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More than a passion project, literacy advocacy takes a village

eSchool News

They had boxes of books that had been donated to them and wanted to create a library. Youth Haven had boxes of donated books but no centralized collection. So, Cox began organizing the books into a library and established a Makerspace for the students at Youth Haven.

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8 Top Tips and Tons of Resources for Supporting English Learners with Technology

Teacher Reboot Camp

If you like these ideas, take one of my courses or check out my books. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! 9 Advocacy Groups & Events Enhancing ELT. 10 Uplifting Ways Students Can Use Technology. 7 Incredible Websites & Tools to Enhance English Comprehension & Fluency. Amplify Story Time!

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

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. We do training, and we follow up with more training,” she says. Thomas School’s Center for Leadership and Innovation.

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Want a stronger workforce? Make reading initiatives multigenerational

eSchool News

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. Learning to read is a lifetime activity that pays dividends for children, youth, adults and our communities.

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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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OPINION: Educators must be on the frontline of social activism

The Hechinger Report

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. I have trained in, taught and led educator preparation programs. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come.

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OPINION: We need more problem solvers and critical thinkers for an increasingly complex world

The Hechinger Report

When I was a school superintendent in Maine, the five cities and towns that comprised our learning community wanted assurances that graduates of our three high schools would be adequately prepared for college or career training opportunities after high school. The recent announcement by the U.S.