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Month: May 2021 (Page 2 of 2)

NEW Curriculum Resource Titles, May 13

May 13, 2021 /

Check out NEW Curriculum Resource titles in TWU’s Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC).

This specialized education resource library serves Trinity’s School of Education and local educators, and it provides a variety of resources for curriculum planning, research and teaching (including curriculum guides), teacher’s resources, and K-12 student resources.

Click on the link for more information. Learn how to place a Hold though our Contactless Holds Pickup.

Dinosaurs of the Alberta Badlands by Dr. W. Scott Persons IV and illustrated by Dr. Julius T. Csotonyi
(Interest Level: Grades 3-9)
This illustrated book showcases Alberta’s prehistoric beasts as paleontologist Dr. Persons travels back in time 76 million years to the Late Cretaceous period, when pterosaurs soared through the skies, prehistoric sea monsters as long as school buses swam in Alberta’s shallow sea, and anklyosaurs and cerotopsians roamed the swamps and flood plains that would eventually become the badlands of today. Meet the terrifying Albertosaurus, a relative of Tyrannosaurus, and the plant-eating, duck-billed Edmontosaurus.

Filmish: A Graphic Journey through Film by Edward Ross
(Interest Level: Grades 10-12)
Cartoonist Edward Ross uses comics to illuminate the ideas behind our favourite films. In Filmish, Ross’s cartoon alter-ego guides readers through the annals of cinematic history. Each chapter focuses on a particular theme – the body, architecture, language – and explores an eclectic mix of cinematic triumphs. Filmish tackles serious issues – sexuality, race, censorship, propaganda – with authority and wit, throwing new light on some of the greatest films ever made.

Literacy Strong All Year Long: Powerful Lessons for Grades K-12, 2nd edition by Valerie Ellery, Lori Oczkus, and Timothy V. Rasinski
(Interest Level: Grades 1-3)
This book equips intermediate educators with engaging lessons that motivate students and help them develop the solid foundation of literacy skills that are essential to learning. Thoughtfully designed lessons linked to specific literacy standards create a seamless flow of learning throughout the seasons of the school year. Each chapter offers 10 lessons that strengthen comprehension, fluency, word work, and vocabulary.

The Relevant Classroom: 6 Steps to Foster Real-World Learning by Eric Hardie
(Interest Level: Grades K-12) ebook
The book presents teachers with six strategies to foster real-world connections, genuine engagement, and deeper learning: 1. Make meaning central to student work. 2. Contextualize the curriculum. 3. Create space to learn. 4. Connect student work to the community. 5. Follow the (student) leaders. 6. Re-envision feedback and evaluation. This practical volume includes advice on how to get started, vivid examples, reflection questions, and tips on how to overcome common obstacles. 

Rocks Minerals & Gems: The definitive visual catalogue of the treasure beneath your feet by Sean Callery and Miranda Smith and illustrated by Gary Ombler
(Interest Level: Grades 3-7)
Learn about hundreds of rocks, minerals, crystals, and gems that were forged by the most powerful events in prehistory. Explore what specimens look like and how they’re used today. Find out all about star stones and cat’s eyes, megagems, and phantom quartz. Discover which rocks fluoresce, which mineral once poisoned an emperor, and which gems are the rarest in the world!

Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson and illustrations by Sydney Smith
(Interest Level: Ages 3-8)
Winner of the 2015 Governor General’s Literacy Award for Young People’s literature, this wordless picture book tells the story of a little girl who collects wildflowers while on a walk with her distracted father. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter.

Super Forecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
(Interest Level: Grades 10-12)
This book offers the first demonstrably effective way to improve our ability to predict the future—whether in business, finance, politics, international affairs, or daily life.

New Titles Tuesday, May 6

May 6, 2021 /

Here is a selection of items added to the collection in the past week. Click on a title for more information (TWU login may be required.)

 Becoming what we sing: formation through contemporary worship music / David Lemley. A study of the way contemporary worship music shapes Christian identity, theology, and ecclesiology.

Boards that make a difference: a new design for leadership in nonprofit and public organizations / John Carver. This book can help your board empower both board and staff, eliminate trivia, establish a meaningful organizational direction, clarify roles, plan productive meetings, establish officers and committees that work, and provide the leadership for which governing boards exist

 Called to teach: excellence, commitment, and community in Christian higher education / Christopher Richmann and J. Lenore Wright, editors. Representing diverse disciplines and institutional perspectives from a Christian research university, the contributors present reflections based on personal experience, empirical data, and theoretical models. This wide-ranging collection offers insight, encouragement, and a challenge to teachers in all areas of Christian higher education.

 Changing the goalpost of New Testament textual criticism / Abidan Paul Shah. Emphasis will be placed on the need to return to the traditional goalpost of New Testament textual criticism i.e., to retrieve the original text.

 Cowboy presidents: the frontier myth and U.S. politics since 1900 / David A. Smith. TWU Author Explores the deployment of the Frontier Myth by four US Presidents – Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush-and how a series of tragic events caused the myth’s shift from liberalism to conservatism during the 1960s and 70s.

 Hidden riches: a sourcebook for the comparative study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East / Christopher B. Hays. This study considers the historical, cultural, and literary significance of some of the most important Ancient Near East texts that illuminate the Hebrew Bible. Hays provides primary texts from the Ancient Near East with a comparison to literature of the Hebrew Bible to demonstrate how Israel’s Scriptures not only draw from these ancient contexts but also reshape them in a unique way. The book includes summaries to help instructors and students identify key points for comparison.

 Stewardship: choosing service over self-interest / Peter Block. Block asserts that a fundamental shift in how we distribute power, privilege, and the control of money can transform every part of an organization for the better, and he examines the nitty-gritty of implementing these reforms. This revised and expanded edition includes a new introduction by Block addressing what has and hasn’t changed since the first edition and a new chapter on applying stewardship to the common good of the wider community.

 The gifts of imperfection: let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are / by Brené Brown. In this work, the author, a leading expert on shame, authenticity, and belonging, shares ten guideposts on the power of wholehearted living, a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.

 Uplifting leadership: how organizations, teams, and communities raise performance / Andy Hargreaves, Alan Boyle, Alma Harris. Based on original research from a seven-year global study, this book reveals how leaders from diverse organizations inspired and uplifted their teams’ performance. Distilling the six common characteristics of leaders at high-performing organizations across business, sports, and education, the authors explore the nature of uplift, its impact on performance, and the ways to achieve it within and beyond an organization’s walls.

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