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Teacher librarians are important

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Web 2.0 revolutionized the means at our disposal to filter and share information. Whether by managing information by social bookmarking or RSS reads and feeds, or communicating with our school comm...
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School Library Advocacy :: ASLA

Advocacy ideas and activities for school libraries.
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Australian School Library Association - excellent info for advocacy.

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''Captain Underpants'' beats ''Fifty Shades'' in library complaints - Reuters

''Captain Underpants'' beats ''Fifty Shades'' in library complaints - Reuters | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
The Guardian ''Captain Underpants'' beats ''Fifty Shades'' in library complaints Reuters The ALA said that its office for intellectual freedom received a total of 464 reports in 2012 on attempts to remove books from public and school libraries or...
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Defunding Public School Libraries Destroys Critical Part of Education - CityWatch - City Watch

Defunding Public School Libraries Destroys Critical Part of Education - CityWatch - City Watch | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
Defunding Public School Libraries Destroys Critical Part of Education - CityWatch City Watch EDUCATION POLITICS - It was a bad day 30 years ago when some business management-type decided to restructure academic departments to be fiscally...
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Ms. O Reads Books: Apps for Teacher Librarians Part 3: Photo Editing

Ms. O Reads Books: Apps for Teacher Librarians Part 3: Photo Editing | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
Apps for Teacher Librarians Part 3: Photo Editing. I tried to link to tutorials where I could. Most of them are not educators ... but I liked how they explained things. For now I will concentrate on ideas for educational use and let ...
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With Digital Technologies, Can School Libraries Help Transform ...

With Digital Technologies, Can School Libraries Help Transform ... | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
At the Elizabeth Forward High School library in Elizabeth, PA, beanbag chairs have replaced study carrels, computers are everywhere, and instead of a cranky librarian telling kids to be quiet, there's a new music studio.
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New Fast Facts: Colorado School Libraries and the Use of Web ...

Our newest Fast Facts uses data from the 2011-2012 Colorado School Library Survey to assess the degree to which public school libraries with endorsed librarians use web technologies. The results indicate that more school ...
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Every School Needs a Library | James Dawson

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James Dawson, author of Hollow Pike.(If I could, I would hug @_jamesdawson for his wonderful post on the importance of school libraries: http://t.co/x4W8N6vq #shoutabout)...
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Plaza event highlights elementary school libraries - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Plaza event highlights elementary school libraries - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
Plaza event highlights elementary school libraries
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Longtime elementary school teacher Billie Perez retired last year from Sassarini Elementary School but she hasn't forgotten her former students.
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What about a bake sale?  This is becoming a theme.

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School Librarians to set a new world record - National Libraries Day

School Librarians to set a new world record - National Libraries Day | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
Thousands of students in over 100 schools will unite today (Wednesday 06 February 2013) to celebrate National Libraries Day and set a new Guinness World Record.
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Advocacy Tools from NJASL - School Library Monthly Blog

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NJASL (New Jersey Association of School Libraries) has developed an infographic (linked above) about the importance of school libraries and librarians in information literacy instruction, teaching of digital citizenship, ...
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Great infographic

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Teacher Librarian Tips - American Libraries

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Teacher Librarian Tips
American Libraries
Not everything you need to know about school librarianship is taught in graduate school.
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Great for new teacher-librarians

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Using creativity to help school libraries? | Super School Univ.

Using creativity to help school libraries? | Super School Univ. | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
Marcie Post, executive director of the International Reading Association (IRA), adds that the school librarian is “a digital age lynchpin,” more important than ever to maintaining the integrity of information so integral to teaching ...
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TDSB warned that teacher cuts could mean loss of diversity, youth, even security - Toronto Star

TDSB warned that teacher cuts could mean loss of diversity, youth, even security Toronto Star Trustees will vote next Wednesday on the staff's recommendations, which include chopping a number of school librarians and guidance counsellors — mainly...
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Visibility @ your library » State of America's Libraries Report 2013 ...

Visibility @ your library » State of America's Libraries Report 2013 ... | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
And the library community continues to rally support for school libraries, which seem destined to bear the brunt of federal budget sequestration. These and other library trends of the past year are detailed in the ALA's 2013 ...
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Let's not go down the same path here in Canada!

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Pulse of The People: Schools need strong libraries - Troy Record

Pulse of The People: Schools need strong libraries
Troy Record
Strong school libraries build strong students.
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Washington Library Media Association - Home

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A list of innovative programs, influenced by a tweet | TechSoup for ...

A list of innovative programs, influenced by a tweet | TechSoup for ... | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
To me, some of the more innovative library programs do not fall under bleeding edge tech or super cool gadgetry categories, but under smart uses of resources to meet community needs. This past year, many of the innovative ...
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Blog Archive » Press: The DPLA and School Libraries: Partners ...

Blog Archive » Press: The DPLA and School Libraries: Partners ... | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
Librarians and classroom teachers each bring unique and essential skill sets to the task of enabling students to construct knowledge. It is particularly troubling that many school libraries are under threat today, as education ...
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TL Virtual Cafe - home

TL Virtual Cafe - home | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
For teacher librarians, media specialists, school librarians, etc. http://t.co/jKnfQSdr
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Designing Libraries - Planning school libraries

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School libraries are essential to learning, and good design is seen as a central consideration in creating effective learning environments.

Via SCIS, Linda Dougherty, Rosa Martins, Monica Nilsson
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Library make-overs - ideas and information here.

Sandra Sawyer McLeroy's curator insight, February 2, 9:20 AM

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I wonder how teachers would redesign their classrooms if they could. Design is such an interesting concept...

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As bibliotecas escolares e o bom design...

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An Anti-Censorship Handbook for Educators - Huffington Post (blog)

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An Anti-Censorship Handbook for Educators
Huffington Post (blog)
Now Lent and Pipkin and have provided a highly readable, informative, and practical handbook for educators, especially English teachers and school librarians.
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Challenged book will stay in Prosser school libraries

Challenged book will stay in Prosser school libraries | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
Currently, middle school students must have parental permission to check out Dave Pelzer's “A Child Called 'It.' ” The book is freely available in the Prosser High School library. All nine members of the Prosser School District's ...
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New 5 minutes of Your Time: School Library/ian Advocacy ...

New 5 minutes of Your Time: School Library/ian Advocacy ... | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
5 minutes of Your Time: School Library/ian Advocacy. A great 5:21 minute video about school libraries. Send it to your principal and board members. An Advocacy Tool via Cathy Nelson's Professional Thoughts ...
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Web 2.0 School Libraries – Social Networking by and for School ...

Web 2.0 School Libraries – Social Networking by and for School ... | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
Joquetta Johnson – A 21st Century Library Media Specialist. Home · About · BIO · Contact ... leadingfromthelibrary. This Ning is for School Librarians to network with each other, sharing ideas and questions/answers and more ...
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School accepting donated eReaders - Oskaloosa Herald

School accepting donated eReaders - Oskaloosa Herald | School Libraries = Learning! | Scoop.it
School accepting donated eReaders Oskaloosa Herald That gave her the idea to ask members of the Oskaloosa community that if they have a Kindle or a Nook that they no longer use, they can donate it to the middle school or high school libraries so...
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