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Every Person Counts: How the 2020 U.S. Census Could Impact Adult Education

Digital Promise

Critical programs and services that adult education communities rely on, such as libraries and nonprofit organizations, could be impacted. The National Literacy Council’s website also has an extensive list of helpful resources for teaching and learning, programs, and advocacy. How does this affect adult learning providers?

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Rally to Restore Philadelphia School Librarians: Responses, reflections, and resources

NeverEndingSearch

See video at 28:40.) 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.

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. In fact, the busier it is, the better—whether it’s kids experimenting with the Makey Makey circuitry or uploading designs to a 3D printer, or a class learning media literacy or a student seeking advice on a video she’s editing at one of the computer workstations.

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Orientation Inspiration 2017

NeverEndingSearch

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. To collect the emoji, they will scan the Seesaw QR code, listen to the video in Seesaw, talk as a team, and cross the emoji off on their game board.

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Got Gabsee? 3D Augmented Reality Avatar

The Daring Librarian

(WARNING - Lots of embedded videos - page may load slowly) Got the Gabsee App? The Verge I say that it's a whole lot of fun, and I can see using it for program advocacy, as well as book and library promotion. -The Which is what I did in the examples below. I just got Gabsee and I love it! insert your name here.

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YOUmedia Alumni Give Back to Program with Spirited Summer Festival

Educator Innovator

“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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Ideas for Student Civic Action in a Time of Social Uncertainty

Educator Innovator

For example, as I described in my book, one group of students at Roosevelt Middle School in River Forest, Ill., While many of the examples are about giving time or money, any of them can be expanded into larger efforts for substantive change. focused on solutions to the problem of repeated flooding in their neighborhood.).