NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

And there seem to be a few go-to digital tools to support engagement, discovery and setting a fun and participatory tone for what library (and the librarian) looks like. Using GoosechaseEDU scavenger hunt platform for iPhone or Android , you can create a new game or copy and adapt games from templates in the Game Library.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

Kajeet’s Homework Gap Grant program provides the means for K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and public libraries to connect students to safe, reliable internet outside of the classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Digital citizenship was at the forefront in 2017, with schools looking to help their students identify everything from fake news to phishing attempts.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 27, 2017

— Shelly Sanchez (@ShellTerrell) June 26, 2017. Social Media for the Library (B311). Computer Programming in the Elementary School (B313). Cori Coburn. Watch on #Periscope : Savvy interviewing @coburncori now #NotAtISTE17 #ISTE17 #PasstheScopeEDU #ISTE2017 [link]. Tuesday BYOD Sessions. 10:15–11:15 am. 11:45 am–12:45 pm.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

2017 NAEP results show that more than 6 out of 10 U.S. Schools can’t always pick up the slack–10 percent of surveyed teachers say their school does not have a school library, and 56 percent say their students do not have access to a digital library. do not have school libraries.

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techlearning

AUGUST 21, 2018

NEW YORK, NY – August 21, 2018 – School Library Journal(SLJ) has announced Ali Schilpp, a library media specialist from Northern Middle School in Accident, MD, as the 2018 School Librarian of the Year. Schu, the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs; a “Mr.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2021

The number of eighth graders who said they read 30 minutes or more a day, besides homework, declined by 4 percentage points between 2017 and 2019. The percentage of public school students who said they read 30 minutes or more a day, besides homework, declined by 4 percentage points from 53 percent in 2017 to 49 percent in 2019.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

People walk to a Harris County Sheriff air boat while escaping a flooded neighborhood during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. As the school year starts here at Dr. Pablo Perez Elementary school in McAllen — where I am the school librarian — we are enrolling 40 to 60 newcomers in Harvey’s aftermath.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2021

Over time, the replies become a kind of digital library offering more comprehensive views of how each student is doing outside of school. A comprehensive body of research suggests that these kinds of interactions can help students feel more psychologically safe, and even improve academic performance.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

Browse or search the Owl Eyes library to see if your upcoming book is included. Sign Up Before September 1, 2017 and Get Free Lesson Plans. If you sign up now (August 2017) for Owl Eyes, they’ll send you 10 free 60-minute lesson plans. Click to see Owl Eyes. A Quick Tour of Owl Eyes. What Books Are Included?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Mackenzie Woll, a second-grade teacher at Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public Elementary School in Worcester, Massachusetts, said diagnostic tests at the start of the year revealed that most of her students were reading at a kindergarten or a first grade level. “But READ THE SERIES. Parents of young children are worried. Related: U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

There is also a library of over 15,000 pre-made lessons from third-party providers including Amplify, Desmos, iCivics and Teaching Tolerance. Its largest institutional shareholders are Insight Partners, which led its $21-million Series B round in 2017, followed by Reach Capital. Mystery Science had raised just $4.5

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Buncee

APRIL 7, 2020

She earned her bachelor’s in English from Adelphi University, her master’s in English from Queens College, her certification in educational technology from SUNY Stony Brook, and her master’s in library science from Palmer Graduate Library School, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. blogspot.com/. Barbie Monty.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Our third Library 2.023 mini-conference: " EDI 2.0: Individual Responsibility for Creating Belonging and Connection in the Library Profession ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0

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techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

Follett today announced Follett Book Fairs, which launched regionally at the beginning of the 2017-18 school year, will expand into Texas, effective August 2018. Moreover, Follett encourages participating schools to be closely involved with product selection, allowing for customization for their unique needs and demographics.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

She is a high school library media center director in Illinois and author of the book Digital Citizenship in Action published through ISTE. It can even be done in the elementary curriculum. I’ve been working a little bit with some folks in the elementary world, which is a stretch for me. Digital Citizenship that Works.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2022

The approach rocketed ahead in 2017 when Ed Hidalgo, a former Qualcomm executive who helped develop the World of Work program , joined the district as its chief innovation and engagement officer. The district includes many refugees; students speak as many as 50 languages and up to 69 percent are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. We ‘re also going to be sharing more details including redesigning makerspaces in the classroom in our presentation at ISTE 2017 in San Antonio on Monday, June 26 11:30 to 12:30. Video Game Design with Elementary Learners.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

I’ve come along way since then, moving from traditional library programming into the 21st century, with coding and robotics to match. Robots in the library. Students in the library, creating a city with robots Changing my own conceptions of the library has also changed me.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Coding gives us another way to solve our problems,” Diane Nodell, the library media specialist, reminded them. On a rainy day last November, the library at Mineola High School had more than enough online and off-line activities to keep students occupied. Are you ready to learn the basics?”. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Further, Johns Hopkins Medicine posits that, in addition to the estimated eight yearly colds elementary children are likely to get, they’re also prime candidates for the flu. Like the flu and MRSA, complications related to foodborne illness are on the upswing, almost doubling in frequency from 2014 to 2017.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 10, 2019

What can you do if you think a student is being bullied in your elementary school? In addition to keyboard and mouse lessons, teach elementary students how to be safe on the Internet.[11]. Pediatrics, November 2017, 140(2), pp. Virginia Libraries, 2018, 63(1). Sources : Englander, E.K., Donnerstein, E., and Lereya, S.T.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2020

districts the organization is tracking were planning to offer summer school for elementary and middle school students in 2020, as of the latest update , on June 9. RAND continued to track the children through seventh grade in 2017, after an additional two years of not attending the summer school.

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Learning Study Report Elementary 138

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Lucy Gray and Steve Hargadon, Global Education Conference co-chairs, talk about the Global Education Conference 2017 that runs from November 13-16. Date: Friday, November 10, 2017. She also has worked at the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute and the Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

I’d venture to say that most of us could stand to learn a little more about ESSA and its potential for school libraries and the communities we serve. Deb’s presentation ESSA: Every Student Succeeds Act: Implications for School Library Programs , shares critical background on the ESSA reauthorization and a plan for moving forward.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As a teacher, you can get started with a library of 40 books as part of their free version – go to coolcatteacher.com/bookcreator to get started now. Monday, October 2, 2017. It gives some really great examples from my classroom, but also from other teachers’ classrooms, whether elementary and middle school and high school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2016

We’ll first start talking about target number of hours to work for the 2016-2017 school year in October. They get an email when new content is added to the membership library. There is a group for elementary (K-5) and one for secondary. How does this program work? Angela Watson: New content is sent every Saturday morning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

The idea for the new program was to organize Khan Academy’s online library of learning videos and problem sets into a game-like software program to help kids practice skills they need to master. The version of the tool launched this fall focused on late elementary and middle school math, with new topics planned for the future.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. OAKLAND, Calif.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

Rising fourth graders listen as a teacher reads a book at an elementary school summer program in Silver Spring, MD. We must continue to provide access to software, online libraries and educational videos. Credit: Photo: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images. But, for all kids, summer learning loss is a setback.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The platform has added more than 2,000 new titles in both non-fiction and fiction since October 2017. Research shows third grade is a pivotal point for acquiring reading skills, and non-fiction titles for elementary schools are always in high demand,” said Sean P. Ryan, General Manager of Fuel Education. “We

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

After a full year of study, some initial action items emerged: Extended Library Hours : One outcome to support students was to extend library hours. The project included help and guidance from the school’s student leadership, administration, and library and tech teacher, as well as district librarians.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 5, 2018

Grass Valley Elementary’s schoolwide shift towards connected learning and maker education, supported by an LRNG Innovators Challenge grant, is letting students shine by giving them opportunities for authentic expression while connecting to their passions and communities. “We

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Elementary STEM Libraries Classroom 43

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

As a teacher, you can get started with a library of 40 books as part of their free version – go to coolcatteacher.com/bookcreator to get started now. Tuesday, October 3, 2017. This is great news! Now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms, on any device, using the Chrome web browser. Enhanced Transcript.

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techlearning

AUGUST 28, 2018

For teachers implementing an activity centers-based classroom, library, or makerspace, this new guide provides 10 lessons that embed the KIBO philosophy of “Build – Art – Code – Play” in student-directed, discovery-based learning experiences. Students can rotate through the stations, whether independently or in small groups.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Purvis Thompson poses for a portrait at the Brooklyn Public Library after taking an anthropology class offered by Bard College on October 16, 2018. Bard College has opened a micro-college, offering associates degrees earned by attending classes at the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza. CAROLINE PRESTON. By Sophie Margolin.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In addition to employing qualified elementary, middle and high school music teachers, David Douglas offers inexpensive instrument rentals ($25 per year), a library of musical scores, connections to reduced-price or free private lessons and a closet of free marching band uniforms and orchestra dress blacks, among other necessities.

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