Education Guide

Looking for some suggestions for learning activities and lesson plans? Many museums, book publishers, and non-profits offer free materials for teachers on their website.

• The Learning Network (New York Times)
• History Lesson Plans & Class Materials (Library of Congress)
• Wisconsin History (Wisconsin Historical Society)
• Language Arts Lessons & Ideas (Scholastic)
• LitCharts (Book guides, poetry guides, Shakespeare)
• National Center for Case Studies Teaching Science (grade 6 & up)
• Science Teaching Resources from NAST (K-12)
• Read Write Think (K-12 Lesson plans, learning objectives, Apps, videos)
• Vocabulary.com (vocabulary lists for books & current events)

Use these search techniques to locate Primary Research inside databases.

1. Add the following row of keywords to your search: (methods AND results) OR methodology OR “case study” OR “this study” OR “a study”. You will want to copy and paste this entire row of keywords into its own search box (see first example below).

Important! From your list of results, you will still need to examine each article to see if it is primary research.

2. Filter by Document Type: on the Advanced Search page choose Case Study under Document Type or Publication Type. In ProQuest Education Journals, it looks like this:

All of these results are generally primary research articles, but not all primary research is a case study, so you will likely be missing some primary research articles on your topic by searching this way.

3. In ERIC database, you can choose “Reports – All” and/or “Reports – Research” under Publication Type. 

You can search for journal articles in Primo and library databases (see databases tab).

For General Instructions: Finding Journal Articles

Find a Specific Article

Finding Journal Articles By Journal Title in Primo

1. Open  Primo Journal Title Search
   
2. Search for the Journal’s Title.
   
3. Click on the Journal title in the search results.
4. Search inside the journal for keywords on the journal page or click on a database link to search by year, volume, or issue.

You can search for books & ebooks in Primo.

Books

For General Instructions: Finding Books

Find a Specific Book or Chapter

Library of Congress Call Numbers

L                Education

LB             Theory & Practice (Teaching & Administration)

LB1762-66  Praxis Exam Study Guides

LC             Special aspects (Subjects, School types, types of students)

E-Books

Ebook Central
EBSCO eBooks

Reference Books

Reference Books are located in the short stacks in the center of the Library. How to Use Online Encyclopedias

• Americans with Disabilities Act
  Current law text with revisions  
  
• Cornell Legal Dictionary Education Page
  legal history and federal and state cases
• Safe Supportive Learning
  School discipline laws organized by state
• Education Commission of the States (ECS) Wisconsin Guide
  Wisconsin education laws organized by topic (up to 2016)

Education Trade Magazines are magazine written by teachers and administrators for teachers and administrators. They are a great way to obtain advice and classroom-tested ideas.

Magazines usually target a specific class subject or grade focus (early childhood, elementary, middle, or secondary teachers).

At CUW Library, they are available in Print & in Education Databases.

Proquest Databases

• Education Database
• Proquest Central

HOW TO FIND THEM:

In Advanced Search, choose the Source type Trade Journals:

Many subject specialties and states have their own professional organizations.

Teachers

• Association of American Educators (AAE)
• Lutheran Education Association (LEA)
• National Association for Music Education (NAFME)
• National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
• National Business Education Association (NBEA)
• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• National Educators Association (NEA)
• Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC)

Administrators

• National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) 
• Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE)

Education and Policy Data Online

• US Department of Education
• ETS research reports 
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Education Policy and Data Center (EPDC) Data Sources
• Data Quality Campaign Resources (utilizing data effectively)
• Wisconsin School Data (DPI)

Teacher examination study guides are primarily located within the call number range of : LB1762 and LB1766 in Main Stacks and Course Reserves.

In Primo, choose Study guide under Format filter

Praxis CORE tests in Reading, Writing, and Math Study guides:

Praxis® core academic skills for educators (5712, 5722, 5732) : 2014.
Praxis Prep. 2018.

Onlne Resources

1. Open LearningExpress Library
2. From the homepage select Career Preparation
3. Click on Prepare for an Occupation Exam
4. Scroll down to Teaching
5. Choose: Prepare for the Praxis® Core Tests or Prepare for the Praxis II® Subject Assessments
6. Under the relevant practice test or exam guide click Sign in or Register.
7. Click Register and create a free account.
   

Note: If you are located on-campus, your institution will be “Badgerlink”. 

Off-campus users:

1. Choose Mequon-Concordia University Wisconsin from the Choose Your Library list
2. Enter your CUW library barcode.
3. On the Find Resources page, click on LearningExpress Library and create a LearningExpress User Account.