.24 .H46 2009

Cultivating the Learner-Centered Classroom: From Theory to Practice, by Kaia Tollefson and Monica K. Osborn.
Corwin Press, 2008
Prof LB1027.23 .T65 2008

Reaching and Teaching the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Using Learning Preferences and Strengths, by Heather MacKenzie.
Jessica Kingsley, 2008
Prof RJ506.A9 M325 2008

Helping Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders to Learn, by Mary Pittman.
Paul Chapman Pub., 2007
Prof LC4718 .P58 2007

Posted by Vince Jenkins on July 2, 2008

Unsure about how much time to allot to write your dissertation proposal? Not to worry...the CIMC has adapted a Dissertation Calculator from the University of Minnesota that helps current and future dissertators plan their studies. Users simply enter the expected start and completion dates of their dissertation work and the calculator will generate a plan that includes every phase of the process along with a suggested amount of time for each step. In addition to the timeline, the Dissertation Calculator provides strategies and links to support resources for each stage. Students have been using this tool for almost a year. Try it out yourself and let us know what you think.

Posted by Jim Jonas on July 2, 2008

A reminder to SoE faculty and staff: 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 reservation guidelines, and technology equipped spaces. To best track requests, we ask that you submit requests online.

Questions?
Please contact Catherine Stephens for questions about CIMC teaching labs and CIMC spaces, or Jesse Winters for questions about technology-enabled spaces in Ed Sciences and Teacher Education.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on July 2, 2008