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What does it mean to be a true library advocate?

The Thinking Stick

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. She is an enthusiast of YA lIt and graphic novels, and can often be found reading them late into the night with her booklight.

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How to Unleash the Potential of Every Child

The CoolCatTeacher

Tom Loud on episode 509 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Tom Loud dropped out of high school because he didn’t connect with his teachers. Somehow, he connected with books though and became a high school and college graduate. And the book is called Learning to be Teacher Leaders.

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10 Young People Who Changed the World to Add to Your Class Curriculum

Waterford

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. Sophie Cruz.

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Unleashing the Potential of Every Child

The CoolCatTeacher

Tom Loud on episode 212 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Somehow, he connected with books though and became a high school and college graduate. And the book is called Learning to be Teacher Leaders. Tom: (agrees, laughs).

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Going Beyond the Hour of Code

Digital Promise

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). csk8 Twitter chats (K-8 CS teachers chat about designated topics on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 5pm PT / 8pm ET). Connect with other teachers.

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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. In one corner they can build birdhouses, and in another corner, they can work with VR headsets or circuit boards. Content Subtype.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

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. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. Always-on devices and Attention Spans.