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 …
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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. …
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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…
One of the most popular pages on our old website was the Practical Websites for Teachers page. These pages are retiring soon, but never fear! Mrs. McDaniel has been working to move the content to a new format. She has removed broken links and updated many sections with new content. You can find the new …
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Join us in the BTC this winter for a series of Saturday Story Times. Story Times are coordinated by the BTC and offered by EIU Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). Each Story Time includes read-alouds on a specific theme and a craft or movement activity related to the story. Story times are free and open to …
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This spring, I have the honor to collaborate with Dr. Jay Bickford in the Early Childhood/Elementary/Middle Level Education department and Dr. Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz in the History department. We received an exciting Faculty Development Partnership Grant that will allow our pre-service teachers to evaluate and implement history-based curricula in local schools. With our grant funds, we were …
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Ballenger Teachers Center Top 10 Here’s a look at the most checked-out items from the library’s Ballenger Teachers Center! “Very Hungry Caterpillar,” by Eric Carle; 800 C192vh 1987. “Rainbow Fish,” by Marcus Pfister; translated by J. Alison James; 800 P45ra. “National Geographic Theme Sets: Floods”; Guided Readers LB1576 .N37 2005x. “National Geographic Theme Sets: Droughts”; …
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We are excited to launch our new blog, ABCs with the BTC. We’ll be posing about new resources and events in the Ballenger Teachers Center.