State-Adopted Teacher Edition Textbooks

Two courses this summer (May 15 through July 11, with almost 120 students) need state-adopted teacher edition textbooks for an assignment.  In the Dick Smith Library, all of these textbooks are in the Textbooks area on the lower level of the library, in the Curriculum Collection, near the end near the window. 

This week, access to the lower level will be limited at times due to air-conditioning work, and you may need to go downstairs to get a textbook for a user.  Here's some information to help you find what you need.

Students in READ 3356 will need a science or social studies teacher edition for grades K-6.  Students in READ 3351 have a broader range of subjects, but will need the teacher editions for grades 6-12 (middle school and high school).  I always ask the student to tell me specifically what grade and what subject they want.

Our online catalog is not particularly helpful in finding these books.  I've posted charts in the textbook area that line up LC categories with subject and grade levels.   Here are the first letters of call numbers for subject areas typically requested for this assignment:

D: World History, high school
E: USA History, grade 8 and high school
F: Texas History, grade 7
G: Geography, grade 6 and high school
H: Social Studies, grades K-5

MT: Music, orchestra only, high school
PC 4129: Spanish, grades 6-12

Q: Science, grades K-8
QA 107: Math, grades K-8
QA 152 - 551: Math, high school (algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, etc.)
QC-QP: Science, high school (physics, chemistry, biology, anatomy & physiology) 

RA: Health, grades K-12
S-SF: Agriculture, high school


Call numbers for state-adopted textbooks for grades K through 12 will always include "GR." and the relevant grade level(s) near the end of the call number.  Teacher editions are indicated with a "T" either at the very end of the grade level line, or after the first set of numerals in the call number.  At this point, the only subject area that still has the latter type of call number are the RAs, because the state has not adopted new textbooks in that area in over 12 years!

See the part circled in red in the example close-ups below.

 All subject areas but Health (RA)

Only Health (RA - the example shown was taken prior to new math adoptions)

Here's a little more detail about the call numbers for these books.

Parts of a Textbook Call Number (for all but RA, health):

EDUC
G
128
.N38
2016
GR. 6T* – grade level(s); T for a teacher edition*
UNIT 12 – this line is not always used; it can indicate a volume or unit number (as in this example), supplemental material, Advanced Placement (AP) texts, or additional copies (C.2, etc.)


Parts of a Textbook Call Number (for only RA, Health):

EDUC
RA
440T – indicates teacher edition*
.M44
2005
GR. 8 – grade level(s) for the adopted text
RELA – this line is not always used; it can indicate  a volume or unit number, supplemental material (as in this example), Advanced Placement (AP) texts, or additional copies (C.2, etc.)



*If there is no T, it’s a student edition.  That's NOT what students need for this assignment!  Other clues to teacher editions are that ones for elementary grades (K-5) are typically spiral bound or in notebooks.  Middle school and high school teacher editions usually have "TE" or "TWE" (teacher wraparound edition) printed near the top of the spine - you can see that in some of the photos above.