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Eastern High School Library: Teacher Resources

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"Teachers are the only professionals who have to respond to bells every forty-five minutes and come out fighting." - Frank McCourt

Instruction

Librarians offer classroom instruction on the following topics:

 

  • Orientation
  • Book Talks
  • Preventing Plagiarism
  • Using Databases
  • Citing Sources
  • Accessing the OPAC/ebooks
  • Writing a Resume
  • College/Scholarship Search

 

JCPS Community Partnerships

Find field trip information, in-school program opportunities from organizations in the Kentuckiana area. 

Teacher and Staff Favorite books

Padcaster

The library has a padcaster kit which allows you to film using the included ipad.  This can be checked out and taken to your classroom or used in the library.

JCPS Professional Learning and Development Library

This valuable resource provides access  to a diverse, curated collection of eBooks that can easily be shared with others and downloaded through Google Classroom and Docs with G Suite for Education integration, email, or bookmarked links. These eBooks will be useful for any staff interested in growing professionally! 

Next Vista for Learning

Next Vista For Learning provides a library of free videos made by and for teachers and students everywhere.

Library Booking

Book the library classroom space or our computer area using our new booking system!

Note: You will receive an email confirmation if you have correctly booked the space.  If you do not receive the email, you do not have the library reserved. 

 

Please note that when booking classroom space, you are not guaranteed computers. 

Please note that Mrs. Page cannot offer class instruction during 5th period on Wednesdays. 

 

The LibCal booking system allows you to book library time up to 45 days (including weekends and non-school days) in advance.

If you need to cancel your booking, please email someone on the library staff and let us know. 

Poster Order Form

 

 

 

 

 

KET PBS Learning Media

Provides access to thousands of standards-aligned digital resources with videos, images, interactives, lesson plans and articles. 

DOCSTeach

Explore thousands of primary sources- letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, and videos. Discover activities you can teach with! All provided by the National Archives so that you can provide students with inquiry experiences.

Reading Like a Historian

Over 130 document-based lesson plans that are free to download once you have created an account. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features a set of primary documents designed for groups of students with a range of reading skills.

Library World

       Eastern High School Library Catalog (OPAC)

Circulation Policy:

  • All books circulate for three weeks
  • You must have an Eastern student ID to check out more than one book.  With an ID you are limited to three books.

EBooks also circulate for three weeks at a time.  You can check out three at a time.  They will check themselves back in. EBooks are available year round 24/7.

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Eastern High School
12400 Old Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY 40214