MindShift

JULY 22, 2018

For 12 years Jennifer Taylor watched kids come into the library at McCaffrey Middle School in Galt, California and struggle: “We’d have rows and rows of books, and they don’t know what to pick.” Little did Taylor know, she’d stumbled upon a hotbed of controversy in the world of library science. Leigh Collazo, otherwise known as “Mrs.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

You’ll find them in elementary classrooms and university lecture halls. The most effective professional development (PD) goes beyond simply how to use the tech. It shines a light on how the tool will bring value to teachers and their students. In Praise of The Interactive Whiteboard.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Training 256

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Redesigning the Space.

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Libraries Learning Robotics eBook 40

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders. On the other had, a smaller number of elementary students see Wikipedia as a starting point to discover additional content. Connaway, Lanclos, & Hood, 2013a; 2013b; White, 2011).

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2011

The topic will be ‘How to use Elluminate in conjunction with Moodle for Online courses’. It will cover how to set up an Elluminate room, upload your slides and how to give your students access to the link before and recording after. Different researcher teams have funding to build libraries of content in ASSISTments.

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Moodle iPad Elementary Guidelines 40

The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 6, 2011

I can''t help but be psyched that I was nominated for Best Librarian/Library blog ! Both here to you my dear Daring Librarian blog readers and to my students, family, & community at the Daring School Library Blog! Here''s how you can vote for us! She is a true mover & shaker in the library world! So yeah, WOW!

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Wiki Libraries Elementary Groups 52

Gaggle Speaks

DECEMBER 7, 2016

As a mother/son team, we are determined to model for others how to turn negatives into positives and help create problem solvers and justice-oriented digital citizens. We are learning more than just the rules for safety; we are learning how to navigate the world of social media in today’s interconnected global world.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Twitter Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

That seems to match overall results from the National Survey of Children’s Health, which includes a question for each household asking how many students ages 6 through 17 have ever been retained. A 2011-12 survey found an average of 9 percent of students nationwide had repeated at least one grade; in Louisiana, the average was 23 percent.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2015

These efforts led to the formation of the Guilford Parent Academy (GPA) in 2011, a multifaceted parent engagement initiative that is partly supported by federal Race to the Top money. The district also provides access to a large library of e-books for students and their families. Free online tutoring. Whitley said.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

PORTLAND, Maine — On a recent fall morning in the library of King Middle School here, four seventh-grade girls interviewed an immigrant from Peru named Luis Millones, now a Spanish professor at Colby College. And how to listen to each other.”. Chris Berdik/The Hechinger Report.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Report 111

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 16, 2011

Last year around this time I blogged about using Google forms to create community conversations and decorating your library media center & classroom. Featuring how Google tools (forms, docs, & presentation, and more!) can supercharge the library program & classroom throughout the school year. Why Not a Wiki?

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Wiki Facebook Libraries Twitter 65

Turning Learning On Its Head

MARCH 13, 2016

But as I thought about it, I had a library of videos which this student could watch and she could work independently of the other students. In 2011, a group of educators met at the Competency Based Learning Summit. When I asked what Chemistry the young lady had done in the past, the counselor replied, “None.”

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Competency Based Learning Flipped Classroom Learning Assessment 40

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JANUARY 5, 2011

Yes, I''m aiming for 12 crème de la crème links -- we''ll see how it goes. I know some of you already use them (I would love to hear about which ones you use) Here''s a great, quick tutorial on: YouTube - Using Google Forms to Create a (sic) online Quiz I just learned how to use Google Forms and I love it.

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Internet Safety Libraries Google Video 40

MindShift

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Compared to the generations before who had to adapt to the Internet, how are those who grew up using the Internet — the so-called “Google generation” — different? A 2008 study commissioned by the British Library found that young people go through information online very quickly without evaluating it for accuracy.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

It has grown into a library of more than 1,200 explainer videos, many of which have received more than a million views each and are assigned in schools and colleges around the world. John Green is one of the most famous YouTubers, having built a following by making videos on the platform since 2012. Know anyone who might be a good fit?

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Video Education Course Elementary 134

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2020

Evolving school services: It’s not just the learning that’s become virtual; schools need to figure out how to continue all of their offerings, like speech therapy and counseling. in educational leadership in 2011 from Trevecca Nazarene University. About the Presenters. She earned her Ed.D.

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EdTech Outcomes BYOD Advocacy 53

The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2016

Adams Elementary School resource room teacher Zoe Leverson, and STR graduate student Maria-Elena Velásquez, check in with a fifth-grader following the lesson. Toward the end of Studio Day, visibly exhausted, Velásquez and her classmates gathered around a library table at Adams Elementary School, snacking on popcorn and tangerines.

Training 40

Training Elementary Report Libraries 40

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

Barnum never said , “There’s a sucker born every minute,” but spend an hour or two with Konnikova and she’ll show you how to make anyone believe he did. His attention to detail sometimes reads like a racy “how-to” and yet I’ve never been more certain that I could not be a chef, let alone a cook. It’s likely P.T.

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Social Media Handbook Industry Report 116

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Then, in 2011, Mississippi became a “ model ” for other states when new social studies standards set an expectation that students learn civil rights in depth. She was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, in Yazoo County, and now teaches there, at Bentonia Gibbs Elementary. Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report.

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Study Report Analysis Course 87

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. In the fall of 2007, Courtney went on to attend the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities as a first-generation college student.

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

“The Snooki bill” is a response to $32,000 that the Jersey Shore star received from Rutgers in 2011. Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. Racism, Immigration, and Education.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” For what it’s worth, according to the latest data from the NCES , the number of post-secondary institutions in the US has increased since 2011. Anderson looks at research on how racism affects math education. a month.). .”

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2017

When they arrived, many of the soon-to-be kindergarteners in Miami Elementary School’s summer preschool program could not spell their names or grip a pencil. 1, one week before the start of school, the Miami Elementary students were walking in a single-file line to the cafeteria, writing their names, counting to 100 and reciting the alphabet.

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E-rate Elementary Study Report 64

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

Jennifer Merritt’s first-graders at Jefferson Elementary School in Pryor, Oklahoma, were in for a treat. Abandoned by the school bus, Pete walks to Petroville Elementary in his pajamas. “It It was reprinted with permission. It sounds like you are missing all of your petroleum by-products today!” Freddie Fuelless and Oliver Oilpatch.

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Industry Education Company Groups 55

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2023

The latest, a May 2021 working paper by researchers from Brown University and the University of Virginia, looked at all 35 state takeovers between 2011 and 2016. “On Libraries in those schools are being turned into centers where students considered disruptive will participate remotely.

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Outcomes Report Meeting Data 90

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

But at some point, we have to figure out how to clean up this mess. As Kristina Rizga wrote in Mother Jones this year , In 2011, all federal funding for civics and social studies was eliminated. .” Many educators were angered , insisting that this wasn’t their fault. Nobody wants to take responsibility, which is fine.

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Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71