LibGuides: LRC resources for teacher education: Subject specific databases and websites

Credo Reference

Credo Reference
A digital reference library containing 250 dictionaries and encyclopaedias. An ideal starting point for research on any subject.

Access
To access from off campus, enter your college username and password on the Vision West Nottinghamshire College authentication page.

Topic pages

Credo Reference has thousands of subject specific topic pages - a great place to start exploring a topic. Each topic page provides an

encyclopaedia entry or dictionary definition, entries from other books on Credo, YouTube videos, images, links to news articles, and an interactive

mind map of your topic and related topics. Find some example topic pages below:

Adult Education	Classroom Management	Curriculum
Inclusive Education	Learning Styles	Mentoring
Special Education	Teacher Training	Teaching

Department for Education

Department for Education

Information on Government policy affecting education and children’s services. Includes access to publications.

Examples of some information you can find on the above website:

Addressing workload in initial teacher education (ITE)

Find postgraduate teacher training courses in England

Initial teacher education: inspections and outcomes

Excellence Gateway

Excellence Gateway

An online portal for staff in the Further Education and Skills sector. It provides resources to support teaching and learning including teaching materials for a range of curriculum areas.

Examples of some information you can find on the above website:

Vision West Nottinghamshire College: Reaching new heights with data for learner responsive provision

Mentoring Guidance

Opening doors to progress

Employability targets

Geoff Petty

Geoff Petty

Website of the author of ‘Teaching Today’ and ‘Evidence Based Teaching’. Provides downloadable teaching materials and self-assessment tools.

Examples of some information you can find on the above website:

Teaching Style

Active Learning

Research and Links

MediaPlus

MediaPlus
MediaPlus provides access to Teachers TV from Education in Video which includes 3,816 globally-acclaimed instructional videos produced by the United Kingdom's Department of Education to train and develop teachers' skills through demonstrations and commentary by teachers, administrators, and other educational experts.

Access
In college click on the Menu at the top left, then on My Collections and select Teachers TV from Education in Video.
If you are accessing from off campus click Log in at the top right of the page, type West Nottinghamshire College in the 'Let's see if you already have access!' box, then enter your college username and password on the Vision West Nottinghamshire College authentication page.


Boost your teaching with: Critical thinking	Inspirational CPD training: Coaching	The mentoring process

Times Educational Supplement (TES)

TES

Website of the Times Education Supplement providing news, jobs, reviews and debates, as well as free access to the TES archive from Oct 1994 to present.

Examples of some articles you can find on the above website:

'Want to improve education? Give teachers professional freedom'

7 negative mindsets teachers need to avoid

The 33 books every teacher should read

How to deal with NQT stress