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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

ED Surge

Beyond her work with students, Rhue is also committed to collaborating with their teachers, helping, for example, to impart her own knowledge of media and information literacy so they can pass it along to learners in their care. I think that's something that's missing from the conversation about education, where school librarians come in.

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How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level

ED Surge

Students addressed their own climate anxiety by applying their research skills in designing climate solutions and writing defending arguments to local politicians. This required students to not only read instructions but also to analyze information and synthesize research to communicate their ideas effectively.

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

The stereotypical library can seem like a vestige, making it an easy target when budgets are tight, according to Mark Ray, Vancouver’s director of innovation and library services, “but we want libraries to be the lynchpin of education transformation.” based education advocacy group. “It I go wherever teachers need me.”.

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Behind the Data: Uncovering New Truths in School Librarian Employment

ED Surge

Of course, we had no idea the COVID-19 pandemic would happen when we proposed this project, but we thought we needed to include the information we found. There were specific reading and writing standards related to information-seeking and research skills. What types of things came out of the interview process?

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Can Colleges Reach Beyond Campus to Foster ‘Digital Equity’ in Communities?

ED Surge

Higher ed institutions should consider how they can tap into all these funding streams and collaborate in education, research, outreach and workforce-development efforts, said Angela Thi Bennett, digital equity director for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Three Ways to Help Teachers Use Research

Digital Promise

As we talked with educators at our Research Summit and in our League of Innovative Schools , we heard a recurring theme: teachers (and innovation) thrive in a “culture of data” where research use is encouraged, and staff are given opportunities to build their research skills.

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