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Category Archives: 21st Century Skills
Meeting the Needs of 21st Century Teens
By Courtney L. Young Head Librarian and Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, Penn State Greater Allegheny This spring the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has been hosting virtual town hall meetings at which library staff and community stakeholders have … Continue reading
Whose Learning Is It Anyway? (WebWise 2013)
This is an excerpt of a blog that was originally posted on the Hack Education. Visit the link for the full transcript of the talk. By Audrey Watters I gave the keynote today at WebWise 2013, and I have to say, after a … Continue reading
With Digital Technologies, Can School Libraries Help Transform Learning?
This blog was originally published on the REMAKE LEARNING blog. By Sarah Jackson This isn’t your mom’s high school library. At the Elizabeth Forward High School library in Elizabeth, PA, beanbag chairs have replaced study carrels, computers are everywhere, and instead of … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Skills, Education Support, Learning Tools and Interactives (Information/Media literacy)
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Out-of-School Takes Center Stage
By Marsha L. Semmel Director of Strategic Partnerships, IMLS “This is a Sputnik moment!” announced Jill Riemer to the crowd of 500 at Washington D.C.’s National Press Club on the morning of February 5. Ms. Riemer, executive director of the … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Skills, Afterschool/Out-of-School, Civic/Community Engagement, Education Support
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