Curriculum Resources at MSUM Livingston Lord Library

  1. Curriculum Guides/Bulletins:
    1. A collection of curriculum guides or bulletins are located in the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC). These are in "paper" and may be checked out. See "A Guide to Using WebPALS to Locate Curriculum Center Materials" for instructions for locating these guides.
    2. The Kraus Curriculum Development Library is also available in the CMC. This is an extensive, up-to-date collection available on microfiche. An index is available on CD-ROM. See "A Guide to the Kraus Curriculum Development Library (KCDL)" for instructions.
    3. Historical curriculum guides published by the state of Minnesota are available from the 1920's through the 1960's. Ask a librarian for assistance in locating these materials.
    4. As a model for literature curriculum, one of the best is A Curriculum for English, published by the Nebraska Curriculum Development Center in the mid-1960's. Curric. Bulletin 428.2 N36C
    5. For models of mathematics teaching, Understanding Teaching: Implementing the NCTM Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics is available on CD-ROM. The program is designed to help teachers recognize, understand, and explain the NCTM Standards. It includes sections on Professional Development, Teachable Moments, and Application and Assessment. Curric. Ref. Software 510 A719u
  2. Curriculum Handbooks. Each handbook provides an overview of curriculum in a subject area. The following handbooks are available:
    1. Early Childhood Curriculum Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for Teaching Early Childhood (preK-3). Curric. Ref. 372.19 E12
    2. English as a Second Language Curriculum Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 ESL Programs. Curric. Ref. 428 E585
    3. English/Language Arts Curriculum Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 English/Language Arts Curriculum. Curric. Ref. 428 E58
    4. Environmental Education Teacher Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 Environmental Education. Curric. Ref. 372.3 E61
    5. Health Education Teacher Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 Health Education. Curric. Ref. 613 H434
    6. Mathematics Teacher Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for Teaching K-12 Mathematics. Curric. Ref. 510 M426
    7. Science Curriculum Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 Science Curriculum. Curric. Ref. 507.1 S416
    8. Social Studies Curriculum Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 Social Studies Curriculum. Curric. Ref. 300.71 S678
    9. Visual Arts Teacher Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for Teaching K-12 Visual Arts. Curric. Ref. 700 V834
  3. Instructional Materials. The following resources are available for determining what instruction materials is available in subject areas:
    1. El-Hi Textbooks & Serials in Print provides a list of textbooks and related materials by subject area. Each entry includes author, title, publisher, and date. No descriptions of materials are included. Curric. Ref. 016.3713 E41 1998 (2 volumes). This is available in a book holder on top of the CMC Reference shelves.
    2. Brown's Directory of Instructional Programs also provides information about textbooks and related instructional materials. Each entry includes a description of the material. The following directories are available:
      1. Language Arts/Spelling/Hand Writing. (K-8) Curric. Ref. 372.6 B885
      2. Language Arts. (7-12) Curric. Ref. 428 B885
      3. Mathematics. (K-8) Curric. Ref. 372.7 B885
      4. Mathematics. (7-12) Curric. Ref. 510 B885
      5. Reading. (K-8) Curric. Ref. 372.4 B885
      6. Science/Health. (K-8) Curric. Ref. 372.3 B885
      7. Science/Health. (7-12) Curric. Ref. 507.1 B885
      8. Social Studies. (K-8) Curric. Ref. 372.83 B885
      9. Social Studies. (7-12) Curric. Ref. 300.71 B885
      10. Vocational Education. (7-12) Curric. Ref. 373.19 B885
      11. Whole Language/Literature. (K-8) Curric. Ref. 372.6044 B885
  4. Educational Standards:
    1. Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education. Curric. Ref. 379.1 K33c
    2. Standards for various subject areas are also available in the Library.
  5. ERIC. ERIC is an index available through WebPALS. It indexes both Journals in Education and Resources in Education (a microfiche collection located on 1st floor of the Library). You can locate journal articles about curriculum, as well as examples of curriculum. If you use descriptors from the list you've been provided, you may search by clicking on the "descriptor, keyword" box.  You may also check the ERIC on-line thesaurus for descriptors.

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    Compiled by Carol H. Sibley, Curriculum Librarian, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, Minnesota, 6/99.

     

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