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One of the most common questions we hear from instructors who are first moving to an online teaching environment is, “How do I build community in an online class?” For some reason we have equated the idea of being in the same physical space and meeting at the same time as developing a community.

Via Nik Peachey

What's the definition of synchronous learning? In short, synchronous learning occurs when students learn the same thing at the same time.

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Read how school libraries are making a difference to students and teachers lives during COVID-19 lockdown....

We need to give young people the skills to critical analysis what they read and hear about - now more than ever, says Victoria Baker from the Literacy Trust...

Students in Christiansburg, VA are going to be the first in the world to get library books via drone, after a librarian in lockdown gave Wing the idea.

Abstract While qualified school librarians can have a positive influence on children's literacy attainment, very little consideration is given to the educative role of librarians in schools. Lack o...

In today’s world, being a global citizen is more important than ever. Learn about some strategies on how to overcome classroom isolation with your students.

The Librarian Influencer of the Week is a Washington teacher-librarian, Shana Ferguson. She transitioned from teaching high school English to working in the school library. She has worked in both elementary and high school libraries.

Concept mapping is a learning strategy that involves visualizing relations between concepts and ideas using graphical representations. It is a form of graphic organizer that consists of various circles or boxes (called nodes) each of which contain a concept and are all interlinked through linking phrases. The role of these linking phrases is "to identify the relationship between adjacent concepts" (McClellan and Broggy, 2009).

Via John Evans

Teacherfy empowers educators with the best classroom ideas, advice, discuss teaching strategies, share resources, inspiration and laughs all year round with the funniest teacher humor, classroom ideas & inspiring thoughts.

This article dives into a model of Digital Content Curation that faculty can use to help students sharpen their digital literacy and research skills.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

It’s always been my personal philosophy, whenever possible, to walk into tricky situations with solutions. Before walking into an administrator’s office, I usually had a proposal in my pocket.

Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , John Evans

In the fall of 2018 our school made a big shift. After twelve months of planning we launched a new daily schedule based on brain science and designed ...

A Librarian without a Library Recently, I’ve attended many meetings about the possibility of starting school in September with only digital learning. As an elementary librarian, my heart breaks when I think of my library sitting empty, the books and materials...

While we're all working and learning online, it’s important understand the tools we can use to get things done and keep learning moving forward.

"The COVID-19 outbreak disrupted daily life for virtually every educator, parent, and student in the U.S. It has disabled our education system, creating challenges to educational access, barriers to student academic progress and strains on teachers’ and students’ physical and emotional well-being."

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

From Escape Rooms to Book Tastings, Mystery Skypes and Coding Ozobots, watch what happens in school libraries today.

Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education...

Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education...