Check here for Michele McDaniel’s BTC Office Hours. These are hours I will plan to be in the BTC for walk-in help. My goal is have two weeks worth of office hours posted at a time. In the widget below, you can click on the event to see how long each office hour period is. I hope this is helpful. As always, if you need my help outside of posted office hours, please email me at mkmcdaniel @ eiu.edu or Book an Appointment.
New Display Honors EIU Alumna, Dr. Annette Christy
During National Library Week, the Ballenger Teachers Center installed a new display of books purchased with generous donations of Dr. Annette Christy.
Dr. Christy graduated from EIU in 1964 with majors in Latin and Spanish. In addition to her bachelor’s, she earned a Master’s in Library Science from Chicago State University and a Doctorate in Educational Technology from Nova Southeastern University. She enjoyed a forty-three year career, teaching at the secondary level.
While remaining a middle school media specialist in upstate South Carolina, Dr. Christy has served as a mentor for groups of on-site and online doctoral students at NSU.
Dr. Christy’s fond memories of Booth Library inspired her to make contributions to the Ballenger Teachers Center, identifying materials for the collection in consultation with librarians. It is her hope that these special materials will be used to promote a joy of learning and enrichment.
Through a decade of generosity, more than 300 books and learning resources have been made available to EIU and the local community.
Find her most recent donations on display in the Ballenger Teachers Center at Booth Library and discover a full list of her past donations online at the Annette Christy Collection.
Dr. Annette Christy 2022 donation
Over the years, Booth Library’s Ballenger Teacher Center (BTC) and our students in the College of Education have benefited greatly from the generosity of alumna, Dr. Annette Christy. Dr. Christy, Class of 1964, graduated with a major in Latin and Spanish from E.I.U. She began her teaching career of 43 years at the secondary level. Then, she earned a Masters in Library Science from Chicago State U. She then earned a Doctorate in Educational Technology from Nova Southeastern University. She became a mentor for groups of on-site and online doctoral studies for Nova while still remaining a middle school media specialist in the Upstate of South Carolina. Her fond memories of studying at the Booth Library inspired her to start contributing to the Ballenger Teachers Center in those areas of need that are suggested by the staff. It is her hope that these materials will be used to promote a joy of learning and enrichment.
This year, Dr. Christy made another donation to the Ballenger Teachers Center for the purchase of materials for our teacher candidates to use in the classroom. I identified several areas of the collection to update, including natural disasters, states of matter, physics, habitats, geographic features, and history. A total of 55 books were purchased for the BTC collection. Thank you, Dr. Christy, for your donation and for supporting EIU’s teacher candidates as they pursue their studies.
2019 Gift from Dr. Annette Christy for the BTC
The Ballenger Teachers Center would like to thank EIU Alumna, Dr. Annette Christy, for her generous donation of History and Civics Curriculum Materials. Our secondary education students will benefit from updated American History and Civics textbooks as they prepare for practicum and student teaching.
Dr. Annette Christy, Class of 1964, graduated with a major in Latin and Spanish from E.I.U. She began her teaching career of 43 years at the secondary level. Then, she earned a Masters in Library Science from Chicago State U. She then earned a Doctorate in Educational Technology from Nova Southeastern University. She became a mentor for groups of on-site and online doctoral studies for Nova while still remaining a middle school media specialist in the Upstate of South Carolina. Her fond memories of studying at the Booth Library inspired her to start contributing to the Ballenger Teachers Center in those areas of need that are suggested by the staff. It is her hope that these materials will be used to promote a joy of learning and enrichment.
Here is a complete list of titles donated:
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Folk Tales and Fairy Tales from Around the World
We are excited to announce our new display, Folk Tales and Fairy Tales from Around the World, compiled by library staff member, Deborah Fennema. Featuring an explanation of the subtle differences between folk and fairy tales, the display highlights retellings from around the world. We hope you’ll stop by, grab a book and a free bookmark!
Take a look at the books on display below.
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Gratitude and Giving Thanks
Along with no-shave November, many folks on social media also spend of the month of November participating in activities such as 30 Days of Thanks with an intentional focus on gratitude. More and more, teachers find themselves teaching principles of gratitude, giving thanks, mindfulness, and manners in the classroom as a part of the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum.
Take a look at some of the great books now on display that focus on gratitude, giving thanks, and manners.
Shane Burcaw to Visit EIU
Dr. Christina Edmonds-Behrend, Professor of Special Education, and Mrs. Michele McDaniel, Coordinator of the Ballenger Teachers Center at Booth Library, received a combination of two Redden Grants to bring author and speaker Shane Burcaw and his fiancée, Hannah Aylward, to speak at Eastern Illinois University. These grants compliment a previous gran that received from the Lambda State Foundation to purchase children’s books and educational materials portraying disability experiences.
On Nov. 4, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Shane Burcaw is coming to speak to the EIU community at the Buzzard Auditorium. Shane Burcaw (born May 28, 1992) grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He has a disease known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy and has been in a wheelchair since he was two years old. He graduated Moravian College with an English degree. In 2011, he started his blog, Laughing At My Nightmare, where he would use humor to address his struggles with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. His memoir of the same title was shortlisted for the ALA Excellence in Nonfiction Award in 2015. Shane and his cousin started Laughing At My Nightmare, Incorporated in 2012 as a nonprofit organization to help others living with muscular atrophy. His fiancée, Hannah Aylward, and he have made a YouTube channel, Squirmy and Grubs, that gives insight on their relationship and how they live together as an interabled couple. Shane has published three books to date: Laughing At My Nightmare in 2014, Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability in 2017, and Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse in 2019. Not So Different is nominated for two Association of Illinois School Library Educators’ Kids Choice awards: the Monarch Award and the Bluestem Award. Shane will also be visiting the students at Carl Sandburg Elementary and Jefferson Elementary in Charleston and Williams Elementary and Riddle Elementary School in Mattoon while he is in town.
The presentation will be open to the public. Please be prepared to ask questions.
Go to Shane and Hannah’s YouTube channel, Squirmy and Grubs, to see more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdomP1JqhnyBQGaBmfDl4KQ
This blog post was written by Matthew Eifrid, Booth Library’s writing intern.
LASO Storytime coming September 19
Join the Latin American Student Organization on Thursday September 19 at 6pm for a Latin American Heritage themed story time. More details to come…
Donation from Dr. Annette Christy: Social Emotional Learning Children’s Books and Curriculum
The Ballenger Teachers Center is excited to announce a set of brand new books and curriculum donated by Dr. Annette Christy (EIU Alumna, Class of 1964). Dr. Christy has given generously to the Ballenger Teachers Center over the years. She graduated with a major in Latin and Spanish from Eastern Illinois University. She began her teaching career of 43 years at the secondary level. Then, she earned a Masters in Library Science from Chicago State University. She then earned a Doctorate in Educational Technology from Nova Southeastern University. She became a mentor for groups of on-site and online doctoral studies for Nova while still remaining a middle school media specialist in the Upstate of South Carolina. Her fond memories of studying at Booth Library inspired her to start contributing to the Ballenger Teachers Center in those areas of need that are suggested by the staff. It is her hope that these materials will be used to promote a joy of learning and enrichment. Through Dr. Christy’s generous donations, the coordinator of the Ballenger Teachers Center is able to identify areas of need in the collection and update them all at once.
You may remember that Dr. Christy donation was used to update our juvenile collection’s books about space and the solar system last year.
This year we were able to add the Second Step Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum for grades K through 5. In addition to this wonderful curriculum, Dr. Christy’s donation allowed us to purchase a large variety of picture books about various social-emotional concepts, including persistence, kindness, responsibility, and fairness.
Please take a look at the full list of titles donated by Dr. Christy in 2018.
Increasing Knowledge of Diverse Individuals with Disabilities through Literature and Related Materials
This summer, Dr. Christina Edmonds-Behrend, Professor of Special Education, and Mrs. Michele McDaniel, Coordinator of the Ballenger Teachers Center at Booth Library, received a $1,500 grant from the Illinois State Foundation for Educational Studies, Inc., Delta Kappa Gamma for “Increasing Knowledge of Diverse Individuals with Disabilities through Literature and Related Materials.”
With these funds, we are purchasing children’s picture books, chapter books, and teaching materials that address a wide variety of disability experiences for the Ballenger Teachers Center. These items have been carefully selected to support pre-service teacher candidates in EIU’s College of Education. We are excited to announce that these items will be on special display in the Ballenger Teachers Center for the duration of the Fall 2018 semester.
Please preview the titles we have received so far below. More will arrive in the coming weeks. Please come to the BTC to check out some of our beautiful new materials today.
Also, stay tuned for more information about our coordinating Redden Grant for bringing a visiting author to campus!
List of grant materials received as of 22 August 2018.
