Upcoming events for teaching professionals: February 2012

The following is a list of upcoming events and professional development opportunities for teachers in the province of Ontario during the month of February 2011.

If you know of any events that you would like to see listed in this blog, please e-mail them to Mark Mueller at mmueller@tyndale.ca

February 9 - 10, 2012
“Reading for the Love of it Conference”
Scarborough Reading Association
Toronto, Ontario
For more information visit: www.readingfortheloveofit.com

February 17, 2012
“Dr. Douglas Fisher - Better Learning Through Structured Teaching”
Learning Forward Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
For more information visit: http://learningforwardontario.ca/events.html

February 23 -24, 2012
“National Reading Recovery and Early Literacy Conference”
Canadian Institute of Reading Recovery
Richmond Hill, Ontario
For more information visit: www.readingrecovery.org

It’s the getting toward the end of term and good study space is at a premium. The B.Ed. teacher candidates are now in their school placements so from now until Dec. 16 the Education Library at the Bayview Campus offers premium space with all of the electronic and computer lab facilities students enjoy at the Ballyconnor campus. It is open Monday to Thursday from noon until 9 p.m. and on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is even a small group study room that you can book. For further information see the Education Library web page.

Sunday October 23, there may be an interruption of service to OnTRAC and remote electronic resources due to upgrades taking place on this day.

Explore the history of Tyndale University College & Seminary in the Tyndale Library Digital Archives. We have digitized the historical publications of Tyndale and its preceding institutions. Look at year books, periodicals and graduation programs going back to the 1890’s. Read the stories and testimonies of graduates and see how you fit in to the legacy that is now Tyndale.
To God be the glory.

It has taken 15 years but the illuminated St. John’s Bible is now complete. It is the first illuminated handwritten manuscript of the Bible commissioned by a Benedictine monastery in over 500 years.
http://www.saintjohnsbible.org/news/Amen.htm

The two following online resources are now available to the Tyndale library user community.

STAO Online Resource Database

The Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario’s (STAO) online resource database is now available to the Tyndale library user community. This extensive digital collection contains well over 1,000 lesson plans and lesson planning resources (i.e. videos, websites, etc.) that could be used to teach one any topic in science in the Ontario classroom. This online library also contains back issues of the STAO’s online publications Crucible and Elements.

Facts On File: World Religions Online

This Facts-on-File database contains articles that explore and provide a thorough introduction the world’s major religions and spiritual traditions and their impact on society and culture. This database also contains videos, images, and downloadable chronologies that outline that history of these major world religions. World Religions Online also contains a calendar of the significant holidays and feasts for the religious and spiritual traditions that it covers.

Our Netlibrary eBooks have migrated to Ebscohost. They will now be known as eBooks from Ebsco. The eBook collection is one of several databases that are available through the Ebscohost service. Tyndale has purchased hundreds of eBooks particularly in the subject areas of religion, education and business. When you go to the site you can click on the “ebooks” link in the top bar you can see books recently added and browse by subject area.

Links to Netlibrary eBooks should automatically link to the new platform. If you have problems, let us know.