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The Making of the Modern Librarian: The Value of School Libraries

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For a new generation of educators, these pursuits have something in common: They’re all appropriate learning exercises that can take place in the school library. Makerspaces, or library media centers that encourage collaboration and support student invention, are on the rise across the United States. As the U.S.

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Gale Launches Online Community to Help Educators Thrive

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.” Networking and Collaboration Gale Community For Educators connects teachers with a vibrant community of like-minded educators through an array of professional development opportunities, including webinars, workshops, and online courses, delivered by industry experts and experienced educators.

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Storefront Advising Programs Bring Free College Counseling Into Low-Income Communities

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HOUSTON — Colorful college pennants line the walls in a small room at a public library branch in the city's Near Northside. As Canizales discovered on his own, the costs and benefits of various post-secondary pathways are not always obvious. This October, which Martinez calls FAFSA month, the van has been in high demand.

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Using ESSER Funds Effectively for PBL and STEM: Advice From the Experts

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During the edLeader Panel, “ Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement PBL + STEM Initiatives ,” a panel of educational peers engaged in a lively discussion about how to best invest funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) in high-impact project-based learning (PBL) and STEM initiatives across the nation.

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Demonstrating the Impact of Powerful Learning: HP Teaching Fellows and Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

As part of the Reinvent the Classroom initiative, a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft, and Intel, Digital Promise is supporting innovative elementary and secondary school teachers through the HP Teaching Fellows. Library Media Specialist, Suffield Middle School, Suffield, CT. Practicing Reflection.

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Framework: Ed Elements Provides Model, Plan, Hand-holding

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Download and examine Ed Elements’ three models for elementary schools and its three models for secondary schools. Customized Experiences: A member of the Education Elements consulting team will create a custom roadmap, set of prioritized actions and library of relevant resources, based on the district’s needs.

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Quiet In The Classroom: How To Recognize And Support Introverted Entrepreneurs

EdNews Daily

They may also enjoy quiet trips to a museum, visiting the local library, taking music lessons, painting, and quiet reading spaces. Make use of open class areas, resources and computer labs, libraries, and when weather permits, take a group of students outside to encourage creativity through nature. Create Student-Centered Classrooms.

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