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Reframing the Curriculum: Design for Social Justice and Sustainability By Susan Santone Call Number:  Online E-book An ebook with unlimited access - requires UWSP login from off-campus Publisher's Description : Reframing the Curriculum is a practical, hands-on guide to weaving the concepts of healthy communities, democratic societies, and social justice into academic disciplines. Developed for future and practicing teachers, this volume is perfect for teacher education courses in instructional design, social foundations, and general education, as well as for study in professional learning communities. The author outlines the philosophies, movements, and narratives shaping the future, both in and out of classrooms, and then challenges readers to consider the larger story and respond with curriculum makeovers that engage students in solving problems in their schools, communities, and the larger world. The book’s proven method for designing units gives educato...

The Library is happy to announce the addition of a new tool called BrowZine  that allows you to browse scholarly e-journals available through our library. You can… Search by journal title Browse by subject Create a personal bookshelf of favorite journals Receive alerts when new issues of a journal are available Bookmark articles for reading later Direct students to BrowZine to view the latest in your discipline’s journals Save, organize, and monitor your most-used e-journals on virtual bookshelves. The tool is available on your desktop and there is an app for iOS and Android so you can synchronize your reading between devices. How do I get  BrowZine ? In order to setup access to BrowZine on your desktop or laptop, visit  BrowZine from the Library’s homepage. This will allow you to browse through and read the full-text of many of the Library’s e-journals. If you create a free account, you can select...

Celebrate the generations of African Americans who have influenced and enriched our nation and society during Black History Month. T he University Library is proud to celebrate Black History Month by offering a variety of resources and a curated display highlighting this year’s theme, Black Migrations , located in the Library Lobby. The theme this year is Black Migrations. As the Association for the Study of African American Life and History highlights, “ Black Migrations   emphasizes the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities. While inclusive of earlier centuries, this theme focuses especially on the twentieth century through today. Beginning in the early decades of the twentieth century, African American migration patterns included relocation from southern farms to southern cities; from the South to the Northeast, Midwest, and West; from the Caribbean to US cities as well as to migrant labor farms; and the emi...

Winner of the 2019 Caldecott Medal, an annual award for the "most distinguished picture book for children" in the last year.  Read about all of the American Library Association awards for children's and young adult literature. Hello Lighthouse By Sophie Blackall Call Number: IMC  PZ7 .B5319 Hel 2018 Publisher's Description:    A lavish new picture book from Caldecott-winner Sophie Blackall that will transport readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor! Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around. Inside, the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and his family unfolds as the keeper boils water for tea, lights the lamp’s wick, and writes every detail in his logbook. Step back in time and through the door of this iconic lighthouse into a cozy dollhouse-like interior with the extraordinary award-winning artist Sophie Blackall.