The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

We're excited to announce our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Emotional Intelligence: A Masterclass with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 Mental Health and Wellness Series OVERVIEW Emotional Intelligence (EI) is how you manage yourself and your relationships with others, according to Daniel Goleman, who popularized the construct in his book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (1995).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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MAY 9, 2023

Mental Health and Wellness: Supporting Ourselves and Each Other A Library 2.0 webinar with Loida Garcia-Febo OVERVIEW : The mental health and well-being of library workers are more important than ever. Like millions of people around the world, library workers experienced stressful times during the pandemic. or in Niche Academy).

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2019

Angie Perez and some of her classmates are studying together in a covered plaza that connects a classroom building with the law library at St. Even with that, financial documents show, the company has yet to turn a profit , thanks to the high cost of recruiting new students. Alicia Vera for The Hechinger Report. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.

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JULY 29, 2020

Advocacy in the home, school, community, state, and country.” This week of legislative advocacy with CEC has me revved up for more grass-roots advocacy in the home, school, community, state, and country. Host Rebecca Muller, Special Educator and Advocate. Let's get together and discuss how we all CAN make a difference!

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techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

These are important tasks and I look forward to working with the company as we move forward with this work both in the UK, and the U.S.” Walters also has extensive experience in the non-profit sector including as chair of Book Aid International, a charity that equips libraries in sub-Saharan African countries with textbooks and readers.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 10, 2016

One , with the release of a new book ( BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World ) from Don and (his son) Alex Tapscott coming in May 2016 focused exclusively on the potential of blockchain, expect to hear much more about the technology in the popular press.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Recently, during a student book budget meeting, we met with Jim Boon from Capstone. Jim always listens to students and makes sure they have what they need in order to purchase books for the library. He suggested that she send an email to Amy Cox, Capstone Library Marketing Manager. I think those stories are fascinating.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

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. I work on a freelance basis, turning your company's data into earned media coverage by telling compelling, data-driven stories through graphics and text.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Here’s a hint: they’ve produced more than double the number of books created by the next largest producer. Effective Advocacy. Two decades later, their strategy has clearly paid off: for-profit companies create and contribute to an incredible amount of open source software.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

A 40+ year veteran educator, Sheryl has served as a school principal, K-5 teacher, library/media specialist, classroom teacher, university professor and is an ISTE Certified Educator and Ed Tech specialist and consultant. In 2010 the FCC appointed her to the USAC board representing the nation’s schools and libraries on ERATE.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). Dr. Dana T.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Among other things, Talbott says the book contained grammatical errors and introduced instructional ideas that teachers did not think supported students’ needs.) Nagayoshi, 30, decided in August to leave his job teaching Advanced Placement English in the city of New Bedford for a job at an education technology company.

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Reading By Example

MAY 13, 2016

On one of the last days of the school year, we allow students to check out up to ten (10) books to take home and read. We reopen our library once a month during the summer, which allows students and families up to three times to check in old books and check out new ones. Below is a screenshot of that letter.

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Reading By Example

MAY 13, 2016

On one of the last days of the school year, we allow students to check out up to ten (10) books to take home and read. We reopen our library once a month during the summer, which allows students and families up to three times to check in old books and check out new ones. Below is a screenshot of that letter.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

The session got me wondering why so few of us seem to be gathering podcasts as resources for teachers and parents and our libraries. Last July she re-birthed Book Club for Kids as a podcast, a project she formerly produced as a National Public Radio show in Los Angeles. Kitty described her own kidcasting journey.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Some have publicly proclaimed the steps they will take to create anti-racist schools , including diversifying classroom and library bookshelves. That task may be easier than ever, thanks to six years of advocacy by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. Picture books: Hands Up! That needs to be a goal,” said Michelle H.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

For instance, Union County College, in New Jersey, recently forged a deal with Cengage to give the campus a steep discount on the company’s Cengage Unlimited subscription if they buy in bulk. College leaders stress that professors retain as much academic freedom as ever to choose which books to assign. It was a horrible experience.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Over the summer, photos began to circulate of children, bundled in warm coats, mittens and thick hats, reading books at their desks, outside, in the New York City winter. Library of Congress ) The photos, shot in black and white, are from the early 20th century, and the disease in question was tuberculosis. And in the Chicago one, too.

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

To try to answer this question, I did a quick count of the titles listed in the Open Textbook Library , which is the biggest referatory of “whole course OER” that I’m aware of. Several of these books appear on more than one category page, and so are double counted. So here’s the second point. There’s really not one.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Partnering with local cable companies, internet providers, and community organizations, they expanded broadband to the school parking lots and community centers. You are invited to connect with him on Twitter and share your favorite leadership book at @pj_aiken. Aiken now resides in Lancaster, PA, with his wife and three kids.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Manheim Central School District (PA) Superintendent Dr. Peter Aiken said they partnered with a company to educate their staff about email threats. The company periodically sends phishing tests to staff; those that get caught clicking on the emails are given remedial lessons. You can also read his leadership blog at [link].

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MindShift

MAY 17, 2016

School libraries are no longer simply quiet places for students to study or check out printed materials. While the e-book market is growing, it’s not yet clear how it will play out in schools where educators have diverse needs for books. Increasingly digital access to books is part of classroom instruction.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

District IT offices were taking on the same tasks as Fortune 500 companies without the ability to implement them as effectively. Her new book, Emergent Technology Leadership , will be available in 2019. For administrators looking to take the focus of edtech away from upkeep and back to learning, moving to the cloud could be the answer.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries. The combined companies now extend from enrollment to graduation in districts that include traditional public, charter, and independent schools across the country. Original reporting features (time spent reading, books read, etc.)

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. New features include a web-based teacher console, automatic keyword library updates, GDPR compliance support, and more.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Most states have something on the books to encourage competency-based options, but only about a half-dozen have loosened seat-time dictates enough to dispense with grade levels, according to Matt Williams, chief operating officer and vice president of policy and advocacy for the personalized-learning nonprofit KnowledgeWorks.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Jared Cook, Doane University | Dr. Lorie Cook-Benjamin Programming for Perspective: Promoting Reflection and Discussion on the Immigrant Experience , J B Hill, Ottenheimer Library Director, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Proyectos telecolaborativos y acciones positivas hacia los ODS (Sustainable Development Goals).

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jaelyn Deas and her four best friends shared everything, including late-night study sessions in the library at San Jose State University and a never-ending preoccupation with how they’d pay for their tuition there. “It took a burden off my shoulders,” Deas says. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. SAN JOSE, Calif. This year, Gov.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

Can teachers read second graders a picture book with two dads? What about a book featuring heterosexual romance? In Volusia County, Florida, third grade teacher Michelle Polgar worries she may have to stop reading aloud the book “Mouse in Love,” a story about a male mouse who falls for his female neighbor.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. The program tailors online books to individual student levels.

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APRIL 24, 2019

We're excited to announce the keynote panel for our second Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Open Data," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 5th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

Universities, which once were given the benefit of the doubt, say the people scouring their books are misinterpreting what they’re seeing, sometimes for their own purposes. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum that focuses on economic policy. billion endowment in companies controlled by donors and alumni.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 22, 2019

We've added information on the accepted sessions for the second Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Open Data," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 5th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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