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5 Things the Government Can Do to Help Make Reading Cool Again Aldeman: Policymakers in Washington are starting to pay attention to the continuing decline in literacy scores. Here are some steps they can take.

Students' lack of literacy skills is at a crisis level, and this writer believes the Federal government could be taking steps to improve them: 5 Things the Government Can Do to Help Make Reading Cool Again
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What worked and what didn't with a cellphone ban at a Kentucky school Keeping students off their devices is the new norm in many schools. We talked to students and educators at one Kentucky school to see how it's working.

In Kentucky, where state law mandates cellphone access be restricted in schools, a look at one school's attempt to ban them from bell to bell: What Worked and What Didn't with a Cellphone Ban at a Kentucky School.
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The Case for Warm Demanders in Today’s Schools | Cult of Pedagogy When our students face challenges, some teachers get more rigid, while others become more lenient. What if the answer isn’t either/or?

Engagement and motivation are both dependent on teachers building a relationship where students see them as "warm demanders" according to these authors: The Case for Warm Demanders in Today’s Schools.
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New Bill Seeks to Ban LGBTQ+ Books from Public Schools Nationwide The 'Stop the Sexualization of Children Act,' introduced just hours after President Trump's State of the Union address, aims to prohibit federal funding being used for any books or programs that invol...

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Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI The long read: I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack

Are you an AI "rejectionist" or "cheerleader"? A high school student teacher grapples with this and other questions about AI in his English classroom: Teacher v Chatbot: My Journey into the Classroom in the Age of AI.
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College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree More than three years after ChatGPT debuted, AI has become a part of everyday life — and professors and students are still figuring out how or if they should use it.

More than three years after ChatGPT debuted, AI has become a part of everyday life — and professors and students are still figuring out how or if they should use it. n.pr/4biVAz8

5 Indispensable Ways to Deepen Student Comprehension Simple, in-class activities—drawn from recent research—that you can use to cement hard-won student insights.

Simple, in-class activities—drawn from recent research—that you can use to cement hard-won student insights. 🧠 ⬇️

LibGuides: March Mammal Madness: Home The official home for March Mammal Madness tournament information and resources! If you're learning, you're winning! Welcome to the official home of March Mammal Madness!

It's almost March, and biology teachers should know about the amazing materials available to you and your students through a fun series of activities that make up March Mammal Madness. Bonus this year, MMM celebrates libraries!
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Myth, monsters and making sense of a disenchanted world: why everyone is reading fantasy I have made the leap from literary fiction to fantasy – for those who think it’s mere wish-fulfilment, here’s why we need that thing with the dragons

If you've been to a book store or library lately, you may have noticed that the fantasy genre seems to have exploded both in quantity & popularity: Myth, Monsters & Making Sense of a Disenchanted World: Why Everyone is Reading Fantasy.
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It’s been 25 years since Maine passed a Wabanaki studies law. It’s only partly working. Three generations of Penobscot advocates are fighting to ensure students in Maine are taught about Indigenous tribes.

The Portland Press Herald investigated some of the reasons Maine school districts have struggled to implement the Wabanaki Studies Law: It’s Been 25 Years Since Maine Passed a Wabanaki Studies Law, It’s Only Partly Working.
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Bring Black History into Your Classroom throughout the Year History is full of fascinating threads to follow. Discover stories and lessons that will capture your students’ interest during Black History Month.

Black History Month is coming to an end but that doesn't mean you should stop teaching (or learning) Black History: Bring Black History into Your Classroom throughout the Year.
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This is a brilliant manifesto, a call to arms, that asks us to stop moaning about how no one can focus or read anymore and to deal with the real issues at the heart of our literacy crisis: Books and Screens.
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Colorful promotional graphic for #TLSkyChat Teacher Librarian Chat. A group of diverse teens and adults sit and stand in a cozy library surrounded by bookshelves, talking and holding books. A large logo with an open book, coffee mug, and glasses appears in the top left. Text reads: “Feb 25th Wed 8PM ET” and “Pitch Perfect: Book Talks That Spark Buzz.”

📣 Let's GO! Join us THIS Wednesday at 8pm EST for #TLSkyChat - an educational chat for school librarians and the people who love them!

💻 Checkout this week's topic along with other goodies at tlskychat.com/schedule!

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What Students Gain When Teachers — Not AI — Grade Students’ Work - EdSurge News How a lawyer-turned-teacher-turned-AI ethicist used assessment to personalize instruction before AI-powered edtech existed.

What Students Gain When Teachers — Not AI — Grade Students’ Work #EdTech

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Opinion: Iowa Republican bills threaten public libraries Some cleared the funnel deadline, some did not. But the threat to libraries isn't going away

"We also know that if Republicans who control the Statehouse can’t seize control of an important Iowa institution, such as libraries, they’ll seek to restrict its mission, undermine its work and subject it to an old-fashioned political flogging."

Typing for Love or Money: The Hidden Women’s Labor behind Modern Literary Masterpieces Taking dictation, revising manuscripts, typing copies, literary amanuenses often labour for little compensation and even less recognition. Christine Jacobson explores the neglected efforts of women li...

A fascinating look at the role women have played in literary history: Typing for Love or Money: The Hidden Women’s Labor behind Modern Literary Masterpieces. Don't miss the exhibit at Harvard's Houghton Library open now until May 1
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Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen and paper instead Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads.

More parents are pushing back against screentime and device use in schools: Parents Are Opting Kids out of School Laptops, Returning Them to Pen and Paper
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Establishing routines for the beginning, middle, and end of class can significantly improve students' executive functioning: Building Daily Routines That Make Executive Function Skills Stick
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My Step-By-Step Framework for Taking Flight Into Black History (Opinion) Here’s how I teach my AP African American Studies students to excavate truth from primary sources.

When HS English teacher Nick Kennedy looked for a thinking routine to help his students analyze primary sources in his AP African American Studies course, he decided to create one
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The Seven-Year Shadow: How Academic Pressure at 15 Follows Teens Into Their Twenties School pressure doesn't end at graduation. Study of 5,000 teens reveals how academic stress at 15 links to mental health through age 24.

A study which looked at the effect of academic pressure on teens in Britain found a strong correlation between the amount of pressure teens experienced & the incidence of long term mental health issues
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The writing "doom loop" AI is already generating half of the content on the web...

As AI increasingly becomes the source for the majority of the internet's content, the quality of everyone's writing is increasingly degraded: The Writing "Doom Loop"
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What Difference Can School Size Make in a Student's Life? | KQED A study of more than 120 small New York City high schools finds higher rates of college enrollment, but not degrees, jobs or income

A study reveals the effects of creating small high schools in New York City: What Difference Can School Size Make in a Student's Life?
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Exploring Black History Through Music Teachers can help the origins of jazz and hip-hop come alive for students with resources that highlight these influential music styles.

Using two specific addresses in the US as entry points, students can gain an understanding of how our history and Black music are intertwined: Exploring Black History Through Music
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Maine ICE observers sue, say agents threatened to add them to a database of domestic terrorists Maine residents Elinor Hilton and Colleen Fagan say they were observing immigration officials when the agents started to record them.

Mainers sue Homeland security for putting them on a domestic terrorist watchlist & violating their first amendment rights.

“I will not let myself be threatened or silenced for filming ICE.” - Colleen Fagan.

Way to fight back!

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A Republican plan to overhaul voting is back. Here's what's new in the bill A Republican voting overhaul is back on Capitol Hill — with an added photo identification provision and an altered name. Opponents say the legislation would disenfranchise millions of voters.

A Republican voting overhaul is back on Capitol Hill — with an added photo identification provision and an altered name. Opponents say the legislation would disenfranchise millions of voters.

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Report: Staff at Dilley raiding cells to confiscate kids' letters and drawings detailing conditions inside

ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.

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