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Thanks Steven Litt for the insightful article highlighting the importance of libraries generally and the new Woodland Branch specifically! https://lnkd.in/gEF2J3bA

Nice to see this article being shared again. Good observations are key to supporting a child's development. It's great to see that their importance is still recognised today. Observations have evolved beyond just gathering evidence and are now used to inform and guide interactions with children in real-time. As educators, it's important to reflect on how we value observations and how our approach to using them has changed over time. How much do you value observations now? Have your methods for utilising them changed? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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While your K-6th grade students are on Winter break, consider entering our Litter Hawk contest! Follow the instructions on our website to enter: https://lnkd.in/eG532zX8 * K-4th grade students should submit a poster * 5th grade students should submit a essay, * 6th grade students should submit a video. All entries must address the theme: Open Your Eyes To Litter – Show Us What You See! #environmentaleducation #PAFightsDirty #EveryLitterBitMatters

Exciting, I just received my copy of the journal Education Applications & Developments IX with my article: Chapter 9 - Educating third culture kids and cross culture kids: Students with hidden and apparent diversity (Pages 113-120) Patricia A. Stokke DOI: https://lnkd.in/gzzKcZkp For those of you involved in educating across cultures, you may find my article of interest.

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New book by the Founder of Teachers Without Borders! In the Small Places: Teacher Changemakers and the Power of Human Agency is a book of compelling, heartwarming stories that show how teachers are central protagonists in the global change-making space—global changemakers in everyone’s backyard. It describes teachers who have tackled some of the world’s most intractable challenges: education in emergencies, peace and human rights education, and girls’ education.

Now working on the front line in a school library, I find it fascinating the students who both regularly frequent the library and the ones who regularly borrow - and the regularly borrowing seems to be a small cohort and a particular type of student. It is not for want to access to the library - Years 7-9 have a regular class in the library as part of the English curriculum, focused on reading and comprehension - a class that would have been my favourite class had it existed when i was at school. I love listening into when i'm on desk shift. But i realised not long ago, in my school days, i would not have been the target audience for this class. The passionate (male) teacher who runs this classes asked a group the other week - "why don't you read"? Many said they couldn't find anything interesting, some they didn't have the time nor patience for a book, some said it's boring, others said why would you read the book of something when you could watch the film or TV show of it? All valid answers that can be picked apart and examined by educators. But how do we combat this? As i look to term 2 and really consolidating myself in my school library after a great term 1 settling into my new role and environment, it's really something i want to put my head to - how can I, as a lowly library tech, get greater engagement from students, particularly in the Yr 7-9 with the library and with reading?

As the educational landscape continues to evolve, we're committed to meeting the needs of our increasingly diverse student population in Greater Houston. The white paper, The Power of Language: Educational Transformation Through the Lens of Latino Parents and Educators, includes the results from a survey of 400 Houston area Latino parents and educators, many of whom are both parents and educators. Download the full white paper to read more about our key findings and recommendations: https://lnkd.in/eGWQ5tyJ