Teacher Education Research Guide

For subject assistance, contact:
Amanda Bosch, Curriculum Materials Center Coordinator (704-637-4316)
Curriculum Materials Center website
Teacher Education Department website

Article Databases: Academic Search Complete
An excellent comprehensive academic database covering a host of subjects. Some pscyological subjects (although by no means all) are covered well.; ERIC
Indexes over 750 journals in the field of education from 1966 to the present.; MAS Complete
A comprehensive general reference database designed for high school and junior college libraries. Includes reports and special issues from over 460 of the most wanted K-12 magazines, Essential Documents in American History (a database of over 1,000 original historical documents including The Bill of Rights, The Constitution, The Federalist Papers and the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.), over 3,000 charts, tables and graphs, coverage of the CIA World Factbook, Magill's Book Reviews, and searchable full text for 145 Macmillan Books. Total coverage includes over 1 million articles.
Print Periodicals: American Educator - CMC; Booklist - CMC; Horn Book Guide- CMC; Horn Book Magazine - CMC; Instructor - CMC; Learning and Leading with Technology - CMC; School Library Monthly - CMC; Teaching Tolerance - CMC; Textbook Letter - CMC; Professors also have access to professional periodicals within their content area and will work with students on an individual basis to provide access as needed to complete assignments and projects.

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Search Our Library: Library Catalog; Educational materials and current K-12 state adopted textbooks are available in the Curriculum Materials Center. To limit your results to items in the Curriculum Materials Center, choose the CMC option from the Limit To menu on the Basic Search screen.
Search Elsewhere: Worldcat
Browse Our Stacks: Education books can be found where the LC call number starts with:; L = Education (General); LA = History of Education; LB = Theory and Practice of Education; LC = Special Aspects of Education; LT = Textbooks; See the Library of Congress Classification System Outline for details; Also, Education books can be found where the Dewey call number starts with:; 370 = Education (General); 371 = School Management & Special Education; 372 = Elementary Education; 373 = Secondary Education; 374 = Adult Education; 375 = Curriculums; 378 = Higher Education; 379 = Government regulation, control, support

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NC Common Core Resources: NC Common Core and Essential Standards Toolkit K-5
A collection of resources aimed at aiding K-5 educators in developting Common Core compliant curriculum.; NC Common Core Instructional Support Tools
An instructional tool kit designed to help teachers pattern their instruction and classroom student assessments to the state's newly adopted curriculum.

Professional Organizations: Student NC Association of Educators (SNCAE)
A student chapter of the professional association, North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE); Kappa Delta Pi
An honor society for education students.; NC Department of Public Instruction
Public Schools web site for the state of North Carolina; National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
NCATE is the profession.s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century.; National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

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General Citation Help: Citation Guides
Guidelines and sample citations for six citation styles, maintained by the University of North Carolina Greensboro.; Citing References in Your Paper
A guide to citing references in various styles, presented by the University of Wisconsin Madison Writing Center. Includes a section on quoting and paraphrasing sources.; Learn More About Style Guides
Citation help from the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries.
APA Style Help: APA Formatting and Style Guide
Comprehensive guide from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University.; APA Quick-Guide
An at-a-glance APA formatting guide courtesy of Dr. Lou Kasias.; Learning APA Style
Comprehensive guide from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University.; Learning APA Style
Tutorials and answers to frequently asked citation questions from the APA.; The library currently keeps print copies of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (link to record in OPAC) on 2-hour reserve for in-library use. Check with the Circulation desk to see these copies.

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