Hello everyone! Welcome to the 2022-2023 academic year. I’m very excited to announce I will be Posting a schedule of official 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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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! …
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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 …
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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 …
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Join the Latin American Student Organization on Thursday September 19 at 6pm for a Latin American Heritage themed story time. More details to come…
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 …
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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 …
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The Ballenger Teachers Center will not be hosting a Fall 2018 Storytime Series. Please stay tuned for updates about our Winter Storytime series. If you are looking for things to do on Saturday mornings during Fall 2018, please consider the following suggestions: The 18th Street Farmers Market is open every Saturday morning, 8am-12pm, through September …
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