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Theories on political ideology, social relationships, norming, and activism can be used to update our strategies for building community and political support for our ideas and issues. Key ideas covered include Jonathon Haidt's moral foundation theory, the ladder of engagement as presented by Patrick Sweeny, and aligning language with supporter values. You will have an opportunity to experiment with these ideas using provided examples to test out how these ideas might work for you.

Waseca Public Library was one of 28 libraries in 21 states (and the only one in the upper Midwest) to participate in the Ready to Code Co-Hort. Funded by American Library Association and sponsored by Google, Ready to Code aims to ensure libraries have the resources, capacity, and inspiration to embrace activities that promote computational thinking and computer science among our nation’s youth.

In this session, participants will learn how to use the Ready to Code toolkit, a professional development tool consisting of pathways, personas, and resources, from lesson plans to promotional pieces. Finally, the session will include hands-on experience with coding tools.

EVERFI’s online resources help educators teach critical skills in financial education, STEM exploration, health & wellness, and diversity at no cost to schools. These resources are standards-aligned and feature tools to track student knowledge gains. Attendees will receive login credentials, lesson plans, and ongoing curriculum support. Please bring a laptop.

I do presentations about agates , fossils, artifacts and other gemstones I found in Minnesota. I also found platinum gold nugget .
I bring lots of examples and talk about what to look for and how to do it. I talk about the formation of and how they are here today and all the changes they went through. I do presentations for school science classes, libraries and museums. I get paid $300. If your interested

This past summer a team met to revise and update the 2009 ITEM Standards. Come learn about the work that has been completed and provide feedback on the draft of the new standards.

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DRAFT ITEM Standards

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Sauk Rapids-Rice High School held a short, one-hour PD session that had teachers smiling and engaged in learning. Learn how #StormRace changed the face of professional development at SRRHS.
Here's a link to the presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Bf1lT4pMukCG4agxufVp6plHeYDOpp6U_-6sgHHuKgM/edit?usp=sharing

In our ever changing educational environment, the role the classroom is more than just desks inside walls. Come discover and discuss ideas of how to reimagine learning spaces of the library media center and classrooms. See how creative opportunities such as MakerSpaces can support innovation in your school. Come ready to see ways to tinker, play, explore, and create.

Presentation at http://bit.ly/MakerITEM18

Sharing the plea made to PTA to co-sponsor a class set of iPads to be used during media lessons in a K-5 setting. Tech lessons with low prep for a non 1:1 school from internet safety to coding and blackout poetry. Management and integration ideas shared.