New from BZERC January 2015

New @ BZERC January 2015

We’re starting off the new calendar year with an improved online catalogue!

Not only can you find links to our online resources from our ever-evolving webpage www.7oaks.org/Resources/BZERC but now you can also find quick links to our most popular services right from our online catalogue. This alternate access point is also available in a few schools in our division, which makes it even easier to access materials from the short-cut link directly on your school computer desktop. (Available at West St. Paul,

Constable Finney, West Kildonan Collegiate, Edmund Partridge, and coming soon…Amber Trails.)

The icons across the top of our online catalogue will take you directly to those services.

FollettShelf is where we keep all of our ebooks and audiobooks. The direct address for the shelf is wbb43840.follettshelf.com. Login = firstname.lastname ; Password = employee# or student# Bulletin Board will take you back to the BZERC homepage Access Learning is a video streaming service where you can search for videos with Manitoba curriculum correlations (in the advanced search section). See your school library technician to get the promo code for your location in order to set up your own account.

TumbleBook Library contains animated picture books, read-along beginning chapter books & intermediate novels, and National Geographic videos.

Enchanted Learning has many printable resources and websites of use to elementary school, EAL, and special needs learners and educators.

We hope you enjoy this increased ease-of-access. Let us know if there’s anything we can help you with!

Alice Klumper

NEW AT B.Z.E.R.C. January 2015 TO BORROW THESE ITEMS: If the item you are interested in borrowing is a physical item from our library collection, staff of Seven Oaks School Division can either: Sign in to the Ben Zaidman Education Resource Centre online catalogue www.7oaks.org/Resources/BZERC to reserve it (sent to you as soon as it becomes available) or book the item for a future date. Use firstname.lastname & employee# to sign in; or Email/call Alice Klumper, Library Technician alice.klumper@7oaks.org 204-927-3700 ext.

12020 (if you have a VoIP phone you can call the extension directly) If the item is an online resource such as an ebook or website, follow the instructions in the description of the item to access the resource.

25 super cool math board games : easy-to-play reproducible games that teach essential math skills / by Lorraine Hopping Egan Print book (112 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.) For grades: 3-6 A collection of math board games that will motivate students to practice a variety of math skills, from basic computation to logical thinking.

Contents: Number theory, addition and subtraction --Number theory, multiplication and division --Mixed computation --Fractions and decimals -Geometry and measurement --Probability and statistics --Logical thinking.

350 fabulous writing prompts : thought-provoking springboards for creative, expository, and journal writing / by Jacqueline Sweeney. Packaged with a set of 25 story starter cards called “Spark Your Imagination” 350 ways to motivate even your most reluctant writers. Topics include feelings, ethics, "imagineering," quotations, humor, problem-solving, school situations, and more. For grades: 4-8 – Print book (48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 25 story starter cards) Preview Classroom teacher's ESL survival kit #2 / by Elizabeth Claire, Judie Haynes ; illustrated by J. D. Frazier & Don Martinetti.

Print book (198 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.) For grades: 3-8 Provides reproducible activity sheets and information on school senses, easy stories, animals, weather, plants, math and social studies.

Volume #1 also available

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The complete Maus, a survivor's tale / Art Spiegelman. Print book (295 p. : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm.) 6 copies available.

Contains both volumes 1 “My father bleeds history” and 2 “And here my troubles began”.

With human characters depicted as animals, the author presents his father Vladek's account of his life as a Jew in Poland from the mid-1930s to 1944 when he arrived in Auschwitz in a graphic novel format.

A family secret / Eric Heuvel. Print book (62 p. : chiefly ill.).

While searching his Dutch grandmother's attic for yard sale items, Jeroen finds a scrapbook which leads Gran to tell of her experiences as a girl living in Amsterdam during the Holocaust, when her father was a Nazi sympathizer and Esther, her Jewish best friend, disappeared.

The search / Eric Heuvel ; Ruud van der Rol ; Lies Schippers. Print book (61 p. : chiefly ill.)

After recounting her experience as a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during the Holocaust, Esther, helped by her grandson, embarks on a search to discover what happened to her parents before they died in a concentration camp.

Trickster : Native American tales : a graphic collection / [compiled and edited by Matt Dembicki]. Print book (231 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 21 cm.)

This anthology collects over twenty trickster stories, in graphic novel format, from various Native American traditions, including tales about coyotes, rabbits, ravens, and other crafty creatures and their mischievous activities. All cultures have tales of the trickster, a crafty creature or being who uses cunning to get food, steal precious possessions, or simply cause mischief. He disrupts the order of things, often humiliating others and sometimes himself. Each story in this anthology is written by a different Native American storyteller who worked closely with a selected illustrator, a combination that gives each tale a unique and powerful voice and look. Ranging from serious and dramatic to funny and sometimes downright fiendish, these tales bring tricksters back into popular culture in a very vivid form.

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NEW AT B.Z.E.R.C. January 2015

Each DVD (approx.. 100 min each) in “The Adventures of Tintin� collection contains 2 titles and is in 2 languages (French & English). Titles available include:

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Constructing algebra / Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Bill Jacob. Print book (205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.) For grades: K-8.

The first three volumes of this popular series help teachers support children's development in number sense and operation, from addition and subtraction through fractions, decimals, and percents. Catherine Twomey Fosnot and Maarten Dolk's signature approach uses classroom vignettes to illustrate the investigations and minilessons students engage in as they build their mathematical knowledge.

Independent reading activities that keep kids learning-- while you teach small groups / by Susan Finney. Print book (128 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.)

For grades: 3-6.

Contains fifty reproducible activity sheets for individual reading practice, designed for students in grades three through six, and includes tips on managing classroom literacy centers.

The science of making friends : helping socially challenged teens and young adults / Elizabeth A. Laugeson ; foreword by John Elder Robison.

Print book (364 p. ; 23 cm.) + 1 DVD. The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with autism. While a number of programs help young children with autism to develop social skills, until now there have been no such approaches for older kids and adults on the spectrum. This book is based on UCLA's acclaimed PEERS program. This step-by-step guide helps parents, educators, and others to provide "social coaching" to teens and young adults on the spectrum. The book includes concrete rules and steps of social etiquette identified through research. Parents can use the book to assist in improving conversational skills, expanding social opportunities (including dating), identifying strategies for handling peer rejection, and developing and enhancing friendships. Lessons are taught using didactic teaching narratives, followed by key rules and steps. The book features a bonus DVD with video demonstrations of the skills taught and a mobile application that helps teens and young adults use the strategies in real-world situations.

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NEW AT B.Z.E.R.C. January 2015 Teaching essentials : expecting the most and getting the best from every learner, K-8 / Regie Routman. Print book (142 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.) For grades: K-8.

Demonstrates how to build an efficient and joyful practice by: setting lessons and activities in a meaningful context; using an "optimal learning model" to organize teaching and gradually release responsibility to students; demonstrating reading, writing, and thinking for students so they have explicit models to follow; articulating high expectations for every student, including ELLs and struggling learners, and ensuring that they meet them; embedding assessment into all aspects of instruction and planning; employing the reading-writing connection to improve comprehension; motivating writers by always writing for real audiences and purposes. A companion website, www.regieroutman.com, provides additional information, including a downloadable, easy-to-use study guide to promote professional conversations and video clips.

The third teacher : 79 ways you can use design to transform teaching & learning / OWP/P Architects, VS Furniture, Bruce Mau Design. Print book (254 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 26 cm.)

Created by an international team of architects and designers concerned about our failing education system, The Third Teacher explores the critical link between the school environment and how children learn, and offers 79 practical design ideas, both great and small, to guide reader's efforts to improve our schools."

Because of Winn-Dixie Streaming video. 106 min. http://MEDIA2.CRITERIONPIC.COM/display/006?T=F30399 Available in French or English Based on the perennial best seller, a lonely young girl adopts an orphaned dog, Winn-Dixie (so named for the supermarket where she found him), who helps her make friends in the small Florida town. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the townspeople, and helps heal her own troubled relationship with her father.

Durant l'été, Opal, une fillette de dix ans, s'installe à Naomi, en Floride, et fait la rencontre d'un prêtre, détenteur d'informations sur l'absence de sa mère.

Access over 3000 feature films and documentaries in both French and English within Seven Oaks School Division from Criterion-on-Demand. (The link can be found on the BZERC page on the Portal).

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Inside the teenage brain / a Spin Free Production for FRONTLINE/WGBH in association with CTV and Discovery Channel Canada ; written, produced and directed by Sarah Spinks.

1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

It's the mystery of mysteries - especially to parents. Now the experts are exploring the recesses of the brain and finding explanations for why adolescents behave the way they do and how the new discoveries can change the way we teach, or perhaps even understand, our teenagers.

Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program: Frontline.

Marsalis on music / a Sony Classical Film & Video production in association with BBC, CST, NHK, NOS, PBS, and Thirteen/WNET ; written by Wynton Marsalis ; Peter Gelb, Pat Jaffe executive producers ; Daniel Anker, Laura Mitgang, producers ; Michael Lindsay-Hogg, director. 4 DVDs (52 min. each) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide ([12] p. ; 18 cm.)

Wynton puts a fresh spin on music appreciation. His inspired instruction, backed by superb performances and exciting graphics, not only teaches the fundamentals of music but also makes learning fun.

The puberty video for boys with Asperger syndrome (and autism spectrum disorder, level 1) / A coultervideo production ; writer/producer/director, Dan Coulter. 1 DVD (ca. 48 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. For boys from ages 10 through 17, with Asperger Syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder Narrated by a young man with Asperger Syndrome and a neurotypical female co-host, the DVD includes examples of socially expected interactions by age-appropriate male and female actors. Information that boys need to know is covered, including important areas that parents might not think to explain. Issues such as the social minefields of dating, social media, and personal hygiene are presented in a straight forward nonthreatening way by the young male narrator.

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NEW AT B.Z.E.R.C. January 2015 …from the National Library of Canada & Library of Congress (USA) Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects which were created at the time under study.

They are different from secondary sources, accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience.

Examining primary sources gives students a powerful sense of history and the complexity of the past. Helping students analyze primary sources can also guide them toward higher-order thinking and better critical thinking and analysis skills.

Before you begin: • Choose at least two or three primary sources that support the learning objectives and are accessible to students.

• Consider how students can compare these items to other primary and secondary sources.

• Identify an analysis tool or guiding questions that students will use to analyze the primary sources 1. Engage students with primary sources.

What is a primary source?

Draw on students’ prior knowledge of the topic.

Ask students to closely observe each primary source.

• Who created this primary source?

• When was it created?

• Where does your eye go first?

Help students see key details.

• What do you see that you didn’t expect?

• What powerful words and ideas are expressed?

Diaries Letters Photographs Art Maps Video and film Sound recordings Interviews Newspapers • Magazines • • • • • • • • •

Encourage students to think about their personal response to the source.

• What feelings and thoughts does the primary source trigger in you?

• What questions does it raise?

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NEW AT B.Z.E.R.C. January 2015 2. Promote student inquiry.

Encourage students to speculate about each source, its creator, and its context.

• • • • •

What was happening during this time period?

What was the creator’s purpose in making this primary source?

What does the creator do to get his or her point across?

What was this primary source’s audience?

What biases or stereotypes do you see?

Ask if this source agrees with other primary sources, or with what the students already know.

• Ask students to test their assumptions about the past.

• Ask students to find other primary or secondary sources that offer support or contradiction.

3. Assess how students apply critical thinking and analysis skills to primary sources.

Have students summarize what they’ve learned.

• Ask for reasons and specific evidence to support their conclusions.

• Help students identify questions for further investigation, and develop strategies for how they might answer them.

Sources: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/education/008-3010-e.html

Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/

Library and Archives Canada [available in English and French] http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx Sub-site = Collections Canada http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca

The Internet Archive[includes vintage video] https://archive.org/index.php Manitobia [available in English and French] http://manitobia.ca/

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You’ve probably heard of TED talks, but have you checked out TED Ed? “TED believes passionately that ideas have the power to change attitudes, lives, and ultimately, the world. This underlying philosophy is the driving force behind all of TED’s endeavors, including the TED Conferences, TEDx, TED Books, the TED Fellows Program, and the TED Open Translation Project. With this philosophy in mind, and with the intention of supporting teachers and sparking the curiosity of learners around the world, TED-Ed is the newest of TED’s initiatives.” (Source: http://ed.ted.com/about) Take the TED Ed tour from: http://ed.ted.com/tour

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1867, the journey begins [a readers theatre script] / Ron Benson ; illustrations Sally Bratt.

On July 1, 1867, Canada became a single British colony made up of four provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. What brought these four together? How did the building of Canada begin? For grades 4 and up. RL: 4-7. 10 copies available.

Louis Riel and the Red River colony [a readers’ theatre script] / Myra Junyk ; illustrations by Sally Bratt Canada is a new country with plans to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.

In 1869, it purchases vast lands from the Hudson s Bay Company without consulting with the people of The Red River Colony. When these colonists invite Louis Riel and his provisional government to help them stand up for their rights, a rebellion is set in motion. For grade 5 and up. RL: 6-9. 10 copies available.

This is Daniel Cook Series features six-year-old Daniel Cook as he explores the world around him through his own candid questions. Young viewers are allowed to see everything from Daniel's perspective, seeing what he sees and learning what he learns. Each episode contains five short segments.

13 DVDS (30 min. ea.) V.1-My community part I.-- v.2-My community part II.-- v.3-Creating food.-- v.4-Creating art.-- v.5-Performing.-- v.6-Animals.-v.7-Science.-- v.8-Environment.-- v.9-Language arts.-- v.10-Sports.-- v.11-Fitness;movement.-v.12-Connecting with our world part I.-- v.13-Connecting with our world part II.

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NEW AT B.Z.E.R.C. January 2015 A model unit for grade 4. Voices and visions of the North : Canada's north, light, sound / Jennifer Katz.

Throughout, teachers will find differentiated activities based on multiple intelligences to inspire diverse students and accommodate their individual learning styles.

NOTE: We now have Katz’s model units for all grade levels K-12!

Check our online catalogue for availability.

The totally disgusting tobacco gross out video / produced

by Human Relations Media. 1 DVD (20 min.) : sd., col. + teacher's resource book (44 p.)

As the title suggests, this video goes for the gross-out factor, presenting students with a graphic look at all things vile and disgusting (and there are many!) about using tobacco products. Not for the fainthearted, this video's imagery will linger long in students' minds and remind them to never consider smoking. Click here for a preview We were children = Nous étions des enfants / Eagle Vision and Entertainment One in coproduction with the National Film Board of Canada ; produced in association with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. 1 DVD (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm. + Teacher guide (downloadable pdf) In this feature film, the profound impact of the Canadian government’s residential school system is conveyed through the eyes of 2 children who were forced to face hardships beyond their years. As young children, Lyna and Glen were taken from their homes and placed in church-run boarding schools, where they suffered years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, the effects of which persist in their adult lives. We Were Children gives voice to a national tragedy and demonstrates the incredible resilience of the human spirit.

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NEW AT B.Z.E.R.C. January 2015 Colameco's kitchen survival guide / produced by Meridian Education. 3 DVDs (ca. 25 min. ea.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Combining humor, enthusiasm, and a down-to-earth attitude, cooking expert Mike Colameco is the ideal mentor for students who want to empower themselves in the kitchen. In this three-part series, the creator and host of PBS’s Colameco’s Food Show explains how to shop for groceries, store food, prepare ingredients, keep the kitchen clean and safe, and develop basic kitchen skills and techniques. Mike also presents some accessible recipes for students to try, with hands-on demonstrations that help build cooking confidence. Titles in the series: Welcome to the kitchen – Cooking 101 – Lost in the supermarket.

Gifts from the thunderbird : the life and art of Norval Morrisseau / produced by Tuza Productions. 1 DVD (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.

This film unwraps the gifts of the great Ojibway painter Norval Morrisseau, taking the viewer on a spiritual journey of discovery through the commentary of those touched by Norval's powerful paintings. Reflecting on Norval's spiritual and cultural growth, the film provides insight into the healing qualities of the art as it probes the transformative life and works of Norval Morrisseau, “Copper Thunderbird”, the Father of Woodland Painting. Click here for a preview

Adding English : a guide to teaching in multilingual classrooms / Elizabeth Coelho. Print book (301 p. : ill., charts ; 28 cm) A comprehensive source of ideas and advice for enhancing the learning of all students in all subject areas and at all grade levels.

Coelho sets out exemplary practices and practical strategies to help both the ESL teacher or the classroom teacher integrating second language learners into a mainstream program.

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NEW AT B.Z.E.R.C. January 2015 Big mouth = Bouche decousue / written, directed and animated by Andrea Dorfman. 1 DVD (approximately 9 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher guide (9 pages) Filmmaker Andrea Dorfman has a way with words. In Big Mouth, she explores the experiences of a bright-minded, quick-witted child, questioning what it means to speak the truth, and coming to understand how our differences make us unique. Dorfman's whimsical storytelling is all heart. Hand-drawn puppets dance, skip and cartwheel across the screen as one little girl discovers the complexity of words and that what we say may not be what we mean. Equal parts truthful and rude, Trudy is a little girl who has an unfiltered and deeply curious way of looking at the world. A film for everyone, young or old, who has gotten in trouble for saying too much, Big Mouth is an animated short about one of life's big lessons.

Growing up! for girls / produced by Marsh Media. 1 DVD (15 min.) : sd., col. + teacher's guide.

Promotes self-confidence as girls face the challenges of change and growth. Discusses the female reproductive system, the emotional and physical transformations of puberty, and the importance of good health and hygiene. (Growing up! for boys also available.)

Great horned owl puppet / produced by Folkmanis Puppets.

His head swivels, his eyes open and shut and the fuzzy presence of this puppet is a delight to children of all ages.

Eat and be eaten : food chains (3-2-1 Contact series) / produced by Children's Television Workshop.

Make use of science process skills to explain how all animals, including humans, depend on plants, because there's a plant at the beginning of every food chain.

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NEW AT B.Z.E.R.C. January 2015

Follett Audiobooks now downloadable with the updated BryteWave™ K-12 Edition iOS app Great news – Follett Audiobooks are now downloadable for offline listening. It is now easier than ever for your students to listen on the go, anytime and anywhere, with the BryteWave K-12 Edition iOS app (Android™ app coming soon).

You'll also notice that we've made some helpful audiobook performance improvements.

Those improvements include: •

Your audiobooks will now auto play from chapter to chapter

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When the device goes into sleep/lock screen mode, your audiobook will continue to play

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Any audiobooks checked out and played in the app will automatically begin downloading in the background. Online streaming of audiobooks is supported in the web browser.

Android is a trademark of Google Inc.

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NEW AT B.Z.E.R.C. January 2015

Access these and other titles from our eBook/audiobook shelf: https://wbb43840.follettshelf.com This newsletter is available from our website: http://www.7oaks.org/Resources/BZERC/Pages/Bibliographies and from the Issuu app on portable devices: http://issuu.com/aliceklumper/docs/new_january_2015/1?e=14914640/10904585

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