Foreword
This publication lists learning resource materials that have been evaluated by Saskatchewan educators and are considered appropriate to support Career and Work Exploration 10, 20, A30, B30. The purpose of this list is to provide teachers with suggested starting points for building a wide range of suitable instructional materials.
These titles are offered only as suggestions; teachers are encouraged to investigate other applicable resources and to select additional suitable materials.
This document is also available on the Saskatchewan Learning website at the following address:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/curr_inst/iru/index.html or http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/paa.html
Resource-based Learning
The items listed are intended to promote the philosophy of resource-based learning, in which the students gain knowledge and understandings through a variety of resources and instructional approaches. This multi-resource approach provides students with opportunities to interact with a wide range of current materials to suit varied learning styles.
Teachers are reminded that resource-based courses of study can be enhanced through the use of additional materials such as the following:
- newspapers and magazines
- pamphlets, brochures, television and radio programming
- environmental print, such as posters
- Internet sites
- public library collections.
It is important that human resources be accessed as well. Every community has capable people who can enrich educational experiences.
Background Review: Selection Policy and Criteria for Selection
This list provides suggestions for resources; however, it remains the responsibility of classroom teachers, in consultation with teacher-librarians, to preview and select materials. Selection should be based on the objectives and philosophy of the curriculum guidelines, students' interests and abilities, students' prior knowledge and experience and the interests or needs of the community.
As well, material should be considered in terms of the following characteristics:
- literary quality
- cultural relevance and accuracy
- country of origin
- equity regarding gender, abilities, age and race
- accuracy
- ease of reading
- relevance to current issues
- adaptability.
Each school division is responsible for developing its own materials selection policy in order to address the particular needs of students and teachers in that division. Materials should be chosen in accordance with the school division's materials selection policy. Several Saskatchewan Learning publications available from Saskatchewan Learning Resources Distribution Centre (LRDC) provide further assistance in the selection process. These include the following:
Diverse Voices: Selecting Equitable Resources for Aboriginal and Métis Education, 1992 - suggests strategies for recognizing and dealing with bias in resources.
Aboriginal and Métis Education Policy From Kindergarten to Grade XII, 1995 - provides rationale and guidelines for integrating Aboriginal and Métis materials into curricula.
Learning Resource Centres in Saskatchewan: A Guide for Development, 1988 - provides guidance for developing a selection policy and suggests criteria for selection.
Multicultural Education and Heritage Language Education Policies, 1994 - provides a rationale for integrating multicultural materials into curricula.
Selecting Fair and Equitable Materials, 1991 - suggests strategies useful for recognition of bias and stereotypes.
Analyzing Present Resources
This list should be cross-referenced with the school resource centre catalogue in order to identify suitable resources already present in the school library collection.
The Media Index and the Index of Suggested Uses are useful checklists for identifying resources already present in the school library collection. Teachers may use these indexes to ensure a balance of print and non-print resources within each module.
Materials in the present collection should be assessed based on the needs of the course, the community, the students and teachers.
Resource needs not met by the present collection could be identified by the teachers and teacher-librarian working together. Some materials may be useful for several grade levels. Teachers are encouraged to coordinate materials selection at the school or school division level.
Previewing Resources
Teachers and teacher-librarians are urged to preview materials carefully before suggesting them for classroom use, and they are advised to refer to their school division's selection policy for guidance in making choices about materials.
If schools have not been able to preview the materials prior to purchase, it is advisable to order only one copy to review before placing orders for multiple copies. Return policies vary from company to company, but if inappropriate materials have to be returned, they must be in saleable condition. LRDC will allow most materials to be returned.
Purchasing Resources
Schools interested in purchasing resources (except videos) from this list should contact LRDC or order them from the distributors cited in the distributor directory.
Resources that LRDC has in stock have been given an order number (Order no.) rather than an ISBN. Other items can be special ordered through LRDC. Orders to LRDC can be placed by phone (306) 787-5987, fax 1-800-668-9747 or online at the following address:
http://lrdc.sasked.gov.sk.ca
Prices quoted are subject to change and do not include taxes, but will serve as a guide to approximate costs. LRDC prices include shipping and handling fees.
Videos
Videos listed are often available from Media Group. These videos are high quality programs that can be acquired at a nominal cost. For further information, please consult the Educational Video Duplication Service catalogue available from Media Group. Schools are responsible for postage, a duplication charge of $1.00 per title, blank tapes and applicable taxes. Blank tapes may be supplied by the school or purchased from Media Group. Please refer to the distributor directory for the addresses, fax and telephone numbers. Media Group provides online services at the following address:
http://videodb.mg.sk.ca/index.html
Please note that to show classic movies or other videos in the classroom legally, schools must obtain public performance rights. These public performance rights are cleared for programs available from Media Group as well as for videos that are listed for sale in Saskatchewan Learning's bibliographies. If educators are unsure whether public performance rights are available for a video that is not included in a Saskatchewan Learning bibliography, the distributor should be contacted before using the video in the classroom.
Sometimes schools or school divisions choose to purchase a licence from a video collective. The benefit of having a licence is that teachers can show to their students any videos produced by the companies represented without violating copyright laws. If a general licence is purchased, teachers are responsible for renting or borrowing the videos. The distributor does not supply them.
Another option is for schools or school divisions to buy a single-title licence. This means that one copy of the video is supplied by the distributor and that teachers are allowed to show it to their students until the licence expires.
Examples of video collectives follow:
Audio Cine Films
8462 Sherbrooke St E
MONTREAL PQ H1L 1B2
Ph: (800) 289-8887
Fax: (514) 493-9058
NETSITE: http://www.acf-film.com
Visual Education Centre
41 Horner Ave, Unit 3
TORONTO ON M8Z 4X4
Ph: (800) 668-0749
Fax: (416) 251-3720.
Online Databases: Infotrac, Canadian Newsstand Dailies, CBCA/Repère
Saskatchewan Learning offers a number of on-line databases for periodicals and newspapers. Online databases are a powerful tool to assist teachers with the integration of technology into teaching and learning. The databases provide teachers and students with access to the most current information on any given topic/subject area.
Canadian content is featured in Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA/Repère-French),
Infotrac's Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly (CPIQ), and ProQuest's Canadian
Newsstand Dailies.
The databases are located at the following address:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/infotrac.html
To access the online databases, educators need to click on their region and enter the appropriate password. If they need the password, they should contact the teacher-librarian, local Resource-based Learning Consultant or Saskatchewan Learning at (306) 787-4431.
Internet Sites
Saskatchewan Learning is providing a forum through its homepage on the World Wide Web for teachers to share educationally appropriate Internet sites.
If teachers wish to suggest new Internet sites or evaluate websites that have been suggested by other teachers, they may do so at the following address:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/cgi- bin/urldb/urlreview
Information on sites that are highly recommended will be shared with teachers. Saskatchewan Learning will list the sites recommended for curriculum support at the following address:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/cgi-bin/urldb/urlsearch
Saskatchewan Learning also provides links to other provincial and territorial education websites at the following address:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/curr_inst/ltech/links.html
The discussion area for Practical and Applied Arts can be found at the following address:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/discussion.html
Examples of Appropriate Internet Sites
If teachers are unsure about the reliability of the information found at a website, they should compare the author's claims and evidence with other sources with which they are familiar. When in doubt, teachers should choose only the sites that list the authors' and/or contributors' names along with the title. If the site does not identify contributors and authors, the information found at the site might not be reliable.
The following Internet sites provide a very brief overview of what is available. It is recommended that a careful screening and evaluation of each site be undertaken prior to using it. These sites were checked for availability on January 16, 2002.
Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada
http://www.ahrdcc.com/
Aboriginal Youth Network
http://www.ayn.ca/band_lifestyles.htm
Authentic Workplace Materials
http://www15.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/awm/default.asp
BC Workinfonet
http://workinfonet.bc.ca
BluePrint for Life/Work Designs
http://www.lifework.ca/blue_2000/pr_blue_draft.htm
Campus Starter Magazine
http://www.campusstarter.com
Canada Business Service Centres
http://www.cbsc.org/english
Canada Career Consortium
http://www.careerccc.org/index_e.shtml
Canada WorkInfoNet
http://www.workinfonet.ca
CanLearn Interactive - HRDC
http://www.canlearn.ca/English/eng.cfm
Career Awareness
http://www.hrdc.gc.ca/career
Career Counselors Consortium
http://www.careerccc.org
Career Development Manual
http://www.careerservices.uwaterloo.ca/manual-home.html
Career Experience
http://www.careerexperience.com
Career Parent Magazine
http://careerparent.com/
Career Paths Online
http://careerpathsonline.com/intro/default.htm
Career Portfolios
http://www.swcollege.com/marketing/gitm/gitm4e08-51.html
Career Services Portfolios
http://www.uwec.edu/admin/career/careerplanning/JobSearch/FAQ/04pf.html
Career Studio - CAPP Resources
http://www.ola.bc.ca/careerstudio
Careers in a Package
http://www.packagingcareers.org
Conference Board of Canada - Employability Skills
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/nbec/ESF.htm
Contact Point for Career Counsellors
http://www.contactpoint.ca
Destination 2020
http://www.careerccc.org/destination2020/
Edge Magazine On-line
http://www.theedgemag.org
Electronic Labour Exchange
http://www.ele-spe.org/
Essential Skills: Skills for Life Learning and Work
http://www15.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/english/es.asp
Federal Student Work Experience Program
http://jobs.gc.ca/home_e.htm
First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/ys/index_e.html
Human Resources Development Canada
http://www.hrdc.gc.ca/common/home.shtml
Job Futures
http://www.jobfutures.ca
Job Search Handbook
http://www.sasknetwork.gov.sk.ca/pages/publications.htm
Makin' a Million Startin' With Zero
http://www.findamentor.org/handbooks/million
MazeMaster - HRDC
http://www.mazemaster.on.ca/english.htm
Motiv8 Newspaper
http://www.motiv8.com
National Occupational Classification (NOC) HRDC
http://www.worklogic.com:81/noc/search.html#1
Next Steps Career Organization
http://www.nextsteps.org
Ready for Work
http://www.readyforwork.sk.ca
Real Game Series
http://www.realgame.com/
Saskatchewan Career Work Educators Association
http://www.scwea.com
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
http://www.gov.sk.ca/shrc/
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology
http://www.siast.sk.ca
Saskatchewan Labour
http://www.labour.gov.sk.ca/
Saskatchewan Labour - Safety Video Catalogue
http://www.labour.gov.sk.ca/safety/video/
SaskNetwork Site
http://www.sasknetwork.gov.sk.ca
Scholarship Canada Finder
http://www.scholarshipscanada.com
School Finder - Schools, Scholarships, and Careers
http://www.schoolfinder.com
Schools in Canada
http://www.schoolsincanada.com/
Student Employment and Career Centre: U of S
http://www.secc.usask.ca/bookmarks/
University of Regina
http://www.uregina.ca
University of Saskatchewan
http://www.usask.ca
What Is a Career Portfolio?
http://www.bcer.org/macc/community/ca/lausd2.htm
WHMIS - Health Canada
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ehp/ehd/psb/whmis.htm
Worksearch - HRDC
http://www.worksearch.gc.ca/
Youth Employment Information
http://www.youth.gc.ca
Youth Initiatives Network - HRDC
http://youth.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/common/home.shtml
Virus Alert
When downloading files and applications, Internet users should be aware of the danger of viruses. Downloaded files and applications should always be scanned using an anti-virus utility. It is also advisable to purchase updates to the anti-virus utility regularly. These updates identify the new viruses as well as the old.