Education
Welcome to the Education Research & Resources page. Here you will find resources related to Teaching and Learning, Special Education, Educational Leadership, Urban Education, and Teaching as a Second Language. The guides and resources below will support your work in both classes at Simmons and your own schools and classrooms.
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Featured Guides
Education Research Guide
This should be your first stop for researching all Education topics. This guide provides reference and background information, statistics, curriculum or lesson planning ideas, along with the best databases for finding education articles.
Children's Literature Research Guide
This guide will help you find author and illustrator information, award winners, book reviews and literary criticism as well as hints for searching the web for supporting materials for using books in your classroom.
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Featured Resources
Curriculum Collection
You will find a Curriculum Collection containing K-12 textbooks, teacher manuals, idea books, and other helpful curriculum development tools on the second floor of the library or browse the newest materials in our September "Back to School" display by the reference desk. Search this collection by using the Library Catalog Advanced Search and selecting "Curriculum Collection" from the Collections search options.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Education Collection
This collection of e-books includes many titles published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). Explore topics such as Active Learning, Classroom Management, Literacy, Leadership, Education Law, Assessment, or Using Technology in the Classroom. Download the chapters you need to your local computer or mobile device.
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Anne Croak
Education Librarian
L114 | 617.521.2987 | anne.croak@simmons.edu
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