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Free webinar: Yikes, Ihave two days or less to set up my classroom!

Join us on Monday, Aug. 11 at 4 p.m. Eastern for Yikes, I Have Two Days or Less to Set Up My Classroom! with Leona White, second grade teacher at Samuel Tucker Elementary School in Alexandria, Va. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the Amazing Resources for Educators community at www.edweb.net/amazingresources.

Free webinar: Make assessment matter: New research on what students and educators want from tests

Join us on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. Eastern for Make Assessment Matter: New Research on What Students and Educators Want From Tests with Kelly Goodrich, director of policy and advocacy, Northwest Evaluation Association, and Peter Grunwald, founder and president, Grunwald Associates. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the Assessment for Learning community at www.edweb.net/assessment.

Look what I found ------ What works in science education?

I got excited to see that they have revamped and updated the U.S. Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse which is now conducting review of research on interventions designed to improve the science achievement of K-12 students.  The new area will identify research-based interventions that have been shown to be effective in teaching content, practices, and skills of life science, Earth and space science, and physical science.  The first intervention report in this area looks at the research on Chemistry that Applies and the second report examines the research on ThinkerTools.  This is a direct link to the science section http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/topic.aspx?sid=14 and the link associated with the What Works Clearinghouse links directly to the main site.

In addition check out the other information available through the site!  This is exciting to see this site improved and up and updated and ------ you know there for us!!!!!!

LibGuides are Here!

Yes, I know, another new resource at the SERC Library ---- well, of course!  We are proud to announce that the SERC Library has rolled out - well more like posted out - our new program called LibGuides!   Great ---- what's a LibGuide, okay, here goes an explanation ----

A LibGuide is a Web 2.0 content management and information sharing system used by more than 400 institutions worldwide, especially libraries and universities.  Get it now --- no --- okay, let me try again --- think of a LibGuide as a "mini Web site" created on different topics or subjects.  We pull information from the SERC Library and the Internet and put it all in one place!  Resources at the Library, Web sites on the topic or subject, RSS feeds, video links, graphics, images ---- get the idea now!   Pretty handy right --- RIGHT!

Check out the LibGuides by following this link http://ctserc.libguides.com/.  Check back frequently as we will be adding guides throughout the year and certainly on "hot topics" in education.  It is kind of like one-stop-shopping!

Federated Search is now available at the SERC Library

Here is something cool you can do while it is soooooo very hot outside -----   You can now search our research databases through your membership here at the SERC Library.  Log on to Iluminar using your barcode number and password and go to Advance Search (top right corner of screen).  Here you will have the option to search the State Education Resource Center and several research databases.  Any database with a box next to the title under Search Resources can be checked to be searched all at once.  The publishers listed without a box can be searched by hyperlinking to the publisher's website directly.

Please note that the State Education Resource Center is defaulted as always checked as is the option for full text articles.

If you need more help, contact the Library at library@ctserc.org or 860.632.1485 option 4 and as always you can ask for help with this new feature when you come to visit us!