The Mountain Jackpot Ferguson Memorial Library to remain at CC School The Mountain Jackpot Following months of heated debate, threats and moving ultimatums, the Cripple Creek library and school district boards have signed a 20-year agreement that...

Innovation In Libraries Can Lead To Innovation In Schools by Terry Heick Libraries are brilliant because books are brilliant. So how we organize those books is no small matter—and deserves additional scrutiny as technology changes things.

Most teachers consider themselves life-long learners. As professionals, teachers are required to complete a certain amount of professional development (PD) every few years to keep their certification current. Usually this PD looks like speakers coming to teacher’s meetings, or educators attending conferences or taking courses at a local college. While these opportunities are ways to advance their craft, many teachers find that they don’t get much as they should from sitting in meetings or classes.

PD are definately beneficial to teachers and educators. PD days are pretty informative as they create new ways to inform teachers with current reform and change in the field of education. It will be awesome to invent new ways to incorporate other forms of administering PD to teachers.

PD are definately beneficial to teachers and educators. PD days are pretty informative as they create new ways to inform teachers with current reform and change in the field of education. It will be awesome to invent new ways to incorporate other forms of administering PD to teachers.

The U.S. Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act on Thursday, July 16—requiring states to include at least one measure of student supports such as school librarians, school counselors and art and music classes in their accountability systems.

7 Ways to Pay Less for Textbooks Forbes Most school libraries keep copies of popular textbooks in their stacks. You may be able to borrow the book for free or photocopy relevant chapters to use at home.

Wikipedia is often vilified in educational circles. The site’s loudest critics think that it offers biased, non-credible information. Many teachers specifically ban students from using the site from as a reference in research papers.

My primary kids always go straight for Wikipedia - I always encourage it as a starting point if they want to. Because it is a great starting point when you are young and are just beginning to learn the ways of the abundance of information available. I believe it is also a great tool to start their critical thinking without them even realising!

The 2015 strategic plan for the American Library Association declares, “the rapid shift from print to digital content is one of the more dramatic developments now transforming libraries of all types.”...

Dawn Finch, a school librarian, children's author and vice-president of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, shares a response to yet another list of the “top 100 books” that children “should” read in primary school raised an extensive discussion on social media about the books chosen.

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