New Book: Texas School Law Bulletin 2016 edition

This comprehensive, expanded indexed edition of Texas School Law Bulletin is a must have for educators,students, law enforcement officials as well as parents and the business community. This handy reference provides coverage of the Texas School Laws and is fully updated through the 2015 legislature. The 83rd Texas Legislature passed more than one hundred bills that will impact the millions of students in the State of Texas in the years ahead. Stay abreast of the changing laws as the education system continues to evolve as the changing demographics dictate changes in the classrooms and districts in Texas.




You can find this book and more at the UNT Dallas Library. 

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New Addition to the UNT Dallas Library Catalog

An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement (3rd ed.) is an excellent resource that provides assessments to give to children who are learning to read and write, and is also a practical book for everyone in the education field including classroom teachers, administrators, student-teachers, and researchers. The book contains a host of chapters covering different subjects such as understanding the reading and writing process and assisting children who are making slow progress, as well as observation tasks for letter identification, word reading, writing vocabulary, and hearing and recording sounds in words. 

This book and many more are available in the UNT Dallas Library catalog.

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Career Development Month Book Spotlight

Finding a job can difficult, and this book wants to help those in the field of education find employment. Inside Secrets of Finding a Teaching Job takes an in-depth look at the various facets of searching for a teaching job. The book takes a look at how to increase one's marketability; how to discover job vacancies; how to craft resumes, cover letters, applications, and reference letters; and how to prepare for job interviews. It also discusses more short term jobs like student teaching, volunteering, subbing, and temping, while it also delves into how to become a teacher for those who never studied education or those who are returning to the field. No matter if you're a recent graduate or have been away from the field for years, this book is rife with helpful and important information.

You can check out this eBook and many more through the UNT Dallas Library catalog.

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New Book in the UNT Dallas Library Collection

The Almanac of American Education 2014-2015 is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to go into the education field. This book contains state-level statistics like average SAT and ACT scores and public school teacher salaries and teacher characteristics, while also providing county-level statistics like information on student-teacher ratios and per-student expenditures. All data is gathered from the government and other reputable sources, guaranteeing the information is as accurate and relevant as possible. For anyone wishing to equip themselves to better the education system or simply inform themselves of the condition of the job market as an education provider, The Almanac of American Education 2014-2015 is an invaluable resource.

You can find this book and many more in the UNT Dallas Library.

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New DVD in the UNT Dallas Library Media Collection

While Tucson High School's Mexican American Studies Program has seen 93 percent of its enrolled students graduate, there are some who see this academic victory as something dangerous. Precious Knowledge documents teachers and students fighting to retain an academic source of student success and pride in their culture while lawmakers attempt to suspend the program on the basis of "racial solidarity" and a fear of a supposed Mexican uprising in America. 

You can check out this DVD and more at the UNT Dallas Library. 

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Blocks: Great Learning Tools From Infancy Through the Primary Grades

There are many contributing factors in the development of a young child’s mind, but one factor that might not seem obvious is play time with building blocks. In the article “A Developmental Look at Rigorous Block Play Program,” Diane Hobenshield Tepylo, Joan Moss, and Carol Stephenson discuss how intentionally planned building block times can develop an understanding of geometry and measurement, improve spatial reasoning skills, and decrease the unequal spatial reasoning skills between males and females. The authors also go into detail on what types of activities could be used in these planned play times and the stages of block building progression that children experience from ages four to eight.

You can read this article and more in this month’s Young Children issue in the UNT Dallas Library.

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