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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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2019

So, an educator might have a learning experience at the library or in a museum, and the information about that experience can be uploaded to a central system so other educators can learn from that. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how schools are using technology to improve student assessments. by Eli Zimmerman.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. Each project will have P erformance Tasks.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Six newsrooms joined together to report on the problem and find solutions for America’s reading problem. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Before the pandemic, Albalicia Espino often took her 6-year-old daughter Sara to the West Dallas Library. Fordham Institute, a think tank, posted on Twitter. “It’s

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

an assessment system that looks for productivity over process and method. The group will publish the list in January as part of a report, though the association. shared a preview on its Twitter feed. SAVE THE LIBRARY? In fact, she argues, “we may need libraries to save us.”

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 7, 2013

Social media sites such as Twitter span huge distances to connect people around the world. Many of us regularly communicate with multiple Twitter and Facebook friends and acquaintances instantaneously even though they may be in another country. It''s something we already know, or at least have suspected for a long time.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The edWeb platform provides an array of features for school communities to engage in professional development and lifelong learning, including a blog, discussion forum, resource library, and webinar archive. Schools can use edWeb to curate content that aligns with their districts’ goals and to push out specific edWebinars.

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N2Y

JUNE 10, 2022

Polaris is an individualized education program (IEP) development solution that guides teams throughout the entire IEP process‑planning, writing, executing, and reporting — while promoting seamless collaboration that gives each member a voice for the best student outcomes. About EdTech Breakthrough.

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ProfHacker

MAY 25, 2016

It was a really interesting discussion, and we also had some participation via Twitter in response to some tweets Jim and I had scheduled beforehand. and it was interesting doing it where half the audience were AUC and AMICAL colleagues I knew well beforehand.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Use technology to help you teach math From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. You can print out parent reports in their native language too.) Can virtual manipulatives be used as formative assessment tools? National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. Twitter id: @davidwees.

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Buncee

DECEMBER 9, 2020

I’ve used it to create newsletters, presentations, and images for Twitter. In my Nearpod report, I get a copy of all the work done in the lesson. I use these for formative assessments, but it can be for summative assessments as well. Some of the Buncees are from the Ideas lab or from the Buncee Templates Library.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

There are so many ways that kids can creatively show you their learning in a timely and efficient manner, and ways teachers can conduct assessments that take away the testing anxiety that plagues so many kids. Creative Formative Assessments Can Help: Save time assessing students. Now, Information is literally at our fingertips.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Top Resource to Share: 25 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning The YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Asssociation) committee goes through a rigorous selection process every year, to pare the list down to a mere 25. Enlightenment (Sort Of) : What does the future hold for school libraries, in light of the coming of ebooks and ereaders?

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 27, 2018

The research also included computational analysis of Twitter data associated with respondents, as well as a Twitter panel of 135,891 college-age people. Criteria taught for assessing academic information were of limited use when applied to newer social media forms, where currency and authority are less defined.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 2, 2020

The good news is that MIND has a library of resources to help you create, meet, and exceed your ST Math goals! Some of my favorite resources are: A guide to reading your ST Math Progress Report. Once you have your goals written down or you've selected current goals to revisit, now what?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 5, 2015

You can follow us on Twitter at #liveclass20. Second Monday of each month is the Teacher Librarian Twitter Chat. Follow #TLChat on Twitter to participate. You can follow us on Twitter at #liveclass20. Two Week Calendar Saturday, May 9th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show: Chris Giles on Google Chrome Extensions , Classroom 2.0

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The expansion also comes amid news that the United States is falling behind in international rankings based on an assessment of fourth grade students’ reading skills. According to a recent news report , the United States’ world ranking fell from fifth to 13 over a five year period. To learn more, visit fueleducation.com and Twitter.

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N2Y

MAY 18, 2021

Nominated for Best Student Learning Capacity‑Building Solution, Positivity ® is an online behavior solution that empowers classroom management, self‑regulation, and social‑emotional learning; automates data collection and reporting; and supports the intervention process. About the SIIA CODiE Awards.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. Part of function of library will be to become an online learning center. Number one skill for being successful in learning: the ability to self-assess. In library they are using stop motion technology to develop stories.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2017

On Twitter, users add lessons and resources to the #CharlottesvilleSyllabus and #CharlottesvilleCurriculum pages; everything from identity charts to readings on the history of white supremacy to conflict resolution activities. It is also a time for teachers and students to examine the school curriculum and library. history standards

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 30, 2012

In addition, I have been attending a workshop focusing on fluency assessment and therapy in which the application was recommended as one way to visually/auditorily practice fluency techniques. The four different menus that one can access on the full version of the application include SpeechCenter, Library, Sharing, and Account.

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techlearning

MAY 22, 2018

Stride can also be used during the academic year for assessment and test readiness in the classroom. Built-in benchmark and formative assessments gauge whether students are at grade level for end-of-course and end-of-year tests. To learn more, visit fueleducation.com and Twitter. ©2018 Fuel Education LLC. All rights reserved.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Thanks to generous support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation , Carnegie Corporation of New York , and State of Rhode Island , participants from more than 20 of these EdCluster regions joined national partners to: Take Stock of Where We Are by: Reporting from the Field. Reports from the Field. Mapping EdCluster Ecosystems.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

Pew Research recently reported that about half of Americans regularly get their news from social media. That’s newspapers, evening news, and anything considered ‘mainstream media’ They prefer blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. Many topics include thorough teacher resources such as lesson plans and assessments.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS, and also give me a follow… on Twitter at mjgormans. Teachers can start from scratch or build from anything in the FlexBooks library. You will note that many activities let the teacher see assessment results after student completion of an activity.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. The folks we interviewed across library land curated in several different ways and we used the term curation differently depending on current community needs or where they were in any particular project.

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Reading By Example

JULY 14, 2015

Having trouble navigating Twitter? Check out an article I wrote for EdTech K-12 , on how to use this social media tool for better professional learning: How Twitter Can Power Your Professional Learning. We were at the local public library for a performance by a national yo-yo champion. Write book reports.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

You may dislike standards-based reporting, using labels like “proficient,” or grading with a 1-3 scale. In the library, down the hall, from any room in the school, from any school in the district. As the teacher, you’re used to being the control valve for content, assessment, feedback, and reporting.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Contains formative learning and assessment opportunities. Teachers can start from scratch or build from anything in the FlexBooks library. You will note that many activities let the teacher see assessment results after student completion of an activity.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Second Monday of each month is the Teacher Librarian Twitter Chat. Follow #TLChat on Twitter to participate.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls. It just wouldn’t be fair.”.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The database is free to browse, but full reviews and reports, along with back issues, are limited to paid CTR subscribers. There’s a CTREX Library Hub for librarians and a CTREX School Hub for teachers. For updates, follow Teachers With Apps on Twitter , Pinterest and Facebook. Check out their Top App Lists.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 5, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Partner Announcements Library Journal : So many children’s books. Follow #TLChat on Twitter to participate.

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techlearning

MAY 29, 2018

This strategy provides scaffolding that helps students look for and remember key ideas about the information presented in the video segment and provides a conversation structure for debriefing with classmates and reporting out.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

These events will bridge the conversations about learning that are taking place in schools, libraries, museums, work places, and home learning worlds. Many schools, libraries, musuems, and federal parks were closed yesterday to celebrate Washington''s birthday. The impact of MOOCs depends on their ability to assess learning.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Students take online assessments to measure their strengths and challenges. Students can use the site library, or create their own text in a story about a time they were grateful to someone and how they might be able to pay the kindness forward. Celly is a mobile social network, like a private version of Twitter. This I Believe.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 4, 2015

The key mission is to provide a professional learning community where librarians can leverage technology knowledge and expertise to improve school library programs, increase access to information, and foster strong teaching and learning environments in a connected world. ISTELIB on Twitter. My library was open 24/7 since 1996.).

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