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Guest Post: From Consumption to Creation: Future Ready Librarians Embrace Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. A key part of the Future Ready Librarians Framework is empowering students as creators. Bobbie Lowe Teacher Librarian.

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2020 Vision (revisited)

Dangerously Irrelevant

Since it’s now 2020, I thought it would be fun to revisit Karl Fisch’s video from 2006, titled 2020 Vision. In that video, Karl imagines he is the commencement speaker for the Arapahoe High School (AHS) Class of 2020, reflecting back on the past 13 years of schooling for that cohort.

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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. Headlines since 2020 have highlighted the federal investment of ESSER Funding in schools. You can never have too many relevant, new, and inclusive books in the library.”

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TCEA 2020 Wrap Up

Buncee

TCEA 2020 was a blast! Let’s take a closer look at some of the highlights from TCEA 2020: Making Connections. Buncee Presentations at TCEA 2020. Share & Tell with Future Ready Librarians with Shannon Miller , Librarian, Tech Director. We had such a great time at TCEA 2020!

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How school librarians are getting creative in a pandemic

eSchool News

How can I ensure teachers know about the content available in my library? My principal wants to convert my library into a classroom. 2020 brought chaos, anticipation, trepidation, and change. The very nature of a library implies physical books stored on rows of shelves. I am worried about the library books.

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SLIDE: data, interactive tools, and an equity wake-up call (Part 1)

NeverEndingSearch

Despite decades of research consistently showing positive correlations between high-quality programs and achievement, patterns suggest, for today’s children and for children to come, a school library-rich future is, or potentially will not be, evenly distributed. Teacher Librarian 48 (5): 30-31. The Perspectives Report.

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Can Companies Like Facebook Help Close the Access Gap?

Tom Murray

In places like Albemarle County, Virginia , school leaders are developing a 4G Network to support their entire community, every day of the year, by 2020. While across the country, librarians are supporting those in need by promoting the great work and connectivity often available at local libraries.

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