Teachers
We offer educational resources for all levels as well as teaching guides that can be accessed from home or school through our Digital Library.
We also welcome classroom visits to introduce your students to the Library and provide literacy and learning support. Start a new classroom tradition at LBPL!
Teaching Books
Discover book guides, lesson plans, literature-based vocabulary lists, author videos and book readings, and more with TeachingBooks, available in our Digital Library.
Our Digital Library provides resources for lifelong learning. Take a course at your own pace, or join an instructor led program. Choose from a variety of topics.
The Neuroscience of Learning
Tap into your hidden potential, with discoveries from the neuroscience of learning. Dr. Britt Andreatta, director of training and development at lynda.com, uses the latest research from Harvard, Stanford, and other leading research institutions to explain how the brain processes and stores new information. She introduces the three-phase model of learning and the secrets to developing neural pathways so that learning sticks. Intended for both those who teach or train and those who learn, this course is a fun and enlightening journey through the learning process.
This online course is free for LBPL cardholders through our Digital Library's Lynda.com resource. Access this course by logging on with your library card number and PIN.
Creative Insights: Renaldo Lawrence on eLearning
How do teachers adopt technology into classrooms, if they're not quite comfortable with it themselves?
This interview with Renaldo Lawrence is an inspiration to educators looking to increase student achievement and create authentic-learning opportunities for their students. Renaldo is a leader on integrating technology in the classroom, but started out as a computer-illiterate educator. His story of learning the technology for the sake of the students is both inspiring, and instructional for educators that want to follow his example.
Access is free for LBPL cardholders through our Digital Library's Lynda.com resource. Log on with your library card number and PIN.
Teaching Techniques: Blended Learning
Blended learning is all about the students: combining instruction with digital resources to help increase student achievement and engagement. In this course, Chris Mattia explores the various aspects of blended learning, and provides guidelines to create a blended classroom that meets students' diverse learning needs. The techniques rely on technologies such as Google Apps, Android and iOS devices, video, learning management systems (LMSs), and open-source tools such as WordPress to promote sharing and collaboration. Watch and learn how to use blended learning to create dynamic, engaging, and student-focused lessons.
Topics include:
- Understanding blended learning
- Humanizing course materials
- Designing blended courses with Google Apps
- Setting up sharing on iOS and Android devices
- Capturing mobile screenshots
- Recording audio and video
- Creating a YouTube channel for sharing video
- Blending courses with an LMS
This online course is free for LBPL cardholders through our Digital Library's Lynda.com resource. Access this course by logging on with your library card number and PIN.
Group Visits to the Library
We welcome group visits to the library! Advanced arrangements are required. For full details, see our Group Visit Guidelines.
Let us know of upcoming assignments, we'll pull materials to have ready to support your students at the Library.
Send us the assignment details along with your school, grade, and local Neighborhood Library, two to three weeks prior to the assignment announcement.
