Resources
A.I.R. Program
The A.I.R. Program (authors/illustrators/readers) was established in 1975. It brings noted authors and/or illustrators of child and young adult books to the university campus to speak and work with university students preparing to teach.
Education Media Center
Use of the Media Center is essential for Clinical Teaching. Space is available for the preparation of lesson plans and supplemental materials. Teaching aids include the Smart Board, computers, audio-visual equipment and various kinds of hardware and software for teaching in the appropriate disciplines. Video equipment may be reserved by students.
The Cherie A. Clodfelter Children’s Literature Library
Named for the distinguished Chairman of the Department of Education, the Clodfelter Children’s Library houses over 10,000 volumes of books for children and young adults. Among these are approximately 1,000 volumes authored by university students. The Department also maintains a Curriculum Library that supplements the volumes in the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library. The collection includes state adopted textbooks and professional volumes in elementary and secondary school curricula.
The Chris Slavik Collection
Books given to the Children’s Library in memory of Christine Slavik from an eclectic collection numbering about 150 volumes.
The Melvin and Frances Frnka Campbell Collection
Classics of child and young adult literature established by the Clowe family of Dallas. The collection includes books originally written in a language other than English. The internationally recognized volumes are translated into English in a manner which preserves the essence of the culture in which it was first written.