Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

The post A 3000+ Document Library: A Blessing or a Curse? Designed for ease of navigation for both teachers and students, our digital document collections are a classroom-ready resource around which you can base instruction. Try out our document collections in your classroom today! appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Library Primary Sources American History Social Studies 101

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2021

Three years ago, Darlene Thomas-Burroughs, branch manager of the Hardeeville Library in the rural town of Hardeeville, South Carolina, heard about a new way that library employees could help kids boost their reading scores. In rural places, the library and the school are the hubs,” Gentry said. “Our

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Nearly 20 years ago, Google made an ambitious play to digitize the content of some of the world’s largest research libraries. It seemed like the beginning of a new era, when scholars and the public could make new connections and discoveries in the kind of mass digital library that had previously been the stuff of science fiction.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

As libraries started to house more technology, I added a fourth role: manage and protect the tech. ” They can also help you orchestrate lessons that take place in the library itself. The library is more than just quiet spaces with just books. ” In Boyd’s experience, libraries can help students feel at home.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

School libraries should be places where students can learn independently and think creatively outside the traditional classroom. This summer, the Houston Independent School District decided to close school libraries and replace them with discipline centers. A library and supportive librarian would benefit them more. Stephanie F.

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Society for Classical Studies

AUGUST 12, 2024

For questions or for more information, call the Library at 207-244-7065, visit www.swhplibrary.org , or email programs@swhplibrary.org. Register for the event at: [link] Image Credits Southwest Harbor Public Library logo He summers in a cottage in Deer Isle, Maine.

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Edthena

AUGUST 4, 2021

Here’s a better solution: a 3rd-grade teacher working on checks for understanding searches for that term in your district’s Edthena video library. Edthena makes it possible for districts to build and host a private video library that becomes available to all teachers across the district, accessed securely using their district emails.

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Library Teaching Digital Resources Lesson Plan 106

Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2021

The focus of Klein Independent School District’s Edcamp Library Promise is to invite educators interested in building strong school library programs to share ideas, lessons, tech tools, and best practices that promote vibrant school libraries for every learner. This makes for a highly personalized day of learning!

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Library Professional Development Education 66

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017.

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Library Geography Civics Social Studies 112

ED Surge

JANUARY 28, 2022

While the debate is not new to the world of librarianship, the controversy about which books should be allowed to grace the shelves of a school library has become a common topic of conversation on news channels, talk shows and school board meetings. We seek balance on our shelves.

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Library History Tradition Educational Technology 101

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Picture of library shelves with “caution do not enter” tape. Elsewhere, a school used caution tape to prevent students from roaming through bookshelves in the library. Desks are separated to maintain physical distance in a Stoneham, Massachusetts, classroom. Credit: Eileen Wood. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Library Charter School K-12 Private School 143

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Many young children have been away from peers, caregivers, extended family members and other adults, as well as all manner of stimulating activities outside the home, from playgrounds to grocery stores to story time at the library, for nearly half a year now. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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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

Digital Promise

JANUARY 28, 2016

“Libraries are safe places. That’s why I come here to learn,” says Christine, a student at one of Chicago Public Library’s (CPL) Learning Circles. The result: among the many other roles CPL plays in Chicago, the library is quickly becoming a kind of community school for basic computer skills.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Snappa Snappa is a quick design tool with access to a library of free stock photos. Its extensive library of icons, fonts, and images sets it apart for quick, visually engaging infographics. Its design suggestions based on user input can be helpful for those unsure about layout or style.

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Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

The Digital Promise maker learning team spent some time in Greer, South Carolina this winter observing and filming the Riverside Middle School Library Club students as they worked to design solutions to problems they identified in their community. We are excited to share their story as the second in our series of Maker Promise videos.

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Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Curating the kind of library that truly reflects the diversity of human experience takes time, intention, money, and good tools. She is the co-author, along with Valerie Tagoe, of the 2022 book Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens ( Amazon | Bookshop ). It’s a win-win-win-win-win.”

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Library Social Justice Pedagogy Humanities 229

TeachThought

APRIL 28, 2024

” – Harper Lee “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” ” – Gary Paulsen “My alma mater was books, a good library… I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.” .” – Joseph Addison “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read.

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Library Critical Thinking History Cultures 216

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Together, they applied for a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences, as part of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. We also did a special report about the impact of COVID-19 on school libraries and employment. We hoped to answer whether there is a full decline or an evolution of library positions.

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Library Museum Social Justice K-12 130

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

In a past post , I shared how leaders can use AI to provide timely and personalized feedback, create a research-based comment library to use during formal observation or evaluations, and streamline communication. This is a critical step when using these tools, as mistakes can and are made.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 11, 2021

Private Library : Allows schools and districts to secure their H?para para Workspaces in private library collections. Student Dashboard can establish a path to developing more vital executive function skills, greater autonomy, and increased student agency.

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Library Pedagogy Education EdTech 448

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Nsai Temko pictured in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill. He told me about an awesome teen space at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section. Using the transportation funds from my sister, I convinced my mother to allow me to go to the library. “If In the library, I met a librarian named Ms.

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History Tech

MARCH 15, 2023

I’ve had the chance to meet a lot of people who work at the Library of Congress. And they’ve all been awesome. I’m sure there’s probably one or two who work over there who are Las Vegas Raiders fans or who will tell you that they don’t like Kansas City Joe’s burnt ends. And other […]

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Library Research Primary Sources Lesson Plan 130

NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This quote, etched in stone outside the library at his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma, perfectly embodies Dalton’s philosophy and is evident in his approach to education. The best way to counteract that feeling of isolation is to find people who understand how hard teaching is.”

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Geography History Library Humanities 279

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

TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Media libraries, interactive apps, and virtual language tutors: technology is changing how we approach language learning. They look so heavy. Where do you start? What’s the best way to make progress? Language learners today can access countless methods to make it manageable — even fun.

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Tutoring Education Library Cultures 206

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Makerspaces : When I hired Laura Fleming in 2012, I asked her to transform the library into a place where kids not only wanted to read but could also serve as a catalyst for personalization. Embrace flexible furniture that can be easily rearranged to accommodate different learning activities.

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Tradition Library Interactive Learning Research 443

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2016

The child care resource library in this small town is housed in what residents call “the purple awning building.” The post How child care quality could take a hit when Mississippi’s resource libraries shut down appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Photo: Sarah Butrymowicz. GRENADA, Miss. —

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Library Humanities Professional Development Leadership 78

Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

Some of our topics include: The Underground Railroad at The Underground Railroad Heritage Center in Niagara Falls, NY West Coast Immigration at the Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island, CA Contested Elections: 1800, 1824, 1874, 1960 & 2000 at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, MA The World Wars and the American State (..)

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Historic Sites Museum American History Heritage 127

ShortCutsTV

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

A couple of years ago – November 2022 to be precise – we launched the Psychology Film Club as a way of offering our complete Psychology library of films to schools and colleges at a reasonable and affordable subscription rate (£25 a year or roughly 50p a week for access to what is currently 50+ […]

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Sociology Psychology Library Cultures 95

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 9, 2024

When the surveys are complete, school leaders get a simple report with insights on how their staff is feeling that month, along with suggested action steps and selections from Alpaca’s excellent library of resources for supporting teachers. Come back for more. Over 50,000 teachers have already joined—come on in.

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Pedagogy Leadership Library Classroom Management 239

History Tech

JULY 13, 2023

I’m spending a few days with some of the amazing staff at the Library of Congress (I’m looking at you, Cheryl), learning more about their super cool primary sources and more ways to use them. Yesterday I had a bit of chit-chat with the people in the LOC Newspaper Division that included some tips about […]

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Primary Sources Library Lesson Plan History 130

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The OpenStax team focused on understanding the value that GenAI brought to teachers seeking resources in its free library of high-quality educational content. 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 134

C3 Teachers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

I wanted discussion in the context of disciplinary tasks, and I found a new opportunity with the Library of Congress’ “Primary Source Analysis Tool.” My goal was to push the formative performance tasks to be more discussion oriented. This tool provided me with a starting point for scaffolding student discussion in a classroom.

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Primary Sources Pedagogy World History Library 111

NCHE

MARCH 7, 2023

Cravath, 25 February 1871, American Missionary Association Archives, 1839-1882, microform reels 8-9, University of Florida West Library, Gainesville Charles I. Photograph: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. ” New York Public Library Digital Collections.

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NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Funded by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant, our 3-day long programming has guided hundreds of teachers in exploring how technology has shaped history while simultaneously developing teachers’ ability to design, implement, evaluate, and share primary source based historical inquiry.

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Primary Sources Archiving Library Museum 100

Heinemann Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Create a Multilingual Classroom Library Integrate materials and books in various languages that authentically represent a variety of cultures. Have these languages visible around the classroom on anchor charts, classroom rules, and schedules posted around the room. This creates an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued.

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