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How Librarians Hold the Key to Future Ready Schools

Digital Promise

I posed that question in my recent TEDx talk during the 2016 Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools meeting in San Diego. In June, I began working formally with the Alliance for Excellent Education as Lead for Future Ready Librarians. How can librarians and libraries become more Future Ready?

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Are you a Future Ready Librarian?

eSchool News

For 20 years, I was a teacher librarian and worked in elementary, middle, and high school libraries. 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. Lead beyond the library.

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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

edWeb.net

Librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become “future ready.” The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning.

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K-8 tech use increases, and libraries get Future Ready

eSchool News

Technology use is increasing, with 4 out of 5 teachers saying they will use classroom technology more frequently during the 2015-2016 school year. Is your library going Future Ready too? The experts at Common Sense Graphite, a national nonprofit, curate their best apps for working with students on the autism spectrum.

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Are librarians the key to a Future Ready school?

eSchool News

Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology, librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become future ready. In June 2016, the Alliance, in partnership with the U.S. Future Ready Goals=Librarian Goals. However, Future Ready is focused on collaborative leadership, not just the superintendent.

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7 Ways to Close the Access Gap

Tom Murray

Across the country, librarians are supporting those in need by promoting the great work and connectivity often available at local libraries. In March 0f 2016, the FCC adopted a comprehensive reform and modernization of the Lifeline program. Collaborate and Promote Your Local Library! Create Community Wifi Maps.

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Can Companies Like Facebook Help Close the Access Gap?

Tom Murray

While across the country, librarians are supporting those in need by promoting the great work and connectivity often available at local libraries. In March of 2016, the FCC modernized the Lifeline Program , in an effort to support unconnected families. Connectivity is a lifeline for progress.

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