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Friday: 7:30pm-5pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: CLOSED

Winter Break
Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED
December 24-January 1: CLOSED
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Curriculum Collection

The MSJ Library's Curriculum Collection is located on the Library's Second Floor. Features include:

Teacher-editions, student textbooks & workbooks, elementary & secondary level
Books & DVDs about education and teaching
Math Manipulatives (40 kits)
Call number: CURRIC + Dewey call number
Search FOCUS MSJ Library catalog to locate items.
Tip: Use Advanced Search to limit by LOCATION: CURRIC (2nd Floor)

Databases for K-12 students

The vendor EBSCO offers several databases for K-12 students. These databases are available throughout the State of Ohio:

Explora for Primary Schools (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with the following features: Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research; reading level indicators (Lexile® Measures) to simplify discovery of grade-appropriate content; text-to-speech for HTML articles to assist struggling readers or those learning English; Curriculum Standards Module to help educators correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state- or province-specific curriculum standards.
Explora for Secondary Schools (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with the following features: Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research; reading level indicators (Lexile® Measures) to simplify discovery of grade-appropriate content; text-to-speech for HTML articles to assist struggling readers or those learning English; Curriculum Standards Module to help educators correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state- or province-specific curriculum standards.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window A database that is helpful for writing critical essays, researching reports or term papers, or preparing for a debate, or just the latest information on hot topics. See also EBSCO's Points of View Reference Center.
MAS Ultra: School Edition (for high school students) This link opens in a new window Provides full text from over 515 periodicals covering general reference, health, science, and other areas. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for 581 magazines. Designed for a general (as opposed to academic) audience.
Middle Search Plus (for middle school students) This link opens in a new window Indexes, abstracts, and offers full text for popular middle school magazines. Designed for middle school students as opposed to a collegiate audience.
Points of View Reference Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window "A full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications."
Primary Search (for elementary school students) (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Provides full text from 57 children’s magazines appropriate for elementary schools and children’s reading rooms. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 80 magazines. Designed for elementary school students as opposed to a collegiate audience.
TOPICsearch (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window A current events database that allows researchers to explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.

Databases for K-12 teachers

Databases for K-12 teachers, available throughout the State of Ohio:

Educator Tools (INFOhio)
Search for lesson plans, resources, documents, promotional materials, etc.
INFOhio Professional Databases: Ohio’s Pre K-12 Digital Library
INFOhio Resources by Grade/Age (Pre-school-12)

Look for the "For Educators" section in the Explora databases for lesson plans, curriculum standards, and websites for teachers.

Explora for Primary Schools (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with the following features: Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research; reading level indicators (Lexile® Measures) to simplify discovery of grade-appropriate content; text-to-speech for HTML articles to assist struggling readers or those learning English; Curriculum Standards Module to help educators correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state- or province-specific curriculum standards.
Explora for Secondary Schools (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with the following features: Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research; reading level indicators (Lexile® Measures) to simplify discovery of grade-appropriate content; text-to-speech for HTML articles to assist struggling readers or those learning English; Curriculum Standards Module to help educators correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state- or province-specific curriculum standards.
Professional Development Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window As a collection of education-related journals for teachers, librarians, and researchers, this database is designed for professional educators and provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. This is the most comprehensive and most valuable collection of full text education journals in the world. In addition to full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for more than 700 journals.

Websites

Childcare & Early Education Research Connections
Education World
Lesson plans, printables, worksheets, & other classroom resources; technology tips & reviews of apps, websites, & products; professional development articles & education news.
EduRef.org (National Council for Open Education)
Lesson plans and resource guides
PBS LearningMedia
Free collection of standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more.
Tools & Ideas for Classroom Teachers (National Education Association)
Lesson plans, classroom management, teaching strategies, and more
What Works Clearinghouse
Reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)

Open Educational Resources Commons (OER)
A collection of teaching and learning materials that you may freely use at no cost, without needing to ask permission. Some resources may be used “as is”, while you may adapt others for use with your students.
How to Search OER Commons (video tutorial)
How to use standard and advanced search features to find resources on OER Commons
OER for K-12 Educators (3-page PDF)
Frequently asked questions
OER K-12 Lesson Plans, worksheets, and activities

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