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New Book Display: Creating a Tech Infused Practice
Have you seen this banner outside the UBC Education Library branch? It’s showing just 6 of the exciting new UBC Education Library titles to help you create a “Tech-Infused Practice.” On the main floor of the branch, just behind the Service Desk, you will see two display shelves. On the left shelf are Professional books such as the ones below, and on the right shelf are Children’s books with the theme of Technology.
Stop by and see what’s new in Technology Enhanced Learning!
Please remember to return your Makerspace Kits on time
A selection of makerspace kits are available to be booked in advance so that students may plan to use them during their practicum visits. Students may reserve Ozobots and Microbits by following the instructions below. Note that there are 2 identical microbit kits for loan. Reservations are available between January and the end of June 2019.
Collection Spotlight: Poetry for All & Remembering Dr. Carl Leggo
Our new “Poetry for All” Collection Spotlight is up. Stop by and sign out a book of poetry!
Included in the Spotlight is a section on the works of Dr. Carl Leggo. Dr. Leggo was a poet and professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia. He recently passed away in March. A selection of his books, and books that his works have appeared in, have been included in the Collection Spotlight.
Did you know April is National Poetry Month?
Connecting poetry to the BC curriculum:
“Through their study of language and texts, students have opportunities to develop a lifelong love of reading, writing, and learning and an appreciation for the power, beauty, joy, and artistry of language and texts” (from ELA curriculum rationale)
“Students are expected to…appreciate the power, beauty, and artistry of language and texts and their impact on personal, social, and cultural life” (from ELA curriculum rationale)
Big Ideas:
“Language and story can be a source of creativity and joy.”
“Playing with language helps us discover how language works.”
Students are expected to know:
- Different forms of stories and texts, including poems
- Literary and poetic devices
- How to think critically, creatively, and reflectively about a range of texts, including poems
New Resource: Fact vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News
Find this book at UBC Education Library. Call number LB 1590.3 L34 2018.
