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Curriculum ResourcesCurriculum CollectionThe USQ Library houses a range of curriculum resources in different formats, which support student teachers in the teaching and practical aspects of their course, primarily activities based materials to assist in class planning and development for Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary School levels. Curriculum material is arranged by call number within the following groupings. Call numbers are allocated according to subject areas, so items on a particular subject can be found at the same number in the different groupings, and in the main library collection. KitsKits mainly consists of games, science activities, card sets, containers & hands on educational kits with student guides. Charts & PostersThe chart collection houses wall charts (such as the human body), picture charts (such as animals & transport), as well as poster packs which usually consists of a poster, an activity sheet and 1 booklet. Curriculum booksThis collection has call numbers the same as the rest of the library. These books contain black-line masters, lesson plans and ideas. They are generally activity books relating to their subject areas. Reading SchemesReading schemes (not to be confused with the junior fiction books), is a collection of graduated levels of reading that include a teachers guide. These books are used in a classroom situation to gauge a child’s reading level and for classroom presentations for the student teacher. Junior FictionAn extensive collection of children’s books. Primarily picture books, but also including short stories and novels Junior Non-FictionFactual books covering all areas of education in early childhood, primary, to secondary level schooling. Big BooksBig books are used for classroom practice. This grouping consists of primarily picture books, but includes Fiction and Non – Fiction big books, that often come with a CD or teachers notes attached. PuppetsOur hand puppets, which are often used in conjunction with the Big Books, range from small insects to large sheep dogs, puppets for most topics and themes, perfect for story telling in the classroom. TestsWe have numerous tests, but these are for restricted use. Only authorised users are permitted to borrow them, and for that reason they are housed behind the loans desk. SyllabusThe Syllabus and its supporting documents (modules), provide advice about learning and teaching. These materials assist teachers or student teachers to plan programs that help students achieve the Syllabus goal. They include a number of models for generating classroom practices, selecting appropriate resources and learning activities, and identifying and sequencing learning objectives for individuals and for groups of students. AudiovisualThis collection comprises CD-ROMs, videos and DVDs, music CDs and cassettes. NOTE: At present, the primarily activities based material is housed separately, but it is planned to integrate this material into the main Audiovisual collection. RealiaIs a collection that is the most interesting and yet hardest to describe? Nearly all of the items in this collection are located on hanging rails (inside clear plastic bags for easy visibility). There are too many items in this collection to mention, but they include such items as:
AV EquipmentVideo Cameras & Digital Cameras are also available to students and do come in handy for taping presentations. Students can borrow this equipment on presenting their library card to the loans counter. What can you Borrow?On-campus students can borrow most of the items from the collection. Limited materials are available for loan by Off-campus students within Online ResourcesAn increasing variety of online resources are becoming available via the internet providing ideas and information for class activities and lesson plans.
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