Access the ISU Library Online Catalogue here:
Login to the library catalogue to search, place holds, check your account, renew items that are not yet due, write a book review and more. Don't remember your login? Contact Ms. Denzee (b.denze@isumongolia.edu.mn), Ms. Tsegi (battsetseg.d@isumongolia.edu.mn) or Ms. Surridge (e.surridge@isumongolia.edu.mn).
Researching for a project, an assignment, or for your own personal interest? Make sure you are logged into your ISU Google account and take a look at the relevant list of ISU Research Databases and Subscriptions for:
See below for links to a few of the database subscriptions that can support inquiry at ISU. Remember, you need to view the document links above to see the passwords for the databases listed below.
Goodreads allows you to search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to create library catalogs and reading lists. You can rate books, write reviews, and keep track of what you want to read, what you're currently reading and what you've read. Goodreads will also recommend books that other readers liked when you add a book to your own list.
CommonSense Media reviews books and movies and games and more with families and age-appropriateness in mind. You can also view a list of 50 books you should read before you turn 12. You can also use CommonSense to simply browse for next-book ideas.
What Should I Read Next? is a site that makes recommendations based on what you've read and liked.
Research Progression at ISU
Teachers of MYP and DP at ISU should be familiar with the teaching and learning outlined in the Research Progression at ISU continuum. The contents of this continuum are built on the IB documentation related to research in the MYP and DP with particular reference to selected skills adapted from the MYP Principles into Practice Guide (2015). In addition, it builds on the work of Hofer, Hanick and Townsend in Transforming Information Literacy Instruction: Threshold Concepts in Theory and Practice.
Research and Writing Guidelines
Students of all ages can be quickly overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information that is available on almost any topic. Our role as educators requires that we carefully and consciously guide students’ information-seeking in order to model information literacy skills and their application in age- and task-appropriate ways. To this end, Secondary Teachers at ISU developed these Research and Writing Guidelines for all subject teachers to use when developing summative assessments that involve research.
Grade Level Academic Integrity Checklists
View the Grade Level Academic Integrity Checklists for use with each summative written assessment.
Newsela
You don’t have to choose between engaging content and texts that are too easy or too difficult. Newsela content is provided at 5 reading levels, so the differentiation is built-in. Use Newsela to easily select relevant, accessible content that supports student learning and real-time instructional decision-making. Teachers can create classes, assign tasks, adjust reading levels for group or individual needs, and link assignments in Google Classroom. Students can use Newsela to research current or historical events and adjust the reading level to meet their needs.
Magazines on Sora
On Sora, we have over 100 magazine titles available for simultaneous and unlimited use. Access Sora on your laptop or download the app on your phone or tablet. Login with your ISU Google account for access anywhere and all the time!
PressReader
PressReader has more than 7000 magazines and newspapers in more than 25 languages representing a variety of interest areas for all ages. Connect on your laptop or download the app to your mobile device for access at school and at home. Once you connect the first time at school, create an account using your ISU Google account in order to have access from anywhere.
The New York Times
Knowledge for class. Knowledge for life.
Before logging into NYTimes.com, students and faculty MUST activate a digital pass by going to nytimes.com/passes.
Whether you’re writing a paper or planning for the weekend ahead, discover original, quality journalism that helps you understand the world — and make the most of every part of life.
You now have access to The New York Times, compliments of the International School of Ulaanbaatar. Seek the truth. Find new perspectives. Inform your conversations on nearly every topic.
Activate your access today.
Once you've accessed your NYTimes pass, you can register for access to The New York Times inEducation resources. These resources are designed for educators and organized by subject areas which may be of particular interest for teachers of Grades 9 to 12.
