The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2020

Our first Library 2.020 mini-conference of the year is next week: "Wholehearted Libraries," online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 10th , from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Not only do libraries need high tech, they also need staff who approach their work with a wholehearted attitude.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Teaches children how to sit quietly and listen while another is talking. I know — you’re convinced but don’t know how to blend read-alouds into your busy writer’s schedule. Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. Read-aloud books.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This should be true in your traditional classroom also. Hall, an online professor with the University of Wyoming since 2012 says: “Early in my online career, I marched students, expeditiously, from one weekly deadline to the next. If you teach online, how has that experience changed the way you teach in a classroom?

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

It is impossible for teachers to teach to the varied ability levels they are facing in their classrooms unless they transform their classrooms. It is inevitable, as was noted by Charles Schwahn and Bea McGarvey in their 2012 book Inevitable: Mass Customized Learning: Learning in the Age of Empowerment.

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wwwatanabe

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Here are my nominations for 2012: Best individual blog: Dare to Care by Denise Krebs Dare to Care Denise is a passionate educator who I learn so much from. This blog''s focus is more for sharing classroom implementation of CCSS , transforming pedagogy, and teaching strategies from perspectives of Marzano''s 41 criteria.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 1, 2019

This post is part of a 6-part series highlighting how we, as IB teachers, can bring Approaches to Teaching to our classroom and challenge students to engage in Approaches to Learning. We bring ATLs to our classrooms all the time, but we may not do it intentionally. How can we go from IB guidelines to every-day practices?

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2018

For 20 years, I was a teacher librarian and worked in elementary, middle, and high school libraries. In 2012, I was selected as Washington State Teacher of the Year. In 2013, I was asked to be part of Project Connect , a Follett School Solutions initiative exploring the role of school libraries and librarians in 21st-century schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

History teacher Keith “Hip” Hughes has a massive following on his YouTube channel.Today, he shares his technique for flipping the classroom in engaging, powerful ways. Today’s Sponsor: Edpuzzle is my new favorite flipped classroom tool. Five Ways to Flip Your Classroom. We want to be “conductors” of our classroom.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The acquisition of Pivot Interactives supports Discovery Education’s mission to prepare learners for tomorrow by creating innovative classrooms connected to today’s world. The co-founders began working with their own students to develop direct measurement videos that allow teachers and students to break out of classroom constraints.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

PsycINFO Database Record 2012 APA, The play of children is not recreation; it means earnest work. I eventually learned how the system worked, I learned how to get good grades, and my focus turned more to “learning.”. The problem has been how to track, quantify and measure all that learning. Friedrich Froebel.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in the library’s maker space. When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. Wayne Grimm, Library Instructional Technology Teacher at Westview High School, Beaverton, Oregon.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

I have had a Books to Africa program going since 2012. I mean, how could you even say that? They’re learning how to be global citizens. You can’t be a citizen in this world without learning how to get along with others. Prior to landing her librarian dream job, she was both a secondary and primary classroom teacher.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 1, 2019

This post is part of a 6-part series highlighting how we, as IB teachers, can bring Approaches to Teaching to our classroom and challenge students to engage in Approaches to Learning. We bring ATLs to our classrooms all the time, but we may not do it intentionally. How can we go from IB guidelines to every-day practices?

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Learning Assessment Outcomes Guidelines 78

Fractus Learning

MARCH 21, 2017

“Will a flipped classroom work in your subject and grade level? hosts Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams demonstrate basic ways subject-area educators can apply the flipped classroom model to their teaching practice. Bergmann and Sams are veteran educators and pioneers of the flipped classroom. Never heard of a Flipped Classroom?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

Over the last few years my classroom has gotten a lot of attention. Our classrooms were chaotic—everyone sitting in disarray. Defeat was built into the expectations of the special education classroom, and it was hard for me to see any viable escape. We spent a lot of money on devices that we didn’t know how to use.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Quick news on Library 2.013 , our third annual worldwide, online, and free conference on libraries, librarians, and librarianship: the formal deadline for session proposals is end of day Monday, September 30th. From Twitter to Facebook and Pinterest to Vine (hey--what about Classroom 2.0 ?!), We hope you''ll submit !

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. The ALA Declaration for the Right to Libraries. See my notes below for my own thoughts on the importance of libraries.

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Providing high-quality childhood literacy activities that, for instance, encourage parents to read books frequently with their children, and teach parents how to use literacy resources effectively. Offering appropriate educational interventions for all readers with support from school libraries or national not-for-profit organizations.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

MOOCs have evolved over the past five years from a virtual version of a classroom course to an experience that feels more like a Netflix library of teaching videos. Since the course first launched in 2012, many students have finished ModPo multiple times. These days, most MOOCs don’t feel like a real classroom.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

But that all changed in 2012, when then-mayor Rahm Emanuel extended the length of the school day and made recess mandatory for schools in the nation’s third-largest district. Chappell has had a full-time Playworks coach on staff since 2012, with a new coach rotating in each year. All together, the services reach 2,500 U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 25, 2012

Learning 2.0 ( [link] ) August 20 - 24, 2012 Just announced! Library 2.012 ( [link] ) October 3 - 5, 2012 In its second year, the Library 2.012 conference is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. They are part of my Web 2.0 Learning 2.0 can be found ?

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

There has always been technology in the classroom, even if it hasn’t always been welcome. Then see some common modern additions to the classroom ranging from computers to smartphones. Continue reading to learn everything you always wanted to know about technology in the classroom. . Types of Technology in the Classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2022

Fielding a barrage of texts from then-New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo telling the small liberal arts college how to handle Covid, Jacobson knew she needed more advice. We also learned empathy, new ways of teaching, how to work remotely online and why being together can be so important.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 6, 2017

This month, August 2017, Michelle will present her 80th edWebinar as part of the Emerging Technology for School Libraries community on edWeb. Michelle is the library department chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut, which won AASL’s National School Library Program of the year in 2010.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 25, 2015

In todays podcast, Edcamp Foundation executive director Hadley Ferguson teaches us how to start our very own edcamps in our schools and our communities. Find one near you today ([link] Links of interest * Edcamp.org ([link] * Twitter.com/EdcampUSA ([link] * How to Organize an Edcamp ([link].

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2019

McChester in the classroom; Credit: Sharon Lurye At first glance, it is just a cute interaction between an engaged teacher and an energetic toddler. It's been striking to see how much they've been able to change the culture over a relatively short amount of time.” But in Louisiana, that interaction holds a lot of meaning.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The goal was to connect with busy families in a more meaningful way: showing parents what’s happening in the classroom and, critically, how they can support learning at home. And surveys on tablets are distributed immediately after every program to collect data from families on how to improve the events.

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edWeb.net

MAY 3, 2017

edWeb is so excited to congratulate Michelle Luhtala, department chair at New Canaan High School Library in Connecticut, for being selected as a 2017 AASL Social Media Superstars winner ! I first met Michelle Luhtala on an AASL site visit the year the New Canaan (CT) High School Library earned the National School Library Program of the Year.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Modest gains started to emerge in 2012, four years after the district began its laptop program. Later in 2012, Mooresville’s test score gains started to outpace those in neighboring counties. Instead, the Mooresville district cut the library budget and shifted other things around to pay for it.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Notes from David Jakes Keynote Fall 2012 TCEA TECSIG Meeting October 4, 2012 Austin, Texas All resources posted at davidjakes.me We are still on the grid model - classrooms with desks in rows. Even when we put technology into the classroom. We are putting new technologies into old classroom models.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference - October 3 - 5 "The virtual Library 2.012 conference is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. Attendance is free; sign up at Library 2012 to attend or to be kept informed." -- from the #Lib20102 site!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

The 2012 Edublog Awards are a go, and I''m pleased for Classroom 2.0 There are 3 parts to the awards: Nominations – NOW through November 26th Voting – TBA The Live Awards Ceremony – TBA How To Nominate. It is that time of year again! and my Web 2.0 Labs to be co-sponsors again of this very fun annual event.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

But today the device’s presence in classrooms is spotty. We’re very interested in having the mobile technology used outside the classroom where so much learning takes place,” says Hiram president Lori Varlotta. As a result, students can spend more time participating in classroom activities and discussion.”

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 14, 2016

But first, a little library history. I continued this practice in school libraries, sending TOCs from incoming journals and magazines to our science, art, social studies teachers, reading specialists and administrators. Here’s a little current awareness tip. My LJ TOC update. Current awareness is now an end-user activity.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

This topic comes back to a traditional aspect of school: the relationships and discussions that can be facilitated within a physical classroom. Dialogue with others we respect and trust is how people have learned for thousands of year (see Socratic seminar for an example). and 0.82, respectively (Hattie, 2012).

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

This topic comes back to a traditional aspect of school: the relationships and discussions that can be facilitated within a physical classroom. Dialogue with others we respect and trust is how people have learned for thousands of year (see Socratic seminar for an example). and 0.82, respectively (Hattie, 2012).

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