I'm a New York-based journalist and
editor-at-large for
Sheryl Sandberg's
Lean In foundation.
Former Executive Editor
of TUMBLR; longtime writer and editor at NEWSWEEK.
I write on social issues, women & culture for the
New York Times, The Atlantic & The Daily Beast, among others.
I also produce video.
WRITING
"Many libraries are torn between expanding their digital offerings on the latest platforms and still providing quality resources for patrons who may lack experience with technology or the means to own the latest devices."
Kathryn Zickhur, research analyst for the Pew Internet & American Life Project [via NYT]
The project’s latest report looks at the future of libraries and how the digital age might change our expectations for library services. 91% of Americans ages 16 and older say public libraries are important to their communities.
22 Jan 2013 / Reblogged from pewresearch with 39 notes / lit libraries print education learning
New PA Study Shows Full-time School Librarian Boosts Student Achievement
“Having access to a full-time, certified school librarian means better outcomes for Pennsylvania’s public school students, according to new research from the Colorado-based RSL Research Group.”
Truth.
Damn right it does.
(Source: ala-publishing.informz.net)
1 Nov 2012 / Reblogged from markcoatney with 51 notes / libraries reading education
Oscar, Elmo and Cookie Monster: Chalk drawings from Sesame Street HQ in NYC. #chalk #sesamestreet #nofilter #oscarthegrouch (Taken with Instagram)
12 Sep 2012 / 81 notes / chalk sesame street oscar the grouch kids education elmo cookie monster art
sexquestionsfromseventhgraders:
Why do we have to learn about the reproductive system when these boys are immature?
Girls win.
This one’s funny, but the others are sad, and the captions flip. This teacher: about to be fired in 3… 2… 1…
Update: the blog is gone.
11 Aug 2012 / Reblogged from sexquestionsfromseventhgraders-1 with 280 notes / sex sex ed teachers education
Let Your Interviews Be Heard… And Seen
Old tapes. New unheard stories. We bring journalists’ lost interviews back to life via podcast, radio and YouTube. The future of journalism? Remixing the past. What do you have on tape? Tell us what’s in your archives.
Attn: Journalist friends! This is pretty awesome. Brought to you by former Newsweeker and ABC Producer David Gerlach.
5 Jul 2012 / Reblogged from blankonblank with 60 notes / ABC blank on blank david gerlach journalism media news newsweek education history archives
good:
Is Sweden’s Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
Sweden’s Vittra Telefonplan says goodbye to the “conventional classroom” and focuses on creative design. This means in place of desks, there are “sitting islands,” and students can collaborate with peers in “the village”—a tiny house for group work.
The Swedes. Amazing.
