Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: January 8
January 08, 2016
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Please note that I am sharing links related to the #JoyOfLearning and education via separate posts (with quotes and notes). Those links are not included here. Topics this week include: book lists, the Cybils Awards, literacy programs, libraries, nonfiction, overparenting, World Read Aloud Day, raising readers, STEM, and genius hour.
Awards
@RogerReads http://ow.ly/WIuIN
Close to the wire: Newbery / Caldecott 2016: Final Prediction Edition from @FuseEight http://ow.ly/WLQ9k #kidlit #ALAyma
Book Lists
A standout among the year-end favorites lists: 100 Magnificent Children’s Books 2015 — @fuseeight #kidlit http://ow.ly/WCqBE
#Nonfiction Picks for 2015 from @tashrow http://ow.ly/WFtCb #BookList #kidlit
14 #PictureBooks about Perseverance for Kids from @momandkiddo | possibly useful in encouraging "growth mindset" http://ow.ly/WCyk0
Kicking off new Read Around Town series, @mrskatiefitz shares #PictureBooks about visiting the Doctor's Office http://ow.ly/WIhX5
#STEM Recommendations from the New National Ambassador for Young People's Literature @geneluenyang @ReadingRainbow http://ow.ly/WLPjG
Cybils
Happy New Year! And Happy
#Cybils Day! The @cybils shortlists are live and are fabulous: http://is.gd/melF05 #KidLit #YA
MG Realistic Fiction #Cybils Finalists and the Ones That Got Away according to @brandymuses #kidlit http://ow.ly/WCBTF
The 2015 #Cybils EMGSF Panel: The Ones That Got Away, according to @Book_Nut #kidlit #SpeculativeFiction http://ow.ly/WCBmn
Card Catalog Podcast talks about some of @MsYingling 's favorite finalists + winners from past #Cybils Awards http://ow.ly/WCyD7
Very cool #Cybils spiderweb showing links between @kimberlymarief 's reading for 2015 #YA speculative fiction http://ow.ly/WIki1
#Cybils Finalists: What’s Being Said Online, Part 1 http://ow.ly/WCwmR @SheilaRuth @book_nut
More reactions: The #Cybils 2015 Finalists: What’s Being Said Online, Part 2 | http://ow.ly/WCwxv @SheilaRuth @book_nut
Celebrating #Cybils! Thoughts from organizer Jennifer at Jean Little Library on many of the shortlist titles http://ow.ly/WCw7w
Happy New Year - Let the #Cybils Reading Begin | @readingtub suggests using the @Cybils shortlists for book ideas http://ow.ly/WCvNT
#Cybils Awards 2015: The Ones That Got Away in #YA Speculative Fiction, from organizer @SheilaRuth http://ow.ly/WITPY
Diversity
Why do so many kids' books treat #diversity as a black and white (only) issue? Need cultural diffs @GdnchildrensBks http://ow.ly/WMj0m
Events + Programs
International Book Giving Day (IBGD) 2016 is February 14th:
@cjfriess shares new logo designed by @bennewmanillo http://ow.ly/WIiTU
Gene Luen Yang Named 5th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, 2016–17 | @CBCBook @geneluenyang http://ow.ly/WCjER #kidlit
This is delightful: California Teens Create #Literacy Center—and a Brighter Future—for Preschoolers | @sljournal http://ow.ly/WFDvV
January Activity Calendar celebrating #literacy events, authors, book birthdays, + favorite books from @MrSchuReads http://ow.ly/WCwUP
New #TheStoryStartsHere campaign from @Scholastic encourages reading #PictureBooks with kids (inc. after age 5) http://ow.ly/WMhYK
Library Garden + Future Home of #KnuffleBunny Statue OK'd by City (NY) @ReporterLeslie @The_Pigeon http://ow.ly/WMjbD @PWKidsBookshelf
Let’s All Connect for LitWorld’s World Read Aloud Day 2016! http://ow.ly/WCEX3
@shannonmmiller @plemmonsa @litworldsays #WRAD
World Read Aloud Day 2016 – A Call for Skype Read-Aloud Volunteers! from @KateMessner http://ow.ly/WCEAG #WRAD @litworldsays
Counting down strengths from reading for #WRAD This week @litworldsays is focused on Belonging. @MaryLeeHahn shares: http://ow.ly/WIVyx
Cool! Brazil Gives Out Books That Double as Subway Tickets, Promoting #Literacy & Mass Transit @OpenCulture http://ow.ly/WIYiW
Growing Bookworms
@mssackstein reads aloud w/ 10 yo son http://ow.ly/WLSrc
Encouraging Readers (2 sons) w/ Different Learning Styles, @SunlitPages #RaisingReaders guest post by @momandkiddo http://ow.ly/WCz6t
10 Surefire Tips for Maximizing Student Reading Stamina: start w/ "Value Independent Reading" Lara Robb @Scholastic http://ow.ly/WLPBV
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
#KidLit @FuseEight @sljournal Imaginary friends + chickens http://ow.ly/WIpjR
Intentional Reading and why @catagator is going to #ReadWomen in 2016 http://ow.ly/WCxNx #YA
Smiling Slaves in Post-A Fine Dessert World, proof "that intelligent people can disagree" Vicky Smith @KirkusReviews http://ow.ly/WIoau
Useful stuff in: So, You Want to Work in Publishing: Advice from a @ChronicleKids Editor http://ow.ly/WIXSG
Parenting
@LindaFlanagan2 @MindShiftKQED http://ow.ly/WFoAC @RaiseAnAdult
So true: "we are doing our children ... a disservice if we teach them that failure is bad" @katsok http://ow.ly/WCWvy
Playful Learning
Math Tic Tac Toe from @momandkiddo sounds like a game that my math-loving daughter might enjoy #STEM http://ow.ly/WIiva
Schools and Libraries
@joboaler excerpt @MindShiftKQED http://ow.ly/WLRz9
Buy It! What Are You Afraid Of? @lochwouters argues for libraries buying multiple copies of the books kids request http://ow.ly/WFuyA
Quick Tips: Focus on #STEM: #GeniusHour (inquiry based learning experience at school), by @asuen1 for BookList http://ow.ly/WCtAH
Interesting... 'A Bit Of A Montessori 2.0': Khan Academy Opens A Lab School #Ericnpr @NPR_ED via @MindShiftKQED http://ow.ly/WFKYo
Re-imagining School for Introverted Teachers @spencerideas http://ow.ly/WIYRJ >> 2 hours volunteering in kid's classroom wipes me out.
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