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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

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The study emphasizes a critical equity issue: our most vulnerable students are those most impacted by a declining numbers of school librarians. I recently chatted with project director, Deb Kachel to dig a little deeper into what the study means and her hopes for its impact and use. or SLIDE research project. It was never documented.

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'I Learn Things on Twitter That I Don’t Learn at Harvard': Clint Smith on Inequality and Technology

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Smith is not one for silence ( he delivered a TED talk about the “danger of silence” in 2014 , in fact) and has used digital venues including Twitter to encourage others to speak up and recognize how history shapes the present. There are so many different teachers who have found good effective ways to use Twitter in their classroom.

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What Happens When Low-Income College Students Borrow Free Laptops?

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When black students at the University of Michigan took to Twitter several years ago to critique campus policies and culture , one tweet in particular caught the attention of college administrators. Hopefully the laptop will help them enough with their studies that they’re able to stay and graduate and be successful.”

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Discovery Education and Leading Corporate and Nonprofit Partners Launch First-of-Its-Kind Initiative Supporting Sustainability

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Research and Impact Framework : Launching impact studies to measure trends and progression of sustainability attitudes. Challenge-Based Learning Informed by Partners : Delivering engaging, high-quality resources and learning experiences for students. Learn more at: [link] About Subaru of America, Inc.

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Change One Simple Thing to Start Your Journey to Remarkable Teaching

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Pam Moran on episode 246 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I hope that we will continue to connect on Twitter and around there. You can change one simple thing to help transform your classroom. So, Vicki, thank you! Vicki: For sure.

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#getESEAright: Make some noise for school library funding on Thursday night

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Using the hashtag #getESEAright, ALA joins forces with NEA’s planned Twitter storm on Thursday, April 9 th from 7:00 till 8:00 PM Eastern. Studies show test scores trend higher in schools with full-time, certified school librarians. activism advocacy twitter' billion student visits a year!

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

Pam Moran on episode 231 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The state’s just reduced that to a requirement of one science, one social studies, one math, and a reading and writing assessment. So, that’s kind of cool.