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Literacy Site Boosts Nonfiction Reading Skills Reading for Information is a new online course that helps educators boost their nonfiction reading skills. |
Information Today April 28, 2015 |
Gale Provides Literacy Resource for Young Library Patrons Miss Humblebee's Academy is designed to help 3- to 6-year-old patrons build foundational literacy skills. |
D-Lib Mar/Apr 2011 Diekema et al. |
Teaching Use of Digital Primary Sources for K-12 Settings This paper describes learning outcomes of a three-day workshop on integrating primary sources into K-12 teaching. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2005 Douglas Kellner |
The Changing Classroom: Challenges for Teachers The integration of technology in classrooms has obligated teachers to develop new teaching strategies to enhance learning across the curriculum. |
T.H.E. Journal October 19, 2006 Randy Yerrick |
Globalizing Education One Podcast at a Time Digital media has emerged as a tool of choice for offering multimodal instruction, integrating content and pedagogy, reaching diverse learners, and complementing science instruction for today's inclusive classrooms. |
T.H.E. Journal October 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Instant Web Access? 'Fancy' That One reason we may not be making much progress in tech-based education is a mistaken assumption among the public about the amount of access to technology that teachers and students have. |
Information Today January 30, 2014 |
Credo Facilitates Information Literacy Instruction Credo launched a cloud-based Information Literacy Course Module designed to help libraries and academic institutions teach formalized, standards-driven information literacy courses. |
HHMI Bulletin February 2012 Cori Vanchieri. |
Susan Singer: A Magical Moment The time to entice students to be STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teachers is during the first years of college, says Susan Singer, a professor of natural sciences at Carleton College. |
T.H.E. Journal October 2000 |
Teachers Learn about Technology Online Intel Education Destination, a new Web site designed to support educators who rely on technology to improve student learning, offers current information and resources to plan, implement, manage and facilitate teaching and learning with technology... |
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Matthew Miller |
Teaching TV Production in a Digital World: Integrating Media Literacy - Teachers/Second Edition Available in both teacher and student editions, this guide by Robert F. Kenny has been updated with the latest advances to provide an exciting alternative approach to teaching first-year TV production to high school students. |
HHMI Bulletin February 2011 |
Louisa Stark: The Internet Age To engage children and teenagers in science, it helps to entertain. Louisa Stark, director of the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah, uses tools that students have already mastered, such as the internet. |
T.H.E. Journal August 2005 |
Discovery Educator Network to Bolster Virtual Community The Discovery Educator Network is a nationwide community of innovative teachers who use digital media to make learning more powerful and engaging, and who help fellow teachers learn how to take advantage of digital learning. |
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012 |
Raising Their Game When done right professional development can make a real difference for students. |
Information Today August 26, 2014 Abby Clobridge |
New MOOC Teaches Educators and Librarians About Copyright Copyright for Educators & Librarians is one of a few new courses directly related to the work of librarians and information professionals. |
T.H.E. Journal October 14, 2009 David Nagel |
Study: Games, Video Improve Preschooler Literacy A new study has shown that educational videos and interactive games can have a positive impact on preschooler literacy when incorporated into the curriculum in a classroom setting. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2000 |
FYI - Remark Web Survey ...new version of its Remark Web Survey, designed to help educators and Web administrators create interactive forms... |
U.S. Banker June 2011 Joel Berg |
Financial Literacy: A Kiddie Lesson in Money Matters Elementary students get lessons from Pan American Bank in financial literacy, and teach some too. |
T.H.E. Journal February 2008 Jeff Weinstock |
Make It a Test Worth Teaching To Settling the ardent debate over state assessments may start with a most elementary solution. |
Information Today May 14, 2015 |
Gale Helps Middle School Students With Information Literacy Gale launched Research In Context, an online, multimedia (images, audio, video, and primary sources, etc.) research tool for middle school students. |
T.H.E. Journal January 2001 |
One-Stop Shopping for Software and Educational Videos edudex.com has launched a comprehensive online marketplace that makes it easy for educators and librarians from middle schools to universities to find and purchase a broad range of educational materials... |
D-Lib Jul/Aug 2010 Markey et al. |
The Benefits of Integrating an Information Literacy Skills Game into Academic Coursework: A Preliminary Evaluation BiblioBouts seeks to satisfy student requests for a gaming experience directly integrated into their current coursework. |
HBS Working Knowledge June 20, 2012 Scott A. Snook et al. |
Teaching Leadership: What We Know The field of leadership education has reached a critical stage. After several decades of experimentation, "The Handbook for Teaching Leadership," is intended to be a foundational reference for educators facing this increasingly important challenge. |
National Defense March 2011 Cynthia D. Miller |
National Science Foundation Supports STEM Education Of equal importance to the foundation is the support of science and engineering education, from pre-kindergarten through graduate school and beyond, with a variety of fellowships and programs specifically for teachers and students. |
Information Today July 29, 2014 Barbie E. Keiser |
Reimagining Information Literacy Competencies ACRL completed the final document of a new Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, which its task force will submit to ACRL's board of directors at its October meeting. |
T.H.E. Journal December 2000 |
Updated Software Aids in Educational Planning EDmin.com, a provider of Web-based educational applications, has released the newest version of its Virtual Education 3.0 software. Tied directly to state and district level curriculum standards, Virtual Education gives educators the tools to assess student performance in real time.. |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Dan Ferber |
Calling All Teachers This article focuses on preservice training -- training college students and graduates to be STEM teachers. |
T.H.E. Journal January 26, 2010 Scott Aronowitz |
Teach for America To Receive $500,000 Infusion Teach for America, a national nonprofit that specializes in recruiting talented educators for high-need regions and schools, will receive a $500,000 contribution from petroleum giant ExxonMobil, the company announced earlier this month. |
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 |
Developing Highly Qualified Teachers To ensure highly qualified teachers for every student, teachers need access to the right learning opportunities that meet their needs, and a mechanism to ensure that they have the support, time, and knowledge to implement what they learn. |
T.H.E. Journal January 4, 2010 Scott Aronowitz |
Report Shows Teachers Not Adequately Prepared for Education Reform A new report by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning indicated that in California, where schools are pursuing ambitious education reform, while many teachers are well qualified to take on the demands of such an effort, many more simply are not up to the task. |
T.H.E. Journal May 14, 2009 Ruth Reynard |
Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured? The ongoing debate on the effectiveness of technology use for student learning outcomes still seems to have no clear answers. |
T.H.E. Journal November 2004 Doug MacGregor |
Literacy Software Saves Struggling Readers The essential element for any effective literacy software program is the incorporation of insights about how people learn to read. |
The Motley Fool December 26, 2008 Brad Prescott |
What You Can Do to Squash the Subprime Sequel While it's too late to prevent the current recession, a nation of financially literate individuals would be less prone to future crises. The best way to protect your portfolio from the next subprime debacle is simple: teach the next generation financial literacy now. |
Job Journal July 29, 2007 Rich Heintz |
Valuable Lessons on Teaching in Private Schools For those considering a career in the classroom, private schools offer teachers an inspirational choice. |
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Mary Ann Wolf |
Using Technology to Improve Achievement: Making Data Relevant New information systems are helping states and districts individualize instruction and boost student learning. |
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 Chris Rother |
Evaluating Technology's Role in the Classroom Teachers are using computers more than ever before for everything from instruction to handling administrative chores and communicating with parents. |
T.H.E. Journal November 13, 2009 Scott Aronowitz |
Educator Use of Social Networking Lags Behind Interest Educators suggested some factors inhibiting the growth of this technology in educational settings include privacy concerns, schools/districts that block access to these Web sites, and time pressure. |
T.H.E. Journal June 2000 |
Organize Your Course Materials on the Web Classpage is a Web-based application that offers high school and college instructors free Web pages for distributing course materials and keeping track of grades.... |
Information Today February 10, 2015 |
Credo Announces Webinar on Information Literacy Instruction It will premiere on Feb. 10, 2015, at 6 p.m. EST. A second session is scheduled for Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. EST. |
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Leslie A. Pulliam |
The Quest for Quality Instructional Data The most successful school districts are embracing the philosophy that accurate data plays a critical role in driving instruction and making informed decisions. But there is still much more to learn. |
T.H.E. Journal July 27, 2010 |
A Tool for Its Time A new functionality has so transformed learning management systems that their manufacturers prefer the term digital learning platform, to better reflect their products' capacity to do a great deal more than manage a classroom. |
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Matthew Miller |
Recapturing Technology for Education: Keeping Tomorrow in Today's Classrooms This book by Mark Gura and Bernard Percy re-establishes the legitimacy and urgency of tapping technology to make our schools relevant and effective once again. |
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 Hofer, Chamberlin & Scot |
Fulfilling the Need for a Technology Integration Specialist A look at the current role of a school-based technology coordinator. |
Information Today March 3, 2015 |
e-Libro Facilitates Information Literacy Instruction in Spanish Spanish-language ebooks solution e-Libro will offer free information literacy tools in Spanish and English for libraries of all types. |
Information Today April 4, 2013 |
New ACRL White Paper: 'Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy' This white paper explores and articulates three intersections among scholarly communication and information literacy. |
T.H.E. Journal September 2, 2009 Ruth Reynard |
5 Ways We're Diminishing Learning by Assuming Face-to-Face Instruction Is Best Face-to-face instruction is often assumed to be the proven method, while other methods have yet to prove themselves. This assumption is not only misleading, but it might also be helping to diminish potential opportunities of better learning for our students. |
Information Today March 28, 2013 |
EveryoneOn Launches to Promote Digital Literacy March 21, 2013 marked the launch of Everyone On -- a national campaign to promote the importance of digital literacy skills and increase access to computer and internet training. |
Nursing Management November 2011 Mary Ann Remshardt |
The Impact of Patient Literacy on Healthcare Practices With regard to patient teaching, how can healthcare personnel be certain that patients understand concepts basic to informed consent, hospital safety, dietary restrictions, and prescription information? |
T.H.E. Journal April 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Use of technology by teachers... Energy efficient schools... Awards... Industry news... |
Information Today January 8, 2009 |
Nature Education Launches Free Educational Resource--Scitable Currently focused on genetics, Scitable combines authoritative scientific information with social media functionality. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2009 Charlene O'Hanlon |
Resistance is Futile Even as technology use grows embedded in education, some teachers still prefer the old ways. |