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How to Redesign the K–12 Media Center

EdTech Magazine

When classroom and media center design is “driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,” it can move teaching practices forward, Tom Murray, the director of innovation for Future Ready Schools, recently told EdTech. . Consult Teachers on Classroom Needs.

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How Modern Learning Environments Support Numerous Pedagogies

EdTech Magazine

The two-story building also includes a makerspace and comfortable chairs in the library, a large courtyard with a covered patio that can serve as an outdoor class­room, and an Innovation Station that houses a computer lab, 3D printers, a video and audio production ­studio and a workshop where students build things. “We

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. Lenovo announced new hardware, software and services solutions designed to inspire and enable learning anywhere.

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Dr. Seuss Author Study Centers

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Third grade is currently working on a Dr. Seuss author study as they close out the year, and they wondered what students might do in the library related to Dr. Seuss. Before student arrived, I setup the 5 centers around the library so that they were somewhat in a circular arrangement. tlchat #edtech pic.twitter.com/0XuJ7DCNLh.

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Dr. Seuss Author Study Centers

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Third grade is currently working on a Dr. Seuss author study as they close out the year, and they wondered what students might do in the library related to Dr. Seuss. Before student arrived, I setup the 5 centers around the library so that they were somewhat in a circular arrangement. tlchat #edtech pic.twitter.com/0XuJ7DCNLh.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

edWeb.net

Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators. Marlo serves on K12 Education Advisory Boards for the RTM K-12 Congress and Lenovo.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

Roundtable participants included: Julie Mavrogeorge , Coordinator II – CTE (Esports, Drones, AME and Ag) with Fresno Unified School District Allison Reid , Senior Director of Digital Learning and Libraries in the Wake Forest County Public School System Dr. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H. AR: [One of the U.S.