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Welcome!
Education Services is a Teachers Resource Center of K-12 curriculum materials. Award winning children's literature, big books, lesson planning ideas, games, and manipulatives are just some of the resources teachers will find to support their instruction.We are located in the north wing of Rivera Library on the 2nd Floor, Room 205, right before the J-K-L call number ranges.
Most of the collection is accessible all the hours that the library is open -- Come browse our great resources!
New and Noteworthy
- Education Services Pick-up Service -- Not at the library and need help locating resource materials? Phone or email us; we will find appropriate material and hold them at the Rivera Circulation desk. Pick them up at any time during normal Rivera Circulation hours
- New Newsletter -- Education Services Newsletter for Spring, 2009 is now available!
For an archive of past newsletters, click here.
Collections
Education Services is an excellent source for various types of instructional materials used in schools.- The Childrens & Young Adult Collection
- • Award winning children's books
- • Different genres of juvenile literature, (e.g. biographies, fantasies, picture books)
- • Works in other languages, such as Spanish, French and Navajo
- Items can be checked out for a period of 4 weeks at the Rivera Circulation Desk
- Renewals can be done online.
- The Professional Collection
- • Educational resources across all curriculum areas and skill levels for Grades K-12
- • Helpful resources for creating lesson plans, classroom management and bulletin board display ideas
- Items can be checked out for a period of 4 weeks at the Rivera Circulation Desk
- Renewals can be done online.
- The Textbook Collection
- • K-12 textbook and ancillary material that have been adopted by California schools in all subjects
- Some supplementary material (videos, transparencies) are located in our Curriculum Materials Collection. When using SCOTTY, please note the exact location of the item you need.
- Items can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks at the Rivera Circulation Desk
- Renewals can be done online
- The Curriculum Materials Collection
- • Educational resources in non-book formats, such as Kits and manipulatives, or Study prints and posters
- • Textbook supplements, such as transparencies or CD-ROMS
- • Educational Tests
- N.B. Circulation rules in this collection vary →
- Textbook supplementary items in the Curriculum Materials Collection can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks.
- Educational Tests are checked out via Education Services and only by GSE students for 1 week. Other patrons may examine the Test Collection at Education Services only.
- All other items can be checked out for a period of 4 weeks at the Education Services Office.
- In SCOTTY, curriculum materials are displayed as "EducServ Secured". These must be retrieved and checked out by Education Services staff only.
- Renewals for all items must be done through the Education Services office only, via in person, phone or email.
- The Media Collection
- • Videos, DVDs, cassettes and CD-ROMs for elementary and secondary school students on a wide range of topics.
- Most of our collection can be found by doing a search through SCOTTY. You can also find some by clicking here.
- In SCOTTY, media materials are displayed as "EducServ Secured AV". These must be retrieved and checked out only by Education Services staff for a period of 4 weeks.
- Renewals must be done through the Education Services office only, via in person, phone or email.
- The Reference Collection
- • General children's dictionaries and encyclopedias
- • Reference sources to assist teachers in lesson planning
- • Reference material on children's books and authors
- • State & national curriculum frameworks and standards
- As these items are reference materials, they may only be used within the library.
Links
Here are some other sites we have found that provide excellent resources for teachers.If you know of any other good resource sites for teachers, please let us know about them.
del.icio.us Bookmarks by Education Services
General K-12 Education in California
- Rivera Library's Learning Resource Display Center, a repository of K - 8 instructional materials in every subject as adopted by the state of California
Juvenile Literature
- Lists of Award Winning Juvenile Literature from the American Library Association
- Award Winning Books in Education Services
- Children's Literature Web Guide -- Internet resources related to books for children and young adults
K-12 Educational Resources and Tools
- Rubi Star -- A rubric creation website
- Resource Materials Sites Sponsored by the US Government:
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Social Studies/History |
Science/Health |
- Other Resource Materials Sites
- Lesson Plan Sites
| Lesson Planet | The Lesson Plans Page |
| TeachNet Lesson Plans | Lesson Plans 4 Teachers |
| LessonPlanZ | Core Knowledge Lesson Plans |
K-12 Databases
Take a look at these databases to find resources of your K-12 lessons!EBSCO Animals
- Thousands of easy-to-read entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals, containing simple category breakdowns of the animal (e.g. Kingdom, Class, Order) as well as a detailed description. Many entries include colorful images.
Primary Search
- Full text results of searches of over 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is available for thousands of biographies and historical essays as well. Also contains biographies, primary source documents and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
Middle Search Plus
- Full text results of searches of more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is available for thousands of biographies and historical essays as well. Also contains biographies, primary source documents and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
The LRDC
UC Riverside's Rivera Library hosts the Learning Resource Display Center (LRDC) for Riverside County. The LRDC houses copies of textbooks either adopted or under review by the California Department of Education for all subject areas K-8.
Educators from local schools may review these materials to determine which textbooks will fit best with their district. Our library staff works closely with the Riverside County Office of Education to best serve the needs of county educators.
The general public is also invited to evaluate which instructional materials under review best represent the California school curriculum.
The LRDC is located on the north end of the 2nd floor of Rivera Library in Room 217, near Education Services. Please go to the Education Services Office (Rivera Library, Rm. 205) for admittance.
Hours
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Intercession
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Monday - Thursday: 2:00 -- 7:00 p.m.
Fridays: 1:00 -- 5:00 p.m. Saturdays (Fall, Winter & Spring only): 1:00 -- 5:00 p.m. |
Monday - Friday: 1:00 -- 5:00 p.m. |
Those who wish to visit the LRDC outside of these normal business hours are requested to make an appointment in advance.
Groups of four or more are asked to call ahead to schedule a group visit.
A wireless network is available for those wishing to use a laptop computer.
Maps and directions to the UCR campus and the Rivera Library.
Parking information for visitors to the UCR campus.
Staff
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Christina Cicchetti Reference/Education Librarian christina.cicchetti@ucr.edu Christina Cicchetti joined the Rivera Library on June 1, 2007 as the Reference/Education Librarian. She oversees the Education Services unit (curriculum/teacher education resource center) and is responsible for all library collections in the area of education. Christina began her career in teaching as a Media Center Director and English Teacher for a private high school in Portland, OR. After graduate work in library science, she transitioned to the world of academic libraries but continued to utilize her background in education. At La Sierra University, she managed the Curriculum Resource Center for 12 years. Most recently she held the position of Education Librarian at the University of La Verne where she worked closely with students and faculty in the University of La Verne's teacher credentialing, masters, and doctoral programs. She holds an M.S. in Information Studies from Drexel University's College of Information Studies and an Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from La Sierra University's School of Education. |
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Christopher Martone Coordinator, Education Services/LRDC christopher.martone@ucr.edu Christopher Martone has been with UCR and the Rivera Library since July of 2006, when he made the move to California from New York. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of Education Services as well as the LRDC and is directly available to handle any patron inquiries concerning the unit as a whole. Christopher has over 10 years of both teaching and library experience. As an educator, he taught History, Mathematics and Science in middle and high schools in the New York City metropolitan area. In addition, he has provided assistance to students and faculty at the Quinn Library of Fordham University and the Watson Library of the Columbia Business School. He holds a Masters degree in History from Fordham University as well as permanent certification as a teacher in the state of New York. |
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