Library news for the School of Education

As Liaison Librarian for the School of Education, you can make face to face, email or phone appointments with me to assist with the development of topic questions, conduct literature reviews, find and review scholarly information through library databases, discover the best places to publish, develop or update your researcher ID or manage your references by using Endnote. Go to  http://www.lib.rmit.edu.au/forms/research/consult.php  Research consultation sessions are open to academic and teaching staff, as well as students doing honours, postgraduate coursework, higher degree by research (PhD and Masters). You can now also make appointments with me via the SMP system, which you currently use for RMIT Connect.  Simply go to the link below: https://rmit.service-now.com/connect/ You will be able to see appointment times available during the week.  Please feel free to email or ring me directly, if these times don't suit.  Looking forward to hearing from you, June Fro

A recent post from the School of Education news  discusses a fellow student changing careers later in life.   Many people do this, for a wide variety of reasons.  Often it is very challenging, and most come to the desk "I have not studied in years, and everything is so different!"  But they get through, and generally do very well I find. Library staff are here to help.  You can contact your liaison librarian - June Frost for assistance, or come to the service desk at any RMIT library Here in the library we have a wide variety of resources to assist with mature age students, and with just studying in general.   Here are a some examples: Exam Stress : no worries  My Mother Frank Mature student's guide to writing Critical Thinking skills Learning how to study again Millennial Teachers : Learning to teach in uncertain times Mature Student's study guide Stepping stones : A guide for mature-aged students Essential

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Once upon a time, all the journals the Library subscribed to were in print format, and we could not keep up with the shelving.  Times have changed, but there is still a place for print journal s in our collection! Being easy to read and browse through, print journals for education students can be found on level one of Bundoora library at these call numbers.  Here's a selection of what's available! PER 028.505            - Children's book reviews PER 155.4                - Building skills from birth / developmental skills PER 370.78005        -Research Information for Teachers PER 372.2                - Teaching young children PER 375.505            - Science  teaching PER 379.1505          - Educational leadership Some of the print journal resources can be seen below.   Click on the titles to go to LibrarySearch for more information Educational Leadership Early Childhood Folio Magpies Young Children Zero to Three

Here's a selection of the latest titles to hit the library shelves - both print and ebooks. If a print item you need is  on loan, or at another campus library, you can place a hold on it in LibrarySearch.   Don't forget to contact June Frost , your Liaison Librarian for further support, ideas and resources. Click on the titles to go to LibrarySearch for more information Titles in Print Educating Australia : challenges for the decade ahead Tom Bentley editor.; Glen C. Savage editor. Published: 2017 And they were wonderful teachers : Florida's purge of gay and lesbian teachers Karen Graves  Published : 2009 Leadership and literacy : principals, partnerships and pathways to improvement Neil Dempster Published: 2017 Adapted physical education and sport / 6th edition. Joseph P. Winnick editor.; David L. Porretta editor. Published: 2017 How to increase the potential of students with DCD (Dyspraxia) in secondary school Loi

A recent study by Mission Australia regarding  the top issues of concern for young people in Australia points to coping with stress as the number one problem.    This is followed by school and study concerns, and body image issues. RMIT library has a number of resources that can be used in relation to mental health issues for young adults, including books, e-resources & journal articles. The mindful child: how to help your kid manage stress and become happier, kinder and more compassionate. Creative interventions with traumatized children Back to normal: whey ordinary childhood behavior is mistaken for ADHD, bipolar disorder and autism spectrum disorder. Evaluating and promoting positive school attitude in adolescents Why can't I help this child to learn?: understanding emotional barriers to learning The development of coping : Stress, neurophysiology, social relationships, and resilienc

Eddie Woo was on Australian Story  and the 7.30 report recently.  He has chosen to be a teacher of Mathematics.   Something of a difficult choice, as his parents wanted him to be a doctor or a lawyer earning large amounts of money, instead of a teacher.  He could have gone down these paths, however his passion lay in education. RMIT library has a range of resources to help you with your career choices.    We also have the resources to assist you now that you have chosen to become a teacher.  Check out this list of Mathematics picture books to help with teaching maths in the classroom.  The Secondary Teaching subject guide , also has lists of books, online journals and a selection of streamed videos to help with teaching mathematics. Here are some of our latest resources for teacher career and mathematics teaching for you to peruse. Promoting Early Career Teaching Resilience Become the primary teacher everyone wants to have Teacher motivation  : theory an

How students are educated often makes the news.  This is the latest controversy making headlines... Year one students may undergo compulsory phonics testing .     Whichever way it pans out, RMIT library has resources to support learning to read using phonics. And don't forget to contact June Frost, your Liaison Librarian for further support, ideas and resources. Teaching systematic syntheic phonics and early English. 10 essential instructional elements for students with reading difficulties: a brain-friendly approach. Phonics and word study for the teacher of reading: programmed for self instruction. Making sense of phonics: the hows and whys Teaching systematic synthetic phonics in primary schools. And some articles... Stark, H., Snow, P., Eadie, P., & Goldfeld, S. (2016). Language and reading instruction in early years' classrooms: The knowledge and self-rated ability of Australian teachers.  Annals of Dys