Education - LBS 303

Outline of the Library Presentation: 

It is highly recommended that you view all the videos below if you are a first time learner to access and research for primary research articles.  However, if you have some experience on the area, you can selectively view the sections/videos below.

Section 1: Things to do before starting your Library research:

• Scholarly articles vs. Magazine articles (PDF)

• Effective way to read a scholarly article – save your time (Printout)

• Analyzing the topic before starting research, and Identifying the keyword (Video: 7:02 minutes)

  • Click here to get a copy of the"Topic Analysis" Worksheet (PDF)

Section 2: Search Education Articles & Curriculum Materials:

• PPT illustration on accessing & searching Education articles, & search techniques, etc. (Video: 8:49 minutes)

• Hands-on practice on search Education articles (Video: 24:17 minutes)

Section 3: Search OneSearch for general articles/books:

• Video: OneSearch tutorial: https://csudh.libwizard.com/onesearch

Additional: Section 4: Web sites to get free curriculum/teaching materials/evaluations:

• WWC for curriculum/teaching strategy materials evaluations: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/FWW

• Lesson plans aligned with Common Core: https://achievethecore.org/ (this site is run by the lead writers of the Common Core Standards)

• Library of Congress lesson plans: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/?PHPSESSID=86f9a9cc9d66c8b7a2ad93101215d0c2

• NEA has some lesson plans available for free: http://www.nea.org/tools/BrowseAllLessons.html

• NCTM has some free math lesson plans: https://www.nctm.org/ARCs/

• NSF has some science ones: https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/