Directions
Please complete the following in order:
1. Complete the SOE Library Tutorial.
- To enroll, go to the Brightspace homepage and find it listed under the "Self-Enroll in Geneseo Courses" widget. Please note: After enrolling, it can take up to two hours for the tutorial to appear in your Brightspace account.
2. View the "How to Search the TERC" video in the Course Guide below.
3. View the "Selecting and Locating Materials for Lesson Planning" video in the Course Guide below.
4. Complete the Worksheet.
5. Browse some of the resources linked in this Course Guide.
How to Search the TERC
During the 2024-25 academic year due to the reopening of Milne Library, please visit the library website for the most up-to-date information on how to access library collections, including the TERC.
Need Help? Contact Becky!
Selecting and Locating Materials for Lesson Planning
Finding Teaching Materials by Type
These links will take you to pages populated with material specific to the listed type.
Finding Teaching Materials by Subject
These links will take you to pages populated with material specific to the listed subject.
Recommended Education Databases
- ERIC (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than a million records, some of which are available in full-text.
- ERIC (Direct)Is an online library of education research and information.
- Education Source This link opens in a new windowContains indexing and abstracts for more than 1,500 journals, as well as full text for more than 750 journals. Coverage includes all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties.
- Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new windowTeacher Reference Center (TRC) provides indexing and abstracts for more than 230 peer-reviewed journals.
To find scholarly journals that are focused on teaching in a specific subject area visit this research guide on Research Resources: Professional Literature.
Content-Area Professional Organizations & Journals/Magazines
- American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)The American Journal of Physics; The Physics Teacher
- American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)The French Review
- American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)The German Quarterly; Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German
- American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)Hispania; Albricias; Spanish and Portuguese Review (SPR)
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)The Language Educator; Foreign Language Annals
- National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)American Biology Teacher
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)Social Education; Social Studies and the Young Learner; Middle Level Learning; Theory & Research in Social Education
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)English Education; English Journal; Language Arts;Talking Points; Voices from the Middle; English Leadership Quarterly; College Composition & Communication; College English; Teaching English in the Two-Year College; Research in the Teaching of English
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12; Mathematics Teacher Education; Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
- National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)Science & Children; Science Scope; The Science Teacher; Connected Science Learning; Journal of College Science Teaching
- New York State Association of Foreign Language TeachersLanguage Association Journal
- TESOL International AssociationTESOL Quarterly (TQ); TESOL Journal (TJ)
