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Teaching Little Kids
Welcome to the research guide for Early Childhood Curriculum Implementation. Here, you will find research materials to help you make this class successful.
On this page, find course information and a quick list of resources to get you started.
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The following can help you start your research.
See the Library Resources tab for more extensive lists of suggested materials.
Databases
- Education Source
- Why search here? This is one of our most important collections for the field of education.
- What’s included? This collection contains the full text of over 1,800 journals and 550 books. It also contains citations and abstracts for almost 3,000 additional journals and information on 100,000 educational tests.
- Professional Development Collection
- Why search here? This is one of the most important databases for the Division of Education. It includes full-text, peer-reviewed journals and educational reports.
- What’s included? Contents include over 200 full-text journals, 200 educational reports, and citations and abstracts for an additional 750 journals.
- Early Childhood Education Journal
Publishes articles on curriculum, child care programs, administration, staff development, family-school relationships, equity issues, multicultural units, health nutrition, facilities, special needs, employer-sponsored care, and infant/toddler programs.
- Journal of Research in Childhood Education
Features articles that advance knowledge and theory of the education of children, infancy through early adolescence.
Learning Across the Early Childhood Curriculum by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781781907016Publication Date:Education, according to John Dewey, should be viewed as dynamic and ongoing with direct teaching of integrated content knowledge. This volume offers readers an examination of the content areas in early childhood curriculum that honor Dewey’s belief in active, integrated learning.
Learning from the Bumps in the Road by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781605542607Publication Date:The journey to professional and personal growth takes time, and the road isn’t always smooth, but it is a learning-filled adventure. Holly Elissa Bruno, Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Luis Antonio Hernandez, and Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan are accomplished professionals and respected leaders in the early childhood field. After a decade of speaking together at national professional development conferences, they now give you twelve of their most important presentation topics as essays.
Children’s Book Awards
Follow the links below to learn about these awards and see the lists of winners.
All or most of these award-winners are available in our Juvenile Collection.
- The Caldecott Medal
Created in to complement the Newbery, the Caldecott Medal focuses on picture books. The award is specifically for the illustrator, not the author, of the work.
- The Coretta Scott King Award
This award commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was named in honor of his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King.
- John Newbery Medal
The American Library Association established the Newbery Medal in to honor bookseller John Newbery.
- The Sequoyah Book Award
First established at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, this award was named for the man who created the written form of the Cherokee language. It is awarded by the Oklahoma Library Association.
- The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Named for Theodore Geisel (pen name Dr. Seuss), this award was established by the ALA in . The award is for books aimed at beginning readers.
Education at Northwestern
These links will take you to official NWOSU university pages.
- School of Education
The School of Education offers a variety of undergraduate majors and a master of counseling psychology (MCP), a master of general psychology, and a master of education (M.Ed.) at the graduate level.
- Division of Education
The Division of Education is committed to helping teacher education candidates, students, and educators meet the high standards expected of higher education institutions and public/private schools today.
- Graduate Studies
If you are interested in furthering your higher education at Northwestern, we offer master’s degree programs in education, counseling psychology, general psychology, and American studies—and one doctorate program in Nursing Practice (BSN to DNP online).
- Master of Education
The master of education degrees are available to any individual who holds a baccalaureate degree in the field of education from an accredited institution and who has a current teaching certificate.