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"Education reform must include support for school libraries"

Tweets from those at the conference

An interesting, annotated list of books for reading aloud to students

From the #TLChat Virtual Cafe webinar series: Shelly Terrell & Jake Duncan. Diverse conversation about education and schools from experienced and inspirational educators. You can view, listen/watch the webinar via the link to the recorded Blackboard session.

"This final part of the series exposes a real-life case study of a makerspace in an average school in an average district, with results that are anything but average."

"The trends identified in the 2014 Horizon Report should inform K12 library practice and the ways in which we partner with classroom teachers.  In many cases we will already recognize them as part of our current practice."

The post offers a how-to by documenting how it runs in the author's own library. "Lego Club is engaging for kids of all ages, easy to manage from a staff perspective, and enjoyable for everyone involved. I think everyone should seriously consider hosting a Lego Club at the library. "

"The 2015 Best Websites for Teaching & 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. "

"Best Apps for Teaching & Learning are of great value to inquiry-based teaching and learning as embodied in the AASL's Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. The apps foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration and are user friendly to encourage a community of learners to explore and discover."