PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

The mission of Pelham High School is to educate students so that they may pursue life goals, 
participate fully as active citizens, and become socially responsible community members.

• School Matters.com-school stats, comparison with local high schools
  

  Websites for Educators

        Problem-based Learning: developed by Dr. Howard Barrows for medical students and based on John Dewey's educational theories, problem based learning encourages students to learn naturally by presenting them with a problem that must be solved by asking questions, formulating plans, and revising plans based on experience and research. (Connected, 2006).  For a longer list of resources and an article on Problem-Based Learning, see the March 2006 Connected Newsletter, www.classroom.com, or borrow the newsletter from the library.

               Essential Components of Problem-Based Learning
               PBL Background
               PBL Handbook
               PBL Learning Network
               Univ. of Delaware Problem Writing Guide

        School Renewal Web Center:  Univ. of California, Irvine Dept. of Education.  

• Websites by Department

       Art
         Incredible @rt Department- high school art lessons and other resources

       English
            
             National Council of Teachers of English

           Arts and Letters Daily

           The Literature Page- Full Text Books

           The New York Times Book Review

       Family and Consumer Science

       Foreign Languages

       Health
             Human Anatomy Online: skeletal, digestive, muscular, lymphatic, endocrine, nervous, cardiovascular, urinary, male reproductive, female reproductive labeled diagrams and animations.

        Math
           National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
         NASA:  JSC Learning Technologies Project
            

        Music
           High School Music Departments

       Physical Education

       Science
               National Science Teachers Association
               Human Anatomy Online: skeletal, digestive, muscular, lymphatic, endocrine, nervous, cardiovascular,  urinary, male reproductive, female reproductive labeled diagrams and animations.
            Union of Concerned Scientists

            Technology Links

       Social Studies

             Social Studies Resources for PHS Teachers
             National Council for the Social Studies
             BBC World History
           HistoryTeacher.net

       Special Education

       Technology
            National Technology Standards
          Short Courses in Digital Photography
          Use, Choose, and Integrate a Digital Camera

•  Professional Development
      Technology training sessions available- contact Beth Strauss 
            Smartboard, webcam & moviemaker software, digicams, Elmo digital   visualizer, LCD projectors, computers, databases, software, collaborative lessons, webpages, using blogs and forums, etc.  

•  Request an Interlibrary Loan

• Rubrics

•  Fun Stuff

•  Grants

•  Suggest a purchase- book, video, equipment, etc.

Elizabeth Strauss, Media Generalist
Pelham High School Library Media Center
bstrauss@pelhamsd.org