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On the importance of making a (reopening) plan

NeverEndingSearch

Eliminating school library programs and certified school librarian positions deprive students of rich learning opportunities, jeopardize academic and reading achievement, and perpetuate educational inequities. From Kim Borden’s Plainfield Elementary School Library Reopening Plan and COVID Response.

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A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined

TeachThought - Learn better.

For additional information regarding their application to technology, please refer to www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-201105-ese.pdf and www.ed.gov/ocr/docs/dcl-ebook-faq-201105.pdf. Information about how digital learning content assesses, teaches, and depends on (requires) common content standards such as State academic standards.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

During the 2021-2022 school year, the Reading School District saw over 13,000 ebooks and audiobooks checked out through the Sora K-12 reading app. Go digital with eBooks and audiobooks. Librarians should provide professional development on how to use eBooks and audiobooks to support students’ special needs.