Sorry I haven't been on for a few weeks. I've been having fun with the 6th - 8th graders doing Pro vs Con from SIRS Reseacher on the issue of cell phones in schools. I didn't know I could get kids so excited about debating!!
On ProQuest I did a basic search for Common Core Standards. I wasn't overly impressed with what was coming up. Then I did the Advanced Search and searched by relevance. Much better!! There were a lot of current articles about Common Core Standards that helped me to understand it better.
On the Publications tab, I started just lookng to see what publications there were to see if I was interested in any. There were more than I thought! So then I just picked Publisher's Weekly and looked to see what was offered. I liked that I could look at the Children's Book Reviews this way. Most of the time I don't get to see the magazine we get at the library, so now I will remember to look here!
I also looked up Instructor Magazine. We used to get it at the library but don't anymore. I am glad to see I can research it here and find articles to give me ideas. I missed not getting it anymore at the library.
This is one site I will continue to go through on my spare time (Ha, Ha, What's that??!) to look up not just professional articles but personal articles of interest.
Great review, Kathy! Your first paragraph is good testimony! We like ProQuest for its breadth of popular, trade, and scholarly journals. It's a great place to do professional reading--when you have time. Both Library Journal & School Library Journal are in ProQuest, too, as well as Horn Book. Happy reading!
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