Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: February 17: The #Cybils Awards, #WRAD17, Schools and #Play
February 17, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. A highlight this week is the fact that the Cybils Award winners were announced on Tuesday (Valentine's Day). Other topics this week include #BookGivingDay, #BookLists, #math, book selection, bullying, charter schools, friendship, growing bookworms, libraries, play, reading, schools, screentime, student volunteers, Valentine's Day, World Read Aloud Day, writing.
Book Lists
For Valentine's Day: 10 Great #PictureBooks about Love – #BookList from @tashrow https://t.co/uWEepbw4hv
28 Black #PictureBooks That Aren’t About Boycotts, Buses or Basketball | Scott Woods http://ow.ly/vWod3092nj8 #BookList #DiverseBooks
A curated #BookList from The Classroom Bookshelf to align with @litworldsays 7 strengths (curiosity etc) for #WRAD17 http://ow.ly/8imL3094tS5
Cybils
The 2016 #cybils winners are LIVE http://tinyurl.com/zb55bra #kidlit #ya #poetry #graphicnovels #nonfiction + more. Thanks to all our judges!
5 Multicultural #Cybils Chapter Book Nominees, highlights from R1 judge Claire Noland #DiverseBooks #kidlit http://ow.ly/IcB8308YgzW
#Cybils Announcements Coming Tomorrow | judge @gail_gauthier runs down #YA speculative fiction finalists #kidlit http://ow.ly/j2oX308YfhD
Happy 11th Blogiversary to @MsYingling, long-time #cybils category chair for middle grade fiction http://ow.ly/fmH73094uI6
Diversity
Multicultural Statistics for 3400 books received by @CCBCwisc in 2016 http://ow.ly/6bnF3092Vge #DiverseBooks #kidlit #YA
Events + Programs
12 Apps & Websites for World Read Aloud Day (or any day!) #WRAD17 @litworldsays @classtechtips http://ow.ly/7An0308Yhho #ReadAloud
Building a World of Empathy Through the Simple Yet Profound Act of #ReadingAloud @pamallyn @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/gvG33092VGy #WRAD17
Celebrate World Read Aloud Day #WRAD17 on 2/16 w/ these free online + offline resources @Scholastic http://ow.ly/L2zN3092moN
In addition to #ValentinesDay + #Cybils Day today is International #BookGivingDay 2017 @bookgivingday | Give books! http://ow.ly/9Lbr3090lHQ
Valentines for Walking Books: A Student Volunteer Success Story from @abbylibrarian that brightened my day http://ow.ly/GEyl3090mv7
Growing Bookworms
On Kids Who Delight in Characters Behaving Badly by @kirleclerc @nerdybookclub http://ow.ly/rGCB308Yh4A #JunieBJones + more
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Life lessons in “best friend” easy readers @teddyballgame83 @HornBook http://ow.ly/Wa0m308TLhb #kidlit @The_Pigeon #FrogAndToad
When They Still Just Hate to Write… | Some tips for how parents + teachers can support #writing @pernilleripp https://t.co/YUS7EAD6Th
Comical Information | Jennifer Wharton discusses + recommends #nonfiction #GraphicNovels @sljournal https://t.co/axqj1wHZrt
So Many Books, So Little Time: Tips for #Reading Strategically | @donalynbooks @nerdybookclub http://ow.ly/Ojh4308YfHP | Abandon books +more
A Good Scare: How Horror Books Can Help Kids Conquer Their Fears | @CurtisJobling @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/EYRJ3095grb #kidlit
Schools and Libraries
Reviews of three new books for #educators on the Importance of #Play @sljournal http://ow.ly/YKi23090tyn
Are teachers harming kids by assigning #screentime in class + #homework asks @Screensandkids @BAMRadioNetwork https://t.co/5gv5gqy81Q
How Access to Nature During The #School Year Can Help Students Thrive | Leah Shaffer @MindShiftKQED http://ow.ly/7VOT308XDX3 #Play
Not surprising, but worth reading: School bullying linked to poorer academic achievement @DailyGenius @drdouggreen https://t.co/rqZs8Ii4Xw
Hidden Digital Spaces (like @Twitter chats) Where Innovation in #Education is Brewing http://ow.ly/8oP6308TptQ @MIND_Research #Collaboration
Buh-bye Barriers - A call from @lochwouters Stop #Library Fines + improve access http://ow.ly/DisS308ToZk [See also this followup: http://ow.ly/hx8P3090DA9]
Parent shares why she (and others she knows) chose #CharterSchool for her daughter @anaperiodista @HuffingtonPost https://t.co/0Jz6vO6gJj
In the age of robots, our #schools are teaching children to be redundant| @GeorgeMonbiot @guardian on other ways https://t.co/nIJlVdwqxu
STEM
Examples of (and motivation for) using #Math Talk with Preschoolers @easycda @BAMRadioNetwork http://ow.ly/yQRd3092m59 #STEM #ECE
In Call for Early #STEM Learning, #Libraries Cited as Potential ‘Charging Stations’ | Lisa Jacobson @sljournal https://t.co/V3lFp17ee4
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