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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

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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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning. Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Mike explains that in brainstorming content for their book, Inclusive Learning 365, the authors began thinking about individual tools.

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Critical Thinking in Academia and Calling a Spade a Spade

RafranzDavis.com

It would be years before I found “my voice” again in my teaching and advocacy. Prior to getting there though, I may or may not have kissed a ton of “edu-frogs” in terms of buying into books and models that helped me “structure learning” in the garden that I came to believe that learning needed to be.

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Join Us for the Third Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Jackson directed the Carnegie Corporation’s Task Force on the Education of Young Adolescents which produced the groundbreaking report Turning Points: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century, and co-authored the seminal follow-up blueprint Turning Points 2000, considered one of the most influential books on middle school reform.

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Student Engagement and Closing the Opportunity Gap: An Action Plan, Part 2

Reading By Example

We use the instructional walk approach suggested by Regie Routman from her book Read, Write, Lead. We promoted books we enjoyed, taught students how to recommend titles to their peers, and gave them ample amounts of time to read and discuss their books with peers. A challenge, but not impossible.

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Student Engagement and Closing the Opportunity Gap: An Action Plan, Part 2

Reading By Example

We use the instructional walk approach suggested by Regie Routman from her book Read, Write, Lead. We promoted books we enjoyed, taught students how to recommend titles to their peers, and gave them ample amounts of time to read and discuss their books with peers. A challenge, but not impossible.

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New Approaches to Instructional Technology Coaching

Digital Promise

In fact, the coach at Andover Middle School in Miami, Florida, created a flexible schedule to allow teachers to book learning consultations, classroom visits, and one-on-one instruction. As a result, coaches are creating supportive, collaborative learning cultures.