The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2022

An international study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that students who had more books at home reported that they enjoyed reading more. It’s impossible to say from this study whether paper books are the main reason why students become better readers. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2023

But not just any posters; today, we’re diving deep into the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) posters that can jazz up any learning environment, from the traditional classroom to the home study corner. They’re designed to be simple, yet informative—easy to read but packed with info. Measuring 13.5″x39″

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Today is our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," being held online and for free. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In a fairly short time, amazing innovations like iPads, laptops, and smartphones have opened up a new world of information for students of all ages. Benefit #1: Makes Students More Engaged and Helps Them Retain Information. It should be no surprise that studies show engaged students retain more of what they have learned.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

In today’s show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons. Richard Byrne the author of Free Technology for Teachers has some fantastic professional development courses including a course for history / social studies teachers. 5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons. Tool #2: TimelineJS.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. Eager to build a career out of his interest in social studies, he thought about museum curation, archival work and practicing law. I did go into an elementary school and I learned that I did not want to be an elementary school teacher. Not Caleb Brown.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Just a few days away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC. Finally, she made it to the charging station and her shift at the learning resource center (LRC) officially started.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The “ Public Libraries and Book Bans – Parent Perception Survey ” gathered insights from 1,527 parents and guardians with children under 18 in two surveys during October and November 2023. We continue to be thrilled to see the vast majority of parents think that the public library is a safe place for their children.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Students learn best when they study real ballot initiatives during an election year or work with journalism professors to write their own editorials for the local paper. With an increased emphasis on improving test scores in reading, writing, math and science, social studies fell to the wayside.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2017

[ Editor’s note: This piece is the first in our new monthly series focusing on Innovative School Libraries and Librarians. Be sure to keep checking back during the month of August for new library-focused articles!]. This project comes after students have studied Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr.,

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Buncee

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We read the information about them on PebbleGo , took notes, and then created a Buncee to show what we learned. Tyllie graduated with a BA from the University of Northern Iowa in 1999 with a TESOL major and Spanish minor and a MA in School Library Studies in 2015. Animal Research Projects.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2022

As the start of the school year kicks off across the country, elementary school teachers work hour upon hour to create welcoming, joyous spaces for learning. Others use a calendar, where students enter similar information. And many teachers ask a caregiver to sign the log or calendar to prove that the information is accurate.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2022

The School of Information at San José State University is the founding sponsor of the Library 2.0 Deaf Community and Culture and Best Practices for Libraries | Deaf History Month Free Symposium APRIL 21, 2022 - 1:00PM - 3:00PM ROSA RODRIGUEZ, ALICE L. Library Services to the Deaf Community Panel Discussion (2:10 - 2:40 p.m.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

If you’re looking for elementary or middle school materials, this is a great place to start. Experts developed OpenStax’s digital textbooks, so you can feel confident that the information is accurate. OER Commons is a digital library full of open educational resources (OER). Open Textbook Library. OER Commons. LibreTexts.

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Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

A study published by Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences found that students’ learning outcomes significantly improve when teachers use differentiated content that responds to a student’s learning preferences.[5] Content : How the student will access the information. Differentiation of Instruction in the Elementary Grades.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A new era of teaching that integrates multiple media and information sources has begun. You’ll find them in elementary classrooms and university lecture halls. For example, we study diseases of the human body in seventh grade. One landmark study of 85 teachers in 170 classrooms showed IWB’s impact on student achievement.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

More information onscreen means less time needed to click and swap among tabs and windows. Elementary school students have the least access to personal devices, at 71%. Information commons. Information station. Integrating workstations into the school library is a popular approach. This has a host of advantages.

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the National Council on Teacher Quality , many teacher prep programs still do not provide teacher candidates with the information and skills they need to effectively teach their students to read. With that knowledge, everyone can engage in a more informed way.

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Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

In a meta-analysis of over 93 studies, educational researchers found that summer school generally provides lasting gains for at-risk students.[4] 8] Before school gets out for the summer, connect parents with guided reading activities and summer learning programs for elementary students. Green, A.M., Feldman, P., Baggett, P.,

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 18, 2019

Through a combination of formal meetings and informal, asynchronous communication facilitated by Digital Promise staff, these 30 educators and administrators collaboratively tap into the Digital Promise Maker Learning Leadership Framework to drive positive change in everything from budgeting to lesson and assessment planning.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

I was so excited to teach this class, I spent the summer collecting articles and artifacts from the local library and historical society. Social studies was the class I excelled in because it felt most meaningful. It’s lower after the elementary grades. are experts at filtering, organizing and connecting information.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Our third Library 2.023 mini-conference: " EDI 2.0: Individual Responsibility for Creating Belonging and Connection in the Library Profession ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. The accepted concurrent presentations are listed below the keynote panel information.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

He’s included contact information so you can reach him with questions: Computer Literacy for English Language Learners. Over the decades I have added both Educational Technology and TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language) endorsements to my elementary teaching certificate. Typing by the Numbers”. Dr. Bill Morgan, Ph.D.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Then they even started to go the library and find books for their friends. Lindsey: Our library media specialist knows more about this. You can ask experts.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Soft instrumental music played in the background as families walked into the gym at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School around 5:30 in the evening. Out-of-school factors weigh heavily on student success, studies show, and research indicates family engagement can lead to higher grades and test scores, improved attendance and better behavior.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This experience is suitable for upper elementary and middle school students. Drawing upon USC Shoah Foundation’s vast library of audiovisual testimony from survivors and witnesses of genocides, Teaching with Testimony empowers students to find their voices and take action for a better future.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2021

And separate international studies of 15-year-olds and fourth graders indicate that eighth grade reading habits aren’t telling the whole story. These same young teens were also less likely to say they talked about books or went to the library. First, the numbers. Positive attitudes about reading fell too.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Worried that Antonio was struggling with depression, his mother enrolled him in therapy at Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The children’s library at the Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut. A woman enters a building housing the offices of the Yale Child Study Center.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2024

After starting elementary school in the late 1960s, Naomi Hirahara and three other girls formed a clique called the C.L.A.N., They attended Loma Alta Elementary, a racially diverse school in Altadena, Calif., This story was produced by The 19th and is reprinted with permission. PASADENA, Calif. Pasadena High School.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. Student simulation tasks (RSIC study). Elementary think alouds. Wikipedia think aloud observations.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

Mission Move’s standards-based video program utilizes kinesthetic movement to make math, language arts, and nutrition fun for elementary-aged students. The entire Mission Move library will be available on the Adventure 2 Learning platform within the coming months. “As For more information, visit [link].

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 7, 2015

We need to tell legislators how important school libraries and librarians are to our students and we need your voice to take up the rallying cry. Here’s how you can help: On Thursday, April 9, 2015, between 7-8pm , post one or all of the tweets below, or create your own: School libraries receive over 1.3 billion student visits a year!

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I had the chance to chat with Dr. Jared Scherz, the founder of TeacherCoach , and a former elementary school guidance counselor who became a clinical psychologist in New Jersey. Through our innovative Learning Engagement System (LES), districts can build a custom library and even create and sell their custom training.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

I’ve worked as an elementary and primary school teacher here in Finland for more than a decade, and spent five years as a vice principal as well. Information on each student’s academic progress must be given to the student and guardians on a sufficiently frequent basis. In elementary schools, we don’t have templates for evaluation.

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