Archive for November, 2011

“My Very Own Library” Literacy Initiative Will Bring 60000 Books to

“The Foundation for Newark's Future recognizes the critical role literacy plays in improving education and we are thrilled to fund programs that address early childhood literacy in particular. This program is an efficient and …

Spotlight | Neag School of Education at UConn … – Literacy News

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Spotlight | Neag School of Education at UConn Literacy News

Literacy News: News about literacy and the benefits of reading. rss · HOME · About … Pages. About Literacy News … This entry was posted by webmaster on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 at 1:30 pm and is filed under Dept of Education . …

LACUNY Blog

The LACUNY Dialogues are an annual town hall style meeting where CUNY librarians gather to present on and discuss a timely issue relevant to academic libraries in general and CUNY libraries specifically. This program is …

The Hobbit Hole: #LIKE31 – Information Literacy

On Thursday I went to another London Information and Knowledge Exchange event, this time a panel discussion on Information Literacy. The discussion was chaired by Dr Susie Andretta from London Metropolitan University, …

5 Fantastic & Free Early Literacy Resources: Guest Blog from Bob

With a vested interest in student achievement and early literacy, The Department of Education has some wonderfully useful guides and learning to read resources for parents, such as: Helping Your Child Become a Reader: …

5 Fantastic & Free Early Literacy Resources: Guest Blog from Bob

Here are five terrific early literacy authorities worth looking into. Best part? They're free! 1. Your Local Library. A wealth of early childhood reading resources is as close and accessible as your local public library! Go in-person …

Should Information Literacy be reframed as a Metaliteracy

Social media environments and online communities are innovative collaborative technologies that challenge traditional definitions of information literacy. Metaliteracy is an overarching and self-referential framework that …

Environmental Education 101: Back to School Indoctrination

The draft, according to William Reinhard of the Maryland State Department of Education, is meant to "help guide local [school] systems as they develop their own plans" to integrate environmental literacy into their curricula. …

Information Literacy Weblog: Teaching Faculty Award for the

The Augustana Campus Library (Camrose, Alberta, Canada) of the University of Alberta has announced the 2011 recipient of the Teaching Faculty Award for the Support of Information Literacy. The award, which started in …