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Methods and tools to develop future-ready skills

Neo LMS

Choosing methods like Genius hour or project-based learning, activities such as scavenger hunts or learning stations, or selecting digital tools that promote more interaction with and between students will help foster the development of essential future-ready and SEL skills. How to foster the development of future-ready skills.

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Guest Post: From Consumption to Creation: Future Ready Librarians Embrace Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. That said, it’s often difficult to effectively tell the story about how librarians make a difference for students and colleagues.

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Are you a Future Ready Librarian?

eSchool News

For 20 years, I was a teacher librarian and worked in elementary, middle, and high school libraries. In 2013, I was asked to be part of Project Connect , a Follett School Solutions initiative exploring the role of school libraries and librarians in 21st-century schools. Lead beyond the library.

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How to Redesign the K–12 Media Center

EdTech Magazine

How to Redesign the K–12 Media Center. 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. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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How a Middle School Library Promotes Maker Learning for All Students

Digital Promise

The Digital Promise maker learning team spent some time in Greer, South Carolina this winter observing and filming the Riverside Middle School Library Club students as they worked to design solutions to problems they identified in their community. I bought a 3D printer without knowing how to use it. What were your first steps?

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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

edWeb.net

Librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become “future ready.” 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.

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How school librarians are getting creative in a pandemic

eSchool News

How can I use technology to coordinate curbside pick-up for students who want to check out print books? How can I ensure teachers know about the content available in my library? My principal wants to convert my library into a classroom. Related content: How school librarians can save democracy. What should I do?