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?

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

It has grown into a library of more than 1,200 explainer videos, many of which have received more than a million views each and are assigned in schools and colleges around the world. John Green is one of the most famous YouTubers, having built a following by making videos on the platform since 2012. Know anyone who might be a good fit?

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Mackenzie Woll, a second-grade teacher at Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public Elementary School in Worcester, Massachusetts, said diagnostic tests at the start of the year revealed that most of her students were reading at a kindergarten or a first grade level. “But READ THE SERIES. Parents of young children are worried.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Today is our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," being held online and for free. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Just a few days away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Join me today, Friday, October 14th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with David Loertscher , who will be coming in live from the Washington Library Media Association (WLMA) 2011 conference to visit with us. psid=2011-10-14.1044.M.1F955EA48F2E094F071C6C70C81A2F.vcr&sid=2008350 from Indiana University.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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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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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders. On the other had, a smaller number of elementary students see Wikipedia as a starting point to discover additional content. Connaway, Lanclos, & Hood, 2013a; 2013b; White, 2011). 2011, September 30).

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Derry said libraries often find it easier to encourage play than schools, which tend to be more closed environments. Michelle Luhtala is the Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut and was one of five school librarians named as a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal in 2015. Join the Community.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 6, 2011

I can''t help but be psyched that I was nominated for Best Librarian/Library blog ! Both here to you my dear Daring Librarian blog readers and to my students, family, & community at the Daring School Library Blog! Best Librarian / Library Blog - The Daring Librarian.com Nominated by The Library Girl, Jennifer LaGarde !

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2011

Different researcher teams have funding to build libraries of content in ASSISTments. Science and literacy instruction in the elementary grades is the focus of a new series of web seminars for the 2010-2011 school year. The ASSISTments platform is a generic system for any subject from math to English to science.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Our elementary and middle schools utilize i-Ready diagnostics to form enrichment and intervention groups,” says Dr. Julia Lamons, assessment supervisor at Greene County Schools. This technology solved another of the district’s biggest struggles—implementing an effective common assessment among 12 elementary and middle schools.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 16, 2011

Last year around this time I blogged about using Google forms to create community conversations and decorating your library media center & classroom. can supercharge the library program & classroom throughout the school year. BTSN Preso 2011-12 View more presentations from gwyneth jones. Tweet for Your School or Library!

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

He has served as Superintendent of the Ithaca City School District in Ithaca, New York since January 2011. In 2017, the district opened MOSAIC, a personalized learning elementary school, and created the MyPath program, which allows high school students to create their own class.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

PORTLAND, Maine — On a recent fall morning in the library of King Middle School here, four seventh-grade girls interviewed an immigrant from Peru named Luis Millones, now a Spanish professor at Colby College. The sentiment is echoed by Jason Krause, principal of Denver’s Columbine Elementary School, which joined the EL network in 2018.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2017

When they arrived, many of the soon-to-be kindergarteners in Miami Elementary School’s summer preschool program could not spell their names or grip a pencil. 1, one week before the start of school, the Miami Elementary students were walking in a single-file line to the cafeteria, writing their names, counting to 100 and reciting the alphabet.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Redesigning the Space.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

There is also the ability to scale best practices across the district with secure video libraries, to engage educators in flexible micro-credential-style learning, and more. The platform enables feedback to teachers using video observations and increased teacher-to-teacher collaboration.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

A 2011-12 survey found an average of 9 percent of students nationwide had repeated at least one grade; in Louisiana, the average was 23 percent. Rory Williams stands in the library at George Washington Carver High School. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. percent national average.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Top Resource to Share: 25 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning The YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Asssociation) committee goes through a rigorous selection process every year, to pare the list down to a mere 25. Enlightenment (Sort Of) : What does the future hold for school libraries, in light of the coming of ebooks and ereaders?

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 14, 2017

You may be familiar with Toontastic launched in 2011 or Toontastic Jr. Toontastic 3D is perfect across the elementary grades, and for middle school as well, but will be fun for all ages. Check out Toontastic 3D , a wonderful, free, open-ended digital storytelling app just launched by Google Education for tablet, phone and Chromebook.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 14, 2019

Currently, Dr. Rob serves as Principal at South Park Elementary Center outside of Pittsburgh, PA, and has truly become a sought-after leader in topics surrounding the field of education today. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award and the Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 30, 2019

Morris Elementary. HMA has partnered with MIND Research Institute since 2011 and has committed over $2 million to our ST Math program in the eight years since. The group then headed over to the Catoma Elementary school library for a press conference and check presentation. They're up to something great in Montgomery, AL!

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JANUARY 5, 2011

Maybe there are some points mentioned here you haven''t thought about: A Dozen Ways to Teach Ethical and Safe Technology Use by Doug Johnson (one of my library gurus) Re: Points #11 and #12 : Roberta and I are building a website for students and parents: Internet Safety>Citizenship>Outreach. Let me know if you want to borrow.

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Gaggle Speaks

DECEMBER 7, 2016

As an elementary student, Curran is an international speaker, a TEDxYouth speaker and has also presented online at both EdChange Global and Global Maker Day. As a mother and a connected educator, she has served as an associate professor, middle school teacher, principal and library media specialist.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2020

in educational leadership in 2011 from Trevecca Nazarene University. In 2017 the district opened MOSAIC, a personalized learning elementary school, and created the MyPath program, which allows high school students to create their own class. About the Presenters. She earned her Ed.D.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2015

These efforts led to the formation of the Guilford Parent Academy (GPA) in 2011, a multifaceted parent engagement initiative that is partly supported by federal Race to the Top money. The district also provides access to a large library of e-books for students and their families. Free online tutoring.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 15, 2018

The Global Digital Library , is an open platform being developed by the Global Book Alliance to increase the availability of high-quality reading resources in underserved languages worldwide. By the end of 2020, the library hopes to offer resources in more than 100 languages and to further facilitate their translation. YA Book Group.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

MARCH 13, 2016

But as I thought about it, I had a library of videos which this student could watch and she could work independently of the other students. In 2011, a group of educators met at the Competency Based Learning Summit. When I asked what Chemistry the young lady had done in the past, the counselor replied, “None.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2016

Adams Elementary School resource room teacher Zoe Leverson, and STR graduate student Maria-Elena Velásquez, check in with a fifth-grader following the lesson. Toward the end of Studio Day, visibly exhausted, Velásquez and her classmates gathered around a library table at Adams Elementary School, snacking on popcorn and tangerines.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 15, 2010

Cute but not TOO Elementary for my Middle School kids! Here''s the amusing description: "This version of the calendar is intended for institutional use, which is defined as printing and distribution to entire school, business, or library. Fortunately, there are libraries, which are great because they let you read books for free!

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Longtime Flocabulary Fangirl I've been a Flocabulary & Week in Rap fangirl since they came on the scene and have blogged about them back in 2009 and 2011.and Over the last year, we’ve added new units across our library - some of our latest releases support brand new subjects like social & emotional learning and geography.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference starts in just over a week! The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. The Senate Education Committee began work this week sifting through the 800-some-odd-page reauthorization for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

” Daphne Bavelier , a professor at the University of Geneva, wrote in 2011 that we may have lost the ability for oral memorization valued by the Greeks when writing was invented, but we gained additional skills of reading and text analysis. The few studies available, however, do not seem to bode well for the Google generation.

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