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It’s 2018, not 1918. Basic skills are not enough.

Dangerously Irrelevant

If we don’t frame future readiness and life success as more than basic skills, we’re doing our students and graduates a grave disservice. schools opening , Library of Congress. Basic skills are necessary but insufficient. The Des Moines Register’s editorial on student retention is lazy and irresponsible. Image credit: N.Y.

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Future Ready Librarian Leadership Summit Scheduled for June 23 in Chicago

techlearning

A full-day workshop just prior to the ISTE 2018 Conference in Chicago will explore how K-12 librarian leaders can lead, teach, and support the Future Ready goals of their schools and districts, develop an action plan for their library programs, and delve into the challenges and best practices surrounding empowering Future Ready Librarians.

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SLIDE: data, interactive tools, and an equity wake-up call (Part 1)

NeverEndingSearch

Despite decades of research consistently showing positive correlations between high-quality programs and achievement, patterns suggest, for today’s children and for children to come, a school library-rich future is, or potentially will not be, evenly distributed. In 2018-19, there were more than 42,000 school librarians in the U.S—almost

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Vote for Digital Promise in the 2019 SXSW EDU PanelPicker!

Digital Promise

Keep reading to check out brief summaries of our proposed panels, and click each link you’re interested in to “Vote Up” that submission, now through August 30, 2018. Libraries as Maker Magnets. What happens in a Future Ready Library? We hope to see you in Austin next March! A 360° Experience on Learner Variability.

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5 Fun Reasons to Have a School Library Photo Booth

The Daring Librarian

So, here's my list of 5 ways your school library (or classroom) can benefit from a photo booth. This fun, easy, & cheap DIY Photo Booth has added a lot of fun to our school library and our end of the year celebration, our June Jamboree. This is a good thing for a school library! A photo booth is a good reason! Photo Booth.

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The case for strategic planning

NeverEndingSearch

In my Leadership, Management and Evaluation of School Libraries course in the MI program at Rutgers, my students engage in a culminating strategic planning project. The Lee High School team was the recipient of the Follett-sponsored 2018 AASL National School Library Program of the Year Award. Try to get to conferences.

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9 New Teacher Survival Tips

The Daring Librarian

Fierce & Future Ready 7. but then ask them to either email you or drop by the library and put their name on the list. “I Google terms like "your subject area, your level, lesson plan, unit, & rubric" you can also later add in search terms like "future ready," "framework," "technology integration," or "printables."