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In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Dr. Cathy Collins, a Library Media Specialist and ISTE+ASCD Board Member on the show to discuss the ISTELive 2024 conference and how school districts can leverage Artificial Intelligence to teach Digital Literacy.
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In This Episode …
- New Book: Teaching News Literacy in the Age of AI: A Cross-Curricular Approach
- How to support Digital Literacy as we move into a world filled with Artificial Intelligence
- ISTE Conference 2024
- New ISTE+ASCD Learning Principles
- ISTE Community Leaders Program
- The Future of ISTE+ASCD
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About our Guest: Dr Cathy Collins
Cathy Collins has worked as a
Library Media Specialist for over 20 years at the K-12 level. She holds a
Doctorate in Education with a specialization in Curriculum, Leadership, Teaching and Learning; and additional Masters Degrees in Education and Library Science. She has published her writing in various journals including “
EdWeek,” “
Library Media Connection,” “
NEA Today,” and AASL’s “Knowledge Quest” and is the
author of “Teaching News Literacy in the Age of AI: A Cross Curricular Approach” which will be published by ISTE. She is a
Fulbright/Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellow and is the recipient of an AASL Intellectual Freedom Award. She is a 2023 MSLA “Virtual Influencer” and 2023 Service Award recipient and was named an MSLA “Super Librarian” and Innovator.
She is a member of the ISTE+ASCD Board of Directors and served on the MassCUE Board as PD Chair from 2015-2019. She is passionate about STEM/STEAM, global education and media literacy. In addition to having coordinated the Chinese Exchange Program at Sharon High School for many years, she has journeyed with her students to India, Peru and Tanzania, Africa through World Challenge as a Teacher Leader. Dr. Collins served as the lead instructional designer in 2021 for an online course for K12 teachers hosted by the US State Dept., “
STEM Innovations and Global Competence.”
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