New January 2016 by Alice Klumper

New from BZERC Ben Zaidman Education Resource Centre – January 2016 Edition

See the whole series on DVD

Read on to see what else we have to offer! Physical materials from the BZERC collection can be reserved for immediate delivery to your location or booked up to 1 year in advance. Work link: http://bit.ly/1K8X7VY Home link: http://bit.ly/1U0DQ9Z Sign-in to our online catalogue with your firstname.lastname. The password is your employee# Virtual materials can be accessed directly from the links included in this newsletter.

New eBooks & Audio Books…on FollettShelf wbb43840.follettshelf.com login = firstname.lastname / password = employee or student number

City of Ember (ebook – has text to speech feature) Also available in digital Audio Book format!

Teaching science with interactive notebooks (ebook)

Giving thanks : a Native American good morning message (audiobook version)

Life of Pi (audiobook version) Study guide also available as an ebook

Sidewalk flowers (ebook – wordless picture book) What’s New @ BZERC November 2015

www.tumblebooklibrary.com

New eBooks & Audio Books

Picture Book Graphic Novel

Read-along Novel

Math story

Music Video

Graphic Novel

Read-alone Novel

Livre d'images

Comique Français

TumbleBooks Playlist Video

Puzzles & Games

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What’s New @ BZERC November 2015

Print Books in the BZERC Library… Mama/Papa Metis series

Une tonne de tartes!

This book series describes important topics on the Traditional Metis lifestyle and culture. Each book will shows the accomplishments of the Metis people and has detailed illustrations and easy reading descriptions on 'board' paper. Set of 9 books together in a “KIT”.

Samuel se réveille un matin avec un appétit insatiable. Après une quantité phénoménale de céréales, de crêpes, de lait frappé, il demande sept poulets rôtis. Maman refuse. Il va alors au parc où il s'inscrit à un concours de mangeurs de tartes ... qu'il gagne, au prix d'un bon mal de ventre!

Hidden : a child's story of the Holocaust

Comic-strip math problem solving : 80 reproducible

Dounia shares with her granddaughter her story of childhood in Paris during the Holocaust and how she was hidden in order to save her life. Graphic novel format.

Search our online catalogue for other Robert Munsch favorites.

cartoons with dozens and dozens of story problems that motivate students and build essential Math skills Math + Comics = Learning That's Fun! Help students build essential math skills and meet math standards with 80 laugh-out-loud comic strips and companion mini-story problems. Each reproducible comic and problem set reinforces a key math skill: multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, measurement, geometry, and more.

Interactive notebooks and English language learners : how to scaffold content for academic success / by Marcia Carter, Anita Hernandez, and Jeannine D. Richison

Gives you straightforward instructions for launching the Notebook. You'll find plenty of student examples as well as nitty-gritty teaching advice such as suggestions for instructional sequencing and planning-in short, everything you need to get going wand be successful in supporting English learners' acquisition of academic English.

Differentiating instruction with menus Biology / by Laurie E. Westphal Offers teachers everything needed to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice. This book presents six different types of menus that students can use to select exciting advanced-level products that they will develop so teachers can assess what has been learned, instead of using a traditional worksheet format. Topics addressed include biology basics, biodiversity and environments, genetics, human body systems, and the different phyla typically included in the biology curriculum. Contains attractive reproducible menus, each based on the levels of Bloom's revised taxonomy as well as incorporating different learning styles. These menus can be used to guide students in making decisions as to which products they will develop after studying a major concept or unit. [grades 9-12]

Differentiating instruction with menus Algebra I/II / by Laurie E. Westphal Offers high school math teachers everything needed to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice. This book uses six different types of menus that students can use to select exciting advanced level products that they will develop so teachers can assess what has been learned-instead of using a traditional worksheet format. Topics addressed include numbers, algebra basics, exponents, graphs, functions, polynomials, and various equations typically included in the algebra I/II curriculum. Contains attractive reproducible menus, each based on the levels of Bloom's Revised taxonomy as well as incorporating different learning styles. These menus can be used to guide students in making decisions as to which products they will develop after studying a major concept or unit. [grades 9-12]

What’s New @ BZERC November 2015

On DVD in the BZERC Library… The magic school bus, Season one

The Magic School Bus, Season two

2 DVDs (300 min)

Disc one. Gets lost in space -- For lunch -- Inside Ralphie -- Gets eaten -Hops home -- Meets the rot squad -All dried up. Disc two. In the haunted house -- Gets ready, set, dough -- Plays ball -- Goes to seed -- Gets ants in its pants -Kicks up a storm.

Disc 1. Blows its top -- Flexes its muscles -- The busasaurus -- Going batty -- Butterfly and the bog beast -Wet all over -- In a pickle. Disc 2. Revving up -- Taking flight -Getting energized -- Out of this world -- Cold feet -- Ups and downs.

Understanding Science with Dr. Science The Understanding Science series is designed to aid the instructor in explaining difficult scientific concepts in an easy to understand format. Doctor Science brings the central focus to students in a fun way that is perfect for introducing basic scientific concepts. Each program includes teaching strategy materials as well as student glossaries of the scientific terminology used in each volume. Dr. Science uses experiments that can be adapted to the classroom and easily performed along with the program. Each episode is 22 minutes in length and intended for grades 5-8.

Egypt : secrets of the pharaohs

Also see the other titles in the series on DVD

1 DVD (60 min.) Follow scientists as they recreate the ancient ritual of mummification, and be there as cameras reveal the ancient underground vault that houses the mysterious ship of the Pharaoh Khufu, his magnificent vessel for eternity.

Creepy creatures / a National Geographic Television & Film production 1 DVD (30 min.) Join Clawdette, the black cat, in a fun-filled Halloween with creepy creatures. Narrated by Kathleen Turner For grades 2-6

Follows a day in the lives of two young children and their families. 30 minutes each

Looking into literature circles 1 DVD (ca. 15 min.) Based on Harvey Daniels' popular book, this video presents the feel, atmosphere, climate and energy of literature circles at work. Along the way, Daniels points out some key organizing structures, including response logs, role sheets and post-it notes. Teacher guide included

▲The above titles replace VHS cassettes from our collection. These VHS versions are now available as giveaways. Enquire with Alice Klumper if you are interested in adding them to your personal collection. What’s New @ BZERC November 2015

New DVDs in the BZERC Library … How to use interactive notebooks

Tough guise 2 : violence, manhood & American culture

1 DVD (15 min.)

1 DVD (78 min.)

Lots of experienced and talented teachers know that interactive notebooks are great tools for instruction and learning in the classroom. This 15 minute program shares this secret and shows how to use interactive notebooks effectively in any grade and subject.

In this highly anticipated update of the influential and widely acclaimed Tough Guise, pioneering anti-violence educator and cultural theorist Jackson Katz argues that the ongoing epidemic of men's violence in America is rooted in our inability as a society to move beyond outmoded ideals of manhood.

Confronting drunk driving 1 DVD (ca. 27 min.) + 1 teacher's resource book on CD-ROM This memorable video features the true story of Mike Poveromo, a young man who killed his two best friends in a drunk driving car crash when he was a teenager. Today, Mike tours the nationœs high schools to share his story, and to warn students never to drink and drive. In addition to interview segments that recount Mikeœs dramatic story, viewers will also hear from law enforcement officers who explain the legal risks involved in drinking and driving, including harsh jail sentences for those convicted of driving under the influence (DUI). Viewers will also hear from emergency room physicians who describe the traumas and deaths they have seen as a result of drunk driving. Teens will also hear from parents and family members who have been left devastated by the loss of a child as a result of drunk driving. In addition, Confronting Drunk Driving offers important tips for how to avoid being a passenger in a car driven by an intoxicated driver. Teacher’s Resource Book offers many useful and thought-provoking worksheets for classroom use.

The qatsi trilogy 3 DVDs (274 min.) “Astonishingly photographed, and featuring unforgettable, cascading scores by Philip Glass, these are immersive sensory experiences that meditate on the havoc humankind's obsession with technological advancement has wreaked on our world"--Container. Koyaanisqatsi. This first work of The Qatsi Trilogy wordlessly surveys the rapidly changing environments of the Northern hemisphere, in an astonishing collage created by the director, cinematographer Ron Fricke, and composer Philip Glass. It shuttles viewers from one jawdropping vision to the next, moving from images of untouched nature to others depicting human beings, increasing dependence on technology. Powaqqatsi. Reggio turns his sights on third-world nations in the Southern hemisphere. Forgoing the sped-up aesthetic of the first film, Powaqqatsi employs a meditative slow motion in order to reveal the beauty of the traditional ways of life in those parts of the planet, and to show how cultures there are being eroded as their environments are taken over by industry. Naqoyqatsi. Through a variety of cinematic techniques, including slow motion, time-lapse, computer-generated imagery, and found footage, the film tells of a world that has completed the transition from the natural to the artificial. Globalization has been accomplished, all of our interactions are technologically mediated, and all images are manipulated.

Hills and valleys : teen depression 1 DVD (16 min.) Discusses the symptoms of depression, providing information about what a young person can do when feeling depressed, as well as what is normal and how long feelings of depression might last. Strives to draw the distinction between normal and clinical depression. For grades 6-12

What’s New @ BZERC November 2015

New Streaming Video … See the BZERC portal page for login information https://portal.7oaks.org/Departments/bzerc/

Connecting Videos in Education http://cve.grics.qc.ca/en Some videos also include a Teacher Guide and you can create your own Quiz directly on the site!

…For Elementary… http://cve.grics.qc.ca/en/1218/52

Dentifrice (Segment) This video is part of the series Ça vaut le coût - Saison 3 - Automne Avec une offre de plus en plus variée, les dentifrices sont comme les brosses à dents : chacun devrait avoir le sien! Sur les emballages, les pièges de marketing sont parfois subtils, mais avec quelques précautions, le consommateur peut tirer parti d'une offre impressionnante pour cibler le produit qui correspond à ses besoins. Une experte donne l'abc des ingrédients actifs et fait tomber des mythes sur la quantité de dentifrice à utiliser et sur le rinçage. 7 min 21 sec

…For Middle School… http://cve.grics.qc.ca/en/1220/52

Quel type d'hallucination allons nous vivre après avoir vu une image? (Segment) Avec plus de 150 expériences ludiques menées en studio et sur le terrain, le scientifique Martin Carli et l'animateur Stéphane Bellavance rendent la science passionnante, divertissante et surtout très accessible! Le dynamisme du jeu-questionnaire et l'originalité des expériences rassemblent toute la famille. Parfois regroupés par thèmes, tels que la survie en forêt, le sport ou le cinéma et ses effets spéciaux, les sujets présentés permettent aux spectateurs, en studio comme à la maison, de mettre à l'épreuve leurs connaissances et leur curiosité scientifiques. 6 min 15 sec

…For High School… http://cve.grics.qc.ca/en/1215/53

Modes alimentaires (Segment) Bien manger est devenu une préoccupation majeure pour bien des gens. Mais avec toutes les informations, souvent contradictoires, qui circulent sur les bienfaits ou non de certains aliments, les consommateurs soucieux de leur santé ne s'y retrouvent plus. Pour certains, manger est devenu une réelle source d'anxiété. 17 min 20 sec

What’s New @ BZERC November 2015

http://library.edu.gov.mb.ca/cgi-bin/koha/online/auth/auth.pl?url=http://curio.ca/en

Burgundy Jazz Teacher Resource Guide Now Available

http://jazzpetitebourgognedoc.radio-canada.ca/en Burgundy Jazz is a multiplatform web documentary exploring Montreal’s incredible contribution to jazz music history through the legendary black musicians of Little Burgundy – the neighbourhood that was a hub of musical creativity, private clubs and speakeasies from the Jazz Age 1920s to the Golden Era of Jazz in the 1940s and 50s. Oscar Peterson, Oliver Jones, Norman Marshall Villeneuve, the Sealey Brothers, Nelson Symonds, and Louis Metcalf are among the greats who lived or played in "Burgundy". The accompanying Burgundy Jazz Teacher Resource Guide, aimed at educators at the elementary (Grades 6-8) and secondary school levels, supports learning initiatives for each platform: web doc, app and eBook. It is designed to link to a variety of disciplines and subject matters, including Arts Education (Music), Social Sciences (Geography and History) and Language Arts, while leveraging Media Education/Media Literacy, critical thinking and Citizenship Education. Students are invited to think about social themes raised in Burgundy Jazz while they broach inquiry-based learning and media production. Explore the guide’s research-creation projects highlighting technology education, with low-tech options also available. http://curio.ca.libcat.merlin.mb.ca/en/search-results/?q=burgundy+jazz

New from Enchanted Learning www.enchantedlearning.com login = sevenoaks (see your Library Technician for the password)

History of Magna Carta

http://www.enchantedlearning. com/history/uk/magnacarta/ history.shtml

Read this history of Magna Carta—the famous English document which limited the power of the King, declaring that he was not above the law.

Concrete Poetry

http://www.enchantedlearning. com/poetry/concrete/

Writing a concrete poem is a fun activity combining poetry with art. The poet arranges the words of the concrete poem in a shape or design that shows the meaning of the poem.

What’s New @ BZERC November 2015

www.accesslearning.com Create your own login with a Promo Code specific to your location Ask your Library Technician for the Promo Code A Sampling of Results from the Advanced Search (Hyperlinked) Instructions for performing your own advanced search to find curriculum correlated videos follow the results below

MANITOBA Grade 1 Science – Cluster 2: The Senses Identify parts of the body that are involved directly and indirectly in tasting. • •

Senses Try This!: Skin Senses

MANITOBA Grade 2 Music – Music Language and Performance Skills > Rhythm Perform a steady beat and a variety of grade-appropriate rhythmic and accent patterns with increasing independence, and demonstrate awareness of metre • • •

Harmony Rhythm: A Pattern of Beats Exercise to this Beat!

MANITOBA Grade 3 Social Studies: Communities of the World – Cluster 2: Exploring the World Locate on a map or globe the equator and the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Available) • • • • •

(Teacher Guide

What Is a Map? What Is a Globe? Why People Use Maps Maps and Globes Introduction to Maps and Globes

MANITOBA Grade 4 Mathematics > Shape and Space (Measurement) Read and record time using digital and analog clocks, including 24-hour clocks. • • • • •

Using a Clock Using a Calendar Telling Time Measuring Time Time Passing

MANITOBA Grade 5 Social Studies:Peoples and Stories of Canada to 1867 – Cluster 2: Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763) Describe contributions of individuals in the settlement of Nouvelle-France. Include: Samuel de Champlain, Jean Talon, Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac, Marguerite Bourgeoys. • • • • •

Samuel de Champlain Jacques Marquette & Louis Joliet European Settlement Jacques Cartier: First Voyage Giovanni da Verrazano

What’s New @ BZERC November 2015

Want streaming videos related to curriculum outcomes for Manitoba? Access Learning is a Canadian web-based video streaming service with access to over 4800 complete videos and more than 40,000 video clips. The resource is designed to be a simple and intuitive solution to access streaming videos that requires no or minimal training. It provides access to a wide range of K-12 educational video content.

Instructions for creating your own account can be found on the BZERC portal page—or you can contact alice.klumper@7oaks.org to have them emailed to you.

Use the advanced search feature to find videos directly related to curriculum: From the Advanced Search tab (after you login), use the drop-down arrows for each section under “Curriculum Correlations” to choose Manitoba, grade, and subject. After you click “Search” you will be presented with a list of curriculum outcomes; each of which has an orange button beside it

This advanced search gives you a listing of video clips that are related to that outcome. Please note, that as it is a machine-driven search engine there are sometimes erroneous anomalies in results— especially with Language Arts.

Give it a try!

Other Streaming Videos of Note from Access Learning Follow the embedded hyperlinks to open these resources.

Watch Video

Canada/s Role: Canada and World War 1

What Makes Us Unique?: Canadian Identity

Canadian Immigration

Movie Guide: Canada and World War 1

Movie Guide: Canadian Identity

Movie Guide: Canadian

Watch Video

Confederation Movie Guide: Confederation

Watch Video

Cycles and Seasons

How We Know What We Know?: Dinosaurs

Movie Guide: Cycles and Seasons

Movie Guide: Dinosaurs

Immigration

What’s New @ BZERC November 2015

News & Events Update http://www.mapleforem.ca

Freedom to Read Week: February 21-27, 2016 Freedom to Read Week, Book and Periodical Council / publicity@freedomtoread.ca Description: The Freedom to Read Week is an annual event and chance to renew our commitment to intellectual freedom. It is led by the Book and Periodical Council with sponsors including the Canada Council for the Arts and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. Around the country, gatherings and exhibits are organized to highlight books that are currently banned or have been banned before. You can find an event calendar, web banners, and ideas for educators at the official website: www.freedomtoread.ca/freedom-to-read-week Website: www.freedomtoread.ca/freedom-to-read-week/ Dates: February 21-27, 2016 Language: Bilingual Intended audience: Teachers; Administrators; Parents; Students

I Love to Read Calendar: February Reading Council of Greater Winnipeg Description: I Love to Read Calendar Theme Critical Literacy, Empowering Children and Youth to Change the World Website: www.readingmanitoba.org Language: English Intended audience: Teacher; Administrators; Parents; Students; Librarians

http://festivalvoyageur.mb.ca/ Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New @ BZERC November 2015

Be sure to check out online resources provided by Seven Oaks School Division, Manitoba Education Library, and Direction des ressources éducatives française from the BZERC Library site: Public page: www.7oaks.org/Resources/BZERC Portal page : https://portal.7oaks.org/Departments/bzerc/Pages/default.aspx

Ask your Library Technician for the login/password for services provided by BZERC or login to the BZERC portal page to find logins, passwords, and user guides for all online resources. Manitoba Education Library: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/mel/index.html Direction des ressources éducatives française: https://dref.mb.ca/in/faces/homeInBook.xhtml

See what’s new and access thematic lists here: http://www.7oaks.org/Resources/BZERC/Pages/ Bibliographies.aspx

What’s New @ BZERC November 2015