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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Library Museum Professional Development Cultures 139

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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Library History Archiving EdTech 144

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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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 105

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 67

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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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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Library Psychology Education 109

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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Library Leadership Humanities Teaching 90

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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Library Middle School Tradition Lesson Plan 100

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 202

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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Library Humanities High School K-12 67

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.

Pedagogy 290

Pedagogy Leadership Library Classroom Management 290

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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Research Library Primary Sources Lesson Plan 130

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 396

ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2023

But all this raises the question: Isn’t that something libraries do? The project reflects work that libraries have been doing for a long time, says Steven Bell, an associate university librarian at Temple University. Bir’s site may have attracted so many users because traditional library resources aren’t on the top of people’s minds.

Digital Resources 110

Digital Resources Library K-12 Middle School 110

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

The Teach Truth pop-up with banned books will remain on display in the library/museum. Spoken Word, and the Francis Gregory Neighborhood Library hosted an interactive Teach Truth pop-up display, book swap, discussion, and reading by author Carolivia Herron of her banned book, Nappy Hair on June 8. There were over 100 participants.

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Teaching Museum Library Social Justice 87

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 (..)

Historic Sites 128

Historic Sites Museum American History Heritage 128

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 388

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 70

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

In the library, we’re ready to let them talk about what has happened. This is not your grandmother’s library. Dot and Dash have transformed our library into a hub of hands-on learning where we’re constantly in motion, working in groups that plot, collaborate, troubleshoot, and celebrate.

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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

Anthropology.net

MAY 16, 2024

DAYNES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Read more This finding opens a window into the past, shedding light on the viral landscape of our ancient relatives and raising intriguing questions about the potential recreation of these ancient pathogens. Neanderthals were affected by some of the same viruses as modern humansS. ENTRESSANGLE/E.

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Humanities Library 98

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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Library Cultures 80

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 16, 2023

Observation comment library Writing up observations can be a tedious process. Look no further than using AI to conduct queries on any aspect of educational practice, such as grading, pedagogy, professional learning communities, virtual learning, or the use of technology.

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Leadership Pedagogy Library Humanities 261

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2021

The term most often refers to school classrooms but may include any designated place of learning such as science laboratories, distance learning contexts, libraries, tutoring centers, teachers’ lounges, gymnasiums and non-formal learning spaces.

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Pedagogy Tutoring Library Cultures 485

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 16, 2024

The American Library Association, a campaign cosponsor, provided Free People Read Freely bookmarks. These include resistance to enslavement, LGBTQ+ history, systemic racism, Reconstruction, voter suppression after 1965, contemporary Native Americans, environmental racism, and much more. Washington, D.C.

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Teaching Social Justice Library History 81

HistoryRewriter

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As a Plus member, you can stream our growing library of shows on demand. Adam and I will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Social Studies Show by playing a Holiday-themed, four-round edition of Game of Quotes on December 21, 2023. Join us on EduProtocols Plus at 9 pm EST/ 6 pm PST.

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Library Social Studies History Education History 130

TeachThought

JUNE 18, 2024

It provides access to a vast library of user-generated flashcards covering various subjects and topics. Cram Cram enhances traditional study methods by allowing you to create custom flashcards and practice tests, which are ideal for memorization and review.

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Tutoring Tradition Library Education 157

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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Archiving Library History Cultures 100

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

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In one case, a teacher wished to increase the diversity of her classroom library. Using “ A Tool for Selecting Diverse Texts ”, the teacher conducted an audit of the classroom library and determined its strengths, weaknesses and opportunities: Which voices are dominant, and which ones are missing? Why are they all men?” they asked.

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Library Heritage K-12 Cultures 111

TeachThought

APRIL 28, 2024

This could be a corner of your room , a library, or even a café with a calm atmosphere. Your surroundings can greatly influence your focus and productivity. Begin by choosing a quiet, well-lit area where distractions are minimal. Ensure your study area is organized and equipped with all the necessary materials.

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Tradition Library Education 240

Strange Maps

JULY 11, 2024

Credit : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales – public domain) Sahul had its greatest extent about 65,000 years ago when global coastlines were about 85 m (280 ft) lower than today. Two Aboriginal hunters stalking an emu. Pen and ink drawing ca. 1885, attributed to Aboriginal artist Tommy McRae (c.1835-1901).

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Archaeology Library Humanities Research 93

HistoryRewriter

OCTOBER 27, 2023

I hope it is well-stocked in school libraries. While I probably wouldn’t use Lovely War as a whole-class read, I would definitely recommend it to any students who want a deeper dive and enjoy a good love story.

World History 130

World History Library History 130

TCI

JULY 10, 2024

First, you can find your shared assessment in the Assessment Library. Easily unshare tests with district colleagues to maintain flexibility and control over your resources. You can unshare an assessment in two ways. Click on “…” for more actions, and then click “Unshare.”

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Library 52