Selecting and Using Instructional Resources to Enhance Instruction

Part 1 of Module:
A. Introduction to the module
B. An information section on selecting instructional resources
C. A self quiz titled "Check Your Knowledge" for part B

Part 2 of Module:
D. An information section on creating, evaluating, and selecting Instructional Resources
E. A self quiz titled "Check Your Knowledge" for Section D
F. Practice Activity | G. Classroom Application | H. References and Resources

H. References and Resources

Listed below are textbooks and/or web sites that will provide additional help with selecting instructional resources to enhance instruction.

Professional Books and Journals

Dale, Edgar. (1969). Audiovisual Methods in Teaching, 3rd edition. New York: Holt/Dryden Publications. (for more information on the cone of experience) .

Heinrich, R., Molenda, M., Russell, J. D., & Smaldino, S. E. (2002). Instructional Media and Technologies for Learning, 7th edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Web sites:

Most subject fields have a professional organization that produces journals, books, monographs, videotapes, and other resource materials that relate to the curriculum and instruction of that discipline. Examples are listed below.

American Educational Research Association (AERA) - http://www.aera.net/

International Reading Association (IRA) - http://www.reading.org/

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) - http://www.ncte.org/

National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) - http://www.ncss.org/

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) - http://www.nctm.org/

National Art Education Association - http://www.naea-reston.org/

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) - http://www.nsta.org/

Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) - http://www.pdkintl.org/

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - http://www.tesol.org

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Science and Math - http://www.enc.org

Sample sites that respond to user questions:

Ask Jeeves - http://www.ask.com

Ask Jeeves for Kids - http://www.ajkids.com

Ask ERIC - http://askeric.org

Online encyclopedia - http://britannica.com

Encyclopedia Smithsonian - http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm

National Geographic Online - http://nationalgeographic.com

Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math - Elementary School Level - http://forum.Swarthmore.edu/dr.math/drmath.elem.html

Examples (a few from among a vast number) of search engines or searchable sites for educational purposes:

http://www.Google.com - a general search engine

http://www.yahooligans.com - a search engine of sites edited for students

http://www.ala.org/content/navigationmenu/greatALSC/great_web_sites_for_kids/Great_web_sites_for-Kids.htm - sites for students that have been edited by the American Library Association

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick! - A direct link to one of the sites available from the ALA site above

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide - Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

http://www.thegateway.org/ -Gateway to Educational Materials, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education with links to educational materials found on federal, state, university, non-profit and commercial Web sites

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/

http://discoveryschool.com

http://ali.apple.com/ali/resources.shtml -The Apple Learning Interchange (by Apple computers) contains resources called applets in various content areas.

The network of government Regional Educational Laboratories provide information and sources to teachers for dealing with particular student groups and other educational issues:

Teaching diverse students - http://www.lab.brown.edu Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University

Educational technology - http://www.ael.org Appalachia Educational Laboratory and
http://www.ncrel.org North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Expanded Learning Opportunities - http://www.serve.org SERVE

Family and Community Involvement - http://www.sedl.org Southwest Educational Development Laboratory

Standards-based Instructional Practice - http://www.mcrel.org/ Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning

Assessment of Educational Achievement - http://www.wested.org WestEd

Re-engineering Schools - http://www.nwrel.org Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Curriculum and Instruction Related to Reading and Language Mastery - http://www.prel.org Pacific Resources for Education and Learning

Educational Leadership - http://www.temple.edu/lss Laboratory for Student Success

Some sites with information on evaluating resources on the Web:

www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm

www.mnstate.edu/library/instruct/evaluate.htm

www.nmu.edu/olsonlibrary/WEBEVAL.HTM

http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed456864.html Eric Identifier ED456864 Mardis, Marcia, October 2001. Uncovering the Hidden Web, Part II: Resources for Your Classroom. ERIC Digest.

Web sites (cited in the module) that contain reviews of instructional materials:

http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/search.html

http://www.evalutech.sreb.org

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