edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In just one year of having a digital collection, checkouts from the district’s digital library increased by 184 percent. Don’t forget to involve teachers in the digital library.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Here is a quote from Kentucky Education Commissioner, Dr. Wayne Lewis (who is a friend of mine). The context is a statewide conversation about higher education standards for Kentucky high school graduates. On Tuesday, Lewis said the current system already penalizes students by not actually preparing them for success.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Learn about her transformation into a global educator because her students got excited and led the way. Books to Africa and My Personal Transformation to a Global Educator. Julie: Well, I am very passionate about the fact that I think that all children should have equal access to education. But that’s not all. Listen Now.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Behind the Headlines: News and Media Teaching Ideas The Guardian Foundation offers this collection of educational resources "for teaching students how the media works and how to write and interpret news, and can be used across the secondary curriculum." What is false information (fake news)? In this short guide, Webwise.ie

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Resources Social Media Libraries Guidelines 120

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence in schools should present educators, parents, and policymakers with many concerns but there are also opportunities. Pat Yongpradit, in his role with Code.org is also working with the TeachAI initiative. I'm so excited. initiative.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 22, 2023

Science education is more than just textbooks and lectures; it’s about igniting curiosity, fostering a love for exploration, and building a deep understanding of the world around us. As educators, we’re always seeking innovative ways to engage students, and one proven method is the use of visual aids such as classroom posters.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 9, 2022

Sarah Culp Searles, Supervisor of Library Media Services for Knox County Schools (TN), pointed out that many teachers don’t feel they have room in the curriculum for curiosity-borne projects, especially when there is an emphasis on teaching efficiently, generating high grades, and sticking to a schedule.

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Learning Secondary Trends Report 77

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 27, 2019

For the first decade of the modern open education movement (1998 – 2007), the distinguishing feature of our work – the thing we cared most about and talked most about – was the open licensing we applied to educational materials. ” There were two kinds of educational materials in the world. yellow below).

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OER Advocacy Policies Libraries 112

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Technology in education is the greatest show on earth. You get CEUs (Continuing Education Units)–between 18 and 24 hours, depending upon the class you select (where applicable). 1. ” Education’s fix requires technology. Well, at least in the classroom. You want to be part of it. To sign up, click here.

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Learning 152

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

This post looks at a progression of student thinking (and questioning) about the value of Wikipedia as they move across educational stages. Our study examined the behaviors and choices of 175 student participants, across six educational stages, as they engaged in four tasks in response to a grade-appropriate science research prompt.

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

I’d venture to say that most of us could stand to learn a little more about ESSA and its potential for school libraries and the communities we serve. Deb’s presentation ESSA: Every Student Succeeds Act: Implications for School Library Programs , shares critical background on the ESSA reauthorization and a plan for moving forward.

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Libraries Advocacy Broadband Learning 40

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In the summer of 2016, a community of educators, research design partners, and over 150 teens and young adults in Colorado engaged in a bold experiment to rethink how quality and impact might be measured in a modernized system of learning. Because creating breakthrough, systematic innovations in education is challenging.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, expanded FRS to position school librarians as leaders in this effort.

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Future Ready Libraries Professional Learning Personalized Learning 45

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 14, 2016

But first, a little library history. I continued this practice in school libraries, sending TOCs from incoming journals and magazines to our science, art, social studies teachers, reading specialists and administrators. The tool can also help you keep up with LIS and education content. See my LJ update to the right.)

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Tools Microsoft Libraries Secondary 40

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Educational technology trends. Primary and secondary schools are a battleground between iPads and Chromebooks, it seems.

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Trends Technology MOOC Education 40

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

It was a powerful gathering of campus leaders and practitioners, organized around a common focus on liberal education. I helped start the conference with a half-day workshop on “How Technology Can Enhance Liberal Education: The State of the Art in 2016.” Consensus was: next steps, the future of tech and liberal education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). We''ll talk about these and other fascinating aspects of education in Finland for an hour with Bob.

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Blackboard MOOC Digital Citizenship Secondary 48

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2016

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. Photo: New York Public Library Digital Collections. Therefore, we must educate the children of people currently in power so they won’t replicate the systems of the past.

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Policies Outcomes Libraries Secondary 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. OAKLAND, Calif.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update March 18th All of life is a constant education. 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. Register here. Learn more here.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per semester for what it calls Cengage Unlimited, its full e-library, and another $50 for access to a related homework system that professors often assign with the textbook. higher education product. It allows them to basically eliminate the secondary market from the equation,” she says. “If

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Accessibility Pearson Secondary E-rate 204

ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In order to set up a perfect viewing distance, first be aware of ocular accommodation and convergence, which reference involuntary eye functions when too close to an object. When it comes down to it, the screen’s angle is more or less its height in reference to the user. appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Take a look at the PBL tools & resources on Defined Learning with an online library of engaging hands-on projects, inspiring career-focused videos, research resources & more to help you create deeper learning opportunities for your students. She's assistant professor in the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Love this idea.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Under the fiscal 2017 budget, approved by lawmakers in April, allocations for the state’s public schools will still be about $172 million below what is considered full funding, according to figures from the state Department of Education. Related: “Education costs money,” says state superintendent in Mississippi.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

Todd Burks teaches students to navigate the University of Virginia library. It’s designed for students new to the University of Virginia—but not entirely new to higher education. The exercise aims to get students comfortable using the university library. Photo by Ryan Kelly for EdSurge. Class starts with silence, and breath.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I will structure this post similarly to the aforementioned article with suggestions for action and research embedded for each group so that you could, feasibly, only read the section referring to you and be enabled to face your context. Maybe you think removing upsetting books from school libraries is the best thing for your child.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

As educators, we use a variety of resources in our classroom to enhance a lesson. If your district pays for a subscription to a multimedia resource like Learn360 or Discovery Education, then that should be your first stop for finding videos to use. Another good resource for Copyright ideas for the classroom is Media Education Lab.

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Digital Citizenship Sony Guidelines Video 167

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Global Collaboration Week is a series of free online education events taking place during the week of September 23 - 27, 2019. During this week (and beyond), experienced global educators and other professionals will host connective projects and events and invite public participation. A current listing of events you can join is below.

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Secondary Conference Survey STEM 73

MindShift

OCTOBER 20, 2015

But on her first day, she says, “my mentor teacher, she came in, we talked for a few minutes, and she was like, ‘OK, I’ll be in the library from now on.’ Teaching is complex work that people actually have to be taught to do,” says Deborah Loewenberg Ball, dean of the School of Education at the University of Michigan.

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Training Elementary Secondary Analysis 28

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

Technology in education is the greatest show on earth. ” Education’s fix requires technology. Summer PD: The Tech-infused Teacher is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-12 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Well, at least in the classroom.

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

Technology in education is the greatest show on earth. ” Education’s fix requires technology. Summer PD is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-8 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. ” You want your tech problems lined up in single file.

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

It really is an exciting time for technology in education and the tools available to us to use today in our math classes is no exception. If you are teaching in a 1-to-1 device classroom, the Desmos team has done an exceptional job in bringing math education into the 21st century.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 11, 2015

A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined . To see how many factors impact a child’s education. A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined . b)(1) and who enroll in an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act, P.L. Educators .

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Education Secondary Assessment Data 40

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 28, 2016

The contest invited teams of secondary school students to research historical architecture, then reproduce key buildings by printing them. Vermont’s Agency of Education was represented by its secretary, Rebecca Holcombe., That stokes my faith in education. This contest was definitely an example of the latter.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Please mark your calendars for November 18 - 22 for the fourth annual Global Education Conference ( [link] ). Lucy Gray and I, the founders and co-chairs of this massive, worldwide, and free event, may have gotten ourselves a little behind this year on GlobalEdCon planning (with STEMxCon in September, then the Reform Symposium , Library 2.01

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 3, 2018

As a futurist I’m always looking for stories and datapoints that suggest possible directions for education and technology. It points to some fascinating ways forward for education, and also inspires the heck out of me. Buildings included libraries, post offices, hotels, prisons, churches, schools, and homes.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2016

Like him, some will never get much further in their educations. But a growing number do, thanks to not only Richards and his faculty but also to an impressive and expensive amount of work by local universities that is helping to increase the ranks of low-income students heading on to higher education. Even the highest-income U.S.

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