Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Faculty Book Presentation

April Hatcher showcasing one of the new books presented at the February faculty meeting. The new collection of books include curriculum support materials for the various subject areas. There is also an updated Professional collection.

Some new titles in our library collection:

  • Building Big by David Macaulay- Technology dept.
  • Celtic Art by R. & V. Megaw- Art dept.
  • The Biography of Chocolate by Adrianna Morganelli- FACS dept.
  • Italian Dictionary for Beginners by H. Davies- Global Languages dept.
  • New Views of the Solar System by Comptons Britannica- Science dept.
  • Say No and Go: Stranger Safety by Jill Donahue- Special Ed dept.
  • Profiles in Mathematics: Anicent Mathematicians by Rod Staeger- Math dept.
  • Sports Technology by Ron Fridell- Physical Ed. dept.
Some new titles in the Professional Collection:

  • 40 Ways to Support Struggling Readers in Content Classrooms, gr. 6-12
  • Thinking Like Mathematicians: Putting the NCTM Standards into Practice
  • 101 Answers for New Teachers and their Mentors
  • Caught Ya! Grammar with a Giggle for Middle School
  • 50 Graphic Organizers for Reading, Writing & More
  • Statistics without Tears: A Primer for Non-Mathematicians
  • 55 Teaching Dilemmas
  • 20 Ideas for Teaching Gifted Kids in the Middle School & High School