Teaching and Learning

...helping teachers promote information literacy in their classrooms

"Primary and secondary sources, when used together, help us to understand people, ideas and events from the past."

Book Awards

Canadian

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American

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International

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CBE Recommended Resources and CORE Resources

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Subscribed Resources

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Other Resources

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Graphic Works Titles reviewed by CBE

 

School Libraries Supporting Quality Learning
The brochure produced by the CBE Future of School Libraries Task Force in 1999.

Approved Resource List - Novels and Nonfiction - ELA 4 - 12
An Alberta Learning publication in pdf format.(212kb)

An alphabetical bibliography of picture books

Plagiarism
A Flash presentation on Plagiarism by M. Mirka.(229kb)

Citation Machine
An interactive Web tool designed to assist teachers and students in producing reference citations for crediting information from other people. You merely...

  • Click the type of resource you wish to cite,
  • Complete the Web form that appears with information from your resource, and
  • Click Make Citations to generate standard MLA & APA citations.

Copyright poster
A poster produced by Access Copyright, outlining copyright regulations in Canada.

Copyright presentation
A Flash presentation on Copyright by D. Loveland.(2.53mb)

European Network for School Libraries and Information Literacy
An international take on Information literacy and school libraries

Libraries

The Alberta Library
You can search 232 library catalogues province-wide from any Internet connection. You can borrow books from libraries around the province, easily, through your own library.

Calgary Public Library
The Calgary Public Library Board and staff are dedicated to providing the best public library service to all Calgarians.

International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)
The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community.

Learning Resources Centre, Government of Alberta
The LRC is the place for one-stop shopping for a comprehensive range of learning and teaching resources. From authorized resources that support the curriculum ECS to Grade 12 and Alberta Learning's specialized Distance Education materials to textbooks, educational software and general learning resources such as maps, atlases, and dictionaries, the LRC truly has it all.

University of Calgary
The University of Calgary Library has 12 special libraries including the main McKimmie library.

 

Let's Invite an Author

The following authors, storytellers, journalists, illustrators and translators are available for presentations in Calgary schools.

BAILEY Elaine GRAHAM Georgia LESLIE Jean POULSEN David A.
BERNER Wendy GUEST Jacqueline MATHESON Shirlee PUNT Irene
BEVERIDGE Cathy GUMMO Karen MOLLEL Tololwa M. REESE Will
BROUWER Sigmund HALVORSON Marilyn MORCK Irene SHANTZ-KERESZTES Linda
BROWNRIDGE Bill HAYS Mary NANJI Shenaaz G. SKUAGE Lana
BUCHHOLZ Kate HAYSOM Morag O'KEEFE Frank TAYLOR Cora
FORREST Susan HUTCHINS Hazel OURIOU Susan WILSON John
FREY Cecilia LEAVITT Martine PAPERNY Myra WOODBURY Mary
FRIESEN Pam LEMNA Don PEARSALL Patricia  
GADD Ben LENTON Peter PERRIN Terri