LibGuides: Education (EDU): Teaching Resources

BadgerLink

BadgerLink, managed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, includes a wealth of unique materials for educators and students. . Badgerlink training videos offer short "how-to" lessons for many of the databases.

Available resources include:

Britannica School Edition PreK-12 (BadgerLink) This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia content, videos, images, Learning Zone with games for preK-2nd grade. interactive atlas for middle schoolers and more. (Courtesy of BadgerLink)
Explora Educator's Edition (BadgerLink) This link opens in a new window
Lesson plans, curriculum standards, websites for teachers and more. (Courtesy of BadgerLink)
Explora for Middle & High Schools (BadgerLink) This link opens in a new window
Allows middle school and high school students and teachers to search all EBSCO's middle and high school resources simultaneously.Full-text articles are searchable by Lexile reading level (Courtesy of Badgerlink.)
Explora for Elementary Schools (Courtesy Badgerlink) This link opens in a new window
Search EBSCO's elementary school resources simultaneously. For elementary students and educators. Articles searchable by Lexile reading level. (Courtesy of BadgerLink)
Novelist K-8 (BadgerLink) This link opens in a new window
Recommendations for children's and pre-teen's literature. If you like this one, you'll like... Includes discussion guides and reading lists. Searchable by Lexile (reading level). (Courtesy of BadgerLink) Log in using same credentials used to access Lakeland email account and Blackboard.
Children's Core Collection (BadgerLink) This link opens in a new window
Provides curriculum support and readers' advisory for preschool - 6th grade. Reading levels listed for items. (Courtesy of BadgerLink.)
Middle & Junior High Core Collection (BadgerLink) This link opens in a new window
Provides curriculum support and readers' advisory for grades 5-9. Reading levels listed for items. (Courtesy of BadgerLink.)
Senior High Core Collection (BadgerLink) This link opens in a new window
Provides curriculum support and readers' advisory for grades 9-12. Reading levels listed for items. (Courtesy of BadgerLink.)
Openverse This link opens in a new window
"Explore more than 600 million creative works
An extensive library of free stock photos, images, and audio, available for free use."
Wisconsin Media Lab (BadgerLink) This link opens in a new window
Educational videos, animations and images for elementary, middle and high school students and educators. (Courtesy of BadgerLink)

TeachingBooks.net

TeachingBooks.net (BadgerLink) This link opens in a new window
"Portal to thousand of multimedia resources that can enhance and enliven your reading experiences." (from TeachingBooks.net) Includes: Meet the Author movies, author interviews, book lists, award winners, book guides and lesson plans, and more. (Courtesy of BadgerLink)

Video from TeachingBooks.net.

Tests and Measurements Resources

Mental Measurements Yearbook Online & Tests in Print (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Test reviews, information on reliability and validity along with basic test facts such as publisher, audience, and purpose for commercially produced tests. Does not include actual test.
PsycTESTS (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys and other assessments used in psychology, business, education and other social science fields. Complete downloadable tests, mostly drawn from peer-reviewed journals or books, are included for many of the entries. Copies of standardized tests available commercially are not offered although administrative information is included.