A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

For many students school has become an irritating experience grounded in boring lessons and learning activities. In the end, students, especially those most at-risk based on learning needs, have immensely suffered. All hope is not lost though for any school looking to create a better learning environment that works for kids.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 1, 2019

As soon as I saw the new Sports Illustrated in the library, I would immediately rush for it and go right to the back to read the new Reilly piece. The problem is that I was told that reading magazines were not “real reading.” A child reading is a good thing, although it might not be the type of text that interests you.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Best new blog - The Learning Pond. A new interesting voice to learn from: Grant Lichtman, who started this blog in March of 2012. Her Google Docs for Learning Glog is pretty awesome. Best library / librarian blog - Neverending Search. Thanks to +Sean Wilson for the lead. I''m not sure if I can nominate two. Great idea!

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 30, 2013

In the July 2013 edition of Wired magazine, Jonathan Zittrain (Harvard Law Professor and author of The Future of the Internet) warns of the danger of censorship now we are moving to the cloud. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. He has a point. Unported License.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

This is not to say that the mobile medium provides a better learning experience ; however, students' work schedules often prohibit them from dedicated time in front of a stationary computer. In 2013, PC Magazine reported that people between the ages of 18 to 24 are 16 percent more likely than any other demographic to have a cracked screen.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Excerpted from the book “ Participatory Culture in a Networked Era: A Conversation on Youth, Learning, Commerce and Politics ” by Henry Jenkins, Mizuko (Mimi) Ito and danah boyd, published by Polity. The following is in Chapter 4, “Learning and Literacy.” ” What Interests Are Valued?

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

They also encourage schools and districts to leverage community partnerships by working with libraries, community centers, mobile community hotspots, or local chambers of commerce. She has spearheaded the district’s first 1:1 iPad program where more than 700 students are afforded 24/7 personalized learning opportunities.

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Hack Education

APRIL 24, 2020

I don't work in a school or a library. I don't maintain the learning management system or the library management software. Online learning will be the "silver lining" of the coronavirus — Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy (2020). It's a great moment" for learning — Andreas Schleicher, head of education at the OECD (2020).

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

These machines are all intertwined with how we imagine the future of intelligence and knowledge, along with the future of the institutions traditionally responsible for these things – namely schools, universities, libraries, museums. Take, for example, the founding editor of the technology trade magazine Wired , Kevin Kelly.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

I actually just have learned, since for the year, well, a couple of years, that anyone can put things on Wikipedia, so that’s why I don’t really go to Wikipedia first because not everything is true on there. So I just kind of learn– I feel like you can just learn something off of the Wikipedia page.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When we get kids thinking creatively, it unleashes a joy of learning. In 2013, Fulton set out to answer those questions by launching their Vanguard Team , a group of 25 passionate educators who were on the forefront of technology integration and innovation. They LOVED sharing what they learned using Adobe Spark!

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Waterford

MARCH 31, 2020

Because approximately 1 in 59 students are diagnosed with autism, learning how to help students with this disorder in the classroom is so important.[1] 1] Teaching young students with autism communication skills and learning strategies makes it all the more likely that they’ll reach their academic potential later on. Name Game [3].

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Ed note: This post has been republished from a 2013 post. One way to get your brain thinking creatively is to start learning about things that excite you. Read, learn, and challenge your own mind to keep it sharp. Demonstrate the importance of reading (books, magazines, newspapers, or even comics) to kids.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. Arguably, one of the best candidates is the learning management system.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Lucy Gray and I, the founders and co-chairs of this massive, worldwide, and free event, may have gotten ourselves a little behind this year on GlobalEdCon planning (with STEMxCon in September, then the Reform Symposium , Library 2.01 3, and Connected Educator Month in October--how are we still standing?!),

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

ALA is offering free school library advocacy packs.Sponsored by Bound to Stay Bound Books (BTSB), the packs contain tools to spread the word about the many ways school librarians are transforming teaching and learning. The BTSB-sponsored advocacy packs are available free of charge. (A

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

However, the goal is always the same: making sure that every student, at every level (classroom, building, district), has access to the resources they need to meet their learning goals. The key lesson all of the presenters learned is that technology related to accessibility benefits the entire school community. Highlights.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

COVID-19 was tough on schools, calling for swift shifts in teaching and learning practices to support virtual learning environments and a host of new pedagogical demands. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, schools defaulted to online learning. Professional Learning. By Michele Israel. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Student outcomes and budget management: Basically, this means schools need to balance their learning goals and desired impact on the students and teachers with a realistic budget. Ann also attended the 2014 White House Connected Superintendents Summit and was named a 2012-2013 NSBA Technology Leadership Network 20 to Watch Educator.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

In 2013, he led a group of eighth graders at the Brookwood School in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts that designed and printed a prosthetic hand for Lehrer’s then 3-year-old son, Max. . It gives design students the opportunity to develop real solutions to real problems, to feel empowered, and to have profound learning experiences.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

But the same article also mentioned that in 2013, two teachers from Manhattan Public School 59 had incorporated the killing and whipping of slaves in a math lesson on subtraction and multiplication. The belief that teachers ( and parents ) are justified in punishing black children in order for them to learn stems from our racist past.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

Arati Nagaraj, Director, Learning Events. Life Is So Good by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman This memoir was written by a 103-year old African American man who only learned to read when he was 98. The story flows and the narrative gives you a chance to visualize what is happening—from the scenery to the family squabbles.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit is in its final week. For the next eight days we'll be publishing three special 30-minute video interviews each day with an amazing set of learning experts (see below), for a total of 24 interviews (and maybe a surprise bonus interview or two). See all of the speakers here.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos so eager to pass out school vouchers like Halloween candy, “ to choose the learning environment that is right ,” why isn’t there a voucher scheme for after-school programs? According to a 2013 report by the U.S. With the U.S. In 2004, the parents of 15.3

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 5, 2022

One (or more) caring adult who seeks to empower youth to learn the skills and wisdom needed to lead a productive life in the community. The pandemic has shown a spotlight on the serious limitations of systemic education, and has caused many to take the learning of their children into their own hands.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 16, 2022

One (or more) caring adult who seeks to empower youth to learn the skills and wisdom needed to lead a productive life in the community. The pandemic has shown a spotlight on the serious limitations of systemic education, and has caused many to take the learning of their children into their own hands.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 6, 2016

In that spirit let me share which podcasts I’m listening to, updating my 2013 list. Education: CAT FooD , a/k/a “Teaching, Learning, and Everything Else.” Conversation about current events in education, libraries, museums, and information technology. Librivox – a huge library of public domain literature.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

6) (Note: Most of these tasks could authentically be taught in our libraries during the natural course of any inquiry project.). Triangulate: Try to verify the information in multiple sources, including traditional media and library databases. Remember Time Magazine’s darkening of the OJ mugshot? Some are born digital.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Second Former Vanderbilt Athlete Is Found Guilty in 2013 Campus Rape.” “Is Estonia the new Finland ?

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