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Building Connections Between Home and School through Family-Teacher Partnerships

Waterford

You can also read the following Waterford ebooks for research-based family engagement strategies from the experts: Partnering for Student Success: Family Engagement Strategies for Early Education Leaders The CARES Framework for Building Family Engagement: A Guide for Early Education Leaders Sources: 1. Wairimu, M.J., Macharia, S.M.,

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Personalize Your School Library Program with these Convenient, Creative Apps

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Emerging Tech is a free professional learning community where school librarians can explore all the ways to integrate technology and 21st century learning into school library programs. The New Canaan High School Library won AASL’s National School Library Program of the year in 2010. Follow her on Twitter @mluhtala.

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Getting the Digital Generation to Read Over the Summer

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She has served on the American Association of School Librarians Best Websites for Teaching and Learning Committee (2013-2016), and is now Social Media Superstars Recognitions Task Force Chair, 2017 Conference Social Media Chair, and a member of the Social Media Editorial Board. Join the Community. About the Sponsor.

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

NeverEndingSearch

Facilitates Professional Learning. Each collection can include web pages, images, documents, eBooks, and more! Among my most popular guides were my current events guides for national and global news and news analysis. For professional development : Your school’s PD efforts don’t need to go poof.

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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

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The Future Ready movement grew out of the Connect Ed initiative launched by President Obama in 2013 with several goals: to connect 99% of students in schools to broadband, and to address the need for more professional learning and leadership to ensure the effective use of technology. A former teacher, Sara holds a B.A. About edWeb.net.

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Helping Students Understand Media Literacy

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Emerging Tech is a free professional learning community (PLC) where school librarians can explore all the ways to integrate technology and 21st century learning into school library programs. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM, he taught in both public and private schools for eight years before moving into journalism.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

DISCOVERY EDUCATION AND MCREL INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON STRATEGIES ( www.discoveryeducation.com ) & ( www.mcrel.org ) Discovery Education announced it has aligned its popular Spotlight on Strategies content to McREL International’s six-phase model for learning. The company’s ownership remains unchanged.

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