Teacher Curriculum Center Digital Resources

The California State Library's COMPASS: THE CALIFORNIA ONLINE MEDIA PROGRAM FOR ACCESS AND STUDENT SUCCESS

The California State Library's COMPASS: THE CALIFORNIA ONLINE MEDIA PROGRAM FOR ACCESS AND STUDENT SUCCESS provides statewide access to online subscription databases and encyclopedias for all K12 students in California.   

Why & How to Use These Databases for Teaching and with Students? 

From the CA State Library site: 

"Read the article “Online educational resources for deep literacy and learning are available for all California students and educators,” published in the September 2020 issue of California English." 

and 

"The journal of the California Council for the Social Studies, The Social Studies Review, included an article about this project and how the online resources can be used for history and social studies. Read the article “Beyond Textbooks: Utilizing the California K-12 Online Content project for robust research and learning,” published in January 2020."

Or ask the teacher librarian or our librarians for help! 

CA State Library K12 ProjectTrainings and Recorded Webinars

The K-12 Online Resources Program has dozens of online trainings each year from the resource providers. All sessions are at no cost and often recorded for later viewing. See our training calendar, duplicate listings in the training catalog, or the lists of past recorded sessions.
 

How to Access the K12 Online Content Subscriptions 

If you work on a K-12 campus or have a child who attends any CA school in grades K-12, ask your teacher librarian or school administration about how to access to all of these through your school/district. 

TeachingBooks & Britannica: 

These geolocated via IP addresses, so the link should work anywhere in CA.  If not, access through your Public Library and/or School District (will require a free public library card or a school district log-in)

• TeachingBooks.net: A collection of multimedia resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K-12 environment. Includes "Meet The Author" videos, author interviews, book guides and lesson plans, book readings, lists of award-winning children's and young adult books.
• Britannica School (K-12):  Or access via Databases – LA County Library or Research & Homework | Los Angeles Public Library (lapl.org)
• Britannica Escolar (K-12):   Or access via Databases – LA County Library or Research & Homework | Los Angeles Public Library (lapl.org)

ProQuest Databases: 

These may only be accessed through your Public Library and/or School District (will require a free public library card or a school district log-in) unless otherwise noted as open source. 

• ProQuest Culture Grams (K-12):  Access via Databases – LA County Library
• ProQuest SIRS Discoverer (6-8):  Access via Databases – LA County Library
• ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher (9-12):  Access via Databases – LA County Library
• ProQuest eLibrary: Access via Databases – LA County Library
• ProQuest Performing Arts Collection (Alexander Street): Access via Research & Homework | Los Angeles Public Library (lapl.org)
• ProQuest Black Freedom Struggle (Open Source) 

These are not available in LA County or LAPL, do not have IP Authenticated links, and are not open source.  You may access if you or your child work for/attend a K12 school and have a log in. Ask your school librarian how to access these resources.  Also, you might ask your public library if they would add these resources provided for you community for free by the CA State Library:  

• ProQuest Central (student edition) -- (Library - iLTSS / Digital Library (lausd.org))
• ProQuest Research Companion --(Library - iLTSS / Digital Library (lausd.org))
• ProQuest PBS Video Collection --(Library - iLTSS / Digital Library (lausd.org))
• Capstone PebbleGo Science (PreK-2) 

Gale Products: 

Use the links below to access the Gale products  

1. Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
2. Gale Interactive: Science
3. National Geographic Kids

The LAUSD Digital Library

The LAUSD Digital Library includes the resources included in the K12 Online Content Project. That means if you are on an LAUSD campus you can access these resources on the campus network. Your students in LAUSD will be able to access them with their LAUSD SSO. Likewise, if you have an LAUSD SSO, you can access them remotely following the district off campus protocols. Many of these resources are best used in collaboration with your school's teacher librarian. 

In addition, the LAUSD Integrated Library and Textbook Services (ILTSS) site has a list of vetted free websites organized by topics/subjects: Library - iLTSS / Free Internet Sites (lausd.org)

Other school districts should have similar offerings.  Ask your mentor teacher or the teacher librarian on your campus for more information about accessing online reference and database services.