eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

This selection of content, created in partnership with leading corporate and community partners, inspires families to learn together by exploring the world around them during the summer break. As the school year turns into summer break, I can make sure my students keep learning by connecting their parents to cool resources like these.”.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Drawing upon USC Shoah Foundation’s vast library of audiovisual testimony from survivors and witnesses of genocides, Teaching with Testimony empowers students to find their voices and take action for a better future. STEM Activities for Hands-On Learning. Financial Literacy Lessons.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In addition, access an array of standards-aligned resources designed for wherever learning takes place on Discovery Education’s flexible K-12 learning platform. Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms worldwide.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Through our acquisition of Pivot Interactives, Discovery Education is now better positioned to broaden our impact by providing our partner school systems access to phenomena-based, active learning tools.”. million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

Accessible through Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 platform , these resources complement M:EE’s ability to inspire student exploration, experimentation, and expression. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. Keeping You Connected to Curiosity is the right initiative at the right time,” said Janel Bedor Griffiths, a Library Media Specialist in Wisconsin’s Green Bay Area Public Schools.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2016

An innovative organization provides free tools and resources to make learning accessible to all students. Bring universal learning ideas to life in your classroom by creating and sharing your own educational materials. And they can access a library of more than 20,000 user-created books available free for anyone to use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Mandy Froehlich on episode 192 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Learn how she uses this tool. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. It’s drag and drop.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Through its award-winning multimedia content, instructional supports, and innovative classroom tools, Discovery Education helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences engaging all students and supporting higher academic achievement on a global scale. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Discovery, Inc.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

The goal of digital equity is to ensure that all students have access to devices, high-speed internet, and opportunities to learn both in school and out. One of the struggles in Wisconsin is digital learning days, where students with limited or no access to WIFI at home cannot access their education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

With mental health issues and racial injustices on the rise, Gale, a Cengage company, is helping the Charleston County School District (CCSD) provide its students and school staff with authoritative digital resources to support social and emotional learning (SEL) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Follow Gale on: Twitter.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2021

Between the recent presidential election, COVID-19, and racial unrest, our students are barraged with 24/7 access to news and media that can be real, fake, or altered. You can follow Eileen on Twitter @EileenBelastock. By Eileen Belastock. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters. Join the Community.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2022

“While 2021 marked Discovery Education’s 20 th year of providing innovative digital learning solutions to educators worldwide, it also began a new chapter in the company’s history,” said Discovery Education Chief Executive Officer Scott Kinney. “In Discovery Education users can access DEmystfied here. . For more information about?Discovery

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edWeb.net

JUNE 22, 2018

In a recent edWebinar , Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT, reviewed these models and discussed apps that can take teaching, learning, and reading to the next level. Other apps can achieve transformative learning while ensuring accessibility for all learners. Join the Community.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The following selection of new no-cost digital resources added to existing programs connect families to the wide world of STEM learning by bringing STEM learning home: Science at Home with 3M. Explore cyber security in a new multi-part digital learning video series with accompanying activities designed to inspire girls to pursue STEM.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

Watch this quick video to learn how! Quick Tip Video Library. Subscribe to Shake Up Learning on YouTube. OR, watch it on TikTok! Host Controls/Quick Access. In the newest version of Google Meet, you will find the host controls (and quick access) under the safety icon. Learn more here. Chat Controls.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Redesigning the Space.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

The mellow atmosphere at this year's SXSW EDU didn’t stop Day 3 keynoter danah boyd from lighting up Twitter and sparking countless conference-floor conversations on the merits of media literacy and how to think critically about critical thinking. Are Libraries Ready to Code? Read our full coverage of her remarks here.)

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edWeb.net

MARCH 17, 2017

Having such conversations with students can be helpful to understand the kinds of prices that are paid for access to information. Michelle Luhtala is the Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut and was one of five school librarians named as a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal in 2015.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 27, 2021

Thank you to Bobbie Rae Flores on Twitter for sharing her excitement and ideas as she reads Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning from Static to Dynamic. Watch this quick video to learn how! Quick Tip Video Library. Support ELL Students and Improve Accessibility. © Shake Up Learning 2021.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators.

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edWeb.net

JULY 18, 2017

In “ Summer Reading 501: Helping Generation App Read This Summer ,” Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT; and Jane Lofton, Teacher Librarian, presented creative ideas to get students excited about summer reading. During a read aloud, teachers can sign up to read a book of their choice at the public library.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

To provide the best possible teaching and learning environment, school leaders need to provide their teachers with professional learning opportunities that are personalized and engaging. edWeb.net is a free professional learning network that hosts special interest communities on innovative topics in education.

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techlearning

APRIL 26, 2018

Both of these edWebinars are presented as part of 7 Mindsets’ edWeb.net community, Mindsets for Social-Emotional Learning , where educators are invited to collaborate and share ideas, examples, and resources for igniting positive change through social-emotional learning. Learn more at edWeb.net or follow edWeb.net on Twitter.

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edWeb.net

MAY 14, 2019

“What are you [teachers] doing right now so that your students have unhindered access to grade-level curriculum each day?” Eighty-five percent of what we learn we learn is by listening and students can listen and comprehend two grade levels above their reading levels. is “As often as they need it.”

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The 21st Century Principal

MAY 6, 2011

For more information on the ABC News iPad app: ABC News iPad App Information CNN: CNN’s iPad app also has an interesting interface as well, but it’s real strength is the access to its news articles and videos. It provides access to hundreds of articles in areas such as Technology, News, Fashion, and many others.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. The folks we interviewed across library land curated in several different ways and we used the term curation differently depending on current community needs or where they were in any particular project.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 20, 2019

The question is, are the teachers within a school, grade, or subject area accessing the same toolbox? During the edWebinar, “ Transform Learning: Track Results for Chromebooks, Google Suite, and Every Application,” presenters Kyle Berger, Chief Technology Officer at Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, TX, and Matthew X. Dr. Matthew X.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

As often as not, those blogs live outside of the school library world. Since 2013, Jennifer Gonzales has been regularly blowing my mind with her thoughtful blend of effective classroom strategies and what’s new on the horizon that you can use in your classroom or library tomorrow. by Jennifer Gonzales. we have failed.

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techlearning

JUNE 13, 2018

–Exciting New Content Supports Both Student Instruction and Educator Professional Learning - Silver Spring, Md. Discovery Education also added helpful professional learning content to Discovery Education Streaming Plus. I look forward to integrating this fresh content into my classroom instruction.”

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Reading By Example

JULY 14, 2015

Having trouble navigating Twitter? Check out an article I wrote for EdTech K-12 , on how to use this social media tool for better professional learning: How Twitter Can Power Your Professional Learning. For more information about this professional learning opportunity , click here.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2018

Each subject area includes primary source documents and activities, digital investigations, multimedia reference library, interactive maps, and more. million educators and over 50 million students, Discovery Education’s services are available in approximately half of U.S. Inspired by the global media company Discovery Inc.,

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 23, 2016

Unfortunately the very medium used with good intentions could in fact create unintentional learning barriers for students with visual impairments, hearing impairments, and without Internet access. Today’s classrooms contain a diverse learning ecosystem, containing different learning abilities, interests, and backgrounds.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 6, 2017

You can learn more at the Marginal Syllabus website. By partnering with Marginal Syllabus, Educator Innovator seeks to facilitate open learning for educators in all kinds of spaces (in schools, libraries, and afterschool programs to name a few). Lissa Soep. The organizers of Marginal Syllabus: Remi Kalir (remikalir).

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 20, 2018

but then ask them to either email you or drop by the library and put their name on the list. “I If you can find the creator (via Twitter, Instagram, or Email), reach out to say thanks, that's even BETTER! Pace Your Decorate Don't feel pressured you have to decorate your whole School Library or Classroom right away.

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techlearning

JULY 31, 2018

The Social Studies Techbook uses an inquiry-based instructional approach that emphasizes informational text literacy, analytical writing, and problem-solving skills, and includes primary source documents, digital investigations, a multimedia reference library, interactive maps, and more. Inspired by the global media company Discovery Inc.,

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techlearning

APRIL 19, 2018

“Discovery Education’s dedication to constantly updating and improving its digital services is one of the many reasons I look to them to power my digital learning environment.” Each subject area includes primary source documents and activities, digital investigations, multimedia reference library, interactive maps, and more.

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