Education
Cindy Strong is the liaison librarian for the School of Education.
Office: #127 Main floor of the library
Phone: 206-281-2074
Email: clstrong@spu.edu
- To find journal articles, begin your research with one of the Core Resources listed on the Databases page.
- After exploring the Databases, check out the Websites page for helpful, mostly free, Internet sites for research.
- Examine the Reference Sources page for print reference items.
APA article tutorial less than 2 minutes
APA article with DOI (digital object identifier) less that 2 minutes
APA article from the web less than 2 minutes
APA book less than 2 minutes
APA sample title page and References list
Finding Full Text --lists the steps to take to locate full text copies of journal articles.
PsycINFO Classification Codes --list of Classification Codes to use for focused searching in particular areas such as Educational Leadership, Education Psychology, Special Education, Gifted and Talented, Curriculum & Program Teaching Methods, etc.
Education Resources
3-D Play Therapy Collection WORD document outlining the steps to search SPU's 3-D/Bibliotheraphy Collection (puppets, toys, games) which is part of the Curriculum Collection on the 3rd floor of the library.
Bibliotheraphy WORD document outlining the steps to search for books in the SPU Collection coded for bibliotherapy using ASCA Classification terms.
Curriculum Collection WORD document outlining the steps to search SPU's Curriculum Collection, which is housed on the 3rd floor of the library.
Test File WORD document outlining the steps to search SPU's Test File.
EDAD 6589 Dr. Bond Current Issues in Ed Leadership
PowerPoint 4.15.13
Database Search Steps
Finding Full Text
Common Core State Standards comparison with Standards for the 21st-Century Learner this American Association of School Librarians web page, provides tables showing how the how the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner align with the Common Core State Standards.
Use the "Finding Full Text" document hyperlinked above to find the full text of the Ballard and Francis articles listed below. Also, the March 1999 (83:605) issue of the NASSP Bulletin was devoted to Information Literacy and library programs. I recommend you look at the articles.
Ballard, S., & Fontichiaro, K. (2010, Dec). More than shushing and shelving. Principal Leadership, 11(4), 50-54.
Francis, B. H., & Lance, K. C. (2011, July/Augst). The impact of librarya media specialists on students and how it is valued by administrators and teachers: Findings from the latest studies in Colorado and Idaho. TechTrends, 55(4), 63-69.
Johnson, D. (2005, Jan/Feb). Getting the most from your school library media program. National Association of Elementary School Principals, 84(3), 43-46. Retrieved from http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Principal/2005/J-Fp43.pdf
Patten, K. (2002, July). Save the librarians. American School Board Journal, 189(7), 36-37.
EDCO 6670 Professor Cleveland
Finding full text
Curriculum Collection
EDSP 3107 Dr. Preciado
Overview of Key Resources
Database Searching Using Controlled Vocabulary
EDU 6120 Dr. Denton
Overview of Key Resources
Database Searching Using Controlled Vocabulary
Finding full text
EDU 6120 Dr. Fritzberg
PPT
Overview of Key Resources
Database Searching Using Controlled Vocabulary
Finding full text
EDU 6895 Curriculum & Instruction Orientation
Information Literacy Orientation Screencast I
Information Literacy Orientation Screencast II
Overview of Resources
Database Search Steps
Post Graduate Resources
EDU 6975 Dr. Meissner
Overview of Key Resources
Finding full text
Building Effective Keywords
Database Searching Using Controlled Vocabulary
Using Descriptors and Subject Headings
EDU 7107 Instructional Theory and Doctoral Students Dr. Ellis
Overview of key resources
Database Search Steps Using Subject Terms

