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Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World

Edsurge

Brian Johnsrud, PhD Global Head of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe Hodgson: We still see some resistance to how AI is being factored into the conversation. Adeel Khan Johnsrud: When it comes to AI literacy, I think about where we are now, much like the early days of media literacy when I taught K-12 library studies.

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New Masterclass - "Finding Balance: Wellness Strategies for School Librarians"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Finding Balance: Wellness Strategies for School Librarians A Masterclass with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 This 30-minute training is presented by Library 2.0 President of the American Library Association 2018-2019. Garcia-Febo has a Bachelors in Business Education, Masters in Library and Information Sciences.

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Politics, Pressure and Poor Sources: History Teachers Have It Tough These Days

Edsurge

A lot more places have seen efforts to remove books from libraries or to ban certain titles, which have an effect for history teachers, but its less focused specifically on whats happening in history classrooms, Gillis said. More than 80 percent of teachers report using information from these government institutions as part of their lessons.

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OPINION: Book bans draw libraries into damaging culture wars that undermine their purpose

The Hechinger Report

For the last four years, school and public libraries have been drawn into a culture war that seeks to censor, limit and discredit diverse perspectives. When librarians said no, policy changes were submitted and laws were proposed all in the name of controlling the library collection. Some librarians lost their jobs. California, 1973).

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Navigating Special Education with Open Communication

eSchool News

Gain the visibility and control you need to monitor, alert, and respond when time is of the essenceno proxy, no agent, and no special training needed. I mean, I think we can all look on our libraries and home and we all have that one book that is such a hard read and you keep saying I’m going to get to it. It’s not as.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

Edsurge

Hed like to see the journal add more non-academic editors to its advisory board, people who are doing the work, who sit in the crossroads between policy, government advocacy, outreach to the public and engagement with the public and the academy. According to Bulaitis and Wilson, thats the plan.

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. We do training, and we follow up with more training,” she says.