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K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover

EdTech Magazine

K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover. Today’s school libraries are being reinvented. No longer just a haven for dusty books and stern shushes, the library is now a place for digital resources and makerspaces and flexible learning. Student Feedback Can Be Helpful for Library Design.

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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

Edsurge

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. Over the past two decades, the FCC through its E-Rate program has connected just about every U.S. school and library to the internet. Use Professional Tools.

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Differentiating Instruction in Kindergarten and Elementary Grades with Laura Robb

The CoolCatTeacher

Dr. Robb has written more than 25 books on reading but also takes 3-4 months each school year as a classroom teacher. Laura Robb has written more than 30 books for teachers. Recently she has completed two books with her son Evan Robb, a middle school principal. She has written 25 books for teachers.

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Where Are the School Librarians? New Study Shows 20 Percent Decline In Past Decade

Edsurge

SLIDE), a research project through Antioch University Seattle and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, highlights an ongoing decline in the number of districts nationwide with school librarians. The dropping rate of districts with librarians isn’t a recent change. This is the chicken-or-the-egg situation.

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50 Ways to Teach Using Music in Your Classroom

Waterford

Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. When a child is exposed to musical education from a young age, the parts of their brain that process sound, speech, reading, and language develop at an accelerated rate.[1] 10 Picture Books About Music. Elvis Is King!

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To Address the ‘Homework Gap,’ Is It Time to Revamp Federal Connectivity Programs?

Edsurge

The largest federal program offering support for school districts and libraries for internet connections, the E-rate, was created nearly 30 years ago. And it’s one that disproportionately affects students of color and those in underserved communities.

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