There are likely to be very significant changes to K-12, libraries, and higher education as a result of the larger global, economic, and health circumstances taking place right now. The process of “scenario planning” is often used by organizations to explore possible futures and then to prepare to survive and be successful in different scenarios. This process can also be very helpful to individuals–especially in times of dramatic unknowns–to be able to make a mental shift from feeling like a passive victim to having some capacity to plan strategically. The following three brainstorm-voting questions should help to build likely scenarios … Continue reading Crowd-sourcing the likely changes in K-12, libraries, and higher-education

Students with dyslexia need structured reading instruction | SmartBrief principles of Structured Literacy. The guiding principles of this approach are: Phonology: The sound structure of spoken words Sound-symbol association: The mapping of letter sounds to symbol… Level up movement with … Continue reading reading, remote

Helping out as a volunteer in K-8 as an informal educator, homework helper and reading tutor, it is painfully obvious that there are plenty of kids who aren’t learning to read and this has had a profound impact on their … Continue reading reading

Open educational resources (OER) are free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes. Open Education “…is the simple and powerful idea that the world’s knowledge is a public good and that … Continue reading open resources for k-8

Lectric Library will be sharing activities and resources for the families and caregivers of “littles” – K-2s primarily. This is emergency remote learning. It was not planned for. Most kids and families have not had the opportunity to be prepared … Continue reading k-2 learning @ home