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At This High School, You Go To TEDx Class | Co.Exist

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Read: At This High School, You Go To TEDx Class | Co.Exist | ideas + impact.

At This High School, You Go To TEDx Class | Co.Exist | ideas + impact

As Demographics Shift, Kids’ Books Stay Stubbornly White | NPR (June 25, 2013)

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Story posted June 25, 2013.

When it comes to diversity, children’s books are sorely lacking; instead of presenting a representative range of faces, they’re overwhelmingly white. How bad is the disconnect? A report by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that only 3 percent of children’s books are by or about Latinos — even though nearly a quarter of all public school children today are Latino.

Read: As Demographics Shift, Kids’ Books Stay Stubbornly White | NPR.

Dual Degree Programs | Hack Library School

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Have you ever considered pursuing another Master’s degree while going for your MLS?…Today I want to outline some considerations for pursuing simultaneous Masters’ degrees. It may just be a good fit for you!

Read the full story: Dual Degree Programs | Hack Library School.

Critically-Aclaimed Novel Is Banned In Arizona After Parent Complains About Sexually Explicit Passage | HuffPost

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Parental complaints concerning an erotic excerpt in Cuban-American author Cristina García’s critically-acclaimed novel “Dreaming in Cuban” has prompted an Arizona school district to ban the book from classrooms this week, the Associated Press reports.

See the full story: Critically-Aclaimed Novel Is Banned In Arizona After Parent Complains About Sexually Explicit Passage | HuffPost.

Alabama Legislator Bill Holtzclaw Calls On Schools To Ban Toni Morrison Book | Huffington Post

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An Alabama legislator who does not support efforts to repeal the sweeping U.S. education initiative known as the Common Core Standards says he believes the reading list issued in conjunction with the standards needs to be revised.

State Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R-Madison) told Alabama Media Group this week that he believes The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison, should be banned from high school libraries, despite the fact that this book is on the Common Core Standard’s recommended reading list for 11th-graders. 

See the full story: Alabama Legislator Bill Holtzclaw Calls On Schools To Ban Toni Morrison Book | Huffington Post.

Infographic: Back to School and Back to College Spending | Ceros

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Back to School Spending

Infographic: Back to School and Back to College Spending — Ceros | Digital Lookbook – Digital Catalog – Digital Catalogue – Digital Magazine – Content Marketing.

Infonista | Alternative Jobs/Career Paths for Former School Librarians

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The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article about the high (and increasing) number of public middle and high schools going without professional school librarians in the state of New York. Existing positions were being eliminated, new schools were being created without any librarians on staff. I started a discussion on the LIS Career Options LinkedIn group asking whether this was part of a broader trend across the country. The response: absolutely…

…Since school librarianship is the LIS discipline I know least well, I imagined that there might be many solid transferable skills that individuals could repurpose for new job opportunities. The response: not so much.”

See the full story: Infonista | Alternative Jobs/Career Paths for Former School Librarians.

Hogwarts for Hackers: Inside the Science and Tech School of Tomorrow | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

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Hogwarts for Hackers: Inside the Science and Tech School of Tomorrow | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

The article takes an in depth look at the unique education approach at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA), where students have the opportunity to work on self-directed projects.

There’s An App for That: Using iPads in the School Library | Mary Catherine Coleman

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A Few Really Good Gamification Articles…Emerging Trend on the Cusp of a Popularity Explosion

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A slightly different approach to gamification in schools!  “A new interactive fitness game announced at International CES 2013 brings at-home fitness video games to school. DanceDance Revolution Classroom Edition was made with school physical education class in mind.” via DanceDance Revolution Comes to the Classroom | Mashable.

The article The ‘Gamification’ of Education from Forbes is a great accompanying read.

TechCrunch Gamification: Insights and Emerging Trends discusses some important points about this emerging trend.