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How Genrefication Makes School Libraries More Like Bookstores

MindShift

That’s why the American Association of School Librarians hasn’t taken an official position on the “white-hot” topic, said its current president Steven Yates, despite “spirited discussion” at the group’s biennial conference and in the “Dewey or Don’t We” issue of its print magazine. “It

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Beginning the School Year with “Who I Am” Projects

User Generated Education

Because my learners are elementary age, they don’t (or shouldn’t) have their own Instagram account. In addition to markers and paper plates (or mask DIY which like Colorations® Cardstock Masks ), old magazines are especially useful for this activity because students can cut out words and images. Common Core State Standards – ELA.

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Over 40 STEAM Resources… Creative Thinking, STEM, and PBL at FETC 2020

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

In regard to Creativity, check out my last post, which covers facilitating and assessing Creativity in the classroom. Each project aligns with common core and national standards and delivers measurable learning while using free software. You will even find a STEAM-based magazine. It is provided free of charge.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

But, as New York Magazine quipped , “Laurene Powell Jobs is undaunted by these facts.” In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via New York Magazine : “Trump University Told Recruiters to Target Single Parents With Hungry Kids.” Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.” ” “Word about the Vector Assessment of Readiness for College, or Vector A.R.C.,