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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

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Book Study/Lit Circles. It seems like educators are always doing book studies, whether that is a study within our own district or cross-collaborating with educators in other areas. This way consultants can answer questions, share new and updated resources, and continue to collaborate with schools beyond a one-and-done workshop.

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Should Online Courses Go Through ‘Beta Testing’? How One Provider Taps 2,500 Volunteers

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I find it much more engaging than reading a book,” says Engers, a 29-year-old data scientist, when asked why he does it. Coursera was a pioneer in offering MOOCs, or massive open online courses, in partnership with hundreds of top colleges. And I do enjoy giving back and trying to contribute to a community and help future students.”

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How Online Education Went from Teaching Reform to Economic Necessity for Colleges

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At Sloan-sponsored summer workshops in upstate New York, some 20 years ago, I listened eagerly to pioneering faculty who imagined that virtual classes would be taught with radical education methods that had been proposed earlier by giants in progressive education—John Dewey, Jean Piaget and Paulo Freire, among others.

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MIT’s Mitch Resnick on What ‘Toy Story’ Gets Wrong About the Future of Play

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He makes that case in his new book “Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play.” It's more of an invention workshop. It feels more like an inventor's workshop, but Sid's room is presented very sinister like. But in the book, you worry that even kindergarten is losing that spirit.

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The Professor Who Quit His Tenured Job to Make Podcasts and Lecture Videos

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He made the move to his new phase of scholarly life during a rush of enthusiasm for so-called MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, that big-name colleges were starting to offer low-cost higher education to a wider audience. You could take workshops on how to use audio and video. It looked like there was going to be a big realignment.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

Shake Up Learning

Book Study/Lit Circles. It seems like educators are always doing book studies, whether that is a study within our own district or cross-collaborating with educators in other areas. This way consultants can answer questions, share new and updated resources, and continue to collaborate with schools beyond a one-and-done workshop.

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Two New Library 2.0 Webinars: Library Advocacy + Marketing | Coaching Skills for Managers + Supervisors | ALSO: Active Shooter Response Recording

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DR. SUE ALMAN has taught graduate courses, webinars, and workshops in marketing and public relations for libraries for nearly 20 years, and her students have created award-winning marketing and PR projects. Dr. Alman’s book, Marketing for Libraries, is in its second edition. in Security Management, a B.S. in Psychology, and a B.A.