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7 Questions Principals Should Ask When Hiring Future-Ready Teachers

MindShift

This was a spur-of-the-moment challenge, something Caviness devised while at a Rangers game, but students who followed her on Twitter immediately responded. Cassidy has a class Twitter account where students post their work, discuss their learning, and pose questions they want to pursue.

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The case for strategic planning

NeverEndingSearch

Mimi and Lisa were excited to begin their planning process with AASL’s 2017 National School Library Standards , particularly with the structure provided by the School Library Evaluation Checklist in Chapter 14, also available as a printable PDF document on the Standards Portal. Explore social media, especially Twitter.

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The news from ISTE

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At the first Future Ready Librarian Leadership Summit , ISTE’s Chief Learning Officer Joseph South shared the news of ISTE’s Librarians are Transforming Learning website. An updated version of the Future Ready Librarians Framework also launched at the Future Ready Summit.

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SLIDE: data, interactive tools, and an equity wake-up call (Part 1)

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Important new quantitative research documents concerns relating to the future of our profession and implications for those we serve. District perspectives: Future Ready Schools Districts : In 2018-19, districts that had signed the Future Ready Schools (FRS) Pledge were more likely to provide the highest level of librarian staffing (.75

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Effective Digital Citizenship Education

The CoolCatTeacher

Kristen Mattson on episode 242 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Did you do anything to document that? Twitter: @DrKMattson. Digital citizenship education doesn’t work in a lecture format. Having a face-to-face conversation about the digital space.

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Texas’ Richardson Independent School District Selects Discovery Education to Support New STEM Education Initiative

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(May 16, 2018) – Texas’ Richardson Independent School District (RISD) today announced it has selected Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, to support the district’s new, three year “Future Ready: STEM for All” initiative.

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Tennessee?s Hamilton County Schools Selects Discovery Education to Drive Inquiry-based Teaching and Learning Initiative in all Middle Schools and High Schools

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In addition, HSC’s new partnership with Discovery Education also supports the district’s Future Ready Preps initiative. This vision also extends to high schools through the Future Ready Institutes.

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