Resource Center

If Emporia State University students need help preparing a lesson on "Kansas Day" for their methods class, they need look no further than The Teachers College Resource Center, located on the second floor of Visser Hall.

Established in the summer of 1979, the Resource Center was developed as "a model of inter-institutional cooperation." The center was designed to combine the resources collections of the Teachers College and the special needs collections of the Flint Hills Instructional Materials Center (F H I M C), a division of the Flint Hills Educational Cooperative which includes seven school districts from the surrounding area: North Lyon County, U S D 251; Southern Lyon County, 252; Madison-Virgil, U S D 386; Hamilton, U S D 390; Morris County, U S D 417; and Chase County, U S D 284; and Emporia, U S D 253. IMC page

The Resource Center, which is funded jointly by the university and the Flint Hills Educational Cooperative, provides area educators with a wealth of materials and services.

The resources of the center are available to any personnel within the seven districts, or any university faculty, students or staff. The purpose of the center is basically twofold. We have tried to create an environment where prospective teachers may have access to teaching materials that they may find in classrooms anywhere in the state. We want them to learn how to find and use those support materials. The second purpose is to provide support materials for learners in the schools.

The center's inventory includes videos, children's books, multi-media packages, curriculum sets, a variety of other print and non-print items, and computer software. The center also provides lamination services.

The Resource Center also houses two special collections. The center serves as the state's law related education clearinghouse. Funded by the Kansas State Bar Association, the center houses, maintains, and circulates a large collection of law related education materials. The materials, which are available to any teacher or law professional, may be requested from the center by phone or in writing.

Gary and Barbara Bleeker, professors at Emporia State University, are the recipients of hundreds of books for children and young adults each year. The Bleekers review many of these for the Topeka Capital Journal, and use others in education workshops they teach throughout the state. They used to keep many of these books in their offices and invited students to use them there. This arrangement turned out to be inconvenient, and the solution was to donate the books to the Teachers College Resource Center. The Bleekers' goal was to place the books where they would do the most good. At the Resource Center, the books can be used by the college population and teachers in seven school districts, including and surrounding Emporia. The collection now has over 2,000 books and is constantly updated. Since the collection was added to the Resource Center almost three years ago, there has been an increase in the usage of the Resource Center, as students check out many of these books daily.

Our hours of operation during the Fall and Spring Semester are as follows:

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Summer hours are as follows:

Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Assistive Technology	Behavior	Character Education	Early Childhood
Education Jobs	Electronic Journals	Elementary Education	English
English as a Second Language	Fine Arts New!!!	General Education/Research	Health and Physical Education
History/ Social Studies	Holidays	Lesson Plans	Math
Misc.	Mysteries	Reference	Science
Service Learning	Special Education	State Curriculum Standards	Technology Education
Transition to Adult Life	Traumatic Brain Injury

Assistive Technology:

http://www.closingthegap.com/ Computer Technology In Special Education And Rehabilitation.

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ PBS Teacher Source.

http://www.nyise.org/blind.htm Comprehensive Site With Resources And Links To Blind And Deaf-Blindness Education.

http://www.dreamms.org/ Dreamms For Kids, Inc. Facilitating Technology Access For Children With Special Needs

http://www.atk.ku.edu/ Assistive Technology For Kansans.

Behavior:

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr155.shtml Effective Classroom Management Techniques.

http://www.honorlevel.com/x83.xml Discipline By Design, The Honor Level System

http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/class_manage.html "Adjustments in Classroom Management" Article

http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/pub/eres/EDSPC715_MCINTYRE/715HomePage.html Behavior Advisor, Behavior Management Advice Site

http://www.adprima.com/managing.htm Classroom Management, Management Of Student Conduct, Effective Praise Guidelines...etc

http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/manage/index.html TeachNet.Com; Behavior & Discipline Articles For The Classroom Teacher

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/resources/tactics/classmngmnt/behave.html Behavioral Contracting Technique For Handling Disruptive Behavior

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2943.html?detoured=1 Managing Disruptive Behavior In Inclusive Classrooms

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/7315/subjects/behavior.html Behavior Management Site (With Links)

http://www.teachersworkshop.com/ Professional Development Resources For Teachers.

http://www.teachnet.com/ Smart Tools For Busy Teachers.

http://www.girlsandboystown.org/home.asp Girls And Boys Town.

http://www.positivediscipline.com/ Positive Discipline.

http://www.proTeacher.com/030001.shtml Improving Services for Children and Youth With Emotional and Behavioral Problems.

http://www.nncc.org/ National Network for Child Care.

http://www.cec.sped.org/bk/ Current CEC Articles/Resources On Topics Of Importance (Special Ed.)

http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/behave/homepage.html For Children Who Display Challenging Behavior.

Character Education:

http://www.emporia.edu/jones Jones Institute for Educational Excellence

http://www.character.org/ Character Education Partnership.

http://www.ethicsusa.com/index.cfm National Character Education Center.

http://www.josephsoninstitute.org/ "...To Improve The Ethical Quality Of Society By Advocating Principled Reasoning and Ethical Decision Making."

Early Childhood:

http://www.earlychildhood.com Information, products and ideas for parents & teachers.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/index.htm Scholastic, Inc.

http://www.edpsych.com/ For Early Childhood Educators.

http://www.theideabox.com/ Early Childhood Education & Activity Resources.

http://create-a-reader.com/basic/_english.html Ma Hubbard's Create-a-Reader

Educational Jobs:

Electronic Journals:

http://csef.air.org/publications/related/jsel/jsel.html Journal of Special Education Leadership

http://www.asbj.com/ American School Board Journal.

http://www.edweek.org/ Education Week On The Web.

http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kappan.htm Phi Delta Kappan.

http://www.newhorizons.org/ New Horizons For Learning.

Elementary Education:

http://www.funbrain.com/ Several Fun, Educational Games.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/ Lesson Plans Using Coins.

http://www.crayola.com/ The Power Of Creativity Starts Here.

http://www.teachingk-8.com/ Teaching PreK-8 Idea Site.

http://www.miamisci.org/ph/default.html Lots Of Fun With Science.

http://www.carolhurst.com/ Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site.

http://www.dawcl.com/ Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature.

http://www.childrensmusic.org/ A Children's Music Webring.

http://www.sightwordsgame.com Teaching Tips for Sight Words

English:

http://www.bookrenter.com/articles/Great_Childrens_Literature_Resources_on_the_Web "Rent Textbooks and Save"

http://www.education.com/activity/article/pin_the_tail_on_silent_e_first/ Silent E activity.

http://www.softschools.com/ All kinds of free stuff for learning!

http://www.starfall.com Phonics and Reading

http://www.accredited-online-college-degrees.com/grammar.html Grammar and Punctuation Glossary.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php Full of children's work and resources to use as templates and rhyming dictionaries

http://www.english-to-go.com/ Teacher Resource site with many educational links for teaching English, plus lessons!

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/6traits.html Full of lessons and activities geared towards the 6 traits of writing.

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/6_8/ Middle school lessons and activities covering all aspects of teaching English.

http://english-zone.com/index.php AMAZING! This site is full of everything, take a look!

http://www.gutenberg.org/ Resource site full of e-texts.

http://www.ncte.org/ National Council For Teachers Of English.

English as a Second Language:

http://www.caslt.org/research/esllinks.htm An array of multiple ESL links for Teachers!

http://www.rong-chang.com/ English As A Second Language.

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslindex.html Resources For ESL, Bilingual and Foreign Language Teachers.

http://uscis.gov/graphics/exec/natz/natztest.asp Naturalization Self Test

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/ Math Lessons That Are Fun, Fun, Fun!!

Fine Arts:

http://www.aetv.com/class/admin/study_guide/archives/aetv_guide.0351.html Pablo Picasso Classroom Activities/Lesson Plans.

http://www.memory.loc.gov/learn/collections/ccindex.html Library Of Congress, Links To The Arts And Social Studies Collections

General Education/Research:

http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm Noncommercial Portal - Free Online Academic Resources For High School Students.

http://www.sc.edu/bck2skol/ The Electronic Library Classroom 101.

http://www.nprinc.com/ National Professional Resources, Inc.

http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ Games, Activities, Facts And Graphics At Recycle City.

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/ Fun Ways To Learn About Energy.

http://www.handspeak.com/ Sign Language.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ The National Geographic Online.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html Internet Resources Related to Books for Children and Young Adults.

http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/ Quality resources for literacy instruction.

Health and Physical Education:

http://KidsHealth.org/ Doctor Approved Health Information For Parents, Teens and Children.

http://www.alice.columbia.edu/ Columbia University's Health Education Program.

http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/ A Suicide Prevention Site.

http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/ The Fun, Easy Way To Teach Nutrition.

http://www.healthychoices.org/ A Nutrition Education Program For Kids.

http://www.shapeup.org/ Shape Up America!

http://www.dsusa.org/ Disabled Sports U.S.A.

http://www.specialolympics.org/ Special Olympics.

History/Social Studies:

http://coupons.answers.com/guide/15643319/Free-Online-Economic-Resources-for-Kids.html Economics for kids!

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi Entitled America's Story, this website is a social studies in itself!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/ Excellent site full of useful teaching materials even audio oral histories from Ellis Island!

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/ Lesson plans and activities full of maps, images, teaching ideas, games and homework help

http://www.askasia.org/ K-12 resource site of Asian Culture, full of lessons, pictures and activities

Websites for teaching about the Elections:

http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/elections.htm

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson331.shtml

http://www.cyberbee.com/election/election.html

http://www.memory.loc.gov/ Library Of Congress, Historical Collections

http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html Federal & State Constitution, General Information On Bills & Legislature.

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html The United States Constitution Online.

http://thomas.loc.gov/ Search The Library Of Congress.

http://library.thinkquest.org/22254/ Ben Franklin's Biography, Inventions, Quotations, Genealogy...etc. It's All Here!

http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/ More Information About Ben Franklin. PBS Site, Includes Lesson Plans.

http://touritaly.org/ Tour of Italy for the Financially Challenged - Highly Informative.

http://www.countrywatch.com/ Newspaper & Associated Press Articles From Around The World.

http://www.discoverfrance.net/ Pictures & Cultural Aspects Of France.

http://www.canada.gc.ca/ Government Of Canada-Variety of Info. & Activities for Educators to Use.

http://www.russiajournal.com/ The Russia Journal.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html Today In History Lesson.

http://www.thehistorynet.com/home.htm The History Net.

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html Hyper History.

http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/ A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents.

http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm Exploring Ancient World Culture.

http://www.ncss.org/ National Council For Social Studies.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/quiz/ The New York Times Daily News Quiz With Links To Associated Articles.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/ Martin Luther King, Jr.

http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/ Presidential Profiles From Washington To Present.

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/nationalteencourts/ Teen Courts

http://www.ncjj.org/ Outline Of Each State's Juvenile Justice System.

http://www.ushistory.com/ History Happens.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/index.html National Geographic Online Presents The Underground Railroad.

http://search.eb.com/women/ Women in American History.

http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Holidays:

http://www.gourmetgiftbaskets.com/The-First-Thanksgiving.asp Thanksgiving ideas, activities, recipes etc.

http://www.groundhog.org/ Groundhog Day Galore.

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/index.html Kids Domain Holidays.

Lesson Plans:

http://www.akc.org/public_education/lessonplans_elementary.cfm American Kennel Club offers lesson plans on pet care, fun!

http://www.aetv.com/class/teach/index.html

http://www.memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/index.html Library Of Congress, Social Studies Lesson Plans Gr.4-12

http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/ More Information About Ben Franklin. PBS Site, Includes Lesson Plans.

http://www.edhelper.com/ edHelper.com: Lesson Plans, WebQuests, and Worksheets.

http://www.teachersdesk.org/ The Teacher's Desk.

http://www.kinderart.com/ Kinderart.

http://www.ed.gov/free/ Federal Resources For Educational Excellence (FREE).

http://4teachers.org/ The Online Space For Teachers Integrating Technology Into The Classroom.

http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/lessons.html Marc Sheehan's Lesson Plans Page.