"Ever wonder how a particular country uses technology in the classroom? There’s a new infographic that spells out exactly what classrooms in Canada are up to." http://edudemic.com/2012/10/we-inspire-futures/
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Exploring learning for the future with this whole school approach
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Being responsive to curriculum needs and student abilities and learning styles is a natural for TLs no matter what the resource medium. The shift to digital curated texts will need TL expertise. 
Pippa Davies @PippaDavies 's curator insight,
June 16, 1:55 PM
All the 21 century skills that are all the rage today are many of the teacher librarian skills we have been teaching for years. Only now there are much more techie tune ups!.
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Good luck on your continued Learning Commons journey. We need to keep sharing and help others start their transitions. Congrats Carol 
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June 4, 1:24 PM
Congrats to the staff and students at Marlborough Elementary, Calgary, AB. A great profile of their school library learning commons - videos and websites to chart their transformation process and discussion of staffing for best support. Hooray! Delete the scoop?
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Build creative thinking muscles and mindset; design opportunities for sparking creativity; nurture curiosity and play in the Learning Commons Delete the scoop?
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Thank you for sharing this link @stevewclark, very informative about your Learning Commons http://t.co/NRl0JSIFW3 #literacy #edtech #abed
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Great transitions in Calgary, Alberta, Canada Delete the scoop?
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Learning TouchPoints are an important part of the library – learning commons – physical program. The service desks, collaboration bars and hubs can be developed to include visualization TouchPoints; spaces where ... Via Anne Whisken, Steve Clark
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The main reason most parents go to libraries is to get books for their kids. So what becomes of the magic of being surrounded by books when e-readers become more prevalent? Via Pippa Davies @PippaDavies
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All libraries are making shifts and transitions to meet the needs of patrons and learners today. What's different is the rapid fire shifts needed!
Pippa Davies @PippaDavies 's curator insight,
May 31, 5:44 PM
Libraries transform, that is what they do! When innovation happens in a library children and patrons become transfixed:) Delete the scoop?
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Gwyneth Jones shares the beginnings of a great story. Twin Libraries :) Pass it on...... Delete the scoop?
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GRANGER — The TV studio and control room are a flurry of activity just before broadcast. (RT @CrazyQuilts: Meet @thebrainlair Teacher of the Year in Granger IN.
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This TL has really charged up reading at her school. The best literacy investment any school can make is in a strong TL and Library Learning Commons www.togetherforlearning.ca Delete the scoop?
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In Professional Learning in the Digital Age: The Educator's Guide to User-Generated Learning, Kristen Swanson shows educators how to enhance their pro...
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Everyone is a learner in the Learning Commons and that includes teacher librarians. Curation is one way to take control of your own professional learning as well as adding value for others when the tools are collaborative. Delete the scoop?
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In addition to the statistics included in our report, we also asked parents and librarians from around the country about their thoughts on various library services for parents and children. Via Karen Bonanno
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Lessons here for building a School Library Learning Commons that connects and learns with all members of the school community. 
Karen Bonanno's curator insight,
May 7, 7:14 PM
"It’s kind of like home room for your community." I like that statement. Thank you parent of a 3 year old. Delete the scoop?
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Sweden. Australia. New Zealand. The UK. Germany. Arizona. Wisconsin. Maryland. Lots of people from New Jersey. And me, the only one from Massachusetts. About 70 educators from all over the world ar... Via Anu Ojaranta, Karen Bonanno
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More thoughts and questions about how Inquiry can change learning for the future. 
Anu Ojaranta's curator insight,
May 2, 3:26 AM
Afterthoughts of the Guided Inquiry worshop held in CISSL in Rutgers University at the end of April. A very good post also for them who are new to GI. 
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May 4, 9:22 AM
This says it all...."inquiry has the power to change the way students learn and teachers teach."
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Dave Truss, Vice Principal and Lead Administrator of the Inquiry Hub in Vancouver, shared how inquiry around topics builds communities of learners. Via Kathleen McClaskey, Marc Crompton
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Great model that could be replicated in the Learning Commons to empower students to own their inquiry. 
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May 1, 11:58 AM
This is a a wonderful program: check out Kathleen's notes Don't miss this project that was designed by learners at The Inquiry Hub. The back story is that the learners wrote a grant so they could design and built this community garden. Here are some insights into The Inquiry Hub.
"The structure of the Inquiry Hub is around topics. In the morning, the teachers and learners start off with a topical workshop. Then the learners work on online courses guided by their teachers. In the afternoon they work on their inquiry project individually and/or collaboratively. Dave shared a topic that took a life of its own: The Green Inquiry Project where Shauna, Sophia, and Hanna wrote and received a wildlife grant as part of their environmental sustainability group." 
Antonia Rudenstine's curator insight,
May 23, 8:18 AM
I love the name "Inquiry Hub"...such a powerful way to help us all reimagine what a learning community can be if it's not a "school." 
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May 27, 7:27 AM
"7 key aspects that can help transform any classroom into a more engaging, and student empowered learning space." Delete the scoop?
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EdTechTeacher - In order to help educators integrate technology effectively, we have compiled a list of technology tools focused on learning goals consistent with the Collect-Relate-Create-Donate (CRCD) framework. Unlike other lists that promote “cool tools,” yet leave teachers wondering about purposeful educational integration, our list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and community-mindedness. Via Karen Bonanno
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The bottom line is identify your learning goal first then consider best strategies to help students achieve and that would include best technologies.
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April 20, 8:37 PM
What are your learning goals? The question and answer style of this page guides you to a set of tools that will help you achieve your identified learning goal.
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April 21, 4:40 PM
Tools to match to your learning goals for students. Delete the scoop?
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Learning is a dynamic function that each person experiences in a vastly different way. For instance, one individual may retain knowledge the best by studying a textbook while another may need to link an idea to a physical activity they perform. Via Ephansen
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June 4, 10:34 AM
Really key for the shift in education from industrialized model to personalization of learning. Concepts we should all acknowledge for our own learning as well as that of our students. Delete the scoop?
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RT @okotoksNow: Foothills School Dist is celebrating the transformation of all libraries to "Learning Commons today. http://t.co/ouvPyKj5Xy #Okotoks
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Wow an entire district! Delete the scoop?
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Discover the attributes of good leaders and apply to leading the Learning Commons
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June 3, 5:36 PM
Learning Commons Leaders are leaders, even if/when they are not "in control". Love the suggestions in this article for developing leaders and leadership skills. Delete the scoop?
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Here you will find links to the various projects we will be working on this year!
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Making My World.What a wonderful title for a class blog Delete the scoop?
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Slowly, sluggishly, another academic year draws towards its end. A year of bridges, a year of learning, a year of questioning. A year which leaves me with no e-portfolios to go through. Some may fi...
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Thanks @v_lees for sharing The 12 Principles of Collaboration: http://t.co/Pnnmm3mHOa
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Even though this graphic was intended for the business world educators can apply and adjust many principles for students and teachers. What would a graphic for the Learning Commons look like? Delete the scoop?
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The Learning Commons would like to thank all of the students who submitted poems into the Spring Poetry Contest. So many students wrote great poems that really capture the excitement and enjoyment that spring has to ...
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Moving along towards a Virtual Learning Commons space availabale to staff, students and parents 24/7. Delete the scoop?
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Some of the most popular tools that are revolutionizing the educational field and not only are the so called “collaborative learning tools”.
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As well as physical spaces to encourage collaboration there are many excellent digital spaces to consider. The Library Learning Commons provides both! Delete the scoop?
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Preparing students for their future in a rapidly changing world. A video from ISTE, CSTA, and NSF. (What if students practiced computational thinking every day? True inquiry based learning!
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More support to help us consider what skills and opportunities students need now and in the future. Great conversation starter for a professional learning day or a staff meeting! Delete the scoop?
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Most people’s knowledge of librarianship is a mash-up of Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Desk Set, some warm and fuzzy memories from an elementary school class visit, Rupert Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, even fuzzier memories of... Via Karen Bonanno
Carol Koechlin's insight:
"The mission of librarians, according to Lankes, is to “improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities.” I’d unpack that as saying librarians enable learning, which as any librarian will tell you is common practice. It’s so common, in fact, that we never seemed to notice. Now it’s the story we need to tell."
Yes teacher librarians are in the business of learning and learning to learn!
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May 8, 11:13 AM
Librarians have a multi-dimensional role to play in any organisation. Literacy and technology are just part of a day's work, it is all about integrating knowledge and helping patrons learn what works best for them. Delete the scoop?
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Apr 22 2013. One Librarian's Take on the Learning Commons. A learning commons requires more than moving the furniture. It's a new way of thinking about how we use library space and what we do as librarians.
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Wise words from a Quebec librarian http://jacquelinevandyk.ca/ embracing the Learning Commons. Check out the comments to her blog post too. Delete the scoop?
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Use our new Scope & Sequence tool to find the lessons that are just right for your classroom. These cross-curriculular units spiral to address digital literacy and citizenship topics in an age appropriate way. Browse by grade band or click a category to highlight the lessons that address that topic. Via Karen Bonanno
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Common Sense Media supply a wealth of ideas to help K-12 teachers design learning with digital citizenship in mind. Check out many other resources on this site.
Karen Bonanno's curator insight,
April 26, 10:12 PM
Heaps of lesson plans, materials and resources here ready for immediate classroom use across K-12.
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April 26, 10:13 PM
K-12 Lesson plans, materials and resources ready to go. Delete the scoop?
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interesting, one in ten students have sent out an academic tweet - we relied on this for the OCSB Peace Conference - the students did very well!
Mobile devices, web tools and 'always connected' are definitely big items to be considered in the education / classroom / library mix.