Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: #DiverseBooks, #RaisingReaders, Creativity + more
January 29, 2016
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics include book awards, book lists, snow days, speculative fiction, the Cybils awards, poetry, diverse books, gender, STEM, coding, Multicultural Children's Book Day, Black History Month, growing bookworms, grit, parenting, schools, libraries, creativity, publishing, Mo Willems, reading, and growth mindset.
Book Lists and Awards
@sljournal http://ow.ly/XyZzr #YA
Snow Problem: 7 Books for Snowy Days | by @deniseschipani @ReadBrightly #BookList http://ow.ly/XzuPC
Slightly More Recent Books on Slavery for Young People, list from @fuseeight http://ow.ly/XBNwT @Bartography @lclineransome @medinger
A Tuesday Ten from @TesseractViews | The most recent Speculative Fiction titles that won the Newbery #kidlit #ALAyma http://ow.ly/Xt49N
Cybils
#PoetryFriday: Ones that Got Away per @JoneMac53 #Cybils #Poetry http://ow.ly/Xt3Ul
RT @SLJournal:What to Read? Check out @yalsa and the @Cybils — Good Comics for Kids http://ow.ly/XmaHV
Diversity + Gender
A good thing: @Barbie gets more realistic with 3 new body types + 7 skin colors, reports @mashable http://ow.ly/XEevK
"Books are tools through which children + adults see the framework of difference + learn to deal w/ it" @coachhays64 http://ow.ly/XEcvV
#DiverseBooks in Your Home Library: #Parenting Global Kids by @EducatorsSpin w/ @LEEandLOW #ReadYourWorld http://ow.ly/XE5wJ
RT @SLJournal: Book Publishing—from Executives to Reviewers—Is White and Female, Survey Finds http://ow.ly/XAps4
Infographic from @LEEandLOW #Diversity in Publishing: 2015 survey shared @bkshelvesofdoom #kidlit http://ow.ly/Xym1O
Details on the book drive that @veronikellymars is doing to support Marley Dias' #1000BlackGirlBooks http://ow.ly/Xq7nm #DiverseBooks
Support Pours In for 11 yo Girl Gathering 1000 Books w/ Black Girl Protagonists | @sljournal #1000BlackGirlBooks http://ow.ly/XEtIc
Useful! Resources for Finding Multicultural Children's Books from
@growingbbb #DiverseBooks #kidlit http://ow.ly/XyliK
Kids missing out on fab books b/c adults around them think there are books for boys vs for girls" @AwfullyBigBlog http://ow.ly/XwdLT
Really good article: 8 ways you can empower girls to learn coding by @mattpetronzio @mashable http://ow.ly/XEgtE #STEM @GirlsWhoCode
Events + Programs
Congratulations to the 2016
@brownbookshelf Honorees, authors/illustrators to be showcased during #BlackHistoryMonth http://ow.ly/Xwb2V
Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories reviewed by @readingtub for #ReadYourWorld | #DiverseBooks http://ow.ly/Xq8MB
Growing Bookworms
@jenniholm @NerdyBookClub on writing #BoardBooks http://ow.ly/Xyldt
How We Created A Community of Readers |Looking for next steps beyond finding reading time by teacher @PernilleRipp http://ow.ly/Xt441
Why schools must create a culture of reading, w/ concrete tips for teachers from @jarredamato #RaisingReaders http://ow.ly/XpEa2
Miscellaneous
Bosses: Are You Too Gritty for Your Own Good? Do you keep trying to win losing battles @JoannLublin @WSJ http://ow.ly/XE5Zp #Grit
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
@AwfullyBigBlog http://ow.ly/XEbF0 #kidlit
Cool! @The_Pigeon will oversee new Elephant & Piggie Like Reading line of early readers for @DisneyHyperion reports @100scopenotes
The Conversation Around A Birthday Cake for George Washington | @frankisibberson rounds up links, in time order http://ow.ly/Xwd78
How Storytelling Works in the Brain and Why We (especially students) Need Stories @getting_smart via @thereadingzone http://ow.ly/Xt4uk
@StephanieVozza @FastCompany via @tashrow http://ow.ly/Xq93n
Parenting
Five Tips for Watching Videos with Toddlers (Plus a List of Favorites!) from @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/XBNZK
"Just as effort alone can’t deliver results, praising effort isn’t enough to help a child.." @KJDellAntonia http://ow.ly/XpMfC #Growth
Schools and Libraries
The loss of (UK) libraries is another surefire way to entrench #inequality | Mary O'Hara @GuardianPublic http://ow.ly/XEfhk
"what are the best ways that #schools + #educators can cultivate creativity?" Start of conversation at #4OCF http://ow.ly/XEcd8 @RACzyz
@sxwiley after reading #CreativeSchools @SirKenRobinson http://ow.ly/XBONW
How to Get Started With Genius Hour for Elementary Classrooms? by @kleinerin (helping kids uncover unique gifts) http://ow.ly/XzlPK
Cultivating a Classroom Culture of Creativity (e.g. add Stop and Think time) by @MuziLearningLab at #4OCF blog http://ow.ly/XymGQ
Makes sense to me: Teacher Burnout Is More Likely Among #Introverts reports @TheMrGodsey @TheAtlantic http://ow.ly/Xwike #teaching
@DavidGeurin w/ ideas from #TheInnovatorsMindset http://ow.ly/Xwfsv
How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students? On teacher home visits | @zstavely @MindShiftKQED http://ow.ly/Xw7Du
"we don’t focus on being able to learn that much in schools" but on making sure kids can be taught @willrich45 http://ow.ly/Xt7oD
Technology for the Sake of Technology: Consider the Why and the How says @ReadByExample http://ow.ly/Xt4cl #education
8 competencies that schools should facilitate per SirKenRobinson in CREATIVE SCHOOLS, shared by @sxwiley http://ow.ly/Xq8eF #education
Ten Things Drawing Can Teach Us About #Giftedness (high levels of creativity, insight, etc) from @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/Xq7J0
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