April is Poetry Month: UBC Library Poetry eBooks, Online Teacher Resources and Activities

April is Poetry Month: UBC Library Poetry eBooks, Online Teacher Resources and Activities

Resources for parents, teachers, caregivers, or any poetry lovers looking for fun ways to create poetry at home. Blackout Poetry https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/john-depasquale/blackout-poetry/ Blackout Poetry Maker https://blackoutpoetry.glitch.me/ Magnetic Poetry Word List https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0332/6549/files/3000original.pdf?1467 New York Times: Searching for Poetry in Prose (requires log-in) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/multimedia/blackout-poetry.html Upper Canada District School Board LibGuide on Poetry https://vlc.ucdsb.ca/c.php?g=708736 Poem in Your Pocket Day […]

Education Library Monthly Report: March 2020 NEWSLETTER

RESOURCE TRIAL: Audio Cine Films The Audio Cine Films Digital Campus collection offers access to 1000’s of titles from the world’s most renowned film studios and producers including: ●  Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstones Pictures ●  Hollywood Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios ●  Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures ●  Tristar Pictures, Screen Gems ●  Universal Studios Canada […]

Education Library will be closed until April 30

Education Library will be closed until April 30

The Education Library will be closed until April 30, after which we will assess our ability to reopen. Librarian help is still available through ed.lib@ubc.ca

Highlighted eBooks from Education Library

Highlighted eBooks from Education Library

107 awesome elementary teaching ideas you can implement tomorrow (2020) This helpful book is chock full of high-interest, easy-to-use activities for your elementary school classroom. Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education (2019) This textbook presents an integrative approach to thinking about research methods for social justice. In today’s education landscape, there is […]

Education Library Monthly Report: March 2020

Education Library Monthly Report: March 2020

RESOURCE TRIAL: Audio Cine Films The Audio Cine Films Digital Campus collection offers access to 1000’s of titles from the world’s most renowned film studios and producers including: ●  Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstones Pictures ●  Hollywood Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios ●  Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures ●  Tristar Pictures, Screen Gems ●  Universal Studios Canada […]

Electronic Resources

Electronic Resources

UBC Education Library has compiled an Electronic Resources booklist with teacher resources, picture books, fiction, and non-fiction books that are available immediately online through the UBC Library catalogue and other resources. Additionally, the “Open Access Electronic Resources” booklist has a selection of resources, including picture books, non-fiction, audiobooks, documentaries, and more, which are available free […]

Featured New Resources: March 2020

Featured New Resources: March 2020

Click on the book cover to take you to the UBC Library catalogue record for the item.   Understanding climate change: grades 7-12 / Laura Tucker, Lois Sherwood. QC903 .T83 2019 Conducting educational research: guide to completing a thesis, dissertation, or action research project / Daniel J. Boudah. LB1028 .B624 2020 Action research: improving schools and empowering educators / Craig A. Mertler. […]

Featured New Children’s & YA Books: February 2020

Featured New Children’s & YA Books: February 2020

Click on the book cover to take you to the UBC Library catalogue record for the item. Guts / Raina Telgemeier BF723.S75 T45 2019 Kings, queens, and in-betweens / Tanya Boteju. PZ7.1.B6755 Kn 2019 How to read a book / Kwame Alexander PZ7.A37723 Hw 2019 All the ways to be smart / Davina Bell & Allison […]

Featured New Resources: February 2020

Featured New Resources: February 2020

Click on the book cover to take you to the UBC Library catalogue record for the item.   Breathing new life into book clubs: a practical guide for teachers / Sonja Cherry-Paul LB1573 .C447 2019 Assessing students’ social and emotional learning: a guide to meaningful measurement / Clark McKown LB1072 .M385 2019 Rethinking recess: creating safe […]

Collection Spotlight: Blind Date with a Book (February 7-18)

Collection Spotlight: Blind Date with a Book (February 7-18)

You’ve heard the expression, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”  Come by the library and see what happens when you put it into practice! Please join us for this very fun and very mysterious UBC Education Library Collection Spotlight event.  “Blind Date with a Book” will feature titles of various themes and genres.  The […]