Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: September 16: More #Cybils News, Mathical Awards, #DiverseBooks + #Joy
September 16, 2016
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #DiverseBooks, #STEM, asperger's syndrome, book awards, Growing Bookworms, math, play, publishing, Raising Readers, read aloud, Rick Riordan, teaching, the Cybils Awards, and World Book Day.
Awards
Press Release Fun @FuseEight | Mathical Book Prize Now Accepting Submissions for 2016 http://ow.ly/dQAW3044dfp #kidlit encouraging #math :-)
I find there are too many #kidlit awards to cover. Luckily @CynLeitichSmith has this Summer Awards Roundup http://ow.ly/IKv9304dgMN
New Geisel Award Infographic by @100scopenotes http://ow.ly/ztiO3044doH #EarlyReaders #DrSeuss @The_Pigeon #kidlit
Book Lists
13 #PictureBooks That Celebrate Hispanic Heritage | Wesley Salazar @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/G633304dh65 via @literacious #DiverseBooks
Best #ReadAloud Books for 4th Grade, a @momandkiddo #BookList http://ow.ly/qlZd3048TQk @lspark @kaaauthor @wenmass + more
Understanding Asperger’s Syndrome, w/ #BookList + personal reflections from teacher + mom Claire Noland http://ow.ly/DiNl3048Teo
The Failed Presidential Campaigns of Children’s Book Characters — a #bookList from @100scopenotes http://ow.ly/FZfU304fTjR
Cybils
Applications for 2016 #Cybils Judges Are Now Closed. Thank you to those who applied. Panelists to be announced 9/21 http://ow.ly/607j304fUUC
New #Cybils blog post: Meet the 2016 Organizers: Stephanie Charlfour, Chair of new #Audiobooks category | @scharle4 http://ow.ly/2r5b304bE2z
New #Cybils blog post: Meet the 2016 Organizers: Jennie Rothschild, Middle Grade and #YA #NonFiction @kidsilkhaze http://ow.ly/cnB1304byig
New on the #Cybils blog: Meet the 2016 Organizers: Melissa Wiley, #YA Fiction Chair | @melissawiley http://ow.ly/Rk3e304by5A
On the #Cybils blog: Meet the 2016 Organizers: Karen Yingling, Middle Grade Fiction Chair @MsYingling http://ow.ly/e7ll3049dEn #kidlit
On the #Cybils blog: Meet the 2016 Organizers: Charlotte Taylor, Elem + MG Speculative Fiction Chair http://ow.ly/Pedy3048XkX @charlotteslib
On the #Cybils blog: Meet the 2016 Organizers: Jone MacCulloch, #Poetry Chair http://ow.ly/Romo3048X2I @JoneMac53
Blog Post: Meet the 2016 #Cybils Organizers: Jennifer Wharton, Elementary/Juvenile #NonFiction Chair http://ow.ly/GyAx3044JYX #kidlit
Blog Post: Meet the 2016 #Cybils Organizers: Liz Jones, #GraphicNovels Chair http://ow.ly/tz8h3044rut @lizjonesbooks
Blog post: Meet the 2016 #Cybils Organizers: Jodie Rodriguez, #EasyReaders /Early Chapter Book Chair http://ow.ly/c81Q3044eNV @growingbbb
Diversity + Gender
Summer Girls & Women in Children's-YA Lit Roundup by @CynLeitichSmith http://ow.ly/Jtii3048RWI #kidlit #YA #gender
The Uncomfortable Truth About #Diversity + Children's Books @DashkaSlater @MotherJones http://ow.ly/B8mP304do4o
Events + Programs
World Book Day 2017 targets giving away 1 million books to UK children | @GuardianBooks http://ow.ly/fwtU304bzKV #literacy #WorldBookDay
Cool: @FirstBook + @NEAFoundation to Bring Thousands of #DiverseBooks, Resources for Children in Need http://ow.ly/52iO3044dEK via @tashrow
National Ambassador Gene Leun Yang + @CBCBook Kick Off #ReadingWithoutWalls Challenge for kids http://ow.ly/l7jy304fSoB #DiverseBooks #kidlit
Growing Bookworms
1/3 of UK parents admit skipping pages in bedtime stories because they are tired @MailOnline http://ow.ly/xP4d3044e30 via @tashrow #Reading
Welcome, families! — @HornBook launches new Family #Reading Blog http://ow.ly/YqCT304dhmm #RaisingReaders #kidlit
A few observations on The Subtle Genius of #FredRogers from @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/oJk2304bwwU #teaching #MisterRogers
Old but good: Helpful Tips for Parents on How Not To #Read to Your Children @MarjorieIngall @tabletmag https://t.co/S0olSSru59
8 Things Your Kid's #Teacher Wishes You'd Do at Home to support #Reading development http://ow.ly/oSMU304fRK9 @dcorneal @ReadBrightly
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
This makes sense: @DisneyHyperion Announces New Rick Riordan Imprint for mythology-based #kidlit http://ow.ly/A6jK304bzqO @camphalfblood
Makes You Appreciate Traditional Publishers: @gail_gauthier discusses issues she often sees in self-published books http://ow.ly/a5zq304bw7Y
The most recent @HornBook podcast features the #Kidlitosphere's own @SevenImp http://ow.ly/oTHi3048WcF #kidlit @TheNiblings4 @FuseEight
Parenting
Want to Raise Successful Kids? Here's what science says to do for #gifted kids @BillMurphyJr http://ow.ly/oTpM3048WNI @CarrieMarshall1
Schools and Libraries
Food for thought: I Stopped Lecturing, Because I Want My #Students To Learn - @focus2achieve @BAMRadioNetwork https://t.co/PWTeRluRXL
On how bringing joy back into the #classroom and into the #teaching profession would solve the teacher shortage https://t.co/TnMB8kcsLX
"The worst thief is he who steals the playtime of children." (W.D. Haywood quoted by @sxwiley http://ow.ly/SGEj3048Reo #play #JoyOfLearning
STEM
Research-Based Solutions to Address #Math Anxiety (w/ references) from @MIND_Research http://ow.ly/XRch304byFc #STEM
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