Information Literacy Resources for Mississippi Educators, Librarians & Media Specialists

Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom Hierarchy

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Statistics | Technology | Online Resources | Resiliency | Bibliography

Mississippi Assessment & Accountability Reporting System (MAARS)

National Center for Education Statistics

White House Social Statistics: Education

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Statistics | Technology | Online Resources | Resiliency | Bibliography

Free Technology Resources

• Best of Free Technology Tools for Teachers by Dr. Steve and Pat Yuen (pdf file)
  
  
• Educational Blogs
  
  
• Educational Wikis
  
  
• Sites for Teachers

Online Databases

• MAGNOLIA for Elementary Students

• MAGNOLIA for Middle School Students

• MAGNOLIA for Secondary Students

• MAGNOLIA Training Resources

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Statistics | Technology | Online Resources | Resiliency | Bibliography

Guides to Online Educational Resources

• ALA Great Websites for Kids
  
  
• Ben's Guide to US Government
  
  
• EDSITEment is a a portal to content-rich, peer-reviewed humanities websites and lesson plans that help teachers incorporate digital resources into their teaching.
  
  
• Government Resources for Educational Excellence
  
  
• Internet Scout Report and searchable archive provide educators, students, researchers, and librarians with fast, convenient ways of staying informed about the most valuable online resources.
  
  
• Librarians' Internet Index
  
  
• Mississippi Public Broadcasting Education Services

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Statistics | Technology | Online Resources | Resiliency | Bibliography

Resiliency Research
Why are some students able to overcome adversity and succeed academically and others are not?

Research has identified factors that strengthen resiliency in students and Dr. Jami Jones lists nine factors related to education and librarianship that build and promote resiliency: www.askdrjami.org/resiliency/buildingresiliency.html

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Statistics | Technology | Online Resources | Resiliency | Bibliography

Bibliography of Scholarly Articles on Excellence in Teaching and Librarianship
by Ashley McLendon

General

Elementary School

High School

College/University

Libraries/Media Centers

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Dr. Teresa Welsh
teresa.welsh@usm.edu

Faculty Page: http://www.usm.edu/slis/FacWelsh.htm

Updated February 7, 2008