About GFU Library Ebooks
George Fox students and staff have free access to over 600,000 library ebooks. The ebooks are accessible 24/7 from any computer or mobile device with an Internet connection. The instructions below apply to 99% of our library ebooks.
Click the link to any George Fox Library ebook and login with your My.GeorgeFox.edu info to immediately access and read the ebook in a browser.
- The vast majority of ebooks allow for unlimited simultaneous users (meaning an entire class can be reading the same ebook at once).
Most library ebooks allow a set number of pages to be downloaded in PDF format to keep (decided by publisher and vendor). Depending on the platform, the page numbers are reset every hour (EBSCO Ebooks) or every 24 hours (ProQuest Ebooks) and can then be downloaded again until the entire book has been downloaded to keep. When downloaded in this way, the ebooks do not expire and are yours to keep.
- Most library ebooks are DRM (digital rights management) protected ebooks.
- Free Adobe Digital Editions software must be installed in order to download and read DRM protected ebooks offline.
- DRM protected ebooks expire at set times decided by the publisher, however, they can be immediately redownloaded.
- PDF pages never expire, which is why librarians recommend this method.
- Instructions for downloading our full ebooks, PDF chapters, printing/copying limits, and more are included in our ProQuest Ebook Central & EBSCO Ebook library guides.
Library E-Books of Required Course Texts
Titles linked below are required ELED texts for various courses that are freely available to GFU students and staff in ebook format. Click the title link and follow login prompts.
Co-Teaching for English Learners: A Guide to Collaborative Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Reflection by Publication Date: 2017-11-01This books offers more explicit approaches to implementing co-teaching at the classroom level. It provides in-depth explanations of the various models of co-teaching, including the advantages and challenges of each configuration and clear accounts of each teacher's role and responsibilities.
Design in Five by Fully engage learners in your classroom. Discover how to create high-quality assessments using a five-phase design protocol. Explore types and traits of quality assessment, and learn how to develop assessments that are innovative, effective, and engaging. Evaluate whether your current assessments meet the design criteria, and discover how to use this process collaboratively with your team.
Enhancing the Art and Science of Teaching with Technology by Publication Date: 2011-07-01Successfully leverage technology to enhance classroom practices with this practical resource. The authors demonstrate the importance of educational technology, which is quickly becoming an essential component in effective teaching.
The Formative Assessment Action Plan by Publication Date: 2011-01-01Winner of a 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers! Join Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher as they outline a clear-cut, realistic, and rewarding approach to formative assessment.
Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning by Publication Date: 2018-09-21Reshape educational technology integration in classrooms to build truly transformative learning spaces. This concise, reader-friendly guide outlines a clear approach for properly and skillfully using digital learning tools to promote deeper, personalized learning across subjects and grade levels. The authors impart tips and strategies for avoiding common missteps, overcoming implementation challenges, and redesigning instruction that is both meaningful and engaging.
Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in Kindergarten-Grade 5 by Publication Date: 2017-04-01Are you ready to take your teaching to the next level? Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in K--Grade 5 offers a coherent set of professional learning experiences designed to foster teachers' understanding of the effective mathematics teaching practices and their ability to apply those practices in their own classrooms. The book examines in depth what each teaching practice would look like in an elementary school classroom, with narrative cases, classroom videos, and real student work, presenting a rich array of experiences that bring the practices to life.
Integrating Technology in the Classroom : Tools to Meet the Needs of Every Student by Publication Date: 2018Teachers possess unique skills, knowledge and experience. So why should their approaches to classroom technology look the same? In this new edition of the popular book Integrating Technology in the Classroom, author Boni Hamilton helps you discover technology tools and projects that resonate with your teaching style, classroom context and technology skill level all while helping students achieve academic growth.
The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson by Publication Date: 2007-10-30Are you looking for high-impact, research-based strategies to transform your students into high-achieving and inspired learners? In The Strategic Teacher, you'll find a repertoire of strategies designed and proven to meet today's high standards and reach diverse learners.
Teaching with the Brain in Mind by Publication Date: 2005-10-01"The new winds of change. Background and theory update on brain research, the state and direction of research today. Tools for learning about the brain. How to interpret the new brain research -- The learning brain. Brain basics; the size, content, lobes, and basic operations."
Teach Like a Champion 2. 0: 62 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College (2nd ed) by Publication Date: 2015-01-12One of the most influential teaching guides ever--updated! Teach Like a Champion 2.0 is a complete update to the international bestseller. This teaching guide is a must-have for new and experienced teachers alike.
Theories of Childhood 2nd Ed, An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget & Vygotsky by Publication Date: 2013-02-19Understand theories of childhood to make your days with children smoother, your job easier, and your program stronger. This best-selling resource provides clear, straightforward introductions to the foundational theories of John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky.
