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this coming Tuesday, December 10, at 4pm Eastern:</span></p>

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Education with Digital Tools</span></b></p>

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Melissa P. Johnston, University of West Georgia</span></b></p>

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in STEM areas not only prepares them for successful careers and advanced
technical studies, but also for life, by teaching how to think critically and
analytically through collaborative, hands-on, problem-solving, and
project-based approaches.</span></p>

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media play an important role in effective STEM education. Students engage in
STEM learning in many ways and through an array of different digital tools that
provide authentic experiences. Digital tools may include, but are not limited
to, digital videos, audio, graphics, games, online assessments, scientific datasets,
virtual manipulatives and simulations, and other forms of media. Students learn
concepts through these interactive digital resources, all of which enrich
student learning by enabling them to comprehend, visualize, and explain
difficult concepts. This webinar will focus on how librarians can provide
learning experiences in the STEM areas through both formal and informal
instruction with digital tools.</span></p>

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she teaches graduate courses in in school librarianship and instructional
technology. Johnston worked as a school librarian for 13 years in Georgia
before obtaining her PhD at Florida State University. Her research and
publications focus on school librarians as leaders, the school librarian’s role
in technology integration, STEM initiatives in school librarianship, and school
librarianship on a global level. Johnston is the author of numerous articles in
journals such as <i>School Library Research, School Libraries Worldwide</i>,
and <i>School Library Connection</i>. She is currently the co-editor
of <i>School Library Research</i> and PI for the REALISD Project, an
IMLS funded grant, to provide professional development for rural school
librarians to support STEM education efforts in their schools.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">To register for this or future
webinars, please visit</span></p>

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To access previous webinars in this series, visit <a href="https://webinars.sites.uofmhosting.net/"><span style="color:windowtext">https://webinars.sites.uofmhosting.net/</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">Kristin</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kristin Fontichiaro<br>University of Michigan School of Information<br>4427 North Quad<br>105 S. State St.<br>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">734.647.3593</span><br><a href="http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1bHR8YmY3NDdlYzA4ZDM2MjFmMzAzMDM2OTA3NGM3NjliMzQ" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Book an Appointment (school year only) </a></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Projects:</b></div><div><a href="http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Michigan Makers</a> | <a href="http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Making in Michigan Libraries</a> </div><div><a href="http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Data Literacy in High School</a> | <a href="http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/" target="_blank">Public Library Management MOOC</a><br><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div>