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    Monthly Archive for: "July, 2020"
    Providing a Foundation of Togetherness With Books
    By Katy Tessman
    In Books in Bloom, Classroom, Digital, Library, Teacher Talk
    Posted July 27, 2020

    Providing a Foundation of Togetherness With Books

    by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Educators around the world have the same goals of raising readers and instilling a love of learning in their [...]

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    Alphamaniacs: Word Play at its Finest
    By Amy Meythaler
    In Author Interviews
    Posted July 22, 2020

    Alphamaniacs: Word Play at its Finest

    Newbery Medal-winning author Paul Fleischman and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Melissa Sweet have collaborated on a unique tribute to language and those who lovingly and imaginatively [...]

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    Self-Assessment – Getting Students To Practice A Critical Skill
    By Doug Johnson
    In Advocates, Digital, Library
    Posted July 21, 2020

    Self-Assessment – Getting Students To Practice A Critical Skill

    In addition to their regular projects, I often required the graduate students in my library management classes to create an assessment by which those projects could be evaluated – a [...]

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    Four Strategies For Making Your Videos More Accessible
    By Joyce Valenza
    In Advocates, Digital
    Posted July 21, 2020

    Four Strategies For Making Your Videos More Accessible

    Why captions? They are especially important with so many of us reaching our learning community remotely. As we gear up for a September filled with unknowns, it might be a good idea to develop [...]

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    Make Love Of Reading The First Objective
    By Doug Johnson
    In Advocates, Classroom, Library
    Posted July 21, 2020

    Make Love Of Reading The First Objective

    “The myths we allow ourselves to believe about reading will continue to shape the reading lives of those we teach. We have to stop ourselves from harming the reading experience. We have to [...]

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