Educator Innovator

MARCH 17, 2017

For decades, visitors to a library were confined to a static collection of information. Librarians are natural allies for educators in helping students become critical news consumers,” he told the American Libraries Magazine. Libraries also can hold workshops for visitors on topics like online safety and digital literacy.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

At Loess Hills Elementary in Iowa, students use robotic toys, digital apps and other tools to learn to code — part of an emphasis on computer science and infusing the curriculum with lessons on coding — that began a few years ago and is now seen as a model for the rest of the state. . “It Experiment with new tech too.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

As I met with my students, many who volunteered to come in at recess, we reworked our classroom library and opened up new areas for the students to work. Visited several local libraries and InfOhio : I tapped into these resources which gave me over 300 books, magazines, and articles at various reading and interest levels.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 20, 2017

Kids tinkering with sewing machines or laser cutters, designing their own cookie cutters to “print” in a 3D-printer at libraries, museums, maker camps, or classrooms across the country. Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The maker movement is everywhere it seems.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Students signup on an open signup sheet hanging outside the library. Their story has grown so much since my first post about a craft they discovered in a magazine. Carlos brought even more beads to use and shared his expertise with students in the makerspace as well as people just visiting the library with their mentors.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” Via The New York Times : “ Karlie Kloss Teaches Teenage Girls How to Code.” ” “ No, YouTube is not a library – and why it matters” by Sarah T.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 19th, 2014 Perhaps the greatest joy is learning how to motivate yourself. 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.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

. - Mark Nichols, Digital Promise Fellow Citizen Journalism - Lesley Farmer, Professor of Library Media CLASS: Connected Learning Activities through Social Service - Sebastian Panakal, Chairperson Classrooms without Borders: A Teacher's Guide to International Collaborative Projects - Philip J. Reuben Thiessen, CTO Let’s Teach The World!

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

These machines are all intertwined with how we imagine the future of intelligence and knowledge, along with the future of the institutions traditionally responsible for these things – namely schools, universities, libraries, museums. Take, for example, the founding editor of the technology trade magazine Wired , Kevin Kelly.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Sanny Zuiderveld, co-founder Global Classrooms - Teresa Kramarz, Assistant Professor Middle School General Music.A

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

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 3, and Connected Educator Month in October--how are we still standing?!), Please join us!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2014

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. Join us to shine a spotlight on the importance of helping kids learn how to create safe, responsible digital lives.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

“[Senator Lamar] Alexander and [Secretary of Education John] King disagreed on how to enforce the new law governing Title I. The New York Times Magazine interviews the new Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. ” Via the press release : “The Digital Public Library of America is thrilled to announce that the Alfred P.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. ” asks The New York Times Magazine. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. This robot is called Robota and is the creation of a team from Rutgers University.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” asks New York Magazine. “And how did she get to be head of our schools.” Analysis from Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “‘Alternative Pathways:’ How to Rethink Vocational Education.” Ed-Tech Magazine asks “How Diverse Is the Higher Ed IT Workforce ?”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

“The Education of Betsy DeVos ” – a profile of the Secretary of Education in Politico Magazine. ” Testing, Testing… Via Edsurge : “How to Overcome Apathy and Disillusionment When Standardized Tests Fail Kids.” The Digital Public Library of America has a new head : John S. million total.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

But I wanted to consider too why the stories we repeatedly tell about education and education technology were so fanciful – stories about impending disruptions and revolutions and robot teachers and brain zappers and so on. But at some point, we have to figure out how to clean up this mess. I get that. Journalists.

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