The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 13, 2020

A close friend of mine had shared their dismay that a professional learning day was quickly put together when a day “on their own” to do planning was initially promised. If they needed support, I would be in the library to help them during those first two hours, but otherwise, they could do it on their own time.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

Learning in The Flow of Work—Wherever Work May Be Just as COVID-19 has blurred the work and home lives of many, it is further blurring the boundaries between learning and working. It seems certain that more professional learning will happen outside of traditional institutions and campuses – especially if colleges fail to adapt.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2020

This sale and ongoing partnership will allow us to continue delivering aligned professional learning content through our analytics platform, benefit from improvements that will be made by Infobase, and have greater flexibility to focus more efforts and innovation on data management and analytics.”

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 2, 2020

The good news is that MIND has a library of resources to help you create, meet, and exceed your ST Math goals! All of us at MIND wish you a great start to 2020! What support do I need around these goals? Who can help? Planning Resources. Once you have your goals written down or you've selected current goals to revisit, now what?

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. We needed to know who was teaching what way, and who needed support.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. We needed to know who was teaching what way, and who needed support.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

Teachers want to advocate for the learning needs of their students. My experience with the school library and book choice tension I have over 1,000 books in my American international Christian school classroom in southern Taiwan where I teach English Language Arts (8th), Yearbook (10th-12th), US History (11th), and British Literature (12th).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

During library media classes, students coded the parade performance using the wooden programming building blocks, and the computer science assisted with green screen filming and editing to recreate the New York City backdrop depicted in the book.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2021

Launched in 2020, BetterLesson’s matching grant program provides U.S. Based on educators’ feedback, BetterLesson plans to offer future grant rounds to address the emerging needs of students and teachers post-pandemic, using lessons learned to accelerate growth. Learn more about the 2020 matching grant program here.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Professional learning can power positive change Recently, literacy scores across Mississippi saw a dramatic increase, moving the state from the very bottom of national standings to the middle of the pack. They are motivated,” observes Zimmer, commenting on the topic of diversity in library collections.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. Keeping You Connected to Curiosity is the right initiative at the right time,” said Janel Bedor Griffiths, a Library Media Specialist in Wisconsin’s Green Bay Area Public Schools.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

During this broadcast, the NFL team with the winning NFL PLAY 60 exercise of the 2020-2021 season will be announced. Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms worldwide. discoveryeducation.com.

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 26, 2022

This year's ISTE was the first in-person conference I attended since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020. I had more friendly conversations with strangers in those three days than I may have had all of 2020 and 2021! An expanded library of curriculum and facilitation supports for educators. Who's that Penguin?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Our experiences in the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative confirm this: Every school in the initiative we’ve talked with reports positive learning and social outcomes for their students. In addition, we know that distance learning significantly exacerbated preexisting educational inequities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Previous winners, such as Leanne Fan (2022), Sarah Park (2021), Anika Chebrolu (2020), Kara Fan (2019), and Gitanjali Rao (2017), specifically show the power of girls in STEM, along with a library of Science at Home activities that foster STEM learning anywhere.

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Learning in Hand

AUGUST 27, 2020

It’s a half hour of professional learning where we talk about how to build relationships and personal connections through live and recorded video. Flipgrid has a Discovery Library full of conversation starters. Please consider joining me for Classy Videos Fall 2020. Interested in more tips for your recorded videos?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 19, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 7, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). Dr. Dana T.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Previously, each school in the district had its own platforms, many of which “didn’t talk to each other,” and the district could not provide effective tech support and related professional learning for many of the end users. When not online she can be found in the stands cheering on her daughters at their basketball games.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In 2020, the most common types of cyber events in the K-12 sphere were: Denial of service (DDoS). A review of 2019-2020 data further highlights the cyber threats school systems face: In 2019, 11% of all school districts reported a total of 408 incidents, with 12 districts reporting at least two events. Phishing attacks.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

In an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate and Battelle for Kids , school administrators emphasized pandemic-triggered changes are lessons learned that can frame effective educational practices moving forward. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, schools defaulted to online learning. Dr. Karen Garza.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

had never experienced such an extensive and fast change in direction as the one that occurred in early 2020. Having quickly added 60,000 devices to its network during 2020, Baltimore City Public Schools’ network was suddenly “facing inward and outward at the same time” when students were working from home. Wesley Watts, Jr.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. Differentiated, collaborative professional learning blends content, pedagogy, and technology to help teachers refine and develop effective teaching practices.?.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 30, 2021

Ebonee Rice joined the News Literacy Project (NLP) in April 2020 as Vice President of NLP’s Educator Network. Dr. Cathy Collins has worked as a library media and technology specialist for 23 years at the K-12 level. He also works with edWeb.net to write articles on their professional learning edWebinars.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

With mental health issues and racial injustices on the rise, Gale, a Cengage company, is helping the Charleston County School District (CCSD) provide its students and school staff with authoritative digital resources to support social and emotional learning (SEL) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). May 29, 2020. [ii]

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MAY 4, 2020

Knowing that some hard-won professional learning was happening out there, she proposed a vodcast that could both capture this moment in time as well as share the learning with others. It was an awareness of our Shelby educators who are innovating during NTI that inspired Lora Shields , our district Staff Developer.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 24, 2022

Here are some new features for the 22-23 school year that will accompany your students and you in this learning recovery journey. Based on data-driven improvements, our library of curricula pertaining directly to state standards has been expanded. Professional Learning at Its Most Efficient. Ethan Scherer, Proving Ground.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , representatives from Desert Sands Unified School District, CA (the 2021 winner) and Santa Fe Public Schools, NM (the 2020 winner) presented their keys to success. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now that the 2020-21 school year is underway, district leaders must continue to respond in new ways to fast-changing situations resulting not just from COVID-19, but also from equity issues, and in many locations from environmental problems as well. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. “The The world has changed. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2022

Ways to optimize school districts’ evolving use of edtech systems, based in part on lessons learned during the pandemic, were discussed during the edLeader Panel, “ Leadership Change within IT During the Digital Era.” ” Adapting to Hyper Change. Strategic Staff Development. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 29, 2022

Like most rural communities, this created a significant digital divide when COVID-19 forced schools nationwide to close in March 2020. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, “ Leading for Digital Equity: Award-Winning Community Engagement Strategies ,” sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

All of the presenters said that due to the growing sophistication of attacks, they include cybersecurity training as part of professional learning. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. Join the Community.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In her essay , runner-up Valdez wrote that “Through my year-round Books to Keep Program, I give my students one multicultural or high-interest book every Friday to build their home libraries. Cambium completed the acquisition of Rosetta Stone in October 2020. Come learn with us at www.cambiumlearning.com.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Among her most recent notable achievements are 2021 Georgia Carl Perkins awardee, 2020 University of Georgia College of Education Lifetime Achievement awardee, 2019 Georgia Outstanding Woman, and 2019 Georgia Department of Education’s STEM and STEAM Advocate of the Year. Join the Community.

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