Digital Promise

JANUARY 28, 2016

You can reach him on Twitter at @marvelousreal. “Libraries are safe places. That’s why I come here to learn,” says Christine, a student at one of Chicago Public Library’s (CPL) Learning Circles. Gabe is the Program Manager for the Adult Learning Initiative at Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Today’s college students are spending more time than ever in public and campus libraries. According to a recent Pew Research Report , millennials are most likely to have visited a public library in the past year compared to any other generation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. You’ll see when you login that you start off by being able to add activities, explore the resources they have, or get some training on how to use this collaborative learning tool. Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Teacher Training Pathways offers educators a free platform for professional development. Educators across the nation can now access Teacher Training Pathways , a free platform offering courses aligned to micro-credentials on remote and hybrid learning, instructional technology coaching and more.

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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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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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Rushton Hurley on Episode 386 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. He founded and is executive director of the educational nonprofit Next Vista for Learning, which houses a free library of videos by and for teachers and students at NextVista.org.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Poor students often carry around cheap cell phones or access the Internet through a library or Internet cafe. They are my posts from ESL Library and Sprout English where I blog regularly. Ask me about training your ESL teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

I have had the good fortune to participate in implicit bias and equity training as part of our district equity team and have learned so much. I’ll fill up my Twitter feed with resources like The Brown Bookshelf and We Need Diverse Books. And they deserve to see their own experience, their own faces, reflected in those stories.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 7, 2021

They have featured coding products and additional resources such as online coding training for Scratch, robotics programming, and Python. Training for teachers is available online, and there is also a library full of resources to get started. Read more: STEAM: STEM plus Arts, for a more enriching learning experience. Scratch Jr.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

. – January 14, 2022 – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is thrilled to announce that Gale In Context: For Educators has been named Product of the Year in LibraryWorks’ eighth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the most elite products and services that serve the library industry. About LibraryWorks.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 25, 2024

Effective Communication: How to Have Learning Conversations with Patrons and Colleagues Part of the Library 2.0 Large-scale institutional access for viewing with individual login capability: $499 (hosted either at Library 2.0 These are hosted either at Library 2.0 The presentation slides will be available to all who participate.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

A New Urban Libraries Council Leadership Brief Highlights Action Strategies for Library Executives to Lead the Charge for Anti-Racism, Starting by Looking Inward. The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) has published a new Leadership Brief on Anti-Racist Executive Leadership for Public Libraries , sponsored by Gale , a Cengage company.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. We do training, and we follow up with more training,” she says.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued ISTE 2019 coverage. To make the program more manageable for teachers and facilitators, Corney-McGee and his colleagues narrowed their focus, selecting only a handful of tools from the G Suite library. “We by Eli Zimmerman.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2018

In past MOOCs, authors engaged in Twitter chats, had guest speakers via YouTube, prompted educators to share their reflections through blogs and Facebook groups and challenged participants to create a weekly visual of their learning. Take advantage of community partnerships to provide training for your faculty.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Educators are the best! So, yesterday I asked educators on “X” (the new rebranded, Twitter, I guess) to share where they are learning about AI. William Grube talks about ethical training and AI and what is happening now.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

To support teachers and administrators this school year, Vector Solutions, the leading provider of training and software solutions to help schools make their operations and communities safer, smarter and better, has created a new set of online training courses addressing some of the most common behavioral challenges expected this school year.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

June 16, 2022 – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is thrilled to announce that its Political Extremism and Radicalism series has been named the best Library Reference or Educational Database of 2022 as part of the annual SIIA CODiE Awards. Follow Gale on: Twitter Gale Blog Facebook LinkedIn. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 2, 2024

The Safe Librarian Plan: 20 Core Principles for Your Personal Safety Plan Part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security / Safe Librarian Series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : Our primary focus in our webinars, articles, podcasts, and interview is on helping you build, improve, and work in a safe library environment.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 7, 2019

Follow me on Twitter and Google+. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Tampa, FL – December 29, 2021 – Vector Solutions, the leading provider of training and software solutions to help schools make their operations and communities safer, smarter and better, was named a winner in THE Journal’s New Product Awards for its Student Safety & Wellness Courses. About Vector Solutions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Safe Librarian: Feeling Safe and Being Safe at Work Part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security / Essential Librarian Series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : It’s hard to concentrate on your work in the library if you don’t feel physically, mentally, and emotionally safe. These are hosted either at Library 2.0

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Kolibri enables offline access to a curated library of educational content, supports customized curricula creation and facilitates self-paced, differentiated and project-based learning. Download the latest version of Kolibri. Already using Kolibri?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Vectory also offers Student Safety and Wellness courses on topics such as bullying, suicide and digital citizenship; training and compliance courses for staff members; and resources such as whitepapers and webinars to help teachers and administrators deal with issues of student mental health and trauma stemming from the pandemic.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 16, 2015

On May 12 the head of the National Science Library at the Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xiaolin Zhang, gave a major speech to the THETA conference in Australia. In this post I’ll begin by summarizing my notes of the talk, enhanced by Twitter discussions. Here is where Xiaolin saw a first glimpse of the new research library.

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The Daring Librarian

JUNE 1, 2014

Before any admins out there start sharpening their pitchforks for me, I gotta say that I really don''t think teachers need to train new principals. Principals come to us already accomplished, trained, vetted, and hand-picked. I actually think it''s the teachers and staff that needs to be trained to be more tolerant! Be Patient.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The training, she says, can inspire teachers to adopt more engaging teaching styles. We have about 20 in our high school libraries that students can check out. Buryanek recently talked with EdTech about how her district is tackling the challenge of digital equity one teacher and one mobile hotspot at a time. by Wylie Wong.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2021

If not, there are open access resources available such as the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) , which is supported by libraries and publishers so many people can read high-quality studies for free (yey!). Read more: 6 Ways in which edtech shapes teacher training programs. Find relevant research organizations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 16, 2019

"HOW TO HANDLE CHALLENGING PATRONS: PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR TOUGH SITUATIONS IN THE LIBRARY" A 60-minute webinar, recorded in a special Library 2.0 You will need to be logged into Library 2.0--if OVERVIEW : Learn from one of the nation’s leading experts on library safety and security. Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 31, 2012

I recently wrote about how libraries are adapting to the digital age. The traditional library is viewed by many as a place for stacks of books to gather dust, and where stern librarians in tweed jackets tell you to keep quiet. In Library 2.0 In Library 2.0 Was this a trend that was a threat to the library?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Vector Solutions is the leading provider of training and software solutions to help schools make their operations and communities safer, smarter and better. The courses can be used for primary prevention training or remediation with students who may have disciplinary issues. About Vector Solutions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 9, 2017

As a special bonus for registering (free) for the Library 2.017 Makerspaces mini-conference , you also can attend live and/or watch the recording of a special 90-minute live Webinar with the folks from Fayetteville Free Library on "STEAM and Making at the FFL." Please also join the Library 2.0

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Additionally, ChatGPT and other tools are not "mandatory reporters."

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

As a result, colleges are rolling out social media accessibility standards and training communications staff members to take advantage of built-in accessibility tools in platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Yet suggestions and trainings may not go far enough.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. This is a piece of hard data relating to equity.

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