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Educational Psychology

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of most fundamental educational psychology theories.

May suit: EDUC 210 Psychology of Education

Foundations of Education and Instructional Assessment

This book has been written, read, and studied by Undergraduate university students enrolled in their first education course. It introduces the basics of education and instructional assessment.

Includes: assessments and assessment strategies, rubrics

May suit: EDUC 230 Introduction to Philosophy of Education

Introduction to Education

This introductory textbook provides students with an introduction to the field of education. It focuses on questions students may have about education in general.

May suit: EDUC 230 Introduction to Philosophy of Education

Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research

This textbook provides a process for academic research and writing, from formulating your research question to selecting good information and using it effectively in your research assignments.

Includes: activities

May suit: EDUC 250 Introductory Information Literacy Skills in Education, EDUC 464 Research Methods in Child Studies

Doing Research – A Student’s Guide to Finding and Using the Best Sources

A modules-based approach to learning research skills that emphasizes the reflective nature of information discovery, the contextual basis for evaluating that information, and a recognition that information has value.

Includes: activities, short quizzes

May suit: EDUC 250 Introductory Information Literacy Skills in Education, EDUC 464 Research Methods in Child Studies

The Information Literacy User’s Guide: An Open, Online Textbook

This textbook introduces students to critical concepts of information literacy for the information-infused and technology-rich environment in which they find themselves.

Includes: case studies, scenarios, exercises, interactive quizzes

May suit: EDUC 250 Introductory Information Literacy Skills in Education

Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education

This book covers a wide range of topics related to the design of curriculum and inquiry with young children.

Includes: learning theories, case studies, scenarios, reflection opportunities

May suit: EDUC 260 Historical and Current Curriculum Models for Early Childhood and Elementary Education, EDUC 400 Teaching Across the Curriculum, EDUC 460 Child Studies Field Experience: Early Childhood Settings

Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Education

This textbook focuses on the appropriate use of a variety of assessment and observation strategies to document child development and behaviour.

May suit: EDUC 297 Internship II: Observation and Evaluation in Education

Creating Online Learning Experiences

This book looks at issues that comprise the online learning experience creation process. It is meant for for new and experienced designers alike, whether creating traditional online courses, open learning experiences, or anything in between.

May suit: EDUC 305 Technology for Educational Change, EDUC 307 Integrating Digital Technologies and Social Media in Learning Environments, EDUC 405 Children and Technology

Education for a Digital World: Advice, Guidelines and Effective Practice from Around Globe

The book contains a comprehensive collection of proven strategies and tools for effective online teaching, based on the principles of learning as a social process. It offers practical, contemporary guidance to support e-learning decision-making, and instructional choices, as well as program and course planning, and development.

Includes: online resources

May suit: EDUC 305 Technology for Educational Change, EDUC 307 Integrating Digital Technologies and Social Media in Learning Environments

Teaching in a Digital Age

The textbook has been positively-reviewed and translated into many languages. It examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when everyone is using technology. A framework and a set of guidelines are suggested for making decisions about teaching, while understanding that every subject is different, and every teacher and instructor has something unique and special to bring to their teaching.

Includes: scenarios, activities

May suit: EDUC 305 Technology for Educational Change, EDUC 307 Integrating Digital Technologies and Social Media in Learning Environments, EDUC 405 Children and Technology

The Role of Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Education

This textbook explores the partnership and taps into the family as a primary resource for early childhood educators. It explains how they must reach out to, learn about, and develop strong partnerships with families.

May suit: EDUC 361 Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood Settings, EDUC 402 Diversity Issues in Childhood

Elementary Earth and Space Science Methods

This book includes resources to help university students and aspiring teachers better understand science and feel confident in their abilities as future teachers.

Includes: big ideas and big questions, lesson plans, reflection opportunities

May suit: EDUC 382 Teaching Science Concepts in the Elementary Classroom

Humanizing Science Through STEAM Challenges

This book features 51 children’s stories and their accompanying audiobooks which aim to integrate STEM and the Arts to humanize science and scientific inquiry with the history and philosophy of science in mind.

May suit: EDUC 382 Teaching Science Concepts in the Elementary Classroom, EDUC 400 Teaching Across the Curriculum

Teaching Early and Elementary STEM

This textbook provides support to pre-service early childhood and elementary teachers in their journey to become facilitators of science, technology, engineering, and math, or “STEM,” and “integrated STEM” in their future classrooms.

Includes: examples, free resources, scenarios, reflection questions, rubrics

May suit: EDUC 382 Teaching Science Concepts in the Elementary Classroom

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers

This book aims to help readers understand elementary mathematics more deeply, gain facility with creating and using mathematical notation, develop a habit of looking for reasons and creating mathematical explanations, and become more comfortable exploring unfamiliar mathematical situations.

Includes: activities, examples, problem banks

May suit: EDUC 386 Teaching Mathematics I, EDUC 387 Teaching Mathematics II, EDUC 388 Teaching Mathematics III

Mathematics Methods for Early Childhood

This textbook includes relevant math instruction for early childhood learning.

Includes: concepts based on research, examples, reflection questions, real-world connections

May suit: EDUC 386 Teaching Mathematics I

Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English

This book is meant to serve as an instructional tool for both learners and teachers in the field of pronunciation. Topics covered include vowel and consonant sounds, word stress, thought groups, prominence, and intonation.

May suit: TESL 221 Phonology for Teachers, TESL 326 TESL Pedagogy: General 

Conventions 101: A Functional Approach to Teaching (and Assessing!) Grammar and Punctuation

This is a collection of cumulative units of study for conventional errors common in student writing. It zeroes in problems typically seen in writing of all types, from the eternal “there/they’re/their” struggle to correct colon use. Units are organized from most simple to most challenging.

Includes: examples, worksheets

May suit: TESL 231 Modern English Grammar, TESL 232 English Grammar