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Digital teaching and learning solutions for K-12 schools and libraries

DATABASE DESCRIPTION:

ProQuest® & eLibrary® Curriculum Center--a comprehensive resource built with students in mind

ProQuest & eLibrary Curriculum Center delivers comprehensive educational resources that meets an expanding range of curricular and research needs. Students find the answers they need from more than 3,000 full-text magazines, newspapers, books, and transcripts
--plus millions of pictures, maps, weblinks, and audio/video files.

      • eLibrary®--the largest collection of full-text and multimedia sources designed specifically to supplement K-12 study
      • eLibrary® Elementary--comprehensive web resources that are easy to use, learn, and teach
        ProQuest® Gold--uncompromising coverage for college-prep level research via scholarly resources and powerful search features
      • ProQuest Career & Technical Education™--complete coverage of vocational, technical, and career studies
      • ProQuest Learning: Literature™--original text, literary criticism, and biographies from more than 600 years of world literature
      • ProQuest® Professional Education--education journals to support educators' lifelong learning and professional development

These powerful, yet easy-to-use resources provide schools with the capability of finding content aligned directly to Texas state standards (TEKS); build custom digital learning modules and assessments for classroom inquiry; and tap into over 18,000 topics linked to the more than 65 million documents to supplement research and instruction in any curricular area.

SIRS® Curriculum Center--targeted resources for student research

SIRS Curriculum Center (PDF overview) provides a portal to relevant, credible information carefully hand-selected by our SIRS editorial staff. When students use SIRS, they receive best-of content designed to support student research, study, and homework in key curricula subjects.

      • SIRS® Researcher--topical coverage of current and enduring social issues, including over 100 controversial Leading Issues with pro/con analysis
      • SIRS® Government Reporter--resources by and about the U.S. government
      • SIRS® Renaissance--current perspectives on the arts and humanities
      • SIRS® Interactive Citizenship--what every citizen should know about government, economics, and world affairs
      • SIRS® WebSelect--reliable and credible websites on vital issues and topics
      • SIRS® Discoverer--safe, reliable, relevant sources for young students
      • SIRS® Discoverer WebFind--the safest websites for students in grades 1-9


The newly enhanced SIRS interface makes research easy--so students spend less time searching for, and more time using information. Subject heading, keyword, and topic browse queries are available, and users can quickly sort results by relevance, date, or Lexile reading level.

My Research allows users to save and share data using tagged lists and session save. Educator's Resources give you the tools to easily align SIRS content to Texas state standards (TEKS), create compelling student projects, train users, and more.

Texas Supplemental Curriculum Resources--digital teaching and learning solutions

ProQuest's Texas Supplemental Curriculum Resources provide Texas schools with a vast pool of reliable, relevant digital content to augment existing curriculum. It includes:

      • CultureGrams™--concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on more than 187 cultures of the world
      • eLibrary® Science--focused science content and tools with unique video and manipulatives
      • SIRS® Decades--sources documenting life and events in 20th-century America

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Trial System Access:

Pricing information is available on TETPC 2008-2009 Fax Order Form.

Fax Your Order, along with Signed Purchase Orders, made out to ESC Region XI to Bonnie Barnes, ESC Region XI at 817-740-3650.

Orders are due by the 20th of each month for activation the following month.

Any difficulties? Contact: Bonnie Barnes at tetpc@esc11.net
or 817-740-3613