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

Library 145

Library Museum Professional Development Cultures 145

Studies Weekly

MARCH 28, 2025

Students can help move books from their teacher’s desk to the class library and stacking on the shelves during clean-up time Being the door helper and holding open the door for their class to go through is a favorite for sure because it makes them feel so special! They are not available for homeschools.

Primary Sources 89

Primary Sources American History World History Lesson Plan 89

ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

Martha Bongiorno School Library and Instructional Technology Lead at Fulton County Schools How did the pandemic affect creativity? Watch the full “Improving Teacher and Student Engagement Through Creativity” webinar on-demand now. What should professional learning look like to help foster more creativity in the classroom?

Library 135

Library Tradition Professional Development Critical Thinking 135

TCI

APRIL 30, 2024

Recently, Brian Thomas, a former classroom teacher and current curriculum developer at TCI, shared his insights on using videos in the classroom in a webinar alongside edWeb. In a recent webinar with EdWeb, Brian Thomas provides best practices for how to harness the power of videos in the classroom.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Library Tradition High School 52

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

They were also in conversation with the local public library about a large Jefferson painting near its entrance. The Hayward study group decided to “adopt the Historically Responsive Literacy Framework (HRLF) as something we want to develop lessons around to share from the Teaching for Black Lives perspective.”

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Library 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

This disparity in home computer and internet access, dubbed the “homework gap,” was a slow-burning problem for most districts in the days when schools were in session and students could get online at libraries, after-school programs, coffee shops and other community gathering spots. The Richmond (Va.) on April 10, 2020.

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Elementary School Tutoring Public School Charter School 94

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

They have not been able to borrow books from the library, take field trips or participate in hands-on learning activities. But job one is to address the social, emotional and physical issues that will make academic learning more challenging if they are not met, particularly for the students who have fallen most behind.

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K-12 Elementary School Library Professional Development 139