Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: January 13: #Diverse #BookLists, #BookGivingDay, and #Education
January 13, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this relatively light week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #STEM, Accelerated Reader, book-rich environments, educational disabilities, growing bookworms, International Book Giving Day, libraries, Jennifer L. Holm, Scott O'Dell Award, Marianne Dubuc, math, reading assessment, schools, Sydney Taylor Book Awards, teaching, and higher education.
Awards
The 2017 Sydney Taylor Book Awards have been announced — @HornBook @JewishLibraries http://ow.ly/d4dw307UwYx #kidlit
So happy for @jenniholm for winning the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction | FULL OF BEANS @randomhousekids http://ow.ly/ebG8307WIvj
Book Lists
Mom @fuseeight evaluates + scores the 2017 construction-themed #PictureBooks to date http://ow.ly/dKeV307PpvR #BookList
Less common chapter books for 7-year-olds to devour, a @momandkiddo #BookList http://ow.ly/TAV7307PpR0 @sarapennypacker @juanamedina + more
The #Diversity List: Picture, Easy, and Early Chapter Books of 2016 — @fuseeight #BookList #DiverseBooks http://ow.ly/1otJ307Uyr9
Events + Programs
Marianne Dubuc Designs Official Poster for International Book Giving Day 2017, reports @TarieS http://ow.ly/6FVs307UwyS @bookgivingday
Libraries Join National Initiative To Transform Public Housing into Book-Rich Environments @sljournal http://ow.ly/YIUJ307UuU2 @nationalbook
Growing Bookworms
"Assessment that results in a student not wanting to read more...causes more problems than benefits" @ReadByExample https://t.co/RC9HcfqV4X
Introducing Daliyah, the 4-year-old girl who has read > 1,000 books, visited the @LibnOfCongress http://ow.ly/H0Rk307WMvr @washingtonpost
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Top 10 Homes in Middle-Grade Fiction according to @KeirGraff @nerdybookclub http://ow.ly/itTS307Ppi0 #kidlit
A genius idea from @momsradius | #Reading Parties where you read (separately) in bed with your kids http://ow.ly/9Wno307WKoB
Rumors of the Demise of #Books Greatly Exaggerated @GallupNews http://ow.ly/XVbR307WN3i | 35% read 11 or more books in past year
Some ideas for #Audiobook bedtime stories…for grownups from @lyraelle @HornBook http://ow.ly/N8se307Xi4W
Schools and Libraries
Sad! #Librarians Go Rogue In Devious Attempt To Save Books From Getting Tossed http://ow.ly/BZOm307WJsT @HuffingtonPost via @100scopenotes
Are We Killing Students' Love of #Math? asks @alicekeeler | How can we get kids more engaged? http://ow.ly/nVso307UzN3 @joboaler #STEM
Tips for Parents & Teachers as Children Start School from @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/TWOo307Uwor | Look like good advice here
Supreme Court to decide: What level of #education do public schools legally owe to students w/ #disabilities? https://t.co/Fr5bLabeHW
Interesting discussion on Leftward Tilt of #Education Scholarship @educationweek http://ow.ly/LQQq307UBgY | I esp. liked @CSattinBajaj piece
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