Burlington Instructional Resource Centre (IRC)

The Burlington Instructional Resource Centre provides specialized instructional resources and media services required to support the students, instructors, faculty and staff in the Teacher Education Program at the Burlington Campus.

Students at the St. Catharines Campus will have access to specialized instructional resources through the Gibson Library. Please note the St. Catharines IRC location is permanently closed.

IRC Hours

Burlington Campus Instructional Resource Centre (IRC) Fall 2024 Hours

Starting September 9, 2024

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 7:45 a.m.– 6 p.m.

Wednesday & Friday 7:45 a.m. – 4 p.m.

CLOSED 2024 dates:

Labour Day: September 2, 2024

Thanksgiving Day: October 14, 2024

Reading Week: IRC Closed October 15 & 16, 2024 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 17 & 18, 2024

NOTE: IRC Closes at 4:00 pm as of December 9, 2024 until TBA

IRC is closed on weekends. Please watch for announcements for any Hours of Operation changes.

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Virtual IRC

Access the Virtual IRC below. Content continues to be added to the Virtual IRC, so please check back again soon for new resources and information.

Online Teaching Resources

Teacher Candidates and instructors can find access information for the following resources under “Ed Tech Resources” on SAKAI.

Amazing Educational Resources

A non-profit initiative offering free access to educational resources for teachers, parents and students. Visit Amazing Educational Resources.

Ophea

Ophea has put together a collection of our health and physical education content to use with your kids to stay healthy and active at home. These resources can be used to continue learning while at home and are appropriate for parents and caregivers and as part of your child’s teachers’ health and physical education lesson planning. Visit OPHEA.

Crabtree Publishing

Crabtree Publishing wants to ensure that all students have access to quality curriculum PreK-9+ digital ebooks to enhance learning and to build a love of reading while at home. Crabtree is offering FREE access to the Crabtree Complete eLibrary until June 30, 2020! Access over 2000 PreK-9+ curriculum nonfiction and fiction ebooks! Visit Crabtree with the username read and password free.

Tumblebooks

TumbleBooks’ databases are easy to use, and feature unlimited access from home! Your kids can read as many books as they want, when they want, and on any device. There are no check-outs, holds, or bulky downloads. Books are available instantly. The following resources will be made available until August 31, 2020:

Historica Canada

Historica Canada’s resources on civics, history and social studies are here to support online learning. Its free and bilingual resources include:

90+ Heritage Minutes including:

35+ Education Guides including:

20,000+ Articles including:

60+ Quizzes including:

10 Podcast Episodes including:

150+ Educational Videos including:

65+ Timelines including:

40+ Collections including:

STAO

Recently, in support of student education, STAO will be offering free teacher and student access to their educational resources until students are able to return to school. STAO’s  K-12 Streaming platform is curriculum correlated by grade level. It’s a video-centric platform where teachers would be able to assign specific science videos with study guides (not all videos have guides) and send them via various platforms. To access the grade K-12 educational video streaming resources click here (Username: free and Password: 2020)

Scholars Choice

Scholar’s Choice has made many free resources available now. Math resources, ebooks, printables and much more are available at the above link.

Featured resource

Cube For Teachers Logo

Cube For Teachers gives teachers access to open educational resources shared by other educators.

Contacts

Address

1433 Headon Road,
Room 120
Burlington, ON
L7M 1V7
905 688 5550, Circulation Desk x3612

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Search Other Resources

Databases and searchable indexes of lesson plans, units and teaching resources

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ONTARIO CURRICULUM

AUTHORCALL NUMBER
The Ontario Curriculum, grades 1-8 and kindergarten program. First Nations, Netis, and Inuit connection: scope and sequence of expectationsOntario, Ministry of Education, 2014E 96.2 O573 2014 (IRC & HAM)

PICTURE and BOARD BOOKS: Ages 3-8 (ECE to Grade 3)

AUTHORCALL NUMBER
Amik loves school, a story of wisdomVermette, KatherenaPZ 7 V476 Am 2015 (IRC & HAM)
CloudwalkerVickers, Roy HenryE 99 K55 V53 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Culturally relevant Aboriginal educationBell, NicoleE 96.2 B46 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Discovering wordsAuger, NeepinPE 1449 A95 2013 (IRC & HAM)
The first day, a story of courageVermette, KatherenaPZ 7 V476 Fi 2014 (IRC & HAM)
The giving tree, a retelling of a traditional Metis story about giving and receivingDorion, LeahE 99 M47 D67 2009 (HAM)
The Honour drum, sharing the beauty of Canada’s Indigenous people with children, families and classroomsBear, CherylE 78 C2 B437 2016 (IRC & HAM)
The just right gift, a story of loveVermette, KatherenaPZ 7 V476 Ju 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Kode’s question, a story of respectVermette, KatherenaPZ 7 V476 Ko 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Lessons from Mother EarthMcLeod, ElainePZ 7 L4607 Les 2010 (IRC & HAM)
Maple MoonCrook, Connie BrummelPZ 7 C8818 Map 1997 (IRC & HAM)
Misaabe’s stories, a story of honestyVermette, KatherenaPZ 7 V476 Mi 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Naya the Inuit CinderellaMarceau-Chenkie, BrittanyPZ 8 M373 Na 1999 (IRC & HAM)
Not my girlJordan-Fenton, ChristyE 96.5 J654 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Ojibway animalsAdair, JasonE 99 C6 O35 2011 (IRC & HAM)
Orca ChiefVickers, Roy HenryE 99 T8 V536 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Painted SkiesMallory, CarolynPZ 8.1 M35 Pai 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Peace DancerVickers, Roy HenryE 99 T8 V5374 2016 (IRC & HAM)
A Promise is a promiseMunsch, RobertPZ 7 M8583 Apr 1988 (IRC & HAM)
Singing sisters, a story of humilityVermette, KatherenaPZ 7 V476 Si 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Sweetest KuluKalluk, CelinaE 99 E8 K35 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Thanks to the animalsSockabasin, Allen J.PZ 7 S687 Tha 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Thunder Boy Jr.Alexie, ShermanPZ 7 A382 Th 2016 (IRC & HAM)
What is truth, Betsy? a story of truthVermette, KatherenaPZ 7 V476 Wh 2015 (IRC & HAM)
You’re just rightLethbridge, VictorPZ 7.1 l4 Yo 2014 (IRC & HAM)

MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS: 8-12 (Grade 3 to 7)

AUTHORCALL NUMBER
Amik loves school, a story of wisdomVermette, KatherenaPZ 7 V476 Am 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Beadwork, First Peoples’ beading history and techniquesBelcourt, ChristiTT 860 B438 2010 (IRC & HAM)
CloudWalkerVickers, Roy HenryE 99 K55 V53 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Coyote Boy, an original trickster storyDouglas, Deron Ahsen:nasePZ 8.1 D6845 Co 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Creations from the heart, Native crafts & learning activitiesBrant, Jameson C.E 96.65 O58 B78 2005 (IRC & HAM)
Culturally relevant Aboriginal educationBell, NicoleE 96.2 B46 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Dear Canada, these are my words, the residential school diary of Violet PesheensSlipperjack, RubyPZ 7 S63194 The 2016 (IRC & HAM)
Do all Indians live in tipis? Questions and answers from the National Museum of the American IndianWest, Rick Mankiller, WilmaE 76.6 D6 2007 (IRC & HAM)
Environmentalists from our First NationsSchilling, VincentGE 55 S35 2011 (IRC & HAM)
The giving tree, a retelling of a traditional Metis story about giving and receivingDorion, LeahE 99 M47 D67 2009 (HAM)
Hiawatha and the peacemakerRobertson, RobbiePZ 8.1 R6518 Hi 2015 (IRC & HAM)
The Honour drum, sharing the beauty of Canada’s Indigenous people with children, families and classroomsBear, CherylE 78 C2 B437 2016 (IRC & HAM)
I am not a numberDupuis, Jenny KayE 96.5 D87 2016 (IRC & HAM)
Kids book of Aboriginal peoples in CanadaSilvey, DianeE 78 C2 S546 2012 (IRC & HAM)
Kode’s question, a story of respectVermette, KatherenaPZ 7 V476 Ko 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Learning by designing, Pacific Northwest Coast native Indian ArtGilbert, JimE 78 N78 G54 1999 v. 1 & 2 (IRC & HAM)
Maple MoonCrook, Connie BrummelPZ 7 C8818 Map 1997 (IRC & HAM)
Missing NimamaFlorence, MelaniePZ 7.1 F595 Mi 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Not my girlJordan-Fenton, ChristyE 96.5 J654 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Ojibway clans, animal totems and spiritsJacobson, Mark AnthonyE 99 C6 J34 2012 (IRC & HAM)
Orca ChiefVickers, Roy HenryE 99 T8 V536 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Peace DancerVickers, Roy HenryE 99 T8 V5374 2016 (IRC & HAM)
The Poet, Pauline JohnsonRobertson, DavidPS 8469 O3 Z78 2014 (IRC & HAM)
The Raven and the loonQitsualik-Tinsley, RachelE 99 E7 Q2487 2013 (IRC & HAM)
Raven brings the lightVickers, Roy HenryE 99 T8 V5375 2013 (IRC & HAM)
A river ran wild, an environmental historyCherry, LynneF 72 N37 C44 2002 (HAM & HAM)
Rock & roll highway, The Robbie Robertson storyRobertson, SebastianML 3930 R614 R63 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Singing sisters, a story of humilityVermette, KatherenaPZ 7 V476 Si 2014 (IRC & HAM)
SkySistersWaboose, Jan BourdeauPZ 7 W33 Sk 2000 (IRC & HAM)
Trickster, Native American Tales, a graphic collectionDembicki, MattE 98 F6 T73 2010 (IRC & HAM)
We all count: a book of Cree numbersFlett, JulieE 99 C88 F54 2014 (IRC & HAM)
We are all treaty peopleSwitzer, MauriceE 99 A35 M39 2011 (IRC & HAM)
You’re just rightLethbridge, VictorPZ 7.1 l4 Yo 2014 (IRC & HAM)

YOUNG ADULT BOOKS: AGES 12 AND UP (Grade 7 to 12 and up…)

AUTHORCALL NUMBER
The Absolutely true diary of a part-time IndianSherman, AlexiePS 3551 L35774 A27 2009 (IRC & HAM)
And Grandma said..Iroquois teachings, as passed down through the oral traditionPorter, TomE 99 I7 P676 2008 ???
Art of peaceDoxtater, ElizabethE 99 I7 D69 2016 (IRC & HAM)
Beadwork, First Peoples’ beading history and techniquesBelcourt, ChristiTT 860 B438 2010 (IRC & HAM)
Braiding histories, learning from Aboriginal peoples’ experiences and perspectivesDion, Susan D.E 78 C2 D55 2009 (IRC & HAM)
Braiding sweetgrassKimmerer, Robin WallE 98 K56 2013 (IRC & HAM)
Coyote Boy, an original trickster storyDouglas, Deron Ahsen:nasePZ 8.1 D6845 Co 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Creations from the heart, Native crafts & learning activitiesBrant, Jameson C.E 96.65 O58 B78 2005 (IRC & HAM)
Dear Canada, these are my words, the residential school diary of Violet PesheensSlipperjack, RubyPZ 7 S63194 The 2016 (IRC & HAM)
Do all Indians live in tipis? Questions and answers from the National Museum of the American IndianWest, Rick Mankiller, WilmaE 76.6 D6 2007 (IRC & HAM)
Dreaming in Indian, contemporary Native American voicesCharleyboy, LisaE 78 C2 D74 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Environmentalists from our First NationsSchilling, VincentGE 55 S35 2011 (IRC & HAM)
George Littlechild, the spirit giggles withinLittlechild, GeorgeND 249 L58 A2 2012 (IRC & HAM)
Indigenous writes, a guide to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit issues in CanadaVowel, ChelseaE 78 C2 V69 2016 (IRC & HAM)
Kaandosswin, how we come to knowAbsolon, Kathleen E.E 76.7 A26 2011 (IRC & HAM)
The Knowledge seeker, embracing Indigenous spiritualityStonechild, BlairE 99 C88 S76 2016 (IRC & HAM)
Learning by designing, Pacific Northwest Coast native Indian ArtGilbert, JimE 78 N78 G54 1999 v. 1 & 2 (IRC & HAM)
Looks like daylight, voices of Indigenous kidsEllis, DeborahE 98 C5 E45 2013 (IRC & HAM)
Missing NimamaFlorence, MelaniePZ 7.1 F595 Mi 2015 (IRC & HAM)
MoonshotNicholson, HopePN 6732 M66 2015 (IRC & HAM)
Motorcycles and sweetgrassTaylor, Drew HaydenPS 8589 A885 M68 2011 ???
Moving forward, a collection about truth and reconciliationMaracle, Troy WilliamTBA
Ojibway clans, animal totems and spiritsJacobson, Mark AnthonyE 99 C6 J34 2012 (IRC & HAM)
The Ojibway dreamShilling, ArthurND 249 S495 A4 1986 (IRC & HAM)
Rain is not my Indian nameSmith, Cynthia LeitichPZ 7 S64465 Rai 2001 (IRC & HAM)
Raven brings the lightVickers, Roy HenryE 99 T8 V5375 2013 (IRC & HAM)
Residential schools with the words and images of survivorsLoyie, LarryE 96.5 L69 2014 (IRC & HAM)
Residential schools: the devastating impact on Canada’s indigenous peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s findings and calls for actionFlorence, MelanieE 96.5 F56 2016 (IRC & HAM)
Rock & roll highway, The Robbie Robertson storyRobertson, SebastianML 3930 R614 R63 2014
Secret pathDownie, GordonML 54.6 D752 2016 (IRC & HAM)
Seeing red, a history of Natives in Canadian NewspapersAnderson, Mark CronlundPN 4914 I56 A54 2011 ???
Strength and struggle, perspectives from First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples in CanadaAtcheson, JoycePS 8235 I6 S77 2011 (IRC & HAM)
Trickster, Native American Tales, a graphic collectionDembicki, MattE 98 F6 T73 2010 (IRC & HAM)
AUTHORCALL NUMBER
The Ontario Curriculum, K-12Ontario, Ministry of Education(IRC & HAM)
AUTHORCALL NUMBER
The Ontario Curriculum, K-12Ontario, Ministry of Education(IRC & HAM)

Borrowing policies

General information about items that you can borrow from the IRC. For a full description of our Borrowing Policies.

  • Brock University Patrons Loan Period
  • Undergraduate Students – 4 weeks
  • Teacher Education Students – 2 weeks (extended loan during Teaching Blocks)
  • Faculty/Staff/Graduate Students – Term Loan 120 days+ no renewal limit
  • Community Patrons Loan Period
    • Extramural Borrower – 2 weeks
    • Research Extra Mural Borrower – Term Loan
    • Inter-University Borrower – 2 weeks
    • Direct Borrower – 2 weeks
  • Items which are currently checked out and requested by another borrower can be recalled after a 2 week loan. Recalled items are to be returned within 3 days. Items circulated to Teacher Candidates during a teaching block cannot be recalled.
  • Renew material online using My Library Account or in person at the IRC Circulation Desk. IRC resources may not be renewed by telephone. Borrowers whose privileges have been suspended may not renew resources. Undergraduate students are permitted up to 4 consecutive renewals per item, if there are no holds on the item. All other borrowers are allowed one renewal per item. https://brocku.ca/library/borrow/#renew
  • Brock University Patrons only
  • 3 hour, 1 day or 2 day loans
  • No holds or recalls
  • Renewals on 1 and 2 day reserve items only if another copy is available.
  • Issued after an item is 32 days overdue
  • Patron is billed actual current cost of item (US funds if applicable), plus a $15.00 non-refundable processing fee, per item.
  • Borrowing privileges are suspended when a patron owes the University Library and/or the IRC $10.00 or more in fines, bills for replacement etc. or when an IRC item is more than 7 days overdue.
  • Students owing the University fees or fines will not receive a diploma, certificate, transcript or a statement of final grades until the fines have been paid.