Curing the Reading GERM by Jim Bailey | Nerdy Book Club. Outlook Web App. American Libraries - September/October 2014 Digital Supplement on School Libraries digital edition. 2013-2014 Passion Projects. Digital Learning Day / Homepage. Readingeducator | A view on libraries, literacy and education. 21st-Century Libraries: The Learning Commons. Libraries have existed since approximately 2600 BCE as an archive of recorded knowledge. From tablets and scrolls to bound books, they have cataloged resources and served as a locus of knowledge. Today, with the digitization of content and the ubiquity of the internet, information is no longer confined to printed materials accessible only in a single, physical location.
Consider this: Project Gutenberg and its affiliates make over 100,000 public domain works available digitally, and Google has scanned over 30 million books through its library project. Libraries are reinventing themselves as content becomes more accessible online and their role becomes less about housing tomes and more about connecting learners and constructing knowledge. Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts has been in the vanguard of this transition since 2009, when it announced its plans for a "bookless" library. From Library to Learning Commons Photo credit: Francis W. Transparent Learning Hubs. Instructables - DIY How To Make Instructions. Genius Hour | Mr. C's SharesEase. This great video clearly outlines Genius Hour movement happening in classrooms across the world! After reflecting for a few months on how to initiate #GeniusHour in my classroom I finally jumped in with both feet, my Genius Journal (click to download) and the question, “What do YOU want to learn Today”?
The response, learning, level of engagement and finished products were incredible! I found my Genius Journal to be incredibly helpful in guiding my students, allowing them to follow a process (QUESTION-PLAN-RESEARCH-CREATE-SHARE-REFLECT) and record their learning. Of course, the process is fluid during their 20% in the classroom. The most critical component of Genius Hour is insuring that your students formulate good, thought provoking questions. Students shared their learning through iMovies, Keynote presentations, SMART Notebook presentations, speeches and demonstrations. Questions? Please remember to SharesEase! Like this: Like Loading... Outlook Web App. 3M, Discovery Ed Open Young Scientist Challenge -- THE Journal.
Funding, Grants & Awards 3M, Discovery Ed Open Young Scientist Challenge Discovery Education and 3M have launched the 17th annual Young Scientist Challenge, with an opportunity to work with a 3M scientist and a $25,000 grand prize up for grabs. The challenge asks students in grades 5-8 to imagine a solution to an everyday problem, then create a one- to two-minute-long video explaining the science behind their idea. "Video entries will be evaluated based on their creativity, scientific knowledge, persuasiveness and overall presentation," according to a news release. "Ten finalists will then be chosen to participate in an exclusive mentorship program where they will work closely with a 3M scientist. During the program, finalists will be challenged to develop an innovation that positively impacts them, their family, their community or the global population. The students will meet virtually with their mentors and will receive additional resources and support from 3M and Discovery Education.
Comparison Charts of Popular Ed Tech Tools - FreeTech4Teachers.com. Goodreads Voice: National Readathon Day. By Goodreads Staff | Published Jan 06, 2015 02:17PM Grab your latest book and charge your ereaders, ladies and gentlemen. It's time for the first-ever National Readathon Day! On Saturday, January 24, 2015, join readers across the country who will be reading in solidarity for literacy from noon to 4 p.m. (in your own time zone). National Readathon Day is partnered with FirstGiving.com, and all money raised will go to the National Book Foundation's efforts to improve literacy and reading proficiency for millions of Americans who lack basic skills.
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Enrollment forms were distributed to students on October 22 (links to forms below). Claim your first class ticket to a reading adventure by enrolling with a $5.00 fee per family (for food and presenter expenses). Families will receive complimentary copies of two Titanic books (descriptions below) and family reading guide materials, plus will be invited to exclusive Ages & Pages events throughout the year! The first 150 WMS families and first 40 WHS families to sign up are guaranteed a boarding pass and materials!
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Home. Collaborative Learning Spaces. What does the "classroom of the future" look like? Instead of the traditional lecture-oriented room, this new classroom emphasizes group learning and collaboration. The instructor serves as a facilitator, handing out projects, answering questions, providing resources, and moving around the room as necessary. Students work in groups to learn, and activities are structured to emphasize collaborative, active, student-based learning. The new classroom of the future emphasize group learning and collaboration. Students sit in small groups, work together on problems, discuss solutions with their instructor, access data from the Internet, and present their results using multimedia software.
There are 14 charactistics of a successful collaborative classroom. Multiple electronic display surfaces oriented on different walls: Projected images using ceiling mounted projectors for large groups. Budget Concerns Vendors Other Resources Examples of Alternative Classrooms in Higher Education. FACE_Research_Compendium.pdf. » INFOGRAPHIC: The Benefits of Reading. If you are reading this site, chances are you don’t need to be told how awesome reading is. Still, it’s nice to see an infographic explain how healthy reading can be for your body, your mind, and the world.
50 Ways to Teach With Current Events. Media Coordinator Walkthrough. The Six Ts of Effective Elementary Literacy Instruction. It seems that, finally, those who make educational policy – at the local, state, and federal levels – have begun to recognize just how much good teachers matter. A series of studies have confirmed what was probably obvious from the beginning. Good teachers, effective teachers, matter much more than particular curriculum materials, pedagogical approaches, or "proven programs" (Allington & Johnston, 2001; Darling-Hammond, 1999; Duffy, 1997; Pressley, et al, 2001; Sanders, 1998; Taylor, Pearson, Clark & Walpole, 2000).
It has become clearer that investing in effective teaching – whether in hiring decisions or professional development planning – is the most "research-based" strategy available. If we are to hope to attain the goal of "no child left behind," we must focus on creating a substantially larger number of effective, expert teachers. We observed first and fourth-grade teachers from six states (New York, Texas, New Hampshire, California, Wisconsin, New Jersey). Time Texts Teach Talk Tasks. Asana · Teamwork without email. 50 timeless quotes from book-loving authors. Quotes about books, reading, and libraries collected from a single book published over a hundred years ago. When we think about public domain books, the first thing that comes to mind is “oh, old good boring classics”. The world has changed since the times of Francis Bacon or Jane Austen, but it doesn’t mean old books are nothing more than vintage caskets from the past.
As John Ruskin said: “All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time.” A single title that represents the second species was published by Oxford University Press in 1911. These wonderful quotes about love of books, libraries and reading, are priceless for every bookish type. The quotes selected below are just a teaser of the fascinating read. The purpose of this list is not only to let you discover new inspiring thoughts about books and reading (in fact, many of these quotes are exclusive to The Book-Lovers’ Anthology).
Conclusion? 50 timeless quotes from book lovers Leave a comment. Unite for Literacy library. RSS School & System Acccreditation. Navigating the 2014- 2015 AdvancED Accreditation Process 2014-2015 District Accreditation Visit During the Spring of 2015, Rowan-Salisbury will be hosting our second district accreditation External Review Team visit. Educators from outside and inside of North Carolina will be in Rowan-Salisbury for four days to visit schools, observe in classrooms, talk with stakeholders, examine data, and provide us feedback to advance our continuous improvement efforts. More information about the External Review Team visit is located at Systems Accreditation Handbook. The Rowan-Salisbury School System accreditation visit is scheduled for April 12-15, 2015. Accreditation Report Timeline RSS will need to follow a very specific timeline for completion of the Accreditation Report components for both the district and each individual school. Our timeline includes a review at the district level prior to any documents being submitted to our external review team.
The Accreditation Report consists of: In progress Dr. Dot Day Fun! Watch Your Dot Come to Life in Amazing 3D in the colAR App. Thanks to our fabulous ambassador Suzy Brooks, we’ve connected the dots with awesome New Zealand-based company Puteko to bring you this fantastic new International Dot Day colAR coloring activity. By following these steps and using the colAR app (which utilizes augmented reality), you can watch your dot go from 2D to stunning 3D! Here are some photos from Peter H. Reynolds, author of The Dot. Peter created his dot, followed the instructions below — and voilà: First, get a sense for how the colAR app works by watching this playful video demo. Print this PDF and have fun coloring your dot. Install the colAR app on your mobile device. For more information about colAR, check out Puteko’s official website. Have fun! Welcome to 3Doodler - The 3Doodler. Libraries Rock! A to Z Book Directory - Storyline Online.
A to Z Book Directory The House That Jane Built. No Time to Waste. Get Results Fast. | PODLS. E3 Logo - Home. International Dot Day. Hug Machine Homepage. Library learning labs use connected learning principles to draw teens. At the Chicago Public Library's YOUMedia centers, teens can explore their passions. Through mentoring and workshops, teens can experiment with a wide variety of tools and resources, from books to video editing software and SLR cameras.
The first YOUMedia Center opened in Chicago's Harold Washington Library Center in 2009 and has expanded to four more Chicago Public Library branches. YOUmedia has a studio recording space where teens can use instruments and learn to mix tracks. YOUmedia often collaborates with authors, artists and speakers from various fields to enrich its workshops. In this instance, an expert in geo-caching explains the use of GPS for treasure hunting. The YOUmedia center hosts a weekly open mic night for singers, poets and spoken word artists. Teens can also use the center's computers to do homework or dive deep into any topic of interest. Connected learning labs for teens Instead of silence, laughter and chatter fills the room. "It's always packed until it closes. Rowan-Salisbury Schools Literacy Framework. Librarians reimagine book clubs with the help of technology.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools March Madness - Home. Digital Information Reading Strategies. Anyone who has been to any of my presentations in the past couple of years knows that I’m passionate about teaching search skills. Not only search skills, but how search can and is truly changing our world. Search has the possibility to change our classrooms tomorrow because we can ask interesting questions that we never could ask before. If you are asking your students the same questions today that you asked before Google,it’s time to updated your questions. Things have changed….the world has changed and questions and information are the main reason why. I consider Dan Russell from Google the father of search today. In this TEDx Talk Dan talks not only about how search is changing our world but more importantly the reading strategies we need to be teaching today to our students around how to read digital information.
27 Things Your Teacher Librarian Does. Skills and Strategies | Enlivening Reading Clubs With Tech Tools and More. Adventure '15. Stage a Read-In | Book Week Online. Coming soon! 2015 Children's Book Week Poster by Grace Lee! | Book Week Online. Revolutionary War Project. Classroom Poster on The Benefits of Reading Books - Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. ProjectExplorer. The Library Voice: Just Look How Our Kids "Raise Their Voices" In Unique & Special Ways For WRAD's Blogging Challenge Week 1! Expeditionary Learning | Engaging Students, Transforming Schools. Buncee | Create, Present and Share Engaging Multimedia Presentations. Buncee - Your Creation and Presentation tool Simplified. 10 of The Best Bibliography and Citation Tools for Teachers and Student Researchers. Do I just Google that? Tools for Teaching Search Skills in the Primary Classroom.
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