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Jennie Bales

10 Strategies for Enabling Lifelong Learners in Your Classrooms - 1 views

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    The lifelong learners in every classroom are waiting to be set free. Here are 10 strategies you can use to bring out the best in all of them.
Jennie Bales

Teaching Strategies That Guide Students Greater Independence in the Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Cultivating learner agency is an endless journey. It not only entails knowing our students as human beings but also requires identifying and unlearning patterns in our teaching that unknowingly engender dependence in learners."
Jennie Bales

4 Simple Steps to Providing Free-Choice Learning in the Elementary Grades | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Free Choice Puts Learners in Control -an educational approach used at museums, zoos, and national parks. Essentially, visitors encounter multiple curated invitations that take a wide variety of forms, leaving the choice up to them. No matter their choice, the information is the same even if the method varies. The appeal of this approach is obvious. It provides the learners with choice, a powerful engagement tool for promoting learning when other factors like grades or attendance aren't as motivating."
Jennie Bales

SEL and the Inquire Shared Foundation: Lesson Ideas with Picture Books - - 0 views

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    "Have you ever thought that all learning is social and emotional learning (SEL)? This is something I recognize as an educator and as a learner. When teaching and learning new ideas, SEL is an essential part of the process. That's why you'll find social and emotional skills in state and national standards. SEL has many definitions with common ideas. At the core of SEL is noticing and regulating feelings and emotions to reach learning goals. SEL gives learners the skills they need to solve problems, work with others, and pursue interests."
Jennie Bales

Free Tips & Tools | Literacy Specialists - 0 views

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    The art of teaching is based on a careful match between best practices and individual learner needs. The Literacy Specialists consultants bring you the following tips and tools to support your best practice instruction and to give you a window into their unique talents as educators. Free resources on reading - fluency, nonfiction, comprehension, vocabulary, read alouds,
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    The art of teaching is based on a careful match between best practices and individual learner needs. The Literacy Specialists consultants bring you the following tips and tools to support your best practice instruction and to give you a window into their unique talents as educators.Free resources on reading - fluency, nonfiction, comprehension, vocabulary, read alouds,
Jennie Bales

What Does the Next-Generation School Library Look Like? | MindShift - 0 views

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    "People no longer have to come to a library to get information," she says, "so the library has to get people coming in for different reasons. Students need somewhere to socialize, create things and collaborate." Joan Ackroyd outlines how she turned around a traditional secondary library to meet the needs of 21 century learners
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    "People no longer have to come to a library to get information," she says, "so the library has to get people coming in for different reasons. Students need somewhere to socialize, create things and collaborate." Joan Ackroyd outlines how she turned around a traditional secondary library to meet the needs of 21 century learners
Jennie Bales

21st Century School Libraries - YouTube - 0 views

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    School libraries are the hub of the school, librarians are heavily involved in education, and changing technology means the library is actually more relevant than ever. Elementary, middle and senior school teacher librarians talk about their roles and contributions to the teaching, learning and reading of the teachers and students. Emphasis on the exploration of 21 century skills and learner needs.
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    School libraries are the hub of the school, librarians are heavily involved in education, and changing technology means the library is actually more relevant than ever. Elementary, middle and senior school teacher librarians talk about their roles and contributions to the teaching, learning and reading of the teachers and students. Emphasis on the exploration of 21 century skills and learner needs.
Jennie Bales

The Other 21st Century Skills | User Generated Education - 1 views

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    This post unpacks the skills listed in some detail. "Many have attempted to identify the skills important for a learner today in this era of the 21st century (I know it is an overused phrase). I have an affinity towards the skills identified by Tony Wagner: Critical thinking and problem-solving Collaboration across networks and leading by influence Agility and adaptability Initiative and entrepreneurialism Effective oral and written communication Accessing and analyzing information Curiosity and imagination http://www.tonywagner.com/7-survival-skills"
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School Library Website - User Friendly and Learner Centered - - 0 views

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    Basic information about website design for school libraries
Jennie Bales

What's the best, most effective way to take notes? - 0 views

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    The most effective note-taking skills involve active rather than passive learning. Active learning places the responsibility for learning on the learner. Includes tips and processes such as the Cornell Note-Taking System
Jennie Bales

Do Students Today Read for Pleasure? - Papers - OECD iLibrary - 0 views

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    Students who are highly engaged in a wide range of reading activities are more likely than other students to be effective learners and to perform well at school. Research also documents a strong link between reading practices, motivation and proficiency among adults. Proficiency in reading is crucial for individuals to make sense of the world they live in and to continue learning throughout their lives...
Jennie Bales

Best Websites for Teaching & Learning 2013 | American Association of School Librarians ... - 0 views

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    The 2013 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover.
Jennie Bales

Five Keys to Rigorous Project-Based Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Well-designed project-based learning (PBL) has been shown to result in deeper learning and engaged, self-directed learners. Learn more about the five core elements of successful PBL.
Jennie Bales

The power of nonfiction: Using informational text to support literacy in special popula... - 1 views

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    This site explores approaches to address learning needs of minority student populations and presents a strong case for the use of non-fiction texts to build comprehension and increase fluency and to tap into students' personal interests to increase engagement
Jennie Bales

21st-Century Libraries: The Learning Commons | Edutopia - 1 views

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    Libraries are reinventing themselves as content becomes more accessible online and their role becomes less about housing tomes and more about connecting learners and constructing knowledge.
Jennie Bales

Four Ways to Incorporate Wordless Picture Books - 2 views

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    Picture books are no longer relegated to elementary school. Middle school teachers love them because they are accessible to all learners, are a quick way to share a text, and there is a picture book for every topic. My favorites are the books without words.
Jennie Bales

15 STEM YouTube Channels for Energizing Flipped Learning - 1 views

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    Flipped learning in the STEM classroom can be fascinating and fun. As you may know, YouTube-a flipped learning marvel in its own right-features many custom user channels designed specifically to cater to the needs of STEM teachers and learners. Below are 15 of the coolest and most popular STEM YouTube channels you'll find. Have fun exploring, learning, and flipping out over STEM.
Jennie Bales

ASCD Express 12.20 - Bringing the World into the Early Learning Classroom - 0 views

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    Kindergarten through 2nd grade are crucial years, because they are the foundation for academic language and content knowledge that will influence students' future literacy in all subject areas. We teachers must engage students in rich, content-based curriculum that inspires, challenges, and provides them with tools to become lifelong learners. To do so, we must challenge some long-standing beliefs about literacy instruction in the early grades.
Jennie Bales

Promoting reading for pleasure in school libraries - SCIS - 0 views

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    A range of engaging strategies to promote reading for pleasure and to build a love of reading with young learners"
Jennie Bales

Discover, Discuss, Demonstrate: Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Keep Students Engaged |... - 0 views

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    "The 3 Ds is not a new model for learning design, and it aligns with other inquiry-based learning models designed for deeper learning. However, each D is intentional in being simple, portable, and customizable. Each D could happen synchronously or asynchronously, in person or online. Given the current constraints we're all facing, we encourage you to add your lens to envision how the 3 Ds would look with your learners:"
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