Today we went to the Curriculum Materials Center which is located in the Watson School of Education. The Curriculum Materials Center is a specialized collection of the Randall Library. It has lots of textbooks from many different subjects, but only for that of education. This little library has many books that are for learning and teaching. Although great textbooks for elementary, middle, and high school students but they are great tools for UNCW education majors who practice teaching and tutoring using these books. When we arrived, there were several objects on each table that were an example of teaching tools for elementary education. I had a building set that was similar to a Lincoln Logs set, but it was of Arabian architecture which makes my old Lincoln Logs set a little out dated. Other examples that were present on the tables were things like 3-D models of the solar system, mini percussion instruments, and an oversized model of the human mouth. These items of education and enrichment can really play an important role in education. I think it is important for schools like UNCW to have an education program that gives the student all the tools one needs to be a successful educator because they will be teaching children who are our nation’s future.
