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NJASL takeaway #1 Do they skip into your library?

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One of those leaders is Jennifer Latimer of Clinton Elementary School Library in Maplewood, NJ, who blogs as Anywhere Librarian and tweets as @jenlatimer. Harris Award for a Progressive School Library Media Program. The library can and should be about playful learning. If not, why not?

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

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Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in the library’s maker space. When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. based education advocacy group. “It Photo: Kelsey Aske. And if it bombs, it’s not on you.”.

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ESSA learning more, doing more

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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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Orientation Inspiration 2017

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This year, I asked folks in my network about their plans on this Padlet and I scanned the blogs I regularly follow. 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. This year, a couple of very clear trends emerged.

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To Raise a Reader

Reading By Example

(I wrote this post last week for our families on my school blog.). It was a book I relied on when I taught elementary school. MY STUDENTS ARE NOT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Two words: Public library. Mineral Point has an excellent public library with helpful and knowledgeable staff. HOW CAN I KEEP THE COSTS DOWN?

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Live Show Today - The Exploding Trend of "Pandemic Pods" and Micro-Schools #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Steve Steve Hargadon LearningRevolution.com | Library 2.0 | Classroom 2.0 | GlobalEducationConference.org More about this week's guests: Lian Chikako Chang: " I'm a data storyteller. Tasha Ring is a licensed early childhood and elementary educator specializing in multisensory-based methodologies. See you "online!"

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Work Your Dreams Using the Top Five Leadership Competencies with Secretary of State Linda McCulloch

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program, and help advance rural education advocacy regarding the federal No Child Left Behind law. As an active civic leader, she has been a faculty affiliate and served on numerous boards including the Board of Public Education, Board of Regents, Montana Library Commission, and the Advisory Council to the Montana Meth Project.