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Available from Phi Delta Kappa International
Resources in the Public Domain
"In the public domain" refers to works -- texts, photographs, graphics -- to which no claim of ownership can be made. Works in the public domain may be used by anyone. Educators, in particular, will find that the public domain is a treasure chest of valuable resources for teaching and learning.
Works in the public domain fall into two large categories: works never copyrighted and works whose copyright has expired. Most government publications are in the first category. The second category contains many historical works, such as books published a century or more ago.
An Educator's Guide to Finding Resources in the Public Domain, by Kenyon David Potter, summarizes the current status of copyright law with respect to public domain issues. It helps educators find creative works in the public domain that can be used without obtaining permission from a publisher or other copyright holder.
Available for $12.00 from Phi Delta Kappa International, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789 (800-766-1156).
Adolescent Sleep Needs and School Starting Times
A key task for schools is to ensure learning conditions "address the very biology of our learners," as Mary Carskadon puts it in her article for this collection. At the heart of this matter is sleep; in particular, adolescents' need for sleep versus societal demands, such as school starting time.
There are many questions to be answered about the impact of altering school starting times in order to address adolescents' need for sleep. But the battle lines are being drawn.
This book is a collective of five articles on adolescent sleep needs and school starting times. Available for $10.00 from Phi Delta Kappa International, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789 (800-766-1156).
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