300 East Swissvale Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
(800) 624-3323 V/TTY (866) 775-5261 (VP)
Linda Burik
Learning Center Director
The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
412.371.7000 Ext 103
lburik@wpsd.org
The Edward R. Schatz Learning Center provides an active, engaging environment where all WPSD students can have access to information across the media spectrum. Formerly the school's library, the area was recently renovated to provide access to up-to-date electronic materials and visual media in an engaging environment and offering a wide variety of hands on activities across all grade levels and curriculums.
Click here for a description of the Learning Center.
Click here QuicktimeVR Tour of the Learning Center.
A Learning Center Committee, made up of WPSD staff members representing all grade and subject levels of the school, meet during the summer to plan Learning Center Themes for the school year. Around each of these themes, they choose stories, vocabulary, activities and displays that will be used by the Librarian and the Library Aide as they plan lessons for class visits to the Learning Center.
The committee also publishes a newsletter, The Learning Center Link, about the activities and presentations centered around each theme. Click on the newsletter links below to see the latest happenings in the WPSD Learning Center!
Learning Center Link Sept. - Nov. 2009 "Explore the World of Books "
Learning Center Link Nov. 2009 - Jan. 2010 "Pets, Pets, Pets!"
Learning Center Link Feb. - Mar. 2010 "Math Rocks!"
Learning Center Web Links:
Learning Center Alexandria Cat/Circ System
NetTrekker (educational internet search tool)
eLibrary (online periodical database for education)
Renaissance Place (Accelerated Reader Online)