The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2020

Our first Library 2.020 mini-conference of the year is next week: "Wholehearted Libraries," online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 10th , from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Not only do libraries need high tech, they also need staff who approach their work with a wholehearted attitude.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. As I eventually wrote in Open educational resources: Undertheorized research and untapped potential : Many of the articles reviewed in Hilton (2016), including some articles on which I was an author, are woefully undertheorized.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Department of Education promise, and many are calling for an urgent push for help, including through legislation and a marshalling of resources from institutions like libraries and groups such as AmeriCorps. “I It’s a terrible time for anyone who counted on that U.S. Even before the FAFSA fiasco, that’s been happening.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. This is a piece of hard data relating to equity.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2019

We didn’t pay a parking ticket or a library fine, and our college refused to release our transcript. But imagine that a student’s debt went beyond failing to pay a library fine. trillion in debt, but for many low-income students, even something as comparatively paltry as a library fine can amount to a week’s food budget.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

We've added three new keynote panelists (see below) to our first Library 2.020 mini-conference: "Wholehearted Libraries," which will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 10th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Standard Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2024

I’ll get back to you,’ ” said Marjorie Sims, managing director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute, one of a growing number of research, policy and advocacy organizations focusing on student-parents. The only time she could study was late at night [in the library], but the library said no.” Other students couldn’t afford the cost.

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 5, 2016

It’s just the beginning of School Library Month. AASL has been doing some seriously creative thinking about how we might use the month of April to celebrate the 2016 theme: the essential role that strong school library programs play in transforming learning. Central TV on a Dime: Creating a Library TV Studio.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 22, 2016

I’m beyond excited to finally announce that I’m a 2016 Library Journal Mover and Shaker. I’m extremely honored to represent the power of libraries in our world along with the many other talented individuals on this year’s list. The library has never been just mine.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

A technology committee should include the IT director or members of the IT department, teachers who actively use technology, the library media specialist, an instructional technology specialist, an administrator or superintendent, board of education members, parents, and students. This guide isn’t just advice from a vendor.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

billion as of 2016 through a complicated financial instrument called an interest-rate swap. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum that focuses on economic policy. That school, its students say, lost nearly $86 million in interest-rate swaps through 2016. The institute is a liberal think tank associated with the Franklin D.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 29, 2022

Since 2016, CoSN has been honoring innovative school districts that address digital equity. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

She plans to continue impacting students’ lives through advocacy and consultancy. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. Through it all, she has been a leading voice on ensuring students’ rights to a sufficient education.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MAY 4, 2016

We are quickly approaching summer at our school, so we have been winding down activities in the library and looking ahead to what we might read this summer. Families decorated book boxes, learned some reading strategies, and talked about the importance of a home library. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) May 4, 2016.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

He was named 2016 Superintendent of the Year by ACSA (Association of California School Administrators), Region 18. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. David completed his doctoral studies at UCLA.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 7, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) next week on Thursday, July 14th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 US Pacific Time. This Library 2.0 This Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 24, 2019

We're excited to announce the keynote panel for our second Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Open Data," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 5th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The discussions shouldn’t focus on denying technology, though, said Michelle Cooper, Library Media Specialist, White Oak ISD, TX in the edWebinar “ Achieving Media Balance in a Tech-Immersed World.” Librarians, who are often at the front lines of media and tech in schools, can provide that crucial guidance.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

Check out Orientation Inspiration (2013) and Orientation Attitude (2016). And there seem to be a few go-to digital tools to support engagement, discovery and setting a fun and participatory tone for what library (and the librarian) looks like. This year, a couple of very clear trends emerged. Engagement. Gamification.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

Garza has been recognized with various awards, including receiving the inaugural Tom Cookerly 2016 Exceptional School Superintendent Leadership Award from The Neediest Kids—a program of the National Center for Children and Families. Garza has dedicated her life to bettering educational opportunities for all students.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In 2016, Technology & Learning selected him as one of the “big 10” most influential people in edtech, and the Center for Digital Education identified him as a Top 30 Technologist/Transformer/Trailblazer. CoSN’s mission is empowering educational leaders to leverage technology to realize engaging learning environments.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

the national movement to redefine what it means for students to be college, career and life ready while serving as the 2015-2016 President of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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Technology Blended Learning BYOD Assessment 97

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 21, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Since then, the numbers have slipped to the single digits, with just 5 percent of the class of 2016 finishing within six years, according to a data analysis from the charter school network. The school also tracks college completion rates, with 59 percent of the class of 2012 finishing within six years.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MAY 4, 2016

We are quickly approaching summer at our school, so we have been winding down activities in the library and looking ahead to what we might read this summer. Families decorated book boxes, learned some reading strategies, and talked about the importance of a home library. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) May 4, 2016.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

the national movement to redefine what it means for students to be college, career and life ready while serving as the 2015-2016 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

The software has been updated to include a new mental health keyword library, google authentication, and improved scalability to support larger school districts, among other features. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Common Sense Kids Action, the advocacy arm of Common Sense Media, and SETDA will work together this year and in 2016 and 2017 to encourage digital leaders to file applications for E-rate program funding. Common Sense Kids Action and SETDA will collaborate to help connect every U.S.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

She was named Superintendent of the Northshore School District in June 2016 and is former Superintendent of the South Kitsap School District. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

And from 2013 to 2016, the number of its graduates enrolling in associate or bachelor’s degree programs rose dramatically, from 28 percent to 47 percent, according to school officials. 47 percent of graduates at Meadowbrook High School in rural Ohio enrolled in associate or bachelor’s degree programs in 2016, up from 28 percent in 2013.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

“Last year I thought about it a lot because as a junior you start to realize how fast things are going,” she said in the library, otherwise empty but for students playing cards. No one in her family has ever gotten a degree. She never took the ACT or SAT. “I didn’t know better, and it was too late.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 3, 2016

It’s time for us all to start making plans and building excitement for Litworld ‘s World Read Aloud Day 2016. This year, World Read Aloud Day takes place on February 24, 2016, but many of us will celebrate the entire week of February 22-26 and into the next week for Read Across America.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2020

He was named 2016 Superintendent of the Year by ACSA (Association of California School Administrators), Region 18. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. About the Presenters. Dr. Miyashiro completed his doctoral studies at UCLA.

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

Through the partnership, MHA will help Impero build its new keyword library, which contains terms specific to mental health issues. MHA will also help Impero further develop its keyword libraries relating to suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. Impero works with partner organizations to develop the keyword libraries.

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Software Digital Citizenship Handbook Libraries 41

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2019

Angie Perez and some of her classmates are studying together in a covered plaza that connects a classroom building with the law library at St. The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students and other advocacy groups are lobbying Congress to mandate training for graduate mentors and advisors. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Automatically updated keyword libraries, if desired, giving schools instant access to the latest versions. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits. A panel of Tech & Learning advisors reviews and rates the products at the show to determine the winners.

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