2011 Common Core Libraries 
A Principal's Reflections
JUNE 8, 2014
Even in the face of adversity in the form of education reform mandates, Common Core alignment, impending PARCC exams, new educator evaluation systems, loss of funding, and an aging infrastructure we have not only persevered, but proven that positive change can happen with the right mindset. Makerspace added to the library in 2013.
A Principal's Reflections
OCTOBER 7, 2013
As a 21st Century Library Media Specialist, part of what I strive to do is to serve as an instructional technology resource for both educators and learners. ?In The PGP, created by our principal Eric Sheninger, was launched in New Milford High School in September of 2011. Teachers must register to access all features of the site. ?
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FEBRUARY 14, 2017
However, it was the Chromebook (2011) that truly revolutionized 1:1. ” 2010 was also the year that the Common Core Standards Initiative was enacted in response to numerous indicators of low student academic performance. ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$. All Common Core testing will be done online.
The Web20Classroom
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Just today there was a post about financial literacy, while yesterday there was a lesson on how to use TED talks to enhance the Common Core curriculum. Best Librarian/Library Blog : The VanMeter Voice The space that Shannon has put together here should be the standard for library blogs anywhere.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 14, 2015
‘Close reading’ entered the teacher’s lexicon with this Common Core literacy anchor standard: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. PARCC, 2011, p.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MAY 3, 2012
Join me Thursday, May 3rd, for live and interactive Future of Education conversation with Buffy Hamilton and Kristin Fontichiaro, editors of School Libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come. What is the future of school libraries? In the book''s foreward, Dr. R. More particularly, what is the future of school librarians?
MindShift
JULY 22, 2018
For 12 years Jennifer Taylor watched kids come into the library at McCaffrey Middle School in Galt, California and struggle: “We’d have rows and rows of books, and they don’t know what to pick.” Little did Taylor know, she’d stumbled upon a hotbed of controversy in the world of library science. Leigh Collazo, otherwise known as “Mrs.
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