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Reading & Literacy Opinion How the School Library Saved My Life
An introvert by nature, Megan McDonald, the author of the Judy Moody series, writes that books—and the library—have been her refuge.
Megan McDonald, April 29, 2016
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5 min read
Curriculum Video What Do You Predict for the Future of School Libraries?
Librarian Sereena Hamm of Washington Latin Public Charter School in the nation’s capital discusses what she predicts for libraries in the future. She is the school’s first full-time librarian. Even as school libraries explore new digital media, she said, they are still exploring the “essential human questions we’ve always explored.” This video is part of a set of interviews for School Library Month on Education Week’s BookMarks blog. Education Week Video
April 29, 2016
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Curriculum Q&A Amid Changes, School Librarians Keep Student Learning Central
In recognition of School Library Month, BookMarks spoke to three school libraries to hear how they fare in today's digital world.
Kate Stoltzfus, April 29, 2016
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7 min read
Curriculum How Are School Libraries Adapting in a Digital Age?
According to a new report from the American Library Association, school libraries are even more important to student learning in a technological age.
Kate Stoltzfus, April 28, 2016
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2 min read
Abdullah Haseeb, 4, works with “circuit blocks” in the MakeShop at the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum. The blocks are the result of a collaboration between a local teacher, a resident artist, and a robotics lab at Carnegie Mellon University.
Abdullah Haseeb, 4, works with "circuit blocks" in the MakeShop at the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
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Curriculum The Maker Movement in K-12 Education: A Guide to Emerging Research
As Maker Education evolves in K-12, researchers are exploring related equity issues, design principles for Maker spaces, and the impact of this approach on student learning.
Benjamin Herold, April 11, 2016
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11 min read
Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA Reins In, Reshapes Federal Role in Literacy
The new program is smaller and less prescriptive than Reading First, and it can be applied to students of all ages.
Liana Loewus, January 5, 2016
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2 min read
School & District Management What, and How, Do Rural Teens Want to Read?
A recent study found that rural teenagers often struggle to access reading material and feel unsupported by their communities when it comes to reading.
Jackie Mader, December 3, 2015
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1 min read
Educators are still learning how best to use 'maker' kits in classrooms, and aim to provide one for each student to use in school and at home. A student, above, uses a maker kit from a New York City-based company for a hands-on building activity. More components can be added to the kits at each grade level.
Educators are still learning how best to use 'maker' kits in classrooms, and aim to provide one for each student to use in school and at home. A student, above, uses a maker kit from a New York City-based company for a hands-on building activity. More components can be added to the kits at each grade level.
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Curriculum 'Maker' Movement Takes Steps to Build 1-to-1 Environments
Some in the "maker" movement are looking to start a 1-to-1 trend in schools akin to the push to put a digital device in the hands of every student.
Benjamin Herold & Michelle R. Davis, October 6, 2015
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5 min read
Classroom Technology Is "Maker" Education Ready to Go 1-to-1?
An all-girls private school in New York City and a Texas district are among the first to provide littleBits' programmable electronics kits to all students or libraries.
Benjamin Herold, September 24, 2015
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4 min read
Classroom Technology Q&A Maker Spaces for Early Learners: Q&A
School librarian Nan Stifel talked with Education Week about her process of creating a library maker space for children in prekindergarten through 3rd grade.
Benjamin Herold, June 30, 2015
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2 min read
Reading & Literacy Opinion The Last Days of School
The last days of school along with not having to do any high stakes end of year testing allowed me to make sure I ended the year with a well balanced curriculum and a good dose of fun for everyone. Here's a countdown of my last 18 days of 2014/15 school year.
Phylis Hoffman, June 7, 2015
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3 min read
Student Well-Being Opinion Preschool, Adult Ed, Counselors: All the Pieces Matter
I was picketing because the board, in issuing those reduction in force notices (RIF), is cutting vital personnel, and program pieces who serve the neediest students in our district. Sharing the streets with me that day were preschool students and their parents, high school students, and continuing education adult students. Several of them spoke and their stories reminded me of why it was important that we save those 609 positions. Why all the pieces in LAUSD matter.
Phylis Hoffman, May 17, 2015
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3 min read
Sarah Cramer, a librarian in training, consults with Jay Wambere, a 5th grade student, about his LittleBits electronic music composition at Mitchell Elementary School in Ann Arbor, Mich. The schools i participating in the Michigan Makers program, a University of Michigan initiative that supports the use of maker spaces in schools.
Sarah Cramer, a librarian in training, consults with Jay Wambere, a 5th grade student, about his LittleBits electronic music composition at Mitchell Elementary School in Ann Arbor, Mich. The schools i participating in the Michigan Makers program, a University of Michigan initiative that supports the use of maker spaces in schools.
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Standards & Accountability School Librarians Push for More 'Maker Spaces'
Librarians are showing growing interest in the "maker movement" as their roles shift from collectors of information to facilitators of project-based learning.
Jacob Bell, May 12, 2015
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5 min read
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Reading & Literacy Opinion We Need a National Digital-Library Endowment
As library resources dwindle, philanthropists and policymakers could give e-book sharing a big boost, write David H. Rothman and Jim Duncan.
Jim Duncan & David H. Rothman, May 12, 2015
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6 min read
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