Explora (Educator Edition)

Provides a highly specialized set of content for educators and education researchers. Includes access to over 630,000 full text documents available through the federally funded ERIC database. (When off campus, you will need your school's UN/PW.)

Websites for Teachers

The following links will lead you to resources to include in your already awesome lessons. Content will be added throughout the year. If you have suggestions, please share with your District Librarian.

Banned Books Week Resources

The ALA Website provides an annual list of the top challenged books.

The following 2014-15 packet was sponsored by the American Library Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, and other organizations. It has some great information on specific titles and the recorded REASONS they are challenged or banned. Very interesting, and useful in sparking conversation and debate!

In the "AUHSD Selection Policy," pages 12-16 are specifically related to library materials.

The "AUHSD Challenge Policy" outlines exactly how objections to books and other reading material must be handled by employees, the district, and the party initiating the challenge. Only a successful "challenge" results in the "banning" of a book.

Please also see the official "CHALLENGE FORM" that must be filled out completely if someone is trying to have a book removed from our shelves.

• 2014-2015 banned.pdf
• AUHSD Selection Policy.pdf
• AUHSD Challenge Policy.pdf
• CHALLENGE FORM.doc

Support for Core and Recommended Reading

TeachingBooks - Search for a book and find corresponding supports like book guides, lesson plans, vocabulary lists, and more. Watch the short video for more information. Click on a reading challenge list and click on a book title to view what's available.

• 7th Grade Core and Recommended Reading Resources
• 8th Grade Core and Recommended Reading Resources
• 9th Grade Core and Recommended Reading Resources
• 10th Grade Core and Recommended Reading Resources
• 11th Grade Core and Recommended Reading Resources
• 12th Grade Core and Recommended Reading Resources

Manage Your Classroom Library

• Library Thing - is a free software to use for cataloging your classroom or personal library. Set up an account and scan ISBNs. Voila!
• Tiny Cat - can be used to quickly and easily check out and track books from your classroom library to students. ($3 per month for teachers with collections under 1,000 titles).