The Thinking Stick

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Jessica Lahey is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed and The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence. She co-hosts the #AmWriting podcast from her empty nest in Vermont.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 5, 2023

Our second Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Banned Books and Censorship: Current Intellectual Freedom Issues in the Library ," will be held online (and for free) this Thursday, June 8th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. The book is available for preorder and will be released in October of 2023.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 3, 2023

Our second Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Banned Books and Censorship: Current Intellectual Freedom Issues in the Library ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 8th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. The book is available for preorder and will be released in October of 2023.

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The Thinking Stick

JUNE 12, 2023

On the podcast today is Angeline Aow, one author of the book Becoming A Totally Inclusive School. ’ Would you like a discount on that book? As mentioned in our conversation: The Seven Is of Advocacy: What It Means To Be Intrepid Our 3-Month Generative AI Cohort Check out this episode of Shifting Our Schools

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 22, 2023

Our second Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Banned Books and Censorship: Current Intellectual Freedom Issues in the Library ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 8th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. The book is available for preorder and will be released in October of 2023.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Through these deals, colleges become digital book brokers , selling students access codes for packaged digital texts and online homework systems created by commercial publishers. But publishers and booksellers say that the inclusive access services offer students books at reduced, bulk rates and therefore save them money.

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MiddleWeb

MARCH 22, 2018

Take an alphabetical tour through advocating for your school in this new book from Robert Blackburn, Barbara Blackburn and Ronald Williamson. Former principal Mary Langer Thompson shares the highlights and suggests the book can be most helpful in ed leadership classes.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 29, 2018

If you like these ideas, take one of my courses or check out my books. 9 Advocacy Groups & Events Enhancing ELT. If you enjoy these tips, then check out my Fully Accredited online course (In-Service and Graduate course options), Methodologies and Best Practices for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 23, 2024

They find at least two sources, one of which is an editorial, website or promotional materials for an advocacy group, or some other type of opinion about the issue. Sources for Leveled Text Reading A to Z ( [link] ) provides a variety of books and passages. Making difficult books accessible and easy books acceptable.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

MARCH 20, 2015

A coloring book for adults! Meet The Woman Who Sold A Million Copies Of Her Coloring Books For Adults -- the article Johanna Basford''s website See her Instagram account below. This is the drawing that sold a million books. I''ve been asked a lot recently how I came to get my book deal. And the rest is history!

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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

I am working with a student on self-advocacy in the community, an an example prompt to ChatGPT is as follows : Not necessarily usable as a read-through with a student, but certainly a place to start in thinking about role-playing situations. See the books on problem solving by Shure.

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Waterford

JULY 9, 2020

At 11 years old, Marley Dias was frustrated that most children’s books she saw didn’t represent the cultural diversity of herself or her peers. That’s why she decided to launch the #1000BlackGirlBooks Twitter campaign to collect and donate books that would help black girls feel seen. as a class. Isra Hirsi. Isra Hirsi, daughter of U.S.

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The Thinking Stick

JUNE 26, 2023

She is chair of the TLA Public Relations and Marketing Committee, as well as chair for TASL’s Legislative and Advocacy Committee, and co-hosts the Libraries Transform Texas Podcast. On this episode of the podcast Jeff and Tricia speak with Allie Cornejo who is a High School Librarian/Lead Librarian in Harlingen, TX.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It was a mistake to assume that all parents would be as enthusiastic about the book as I was. A concerned parent took issue with the language used in the book and its depictions of drug use. She immediately called the district to ask that the book be removed from my curriculum. Related: Who picks school curriculum?

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

Children and adults learn together alongside other families during weekly sessions and are provided books and supplemental materials to help ensure that learning continues between sessions.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

Read a book, blog, or magazine. Stuck in the Shallow End by Jane Margolis & colleagues (a book that will deepen your understanding of racial equity in CS education). Incorporate books to teach CS concepts, explore impacts of computing, and/or highlight diversity. Teaching CS Fundamentals from Code.org (3-8 hours).

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

The desire to increase agency in the form of voice, choice, and advocacy should be viewed as just as important for educators (teachers and administrators) as it is for students. Advocacy Educators need to be put in a position where they can actively advocate for system improvements without the fear of repercussion.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 9, 2019

Hicks and a group of 3rd graders to think about our reading lives, how we talk about books, and how we share our reading with our local and global community. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been thinking more about our school community and what we can do to share new book ideas with them. barrowreads #booktalk #studentvoice.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2019

The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students and other advocacy groups are lobbying Congress to mandate training for graduate mentors and advisors. The post Universities increasingly turn to graduate programs to balance their books appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Thomas University Provost Jeremy Moreland.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

It’s a creative space where students not only can build things, but also create things, such as a new advocacy program on a social issue. “In But it’s also a space where they can write a book,” she says. In one corner they can build birdhouses, and in another corner, they can work with VR headsets or circuit boards.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2019

Then, being announced today, is " Library Advocacy: Everyday Marketing Tools and Techniques " with Dr. Sue Alman on February 21st. LIBRARY ADVOCACY: EVERYDAY MARKETING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES" A 75-minute webinar (live and recorded) in a special Library 2.0 Dr. Alman’s book, Marketing for Libraries, is in its second edition.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

It is driven by choice, voice, and advocacy. Advocacy, choice, and voice should occur in the classroom as well as the school setting. Image credit: https://andrewherrick.files.wordpress.com If we are to improve learning and ultimately school-based outcomes student agency needs to be a real element of school culture.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

During Cameron’s senior year, they gained national prominence for speaking out against their discriminatory school internet filter and book banning. Not only that, but the district also banned certain books related to LGBTQ stories, race and the Holocaust. They also distributed hundreds of banned books to young people.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Calls for book banning and censorship have become common. We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. I have trained in, taught and led educator preparation programs.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

OCTOBER 20, 2017

For the first quarter of the year, I’ve been exploring how to start book clubs in our school in a variety of ways. I hoped that by offering a variety of ways to engage with a book, that we would support many different interests, availabilities, and format preferences. The students enjoyed this time out of the noisy lunchroom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

As trauma-informed education expert Alex Shevrin Venet points out in her recent book, Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education : This is the uncomfortable truth: schools cause trauma and harm. However, when it comes to sources of mental health struggles, schools themselves are not blameless.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

In her book, Case explores the idea that attention is not a widespread consideration in design. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. New resources on student data privacy.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

One professor reached out to tell me how impressed he was by the self-advocacy that students from our district demonstrated. Every state now has policies on the books that provide the flexibility needed for more learner-centered approaches. But the true indicator of impact came directly from students and their eventual professors.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

In her book, Case explores the idea that attention is not a widespread consideration in design. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In her book, Case explores the idea that attention is not a widespread consideration in design. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In her book, Case explores the idea that attention is not a widespread consideration in design. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. New resources on student data privacy.

Student Data Privacy 150

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In her book, Case explores the idea that attention is not a widespread consideration in design. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. New resources on student data privacy.

Student Data Privacy 150

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In her book, Case explores the idea that attention is not a widespread consideration in design. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. New resources on student data privacy.

Student Data Privacy 150

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In her book, Case explores the idea that attention is not a widespread consideration in design. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. New resources on student data privacy.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In her book, Case explores the idea that attention is not a widespread consideration in design. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. New resources on student data privacy.

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Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Somehow, he connected with books though and became a high school and college graduate. Tom: You know, I read a really good book lately by a professor at UT at Knoxville, from Dr. Amy Broemmel. And the book is called Learning to be Teacher Leaders. In the book, she identified three characteristics of the really great teachers.

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