The Evidence-Based Manifesto for School Librarians By Ross Todd - 04/01/2008
Every fall, School Library Journal hosts a national Leadership Summit that brings together a mix of school librarians, administrators, other educators, researchers, and university professors, as well as policy makers and elected officials. While the topics change, the Summit always focuses on an issue of critical importance to school librarians.
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Playaway for Tots By Staff - 11/01/2007
Weston Woods and Playaway have created the first line of preloaded digital audiobooks for the early childhood and primary school market.
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XM Satellite Radio is partnering with Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization that provides early education to at-risk kids, to get books into the hands of 4,000 preschoolers in Washington, D.C.'s low-income areas.
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IBM Encourages Kids to Pursue Careers in Math, Science Debra Lau Whelan - 12/13/2006
IBM sure knows how to recruit early. The microchip maker recently invited middle school students to its headquarters in New York to check out how video games are made.
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Podcasts are a great way to expand learning beyond the classroom or library. Here are more recommendations from Tech Chicks Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, following up their Dec. 2007 article Listen Up!
Gr 4-7–When their beloved Aunt Grace dies, Dan, 11, and Amy, 14–along with other Cahill descendants–are faced with an unusual choice: inherit one million dollars or participate in a perilous treasure hunt.
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