NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Recent ill-informed threats to school librarians and the equity they provide across our country inspired me to update a poem I wrote in the style of Taylor Mali’s response to an ignorant dinner party question regarding What Teachers Make. With all the information out there freely available, what exactly do you do?”.

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Libraries eBook Equity of Access Accessibility 75

More Verbs

MARCH 3, 2016

Information – equity of access to resources – not limited by location or time of day. But not following these steps can derail the process and not give you the information you need. Share information, wisdom, and some of the control. Critical and creative thinking. Group – more collaboration and integration.

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Groups Equity of Access Outcomes Classroom 150

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 19, 2021

Data Speaks: Addressing Equity of Access to School Librarians for Students. Among the report’s conclusions is a call to awareness and action for the profession. Kachel and Curry share: “If school librarians (regardless of job title) are to have a long-term future in U.S. On Facebook and Twitter. Kachel, Debra E. Kachel, Debra E.,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

There is also little public information available on the financial details of university esports portfolios. These types of funds are difficult to track and are even harder to analyze in terms of equity of access. Who are these scholarships supporting?

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Industry Equity of Access Accessibility Laptops 158

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2018

JJ Johnson, among others, touted the importance libraries will continue to play in supporting equity of access to information, now maybe more than ever. Perhaps, some posited, access issues could inspire real change in our cultural attitudes toward net neutrality. But others were a bit more hopeful.

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Education Equity of Access Accessibility Digital Learning 72

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Dr. Evans pointed to several tools teachers and students relied on (and continue to depend on) to facilitate two-way communications and information sharing during school closures. Dr. Evans said they like the repository of information about assignment due dates, projects, and the location of curricula and tests.

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Blackboard Social Media Learning Student Data Privacy 71

EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

Seattle Public Schools has recently announced a major initiative to address diversity in its schools, and Dr. Aleigha Henderson-Rosser, executive director for instructional technology at Atlanta Public Schools, also mentioned equity of access as a major concern.

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EdTech E-rate Trends Equity of Access 203

Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

Mark: In my TEDx talk , I also noted the shift from students as consumers to students creating information and ideas. I think it’s fascinating how libraries are iterating from merely being repositories of information to incubators of creativity and making. Why the library? Gaelyn: So many reasons!

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Libraries Learning Future Ready Equity of Access 259

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

They've been [around] long enough to have been studied, and that's informative, but it doesn't describe where we need to go. Now we're at a time where for the first time in human history, we've really achieved a very low cost of information, and students have access to all sorts of resources people never had before.

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Study Equity of Access System Classroom 133

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

The Digital Transformation Plan also serves as a roadmap for the district’s efforts to prepare students to compete successfully in today’s information society, which will be accomplished, in part, by empowering teachers and students with dynamic, cross-curricular digital content and learning resources.

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Digital Learning Equity of Access Learning Social Media 40

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

It is difficult to get information about school libraries out to upper level administrators. Joyce : So you will be keeping identifiable information confidential? Data Speaks: Addressing Equity of Access to School Librarians for Students. ” Teacher Librarian 48 (3): 49-52. We want to know what you really think.

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Study Libraries E-rate Data 99

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Ultimately Renton decided that the benefits outweighed the risks, and that this change would bring the district one step closer to its commitment to equity of access. Dorr is aiming to publish these findings quarterly, sharing which resources are available and why so that teachers can make informed decisions.

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EdTech Accessibility Policies Equity of Access 128

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

While teachers may understand the need to collect the information, they resent inputting the same data over and over again in every learning management system, educational application, and state and federal accountability report. Database analyst? Dr. Dean R.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

At an EdCamp, unconference-like event early this year in my school district, teachers expressed interest in having a conversation about equity of access. They wrote their questions about equity on half sheets of paper and taped them to a brick wall in the high school cafeteria where we planned our professional learning. .

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