Students who took English 405/605 last semester created picture books for children. These students both wrote and illustrated the books. Some of these books are now on display in the EMC. Come by and take a look at the impressive creativity of UWO students.
posted by Stephen Katz @ 12:53 PM
Congratulations to all who are graduating or have completed another school year. If you are in the area, always feel welcome to use the EMC's print and online resources. The EMC website address is http://www.uwosh.edu/library/emc/. Also, come in and say hi.
posted by Stephen Katz @ 12:45 PM
Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are and many other children's books, died yesterday at age 83. Here's a link to more about his life and achievements: http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/authorsillustrato/a/sendakartistry.htm
posted by Stephen Katz @ 7:07 AM
The Irma Black Award is unique in that children are the final judges of the book that wins the award. Books under consideration for this award are those in which text and illustrations are inseparable. This years winners were just announced.
posted by Stephen Katz @ 6:47 AM
According to this linked article, bullies are primarily interested in gaining status with peers. Here's the link: http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=16738
posted by Stephen Katz @ 2:10 PM
As of Wednesday late afternoon, there were only 2 audio versiosn of Newbery Award books remaining. They are on display on the counter opposite the EMC reference desk.
posted by Stephen Katz @ 2:39 PM
A team of researchers in Australia have found that excessive amounts of homework can lower test scores. Here's the link to an article about this research: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/30/too-much-homework-test-scores_n_1391134.html?ref=education&ir=Education
posted by Stephen Katz @ 7:16 AM
I am the Coordinator of the Education Materials Center in Polk Library at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
