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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

It’s just up to educators to help them succeed in finding answers while staying safe in a digital environment. The educational system structure was designed for that analog world. 1] Many educators, especially digital immigrants, struggle to find the best way to do this. We Need to Rethink Education for Digital Natives.”

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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

Edsurge

Last week, Pearson announced it paid $25 million to acquire Smart Sparrow’s technology, in a move that the publisher says will bolster the digital infrastructure that will soon support all its future higher-education offerings. One such provider, Acrobatiq, was acquired in 2018. Founded in 2011, Smart Sparrow had raised about $23.5

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Schools struggle to help students return to class after a mental health crisis

The Hechinger Report

The BRYT program, which was founded and pioneered in two Boston schools in 2004 by the nonprofit Brookline Center for Community Health, has emerged as a successful model for helping kids re-enter school after a mental health crisis. Social media helped exacerbate emotional problems for Tashin, 17, a junior at Rindge & Latin.

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Announcing October 21st Mini-Conference: "Libraries as Community Anchors"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #librariesascommunityanchors on their social media posts about the event. She provides continuing education for practitioners at national and regional conferences. Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Ph.D., in Communication from University of California, San Diego.

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"Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference - Registrations and Call for Proposals Open

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #librariesascommunityanchors on their social media posts about the event. She provides continuing education for practitioners at national and regional conferences. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The call for proposals is now open. Proposals can be submitted HERE until September 24th.

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Call for Proposals Now Open - "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #librariesascommunityanchors on their social media posts about the event. She provides continuing education for practitioners at national and regional conferences. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The call for proposals is now open. Proposals can be submitted HERE until September 24th.

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"Libraries as Community Anchors" - a Library 2.0 Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #librariesascommunityanchors on their social media posts about the event. She provides continuing education for practitioners at national and regional conferences. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The call for proposals is now open. Proposals can be submitted HERE until September 24th.