Posted by terryjamesresourcecentre on September 16, 2009
Today’s students have a world of information at their fingertips. The Terry James Resource Library has many materials available to help teachers help students deal with the information age. An example of these resources is:
Building Info Smarts by Carol Koechlin & Sandi Zwann
Help students master the tools and strategies that they need to work with all kinds of information and make it ther own — from reading books and analyzing a movie to working on a research project. Grades 4-12.
Posted in Intermediate, Junior, Primary, Professional Development | Tagged: Literacy, Media literacy | Leave a Comment »
Posted by terryjamesresourcecentre on September 19, 2008
News in Review is a subscription series of one hour educational tapes hosted by CBC journalist and news anchor Carla Robinson, featuring CBC correspondents.
It has been designed by teachers for an integrated curriculum and is an effective learning tool for Canadian studies, global studies, history, social science, media literacy, English and E.S.L. Each News in Review segment is carefully crafted to give students and teachers a timely and concise examination of Canadian and world issues. Footage from CBC’s archives helps provide historical context. A comprehensive resource guide written by experienced educators supplies background information. News in Review is also closed captioned.
News in Review Resource Guides
Resource Guides are available online in their entirety.
Posted in Intermediate, Senior | Tagged: Canadian and world studies, English, ESL, History, Media literacy, Social studies | Leave a Comment »
