EDEL 394 Section A4 Professional Resources

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EDEL 394 Section A4Professional Resources

• October 18, 2005

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What do we mean by professional resources?

• Those resources we use to support our teaching
  and learning
• Print
• Non-print
• Electronic
• Human
• Professional Development

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Print Resources

• Alberta Learning
• Curriculum Documents
• Curriculum Handbooks
• Implementation Schedule
• Teacher Support Documents
• Connection
• English Language Arts
• Guide to Education
• Daily Physical Activity
• Social Studies
• Learner Assessment
• Authorized Resources

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• Alberta Assessment Consortium
• Western and Northern Canadian Protocol
• Textbooks (from your EDEL Classes)
• Textbooks and Teachers Guides
• Poetry collections for children

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• Dictionary, Atlas, Thesaurus
• Guides for selecting literature for children
• Multicultural
• Canadian
• Subject-specific
• Magazine and newspaper subscriptions
• Writing/style guides APA, MLA, etc.
• Telephone book

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• Catalogues (Sears, Canadian Tire, Toys, outdoor
  equipment, sports, etc.)
• Posters
• Professional Journals
• Research Articles
• Professional Books
• Conference Proceedings

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Nonprint

• Music (for children)
• DVDs and Videos
• Manipulatives see Spectrum Canada
• Mobiles
• Works of art
• Models

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Electronic

• Online Reference Centre
• Reference Collection Online such as www.ipl.org
  or your own collection of useful links
• Links to curriculum-specific sites for children
  and for teachers these will become more
  apparent when you are in a specific grade
• Online versions of the print resources where
  applicable
• Blogs, Educational Sites, etc

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Human

• Colleagues
• Expert teachers
• Administrators
• Consultants in District and Provincial Offices
• Professors and Instructors
• Librarians
• Subject Specialists

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Professional Development

• Information for Teachers
• Professional Organizations such as the ATA
  Specialist Councils
• Teachers Conventions
• Learning Consortia (ERLC)
• Extra courses (open studies), diploma programs,
  and MEd programs
• Personal Interest Courses
• Technology Courses