The U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Technology Education has released an 80-page draft of a five-year National Educational Technology Plan (NETP), which presents a model of 21st century learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five important areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity.
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Most of Merced Union High School District’s librarians may be heading for the chopping block after the California school system proposed eliminating four of the remaining five positions to ease budget concerns, according to the Merced Sun Star.
School librarians in Garden Grove, CA, are in the trenches much like their other counterparts across the state as the Garden Grove Unified School District is considering possible layoffs to close a $53 million shortfall for the 2010–2011 school year.
The Boston Public Library (BPL) system may be forced to close nearly 40 percent of its branches, as well as let go 25 percent of its staff for its 2011 fiscal year.
Alice in Wonderland (PG), an adventure fantasy film from Walt Disney Pictures, recently made its premier in 3-D and IMAX 3-D as well as in regular movie theaters.
NONFICTION MATTERS Marc Aronson, AUTHOR, EDITOR, PACKAGER, SPEAKER, March 10, 2010 TLA -- The Haul
I Wish I'd Had a Camera
Next month, Betty Carter and I are running a preconference... More
2009 National Book Awards On the red carpet with nominees in the Young People's Literature category.
Photos by Rocco Staino.
SLJ Covers 2009 A bigger and better view of SLJ's covers from 2009
BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o
MARCHETTA, Melina. Finnikin of the Rock. 416p. maps. Candlewick. 2010. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4361-4. LC 2009028046.
Gr 8 Up–Finnikin, son of the head of the King’s Guard, has been in exile for a decade, after the violent takeover of his birthplace, Lumatere, by a usurper, followed by a curse by a priestess that has effectively shut the kingdom off from the outside world.
Johnny Crawford (Armpit) and Ellora Vilkin (Kaira DeLeon) star in the Oregon Children's Theatre's production of Small Steps, Louis Sachar's popular sequel to 1998 Newbery Award-winner Holes. Small Steps is the story of a teen trying to get his life back on track after being released from a juvenile correctional facility. Armpit maneuvers through the unexpected, dangerous, and even romantic as he tries to keep his goals in sight, taking small steps to keep moving forward. Directed by Stan Foote, the production runs April 24–May 16, 2010 at the Winningstad Theatre in Portland, OR.
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