eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2018

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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The Thinking Stick

MARCH 6, 2023

Often the cliche ‘the library is the heart of the school’ is heard in literacy circles…but what does it mean to listen to a library’s heartbeat? On the podcast this week we hear directly from award-winning librarian Karina Quilantán about the journey she’s explored in telling the story of her library.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

And for school librarians in particular, these grants represent a unique opportunity to establish future-ready libraries with strong digital book collections. But when it comes to applying for the grants, finding out what kind of funding is available is only the first step.

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Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

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. We are excited to share their story as the second in our series of Maker Promise videos.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Librarians initiative launched at ALA and ISTE this week. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. million learners.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2020

eSchool News Library & Media Technology Guide. Leveraging a Future Ready Library opportunity. Renovating libraries to meet students’ next-generation needs. • Renovating libraries to meet students’ next-generation needs. • Everything You Need to Know. Everyone You Need to Reach. •

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

New project highlights critical role school librarians play in supporting Future Ready goals. Future Ready Schools (FRS), led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) in partnership with the U.S. Future Ready librarians embrace change and innovation in education,” said Ray. “As

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Modern librarians can take charge in making their schools Future Ready. Ed note : This is the first in a series of columns from digital library expert Mark Ray discussing the changing role of librarians and the Future Ready Schools initiative. and Mooresville Graded School District in N.C.—Vancouver

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

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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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Librarians initiative launched at ALA and ISTE this week. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. million learners.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Librarians initiative launched at ALA and ISTE this week. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. million learners.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Is your library going Future Ready too? During the past year, more than 1900 superintendents have signed the Future Ready Pledge, part of a broadly-defined initiative to promote digital transformation in American schools.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Fran Glick, National School Library Program of the Year award winner, (who served at BCPS for many years,) says “Our programs lend themselves to creating spaces for input and participation from a variety of stakeholders. We know that school libraries build communities.” Our library is a very special part of our school community. “Our

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techlearning

MARCH 27, 2018

A full-day workshop just prior to the ISTE 2018 Conference in Chicago will explore how K-12 librarian leaders can lead, teach, and support the Future Ready goals of their schools and districts, develop an action plan for their library programs, and delve into the challenges and best practices surrounding empowering Future Ready Librarians.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

How can I ensure teachers know about the content available in my library? My principal wants to convert my library into a classroom. The very nature of a library implies physical books stored on rows of shelves. This has never been more evident than in recent discussions in the Future Ready Librarian Facebook group.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology, librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become future ready. She kicked off Season 6 of the Emerging Tech series of webinars on edWeb.net October 19th with a live broadcast from New Canaan High School on the topic of “ Future Ready Librarians.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2023

Immersive, Innovation Spaces Are Propelling Future-Readiness! Let’s create a trajectory of learning opportunities for future-ready learners! How to Create Accessible and Equitable Library Collections. Walk away with various apps, tools, and resources you can use to create your own personalized content today!

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Future Ready Schools is a free, bold effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts move quickly toward preparing students for success in college, a career, and citizenship.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Being future-ready is more than just being ready for college or securing a job; it’s thinking creatively about the problems we face as a society. Being future-ready is more than just being ready for college or securing a job; it’s thinking creatively about the problems we face as a society.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

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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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

World Savvy, an organization that educates and engages youth to learn, work, and thrive as responsible global citizens, has launched six new micro-credentials centered on communication, future-ready skills, and self-awareness and reflection. Global Competence – Future Ready Skills. Start earning micro-credentials.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2023

The first title debuting in the ISTE Young Innovators collection, Sonia’s Digital World (pub 8/1/23), is written by award-winning librarian Shannon McClintock Miller, an ISTE Making IT Happen Award recipient, Future Ready Librarians spokesperson, Follett thought leader, and AASL Leadership Luminary social media superstar.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 19, 2021

Despite decades of research consistently showing positive correlations between high-quality programs and achievement, patterns suggest, for today’s children and for children to come, a school library-rich future is, or potentially will not be, evenly distributed. Teacher Librarian 48 (5): 30-31. The Perspectives Report.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Future Ready Schools is a free, bold effort to maximize digital learning opportunities and help school districts move quickly toward preparing students for success in college, a career, and citizenship.

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eSchool News

JULY 29, 2022

My conference experience began at the Future Ready Library Summit on Collaboration where 150 librarians from across the country—and even overseas—gathered to brainstorm ways in which they could better collaborate with teachers, principals, district leadership, and each other. I’ve never forgotten Paulette.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 18, 2015

This is a LIVE show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of “This Month in School Libraries” and deeper discussion of topical school library issues with special guest experts. Department of Education's Future Ready Pledge. Two Week Calendar Monday, May 18th at 8pm TL News Night LIVE!

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Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2021

And “ Leading from the Library: Help Your School Community Thrive in the Digital Age ” by Shannon McClintock Miller and Bill Bass. The latter, I’m digging into as part of the Future Ready Librarians Summer Book Club. The latter, I’m digging into as part of the Future Ready Librarians Summer Book Club.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 29, 2018

Yesterday, the AASL Standards Crosswalk Task Force launched two eagerly anticipated crosswalk documents on the new Crosswalks page of AASL’s National School Library Standards Web Portal. You can now download printable 11 X 17 PDFs of these two crosswalks: Future Ready Framework. ISTE Standards for Learners and Educators.

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The Daring Librarian

JUNE 29, 2018

So, here's my list of 5 ways your school library (or classroom) can benefit from a photo booth. This fun, easy, & cheap DIY Photo Booth has added a lot of fun to our school library and our end of the year celebration, our June Jamboree. This is a good thing for a school library! A photo booth is a good reason! Photo Booth.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 7, 2015

At the end of March, the most recent Future Ready Summit kicked off in Atlanta. More than 150 school and district leaders heard from education and technology experts, discussed what a “future ready” school looks like, and networked with other educators from around the region. There’s no single answer. What is school for?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

7 Steps to a Genially Transformation In a rapidly changing educational landscape with a focus on developing and nurturing future-ready learners, it is vital for educators to inject experiential learning into our classrooms whenever possible. The Lindbergh lesson began as a straightforward article with discussion questions attached.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 15, 2015

This is a LIVE show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of “This Month in School Libraries” and deeper discussion of topical school library issues with special guest experts. Learning Revolution Events Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit , June 24th Each year TICAL holds an annual School Leadership Summit.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2020

Related content: Leading eLearning with a Future Ready Library opportunity. I’ve even had friends tell me that listening to an audiobook doesn’t count as reading because you’re not sitting down to consume the words in a traditional manner. Right now, there is nothing traditional about our world.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 8, 2015

This is a LIVE show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of “This Month in School Libraries” and deeper discussion of topical school library issues with special guest experts. Learning Revolution Events Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit , June 24th Each year TICAL holds an annual School Leadership Summit.

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 16, 2021

And they live on happily familiar platforms like Google Slides, Wakelet, PowerPoint, Symbaloo, Smore, Thinglink, Buncee, Hyperdocs, and on those Bitmoji classrooms and libraries you’ve already created. Shannon Miller is the queen of school library choice boards! 25 Days of Digital Tools and Ideas from Future Ready Librarians.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2023

Immersive, Innovation Spaces Are Propelling Future-Readiness! Let’s create a trajectory of learning opportunities for future-ready learners! How to Create Accessible and Equitable Library Collections. Walk away with various apps, tools, and resources you can use to create your own personalized content today!

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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Across the country, librarians are supporting those in need by promoting the great work and connectivity often available at local libraries. Collaborate and Promote Your Local Library! Local libraries are not simply amazing places to support literacy in your community, but are tremendous places for access and connectivity as well.

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