BU Libraries has compiled a guide highlighting antiracism books and other materials available electronically for BU faculty, students, and staff. The selections and the organization of the new list – Be Antiracist: Read, Learn, Change – are based on “The Anti-Racist Reading List (38 books for those open to changing... Read the rest of this entry »

BU Libraries is actively fulfilling reserves requests for electronic materials for Summer and Fall 2020 courses. Consistent with the resumption of our scanning service, the Libraries will resume fulfilling electronic reserves requests for items in our physical collection that need to be scanned beginning on Monday, June 29, at 9... Read the rest of this entry »

The Confronting Anti-Black Racism Collection published by PBS Learning Media is a set of curricular materials for students in grades 6-12.  PBS, in conjunction with a journalism organisation known as Student Reporting Labs, is now looking to get student responses on video in this important moment, after the death of... Read the rest of this entry »

This award-winning book is now available in its fourth edition within BU Libraries Search, as an eBook. Notably, this new edition includes downloadable forms, assessments of student achievement, techniques for motivating students and encouraging a growth mindset, and working with new technologies. The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools and... Read the rest of this entry »

This eBook available within the BU Libraries' ProQuest Ebook Central collection focuses on policy, intervention, and participation in youth sports.  A part of the Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society series, the two editors have guided the 24 contributing authors to create a well-rounded look at such topics as... Read the rest of this entry »

The PsycTESTS database is produced by the American Psychological Association (APA), and provides descriptive summaries and the full text, when available, for thousands of non-commercial psychological tests and measures. Also provided are summaries of commercially available tests with links to the publisher. It includes a wide variety of test types in... Read the rest of this entry »

Want to learn to edit and create Wikipedia articles? Experienced editor looking for a project during quarantine? Join us for an online edit-a-thon celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! As part of BU's University-wide Earth Day celebrations, BU Libraries will host a Sustainability-themed Wikipedia-Edit-a-thon on Thursday, April 23, 2020, from... Read the rest of this entry »

With the children out of school due the COVID-19 outbreak, many teachers and parents are finding the time is right for locating online lesson plans.  So many are sharing their resources and time via social media as well: check out kids' author Mo Willem's lunch doodles! Our Pickering Library education research... Read the rest of this entry »

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has announced that a new publication called Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 has replaced the previous titles Mathematics Teacher, Teaching Children Mathematics, and Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Via our subscription, you can check out the newest 2020 issues of Mathematics Teacher right now. Read the rest of this entry »

From the TED-Ed group, this interactive periodic table of elements features videos on each element.  There are also links to "Full Lessons" for each.  Once in this area, visitors can take quizzes, find links to more resources, and contribute to open or guided discussions. Additionally, there are buttons at the bottom... Read the rest of this entry »