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Learning Resources
LEARNING RESOURCES / RATTEREE
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Learning Resources at the
Ratteree Center
2121 S. MacArthur Blvd. ●
Irving, Texas 75060
972.600.4818 |
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Learning Resources houses the Instructional Media Center, the
library processing department, the textbook warehouse, and the learning
resources director’s office. This department orders, receives, and
distributes library books, curriculum items, and textbooks for all campuses.
The director oversees the library program as well as textbooks and badges.
Our purpose is service; we exist to provide you with the
materials and services that will enrich each child’s education. Please do
not hesitate to call us (ext. 4820) if you have suggestions for new items or
services that we can provide, or to tell us how we can better serve you.
The Instructional Media Center, located in the Ratteree
Career Development Center at 2121 S. MacArthur Blvd., serves as the
district’s Library Media Center. It houses class sets of paperback books,
videos, and professional library related books. These may be requested via
your school’s librarian, via email to Betsy Johnson (bejohnson@irvingisd.net
), or via the AV/Paperback Book Request (Form #577B). These resources are
available to the district’s administrators, faculty, and staff in support of
professional development and the district’s curriculum. The online catalog
includes these items. (http://www2.youseemore.com/IrvingSchool/default.asp).
Hours
Learning Resources’ hours during the school year are 7:30
a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
on Friday. During the summer, hours will conform to those of the
administration building. Online resources are available 24/7.
The Circulation Collection
Learning Resources has video recordings and classroom
book sets that you can check out for use in your classroom. The
secondary supplemental novel sets that accompany the recent literature
adoption are housed here as well. Requests for these books should be
sent via email to
bejohnson@irvingisd.net or call ext. 4818.
Sound educational practice dictates that the teacher
preview all materials before they are presented to students and those
teachers demonstrate in their lesson plans the curriculum connection of
all supplementary materials.
All audio-visual materials that are used in the classroom
should meet the criteria outlined in the Board Policy EFA (Local). The
campus principal, prior to its use in the classroom, must approve use of
any audio-visual item not purchased by the district. See Form #576,
Request for Utilization of Materials from Source Other than Irving ISD.
Production Services
To supplement the library’s production center located on
each campus, Learning Resources has the following equipment available
for use: a 36” laminator, a transparency maker, Accu-Cut dies, Ellison
die cuts, Variquest electronic die cut machine (http://www.variquest.com/cutout-maker-1800)
, a Merlin Lettering System, and a poster printer. Learning Resources
also stocks a variety of paper and other supplies; however, all
materials must be used at the Ratteree. Use of Learning Resources
supplies and equipment is limited exclusively to the production of items
for IISD classrooms. Most schools have set up accounts to pay for
materials used at the Ratteree. For those schools without accounts,
individual staff members may pay for supplies.
Delivery Services
Deliveries of materials from Learning Resources are made
once each week to every school in the district. Ordering and returning
materials on time will be greatly appreciate by your fellow teachers.
Research/Professional Education Services
Learning Resources has a number of tools to assist with
research. Among these is a staff member that is knowledgeable in the
searching techniques, a professional librarian, and online databases.
Some of these resources are in Spanish. Others can be translated into
several other languages.
Our goal is to meet all research needs: from the
classroom to the boardroom. Professional research databases are
available to you through your campus library page (http://www.irvingisd.net/library/research/index.htm).
The items in this collection may be placed on hold through the online
catalog system as well. Then these items will be delivered to your
building for your use. There are also ASCD professional materials
available online at
http://galesites.com/ascd/irving/index.php .
The district’s professional education library, the Joe
Cassel Professional Library, is located upstairs next to the staff
development department in the administration building at 2621 W. Airport
Freeway. It is available to administrators, faculty, and staff during
normal office hours for administrative building.
Forms
For more information check the website:
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