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Facing declines in reading proficiency, rural libraries step in

The Hechinger Report

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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A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning

Cult of Pedagogy

Webinar: Learn More About the Mastery Transcript Consortium The MTC is offering two free webinars in April and May to share their work with interested teachers and school leaders! They’re still proficient. But some of the pressure and the stress to be perfect and to be excellent all the time is kind of taken off.”

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The Role of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Making Education Available to All

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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.

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Webinar Recap: Using Videos in an Engaging Way

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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.

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Digital Promise

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Nurturing Relationships and Teacher Needs During COVID-19

Digital Promise

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