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Buncee and Nearpod: The Perfect Appsmash!

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I’ve been using Nearpod since 2013 when I went 1:1 with iPads in my 6th grade ELA classroom. I didn’t even own a smartphone yet, so I was learning how to use technology with my students in real-time. I’ve used it to create newsletters, presentations, and images for Twitter. My professional learning sessions are more interactive.

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Using Design Thinking to Support Makerspaces

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Derry said libraries often find it easier to encourage play than schools, which tend to be more closed environments. A focus on empathy and learning to relate to all aspects of the problem and not just the end result. The New Canaan High School Library won AASL’s National School Library Program of the year in 2010.

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This Teacher Started a Hands-On PD Lab That’s Sparking Change Across the District

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In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. But no one was providing professional learning opportunities for us, and any attempt at training certainly wasn’t personalized. It was my first full-time teaching job.

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Connected Educator Month Kickoff Details! PLUS Library 2.013 Proposals Deadline

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Quick news on Library 2.013 , our third annual worldwide, online, and free conference on libraries, librarians, and librarianship: the formal deadline for session proposals is end of day Monday, September 30th. Next Tuesday and Wednesday, October 1st and 2nd, are the kickoff days for the 2013 Connected Educator Month (CEM).

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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

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Michelle Luhtala , Department Chair of the New Canaan, CT, High School Library and a 2015 Library Journal Mover & Shaker , is a leader in helping teacher-librarians all around the country to become Future Ready. Future Ready is focused on collaborative leadership, not just the superintendent.

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Getting the Digital Generation to Read Over the Summer

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In “ Summer Reading 501: Helping Generation App Read This Summer ,” Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT; and Jane Lofton, Teacher Librarian, presented creative ideas to get students excited about summer reading. During a read aloud, teachers can sign up to read a book of their choice at the public library.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

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Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators.