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Boycotting book fairs no more

eSchool News

Growing up, I had more than my fair share of books in my home library and my mom took us to the public library regularly. And just because my family didn’t support the book fair fundraiser, they found different ways to contribute to my elementary school. Yet, this is hardly a ‘woe is me’ story.

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(Updated) The Armed Attacker: A Rare But Catastrophic Event at the Library?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

By Dr. Steve Albrecht I posted this Library 2.0 blog below in October 2020. New attacks at an elementary school in Texas, a grocery store, and just recently, a factory in Maryland, show us this disturbing trend of mass shootings is continuing in the wrong direction. Mass attacks of violence in libraries are quite rare.

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‘We’re being attacked’: Florida teachers speak out

The Hechinger Report

Kathleen Gates, a retired teacher who had taught for many years at Brooksville Elementary School in the Hernando County School District, described preparing for that school board meeting as if she were going into battle. Robinson noted that these events took place even before Florida’s recent laws went into effect.

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A padlocked drinking fountain, tree stump seats and a caution-taped library: See how the coronavirus has transformed schools

The Hechinger Report

Picture of library shelves with “caution do not enter” tape. Elsewhere, a school used caution tape to prevent students from roaming through bookshelves in the library. This event allowed students to safely see some of their teachers in person before the start of the school year online,” she said in an email.

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EDI 2.0 Mini-Conference in 2 Weeks - Presentations Announced

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our third Library 2.023 mini-conference: " EDI 2.0: Individual Responsibility for Creating Belonging and Connection in the Library Profession ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. We look forward to gathering online with you for this event!

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Engaging Students Right From the Start

User Generated Education

I, like many of you, have been doing remote teaching since March, 2020. In normal times when students come to my classroom (I provide pull-out services for gifted elementary level kids), I get them doing hands-on activities within minutes of entering into my classroom. I am a student-centric, hands on/minds on teacher.

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SplashLearn Rolls Out Dates For Its Much Loved ‘SpringBoard Math Challenge 2022’

eSchool News

The math competition is a calendar marked event and is highly anticipated by teachers across the US and Canada. Participation is free for the SpringBoard Math Challenge, whichis designed to give teachers and schools the opportunity to engage their elementary school students through fun math challenges aligned to the curriculum.