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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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New Webinar: "A Plan For Library Emergencies: Medical Events, Fires, and Beyond"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

"A Plan For Library Emergencies: Medical Events, Fires, and Beyond" A "Safe Library" webinar, part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security Series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : In the realm of safeguarding our library premises, visitors, and team members, it's crucial to adopt a forward-looking perspective.

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How to Manage Student Devices for Remote Learning

Digital Promise

With most schools, restaurants, coffee shops, and public libraries closed, students have lost much of their access to public wifi. Work with local businesses and partners to create wifi hotspots where students can safely access wifi while maintaining social distancing protocols.

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Using ESSER Funds Effectively for PBL and STEM: Advice From the Experts

edWeb.net

Department of Education has many recommendations on how to spend the funding, but among the most important is to ensure that districts provide access to high-quality, engaging curricula and extracurricular opportunities that include advanced career and technical courses.

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Microsoft Education Resources

Educational Technology Guy

Microsoft Innovative Schools Toolkit “The Innovative Schools Toolkit is an accessible and practical guide for you and your school community to begin the journey of innovation. It is intended to be a starting point rather than a complete solution and it offers a process that can be customized based on your unique needs.”

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What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Maybe you’re ready to verbally spar because of genuine concerns you have about the content being pushed to young children in the wide range of media accessible to them. Maybe you think removing upsetting books from school libraries is the best thing for your child. Maybe you’re angry about book bans. Illinois (1987).

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Repost: EPIC! Books free and very useful in context of telepractice

SpeechTechie

Books for Kids (FREE) , an eBook library of picture and chapter books that can be used to present language-enhancing books in interactions with your students. For tips on interactive reading aloud, see here or here , as well as Jim Trelease's Read Aloud Handbook and Jane Gebers' Books are for Talking, Too! Check out Epic!-

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