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It’s 2018, not 1918. Basic skills are not enough.

Dangerously Irrelevant

If we don’t frame future readiness and life success as more than basic skills, we’re doing our students and graduates a grave disservice. schools opening , Library of Congress. Basic skills are necessary but insufficient. The Des Moines Register’s editorial on student retention is lazy and irresponsible. Image credit: N.Y.

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Effective Digital Citizenship Education

The CoolCatTeacher

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Date: January 30, 2018. is a high school library media center director in Aurora, Illinois. Bio as submitted.

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#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”

EdTech Magazine

Tue, 02/27/2018 - 15:10. It’s imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,” says Tom Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education. Start small, even simply start in one space. Engagement.

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SLIDE: data, interactive tools, and an equity wake-up call (Part 1)

NeverEndingSearch

Despite decades of research consistently showing positive correlations between high-quality programs and achievement, patterns suggest, for today’s children and for children to come, a school library-rich future is, or potentially will not be, evenly distributed. In 2018-19, there were more than 42,000 school librarians in the U.S—almost

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Vote for Digital Promise in the 2019 SXSW EDU PanelPicker!

Digital Promise

Keep reading to check out brief summaries of our proposed panels, and click each link you’re interested in to “Vote Up” that submission, now through August 30, 2018. Libraries as Maker Magnets. What happens in a Future Ready Library? We hope to see you in Austin next March! A 360° Experience on Learner Variability.

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Future Ready Librarian Leadership Summit Scheduled for June 23 in Chicago

techlearning

A full-day workshop just prior to the ISTE 2018 Conference in Chicago will explore how K-12 librarian leaders can lead, teach, and support the Future Ready goals of their schools and districts, develop an action plan for their library programs, and delve into the challenges and best practices surrounding empowering Future Ready Librarians.

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Workbench Education Expands Partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools

techlearning

Baltimore, MD – July 12, 2018 – Edtech company Workbench Education today announced the expansion of a partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for the 2018 - 2019 school year. Future-ready skills ? Teaching with projects and hands-on learning ? Student engagement ? STEM/STEAM education ?