A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Check out this great article from the School Library Journal on this project. In September she created a new blog called Worlds of Learning. Here are a few highlights from her short tenure thus far: Created a digital badge platform to recognize informal learning being undertaken by NMHS staff.

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Women's History Network

JANUARY 23, 2025

First Call for Papers Womens History Network 33rd Annual Conference Online via Zoom Thursday 4 & Friday 5 September 2025 Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums and Personal Collections.

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Archiving Museum Library History 140

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2014

The following post was written by Bill Brennan and originally appeared on Peter DeWitt''s Finding Common Ground blog found at Education Week. Laura had returned to New Milford this past September and is literally constructing a modern day Library Media Center. The post was titled Schools.the New Digital Age Learning Organization?

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 7, 2010

Currently the categories on this wiki include blogs, student leadership, technology integration, portfolios, learning through teaching, social networking, and authentic learning. The larger the library of exemplary practices, the more powerful this resource will be for everyone!

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Library Leadership High School Teaching 201

Women's History Network

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The 33rd annual conference, which will take place on 4-5 September, 2025 will explore and celebrate women in the archives, libraries and museums and the challenge of uncovering their presence. We encourage approaches that foreground marginalised voices and imaginative approaches.

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Archiving Museum Library 97

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There is also a web-based component available to the teachers that contains resource libraries and discussion forums that I plan to use not only with the classroom walkthrough data, but also our PLC''s. Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC) : I have previously blogged about this event, but am compelled to mention it again.

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Educational Technology Pedagogy Library Professional Development 208

Edthena

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

New toolsets from Edthena allow any district to curate a video library of searchable lesson segments, tagged to teaching standards, and shared securely to all staff members within the district. Now, teachers can see best-practice instructional examples of their peers in a searchable Organization Library. Send an email to.

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Library Teaching Lesson Plan Classroom Management 78

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 19, 2016

In a previous blog post titled “ Create Small Learning Communities with the Station Rotation Model ,” I described many of the reasons I use the Station Rotation Model in my secondary classroom. StudySync has a huge digital library of media and texts ranging from historic speeches to poetry to excerpts from novels.

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Library High School Teaching 152

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Courtesy of Denver Public Library. Ray is a former Teacher Program Manager for TAH and a frequent contributor to our blog. Regardless of his thoughts, he walked the streets, drew his weapon, turned a corner, and confronted a gun-waving man named Charles Squier and his companion, Williamson Morrow. Captain Silas Soule 1863 or 1864.

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American History Government History Library 98

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This is the fourth in a series of five blog posts elevating key learnings from this set of investments. Today’s blog explores how three grantees centered equity and reduced bias in education-based AI. Researchers at OpenStax developed two prototypes for finding high-quality, free teaching materials within OpenStax’s content library.

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K-12 Tutoring Library Humanities 156

Dr. Shannon Doak

OCTOBER 2, 2018

I recently had the chance to support all students Grade 1 through Grade 5 on a Library project that was then shared to our school community using Seesaw. In my last school, the method used to share student work and reflection was different (we used self-hosted WordPress blogs) but the characteristic the students applied was the same.

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Library Cultures Education 65

Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The SWP field school offers UTM students the opportunity to be trained in archaeological excavation within their campus grounds.

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Archaeology Teaching Artifacts Anthropology 246

Life and Landscapes

JANUARY 28, 2025

He befriended George Washington becoming something of a mentor, perhaps even a teacher considering the extent of his library and knowledge of the English Civil War fighting. And nearby was Greenway Court, the home of Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax, who owned all that real estate.

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Library 52

Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2022

In 2021, six educators representing community-based organizations, libraries, public schools, and the Digital Promise Maker Learning team embarked on a journey to increase opportunities for virtual and remote maker learning. The insights from this experience are valuable to all who wish to engage in powerful maker learning.

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Primary Sources Library Public School Cultures 147

Life and Landscapes

MARCH 13, 2025

Writers and Publishers Lydia Sherrer and Reggie Van Stockum lecture on “How to Publish your Book” at the Shelby County, Kentucky Library on April 9, 2022, during Library Week. Lydia is the Best Selling author of the “Lily Singer Adventure Series.” ” You can check out all of her work at [link].

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Library 40

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It asks them to list 4-5 books they would like to read using various resources such as Goodreads book lists, Scholastic lists, local libraries, classroom libraries, or online book sources, like Epic Books or Lexia. The Booklist Assignment is designed to help students select a book they’ll enjoy. Silent Sustained Reading Routine.

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Cultures Controversial Topics Library Tradition 199

Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

This blog post is the second in a series where participating districts share why they are committed to providing maker learning opportunities to their students. Next, the traditional library space was repurposed as Duquesne Media Central, outfitted with flexible seating, new technologies, and a recording studio.

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K-12 Artifacts Leadership Library 131

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in the library’s maker space. When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. Wayne Grimm, Library Instructional Technology Teacher at Westview High School, Beaverton, Oregon.

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Library K-12 Digital Resources Advocacy 111

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Thanks to a partnership with Follett, I am now collaborating with national educational leaders to connect librarians and libraries to the strategic work of districts. How can librarians and libraries become more Future Ready? In Baltimore this November , libraries and librarians will be a featured strand during site visits.

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Library Leadership Public School Teaching 134

History Havoc

OCTOBER 27, 2024

I spend most nights at the library and most weekends too. Which reminds me that I used to run one of the premier sports blogs on baseball outside of the United States. Soon here I hope to blog more and bring you some podcasts as I return to making those in the near future. And the Ph.D. takes up ALL my time.

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Library History High School Teaching 52

Edthena

AUGUST 11, 2021

It’s our 10th anniversary, which means the Edthena blog is also turning the big 1-0. Curious about our greatest blog hits from over the past decade? Whether you’re new to the blog and wanted a list of our must-sees or just needed some good refreshers and re-reads, enjoy! Sign up for our Edthena blog mailing list.

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Professional Development Library Teaching K-12 52

Digital Promise

MAY 12, 2020

Find more resources here: Read more about how Powerful Learning is Authentic and Challenging in this blog post. Identify technologies to support powerful learning at home in our Online Learning Resource library. Find guidance and support in our Real World Learning Builder, Roadmap, and Resources.

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Junior High Economics Library Middle School 133

Digital Promise

JUNE 27, 2019

In this blog post, Kim describes her unique approach to Powerful Learning. We have weekly events like intergenerational library times, which allow Grands and kids to bond over their shared love of reading books and storytelling. Students in the library with a Grand. Creating Connections across Generations.

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Library K-12 Project-Based Learning Teaching 133

Digital Promise

MAY 22, 2019

Another huge setback for students without access to devices is the requirement to check out textbooks from the school library. Explore the Edtech Marketplace Today blog series to hear other voices from the field share important perspectives on challenges and strategies to improve the edtech market. But that’s not the case.

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EdTech Library Public School History 132

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Digital Promise and Learning Heroes have teamed up for a special blog series that explores how teachers and families can use technology to work together and facilitate learning for students of all ages. Ask your local library about access to free digital or audio books. This will help your child with communication skills and reading.

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Historic Sites Museum Library Interactive Learning 114

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Create digital lessons from a library Recommended Resources BookWidgets Blog BookWidgets Webinars BookWidgets Tutorials Teaching with BookWidgets | Facebook BookWidgets YouTube Channel Finding user-friendly online platforms to create projects and activities is crucial in our classrooms. The Widget Library.

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Library Education EdTech Critical Thinking 106

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Digital Promise

MARCH 30, 2020

With most schools, restaurants, coffee shops, and public libraries closed, students have lost much of their access to public wifi. Share frequently asked questions as well as best practices for digital responsibility. Help students and families find wifi to conserve LTE data and support other devices.

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Library Education 173

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2019

I printed them all out and spread them around our classroom (which is a school library). Countdown to ISTE 03: English / language arts blogs (aka THE PUSH 2014). This past Thursday I created 25 professional learning ‘conversation stations’ for my principal licensure students. Update: North Dakota Innovation Academy.

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Professional Development Library Tradition Education 107

Digital Promise

AUGUST 26, 2021

The teacher, library media tech, or counselor can be involved with reflection exercises, which are really where the rubber meets the road—as kids make connections between who they are and who they want to become.”. You have these beautiful experiences that we do in different modalities in the classroom, but now they’re up on the walls.

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K-12 Education Library Middle School 168

Digital Promise

AUGUST 16, 2018

The NNSTOY Social Justice Book list is a great resource for building your classroom library. Stereotypes Can Hold Boys Back in School, Too blog post. Exploring Ethnic-Racial Identity blog post. Honor multiple perspectives in your classroom. As a society, we have a tendency to only want to hear from those who agree with us.

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Social Justice Library Professional Development Cultures 103

Living Geography

JULY 19, 2024

As many readers of the blog over the years will be well aware, I already have quite a few little 'projects' to refresh this zest and ensure that I keep supporting other colleagues, both experienced and those new to the profession. And if no one wants me I'll go and have a pub lunch somewhere, have a walk on the coast or go to the library.

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Geography Library History Teaching 75

Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

This 3-part blog series , featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. Their team consisted of a high school student, a teacher, a library media specialist, and the technology team.

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EdTech Charter School Library Artifacts 117

Teaching American History

JANUARY 28, 2025

This act required integration in employment, retail businesses and restaurants, and public facilities like libraries, parks and museumsas well as schools. Ellen Tucker, long time blog contributor for Teaching American History [1] But not as proactive as some.

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Education American History Junior High History 58

ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Kolibri enables offline access to a curated library of educational content, supports customized curricula creation and facilitates self-paced, differentiated and project-based learning.

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EdTech Education Library Project-Based Learning 116

Life and Landscapes

JANUARY 16, 2025

Start on a Saturday afternoon, when their Library is open. I know, because I am writing this essay after having researched in that Library while selling my books at the 50th Anniversary of the Forkland Festival. Find the Forkland Community Center on Highway 37. Lovely people, just like Lucy was.

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Ancestry Library History Research 52

Digital Promise

APRIL 13, 2020

Next, we began building and curating an Online Learning Resources Library , a place where educators can find materials based on type, grade level, and subject. We’re deeply fortunate to be able to continue our work remotely, which makes our mission and responsibility to serve as a source of guidance that much more important.

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EdTech Library Professional Development Education 171