Websites
Louisiana Grade Level Expectations – what all students should know or be able to do by the end of each grade from prekindergarten through grade 12 in math, English, science and social studies.
Louisiana’s Accountability System – explanation of how GLE’s are used to shape what happens in our state’s classrooms every day
Top 5 Online Tools for Teachers – teacher resource suggestions from our reference staff
Books
General collection
Novels
This list includes classic novels and more contemporary stories about teaching in prep schools, on college campuses, and even in prisons.
A Lesson Before Dying: by Ernest J. Gaines
Anne of Windy Poplars: by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Goodbye, Mr. Chips: by James Hilton
Teaching Tips
These books critique the education system in the U.S., offer daily classroom management tips for teachers, and more.
The Queen of Education : Rules for Making School Work: by LouAnne Johnson
The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher: by Harry K. Wong and Rosemary T. Wong
The End of Molasses Classes : Getting Our Kids Unstuck : 101 Extraordinary Solutions for Parents and Teachers: by Ron Clark
Biographies/Memoirs
From inner-city challenges to one-room school houses, these teachers’ experiences can inspire and help you with your own classes.
Teach With Your Heart : Lessons I Learned From the Freedom Writers, a memoir: by Erin Gruwell
Teacher Man: by Frank McCourt
Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher’s First Year: by Esme Raji Codell
General Inspiration
Check out these books for more motivation and inspiration to pump you up for the next school year.
Work Hard. Be Nice. How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America: by Jay Matthews
Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire: by Rafe Esquith
Not Quite Burned Out, but Crispy Around the Edges: by Sharon M. Draper
E-books
Three Cups of Tea: by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban’s backyard
Stones into Schools: by Greg Mortenson
From the author of the #1 national bestseller Three Cups of Tea, the continuing story of this determined humanitarian and the schools he has established
The Complete IEP Guide: by Lawrence M. Siegel
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) determines the nuts and bolts of your child’s special education. But it’s easy to get lost in the paperwork and bureaucracy if you don’t know your way through the intricacies of the system.
Reference Books (in library)
Philosophy of Education: an encylopedia
Standard and Schooling in the United States: an encyclopedia
In this definitive, three-volume set, top scholars illuminate the historical, social, cultural, political, administrative, psychological, and philosophical issues behind the standards debate.
Bilingual education : a reference handbook: by Rosa Castro Feinberg
Focuses on the purposes of bilingual education programs in schools and their historical development from the 1960s to the present.
Visual Media
The Capt’n Gravity Ranger Program
The Ranger program is a lesson in the art and science of movement that stimulates the muscles and joints that are the primary pathways to excite the brain. This experimental kids fun brain fitness program promotes learning, exaggerates gravity, explores movement ranges, improves balance and coordination, and is particularly significant for learning challenges like ADD and ADHD.
Kids With Differences: The Series
This program will educate students, teachers, and parents and promote inclusion and understanding of kids with special needs.
Created from a baby’s point-of-view and incorporate a unique combination of real world objects, music, art, animals and nature – providing you with a fun way to introduce your baby to the big, beautiful new world around him.
Periodicals
Electronic Resource:
American Federation of Teachers
Electronic Resource:
Online Databases
Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles and more than 200 educational reports.
ERIC (Education Resource Information Center)
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1,300,000 records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.
A streaming video collection with over 8,300 full length videos, and over 96,000 video clips. Informative videos and documentaries from BBC, the History Channel, PBS, Scientific American, and many more! Call the Reference Department at 876-1733, ext. 2, for a username and password.
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