Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! These tools also offer free registration for teachers.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

We provide children with a wide range of intriguing books, which increase in level alongside them as they increase in age. But what choices does he have for books that he is able to read? The books written at a third-grade level are for third graders! But the books with topics and characters intended for teenagers are too hard.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 9, 2015

Classroom Organizer is a free web based and mobile app that allows you to organize and manage your classroom library and school book room. With the mobile app, available for Android and iOS, you can scan book title ISBNs into your library, view your library, and manage your book locations. Android books'

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 30, 2023

Preventing Harassment of Library Staff: Responding to Sexual or Racial Behaviors by Patrons A "Safe Library" webinar, part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security Series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : Harassment of library staff members continues to be a shadow issue in the library profession.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 25, 2024

Serving Elderly Patrons at Risk: Prevention Steps for a Fragile Population Part of the Library 2.0 Your library may have specific programs for senior patrons and you recognize and nurture those relationships with the ones who come to your library most often. Preventing falls or other injuries inside the library.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

Edsoma readers will receive Lexile oral reading measures and the app’s books will have oral readability measures from the Lexile ® Framework for Oral Reading. Lexile and Quantile measures and related technologies link assessment to instruction and provide next steps for students of all ages and abilities.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, the College Board reports that in 2022, Harvard received applications from 61,220 students – the highest-ever number of applicants, but only accepted 1,214, the elite university’s lowest acceptance rate. The results are detailed in a new report from EveryLibrary Institute and Book Riot.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Thirty-nine percent of the books children access through the program are opened for the first time outside of school hours, and books have been accessed over 71,718,216 times since the inception of the program in 2012, equating to over 336 million minutes spent reading. About Renaissance.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 2, 2022

"Librarians as Mandated Reporters: Child Abuse, Dependent Adult Abuse, and Elder Abuse" Part of the Library 2.0 This 60-minute training webinar is presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. These are hosted either at Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

"Patron Harassment Scenarios: What to Do as a Staffer and a Leader" Part of the Library 2.0 Where many organizations have to deal with harassers who are other co-workers, in the library environment, it’s most likely to come from patrons, vendors, visitors, and even the possibility of elected or appointed officials.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Search for other school library innovations. In 2022, only 22% of students scored “proficient” or higher on a nationwide civics assessment. In 2022, only 22% of students scored “proficient” or higher on a nationwide civics assessment. Unfortunately, stats are even worse in other subjects.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Steve Albrecht for this Safe Library "Bootcamp," designed to be an essential and affordable all-staff training tool on the basics of library service, safety, and security. Dr. Albrecht has 23 years of experience keeping create a safe library space, for staff and patrons.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2020

These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! These tools also offer free registration for teachers. ?Discover

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In one case, a teacher wished to increase the diversity of her classroom library. Using “ A Tool for Selecting Diverse Texts ”, the teacher conducted an audit of the classroom library and determined its strengths, weaknesses and opportunities: Which voices are dominant, and which ones are missing? Why are they all men?” they asked.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

There is one bright spot in this story: Online books. Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Kids can even watch book trailers before making a selection.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2023

For example, book reports were typed on the computer instead of handwritten, or math facts were practiced with a math game instead of flash cards. If you’re researching for a project, visit an online library. How can I blend it into what I already do without taking time I don’t have?

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

The significance of this cannot be overstated, which is why we once again point to the results of the most recent NAEP Report Card : only 35% of students read proficiently by grade 4, and reading assessment scores are the lowest they’ve been in decades. They also show improved assessment and high-stakes test scores.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 25, 2021

The post 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment – SULS0111 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Jen shares ideas that will help teachers go BEYOND traditional assessments like reports, essays, presentations, and cookie-cutter assignments. 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment with @virtualgiff.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Furthermore, in September 2020, UNICEF reported that 1 billion children worldwide aren't learning at all. The books literally are broken into text message-sized chunks making reading easier, plus Literal has classroom management features for teachers. Give people “book talks” and book tastings.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Assess learning –today’s favorite is gameshow webtools such as Kahoot and Quizizz. Online Reading –when the classroom library isn’t available, use one of the many online libraries or story collections to inspire reading. An alternative is a class reading program like RAZ-Kids.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

"Awkward Conversations: How to Handle Difficult Discussions with Patrons" Part of a special Library 2.0 Essential Librarian" series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

My favorite winter break was spent bingeing on every Baby-Sitters Club book in the series. As an adult, at any given moment, I’m listening to an audiobook and bouncing between one or two print books. Or did the mere fact I enjoyed access to books at home, school, and in the public library as a student give me a distinct advantage?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Dr. Albrecht's recent podcasts episodes include "Stop Saying Calm Down," Spirit of Service," "Library Civility: A Code for How We Treat Each Other," "The Code of Quality Service," and "The Power of Surveys." Click here to let us know what topics you'd be particularly interested in having us cover in the Library 2.0 Click here to read.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

In a recent study from educational nonprofit Project Tomorrow , nearly 62 percent of teachers reported using video games in their classrooms. You have access to a limited library of games.”. A majority of educators agree that video games can help K–12 learning. Gaming Enters a New Era: Cloud Streaming. The same goes for Chromebooks.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, today released its much anticipated What Kids Are Reading report for 2021. The report features a foreword by Jewell Parker Rhodes, author of Black Brother, Black Brother, and an introduction by James S. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. About Renaissance.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 22, 2024

How Interactive Textbooks Transform a Students’ Learning Experience Makes Content Easily Accessible Fosters Personalization Embeds Multimedia Adds a Touch of Gamification Fosters Interactive Learning Promotes Timely Assessments Promotes Immersive Learning III. KITABOO enables you to create and publish interactive, media-rich textbooks.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 5, 2023

Coaching Skills for Library Leaders: Confident Conversations for Staff Development, Improvement, and Change [2023 UPDATED VERSION] Part of the Library 2.0 If you’re reluctant to speak with your library staff about work performance or work behavior issues, now is the time to get better at these “conversations that mean something.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 14, 2019

"SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF LIBRARY STAFF: RESPONDING TO INCIDENTS BY PATRONS OR OTHERS." A 60-minute webinar, recorded in a special Library 2.0 You will need to be logged into Library 2.0--if Why did you wait so long to report this? if you are not yet a member, you can join for free here. Do your co-workers know about this?

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Neo LMS

JUNE 27, 2019

Here are more facts about the benefits of classroom technology: Seventy percent of students report higher grades and better attendance in active-learning environments that use technology than traditional ones. Schools that use more software related to assessment reported higher student outcomes than those that didn’t.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Like all districts in Texas, we live and die through accountability ratings based on how our students perform on the state’s STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests. To this end, we began using Renaissance Star Assessments districtwide in the 2015–2016 school year.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2021

Since then, scholars have been trying to figure out why their scores dropped so much between 2017 and 2019 on a highly regarded national test known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP. But the decline in book reading might not be the main culprit in our national comprehension problem. First, the numbers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 17, 2021

Steve Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security" section of Library 2.0 : Safety and Security: An Interview with Chet Price, the Safety and Security Manager at the Jacksonville (FL) Library In this 40-minute video interview, Steve Albrecht talks with Chet Price, the Safety and Security Manager at the Jacksonville (FL) Library.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Safe Librarian: Feeling Safe and Being Safe at Work Part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security / Essential Librarian Series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : It’s hard to concentrate on your work in the library if you don’t feel physically, mentally, and emotionally safe.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Credit: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report. which creates curriculum, assessment and intervention products, found children in first and second grade experienced the most dramatic drops in grade level reading scores compared to previous years. Those programs “are needed now more than ever,” Whitney said.

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MindShift

JULY 22, 2018

For 12 years Jennifer Taylor watched kids come into the library at McCaffrey Middle School in Galt, California and struggle: “We’d have rows and rows of books, and they don’t know what to pick.” After a while, they’d ask her something like, “Where are the scary books?”. Or where’s this or that.” Gail Cornwall).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 17, 2023

Tools for Tense Situations: Reducing Conflicts With Patrons [2023 UPDATED VERSION] Part of the Library 2.0 Libraries and library staff report much of the same: patrons who hate being told what to do and who feel entitled to disagree, often at the top of their voices. These are hosted either at Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2022

These passes can be administered through Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0 has a collection of 31 recorded webinars and four "bonus" videos from Dr. Steve Albrecht in our Service, Safety, and Security collection. Individual all-access annual passes are $495 and can be purchased by credit card directly here. See you online!"

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