The Learning Revolution Has Begun

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). This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

While she learned to navigate and understand the value of her library’s network of databases, she knows that many kids don’t even know what a database is. She recognizes the library as a safe space for the individual and as an important space that creates community. See video at 28:40.) I am standing here in privilege.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2019

We didn’t pay a parking ticket or a library fine, and our college refused to release our transcript. The practice of holding on to students’ transcripts prohibits them from enrolling in another college, which will need proof of courses taken, and can result in the loss of a job offer. Many of us have been there.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 6, 2011

This is our official call for presentations for the Library 2.011 conference, November 2 - 3, 2011. The conference will be held online, in multiple time zones over the course of two days, and will be free to attend. We encourage all to participate, and ask that you share this information where appropriate.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

April 27th - May 11th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Learning Revolution Blog | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Join live at https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cqmq3c9utg219ik1epto9lchj2k and participate on Twitter using #wlmachat.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

And there seem to be a few go-to digital tools to support engagement, discovery and setting a fun and participatory tone for what library (and the librarian) looks like. Using GoosechaseEDU scavenger hunt platform for iPhone or Android , you can create a new game or copy and adapt games from templates in the Game Library.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 21, 2015

It was a fun event to get teens out to make them aware of everything different organizations around the city were offering during the summer, whether that be just drop-in programming like the library has or intensive types of programming or internships,” said Julie Koslowsky of the Chicago Public Library. and Catherine T.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

This was the beginning of an annual event that is now in its 5th iteration. This year, our event will take place on November 30th from 1:30PM-2:30PM EST. We will feature students from: David C. Host your own picture book smackdown in your classroom, library, or district. Authors Laurel Snyder and Ame Dyckman joined us as well.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The sixth annual Global Education Conference , our free four-day online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, runs today Monday, November 16 through Thursday, November 19, 2015 (November 20th in some time zones). And there's still time to join this illustrious group and help support our event!

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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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Educator Innovator

JUNE 29, 2017

The teacher facilitates the work, of course, but leaves as much of the decision-making as possible to the students. For example, providing warm clothing for the homeless can grow into advocacy for more essential programs to end homelessness. Of course, a few quick lessons on how to find and evaluate information may help.).

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Of course, having one-on-one conversations is also important, but in order to move forward—and to get community support—data is key. Glenn encourages all students to have a voice, not only in building a school culture, but also in designing student-led courses.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In any event, the current pandemic often does not allow this. There is a need for increased flexibility—live lessons and self-paced projects, new tools for self advocacy and creative tech platforms. PPE production could utilize sewing skills, CAD and even developing equipment lending programs with schools or libraries.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Of course, there are technical aspects to protecting data, and as many schools have learned during the pandemic, district IT staff need to stay on top of evolving efforts to compromise systems. While no one is 100% right, if leaders are thoughtful and reflective and communicate clearly as events unfold, their communities will support them.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

Normally, many rural districts work with local libraries and businesses to provide students with WiFi hotspots. Glenn encourages all students to have a voice, not only in building a school culture, but also in designing student-led courses. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Glenn encourages all students to have a voice, not only in building a school culture, but also in designing student-led courses. Glenn has been recognized by numerous organizations for his innovative technology implementation methods and has been a featured speaker at numerous events across the globe.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Stemscopes Science challenges students to innovate, create, and problem solve while connecting them to real-world events and issues that affect their lives. As part of this collaboration, ReadSpeaker’s text-to-speech technology will also be integrated within Blackboard Ally as an offline audio alternative for course content.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

Glenn encourages all students to have a voice, not only in building a school culture, but also in designing student led courses. Glenn has been recognized by numerous organizations for his innovative technology implementation methods and has been a featured speaker at numerous events across the globe.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

events , the real party takes place in the volunteer moderator lounge, where a devoted, energetic, and highly beloved group of volunteer moderators keeps the conference running and humming. Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others! Volunteering : as with our other conference 2.0 See you online!

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edWeb.net

JULY 31, 2019

Glenn encourages all students to have a voice, not only in building a school culture, but also in designing student-led courses. Glenn has been recognized by numerous organizations for his innovative technology implementation methods and has been a featured speaker at numerous events across the globe.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Might we also study whether learners with solid K12 library inquiry experience perform better than the student in the general SHEG sample ? and world history events. You can now find out. Plague Doctor.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

February 23rd - March 9th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Two Week Calendar Monday, February 23rd at 3pm Library 2.0 Are you at a museum or do you have a gallery, library, archive, or museum on your campus?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In Mississippi Studies, a required high school course, “Mississippi: The Magnolia State” is commonly used. The teachers learned about the Tougaloo Nine , a group of students from historically black Tougaloo College in Jackson, who staged read-ins at the white-only Jackson Municipal Library in 1961. Stennis as “politically moderate.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2024

A rule that took effect in California in July, for example, gives priority course registration at public universities and colleges to student-parents, who often need more scheduling flexibility than their classmates. Student-parents get to register first for courses. Now, however, student-parents are beginning to get new attention.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2023

For two years, the club, known as PRISM (People Respecting Individuality and Sexuality Meeting), gathered in the town’s public library, because its dozen members couldn’t find a faculty adviser to sponsor it. Credit: Lily Estella Thompson for The Hechinger Report Following Meryl’s death, Ketron decided to continue her daughter’s advocacy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

This is an amazing and free online event that brings together educators and innovators from around the world. We currently have 10 keynotes and 130 regular sessions scheduled over the course of three days. The ninth annual Global Education Conference starts this coming Monday! LOTS of information below! Mowen, MS Ed.,

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Rafter, a course material provider that was an early advocate of and provider for this bundling of textbooks and tuition, closed its doors in 2016 , having raised more than $86 million.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2 But as Inside Higher Ed reports later in the week : “In the latest development in an eventful saga, Ashford University on Wednesday announced that it is closer to preserving access to Post–9/11 GI Bill benefits.” ” $100,000. billion from the Department of Education.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The reporting often isolates education technology from other developments in the computer technology sector and tends to isolate education technology from education politics and policies more broadly (unless, of course, those policies dovetail with the political interests of ed-tech and ed-reform, which they often do).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

million people had attended the event. Those “culture wars” are, of course, not new. Of course, it also ran ads for fake news on fact-checking sites. Facebook said it would work with the ed-tech advocacy group Digital Promise to teach digital skills. Trump claimed that 1.5 Kill Your Television. Naturally. .

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