Catlin Tucker

APRIL 19, 2016

In a previous blog post titled “ Create Small Learning Communities with the Station Rotation Model ,” I described many of the reasons I use the Station Rotation Model in my secondary classroom. StudySync has a huge digital library of media and texts ranging from historic speeches to poetry to excerpts from novels.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2016

When the year is up, they will never be charged again and will have continued access to the Facebook group and all club materials. They get an email when new content is added to the membership library. Angela Watson: The private Facebook group is where they can get help adapting the club ideas for their unique teaching contexts.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

They may also enjoy quiet trips to a museum, visiting the local library, taking music lessons, painting, and quiet reading spaces. Teacher training is similar to influential groupthink, focusing in on design thinking, group discussions, meetings and project collaboration. We can begin shifting mindset toward these biased assumptions.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2021

billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding into our education system. School reinvention teams and communities should be able to adapt and adopt models developed elsewhere, particularly ones that are equitable, rigorous and evidence-based (and codified in the model libraries described below).

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

I do a Substack called The AI School Librarian that gives examples of good tools and how to use them in schools and libraries. A group of us took this advice and made it our own. Elissa Malespina, AI and Librarians Then, Elissa shouted out her fantastic substack on AI for School Librarians. Highly recommend — Gail Donahue, Ph.D.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 19, 2019

How many times per day do students hear the phrase “get in groups/pair up”? In fact, even in popular kids or teen TV shows, the group project is used as a catalyst for interaction between characters. increase in the test scores following group-based learning activities. How do you assign deadlines for each group?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Fran Glick, National School Library Program of the Year award winner, (who served at BCPS for many years,) says “Our programs lend themselves to creating spaces for input and participation from a variety of stakeholders. We know that school libraries build communities.” Our library is a very special part of our school community. “Our

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per semester for what it calls Cengage Unlimited, its full e-library, and another $50 for access to a related homework system that professors often assign with the textbook. It allows them to basically eliminate the secondary market from the equation,” she says. “If That’s why the all-access model is so significant?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Regardless of ability, all students are entitled to access the resources that help them develop a successful and fulfilling post-secondary plan. Often, these students don’t have access to the same level of resources that are available to general education students.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For instructors who have had the opportunity to participate in pedagogy learning groups, there may be a lot of overlap in what they already know about teaching and what changes AI might bring to the classroom. Telling a student to go to the library to access a physical copy of something is the outlier instead of the norm.

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 22, 2017

In addition to federal support, other STEM education programs such as 21st-Century Community Learning Centers (in partnership with NASA and the National Park Services) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services attempt to reach students in urban schools. However, it is not an easy task. Latinos in STEM Education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Teach Writing with Tech (closed–only open for groups of five). 20 Webtools in 20 Days (for groups interested in learning webtools from the Structured Learning curriculum ). Google Hangouts–used to meet as a group and discuss topics. I think that’s a large underserved group of teachers. Tech-infused Class.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Secondary students can investigate what factors determined citizenship through historical case studies centered on both national and local narratives. This is especially necessary for students coming from traditionally marginalized groups who rarely have had intentional and engaging civic instruction.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2024

Today 95 Percent Group LLC , the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, announced the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education approved its 95 Phonics Core Program ®, 95 Literacy Intervention System , and Sound Wall Classroom Kit as recommended English Language Arts Supplemental Resources. “I

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

Summer PD: The Tech-infused Teacher is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-12 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Google Hangouts–used to meet as a group and discuss topics. I think that’s a large underserved group of teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

Summer PD is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-8 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Google Hangouts–used to meet as a group and discuss topics. I think that’s a large underserved group of teachers.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

This year, on September 27, 2017, the American Association of School Librarians made a point to encourage their members to raise awareness about “overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries.”.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Some in this elite group of colleges—specifically Princeton and Yale—offer no online degree at all. The Ivies are all risk-averse,” says Peggy McCready, former associate vice provost for technology and digital initiatives at UPenn Libraries. What, I wondered, accounts for the reticence?

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 29, 2020

Provide a comprehensive mix of experiences, both mental and physical, that encompass individual, small group, large group, and cyber learning. Create single study centers as well as small and large group study/collaboration centers. This will ensure highest and best practices for an ever-evolving knowledge base.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

AUGUST 14, 2024

Some of the conference highlights included: The Madison Public Library system shared findings from the beta testing of The Observation Deck , an intriguing platform that captures multimedia evidence of how library experiences impact patrons. Great for a classroom or school library for students to check out, or for enrichment time.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2023

She started the practice during COVID-19 lockdowns, when she couldn’t get to a library or coffee shop to work among other people as she had done in the past. Our writing center does ‘writing Saturdays,’” she says, which invites anyone to join an online study group. I’m an extrovert,” she says. She asked not to use her full name. “It

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Create teacher-specific classroom libraries. Group digital books for topic or theme sets. Our secondary reading intervention teachers are excited about using Sora’s digital library to support and develop literacy in their English classes,” stated Javier Hernandez, ELA TOSA at Montebello Unified School District in California. “Our

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The authors found that digital media has supplanted consumption of “legacy media” like books and magazines across racial and ethnic groups, gender, and socioeconomic status, so much so that “the percentage of 12th graders who read a book or a magazine every day declined from 60% in the late 1970s to 16% by 2016.”

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

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). Teachers want to advocate for the learning needs of their students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

September 11, 2021 – Gale , part of Cengage Group, today announced the launch of Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School , a new online accredited diploma completion program available to public libraries. With Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School , we are helping public libraries change lives. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2019

HOUSTON — Colorful college pennants line the walls in a small room at a public library branch in the city's Near Northside. As Canizales discovered on his own, the costs and benefits of various post-secondary pathways are not always obvious. They don’t feel intimidated.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2021

As a result, Reynolds says, students in secondary and postsecondary programs often lack a sense of context or connectedness in their learning. TEL offers its library of general education courses to high schools, colleges and universities, and homeschool parents and organizations. For more information, please visit [link].

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2021

Pointful Education’s suite of CTE and elective offerings are now available to all secondary students enrolled in eCourses through EdisonLearning. Pointful Education is a leader in innovative learning solutions for secondary learners, delivering a robust catalog of online courses for Career and Technical Education (CTE) and electives.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Stay tuned, because the second group of finalists will be featured on eSchool News next week! In fall 2019, Michelle became the Content Lead for CRCSD’s 32 school libraries. At that time, the average age of all library collections in the district exceeded 15 years in age, with some exceeding as many as 20 years in age.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2022

Tampa, FL – July 14, 2022 – The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has partnered with Vector Solutions to provide all school districts in the state with free access to Vector’s library of Student Safety & Wellness Courses. Helpful discussion questions, lesson plans, activities, and assessments, are included with each module.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Gale , part of Cengage Group, is pleased to announce that it has received five platinum awards, one gold and an honorable mention award in LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Gale , part of Cengage Group, is pleased to announce that it has received five platinum awards, one gold and an honorable mention award in LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Initiative 2: Reconsidering Internet Filtering — Filtering policies had originally been set up to protect students, but they often frustrated secondary educators and students alike. A literacy coach separately ran a student group on filtering, and added that voice to the planning group, as well.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 27, 2019

MIT OCW, Rice’s Connexions, my group at USU, and others applied the new Creative Commons licenses to their materials to create open content. This choice rotated licensing into a secondary priority. ” There were two kinds of educational materials in the world. yellow below). A few observations about the OER and ZTC work.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

During his career as a secondary school computer science teacher, he inspired students to create games and apps for social causes and implemented initiatives to broaden participation in computer science among underrepresented groups. It's not just out there on its own. It's not just the OpenAI website on its own.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

Todd Burks teaches students to navigate the University of Virginia library. The exercise aims to get students comfortable using the university library. In breakout rooms, small groups talk about word counts and deadlines and how to correctly cite sources. But he does work in a library. Photo by Ryan Kelly for EdSurge.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Newcomer multilingual students may not initially be well versed in secondary languages and will therefore need extra support. Observing is anything the student can learn from by looking. Reproducing is anything the student can do to demonstrate understanding.

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