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3 Tips for Easily Implementing Social-Emotional Learning – by John Gamba

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But amid a rush of new and emerging classroom solutions promising gains in student mental health and well-being, it’s becoming increasingly clear that not all K-12 SEL solutions are created equal. Yet just 22 percent said they felt “very prepared” to teach SEL in classrooms. 1 Social-Emotional Learning Must be Relatable for Students.

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What Can Schools Learn from the Successful Transformation of Public Libraries?

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In her 2018 bestseller “ The Library Book ,” author Susan Orlean uses the history of a fire that destroyed parts of the Los Angeles Public Library in 1986 to explore transformations that libraries and librarians have undergone over the last hundred years.

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Building Lifelong Learning Success Through Esports – By Lori Bajorek

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The National Esports Association (NEA) is leading the charge in integrating esports into classrooms and beyond, championing initiatives that merge academic rigor with industry relevance. Libraries distributed 200,000 eclipse glasses, and designs were showcased live on Twitch alongside NASAs broadcast , captivating over 1.5

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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eSpark–Self-paced Learning for Math and Reading

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Each targeted quest curates a collection of third-party apps, webtools, videos, games, and other resources that focus on particular math or reading skills identified by the teacher or from the student’s earlier work as an area of academic need. This can be incorporated into Google Classroom or another LMS that you use.

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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

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To continue encouraging teachers to find tools while still keeping tabs on what they’re using, Racine has asked them to turn to another destination: the Clever Library. With the Clever Library, the company aims to give teachers more agency in finding and trying new products. So far, that includes educators in more than 60,000 U.S.

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On the importance of making a (reopening) plan

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Pen Argyl school libraries are where you find the pulse of the schools. Eliminating school library programs and certified school librarian positions deprive students of rich learning opportunities, jeopardize academic and reading achievement, and perpetuate educational inequities. What do we know? What can we do?

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