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June 23, 2011 by Joyce Valenza
Way back in January, I wrote of the announcement of Follett’s seriously generous competition to recognize innovative library programs. You can now view and vote on the 124 entries to help select the People’s Choice winner. Here is today’s press release and the voting rules: RIVER GROVE, Ill., June 23, 2011 – More than 100 […]
March 24, 2011 by Joyce Valenza
In my last post I wrote of Buffy Hamilton’s Crowdsourcing Recommended Reads for Issues in School Librarianship. Inspired by a request from her mentor and friend, Dr. Mary Ann Fitzgerald, of the University of Georgia, Buffy polled her PLN and compiled their impressive list of recommendations. That post echoed a post I’ve left in draft […]
March 6, 2011 by Joyce Valenza
The job isn’t to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent the status quo. Seth Godin. Last year, inspired by the ideas in Seth Godin’s Tribes, I began rethinking how I worked (or might work) in groups at school, with my colleagues, in professional organizations. At the suggestion of Patrick Larkin, […]
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November 27, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
In his Newsday article last week, Dr. Marc Bernstein, Superintendent for the Valley Stream (NY) Central High School District, suggested Steps to Take Now for our Schools; What Cuomo Can Do to make NYS Education More Efficient and Effective. Among the several steps Dr. Bernstein suggested Governor Cuomo take in this Internet age is, eliminating […]
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