Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: July 21: #KidLitCon Registration, A "Flybrary" + #Writing Resources for Kids
July 21, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #DiverseBooks, #KidLitCon, #PictureBooks, #STEM, #YA, book clubs, happiness, libraries, love of reading, math, parenting, personal responsibility, reading, screen time, teaching, and writing.
Book Lists (inc. 2 black boy-themed lists)
Black Boy Joy: 29 Picture Books Featuring Black Male Protagonists | Charnaie Gordon
@readbrightly #BookList https://t.co/I8dI8ahrf0
Where Are All the Black Boys? A 2017 Assessment + Comparison (progress re. 2013) @fuseeight #kidlit #DiverseBooks ow.ly/R68M30dMVgG
The Refugee Children’s Books of 2017 and an Ode to The Arrival — #BookList from @fuseeight ow.ly/wmh630dJsxv #kidlit
#PictureBooks that Promote Imagination, #BookList, questions to prompt kids + 1 new review from @bookchook https://t.co/S0iBNb93Dw
Books My (Struggling Teen Reader) Students Most Frequently Stole From the Classroom ow.ly/cUXK30dE2fe #BookList @bookriot via @tashrow
Events + Programs
Airline @easyJet launches "flybrary", spreading out 7k classic #kidlit titles across fleet for kids to read on board ow.ly/yRDQ30dJzFz
Kidlitosphere
Hey there
#KidLit + #YA bloggers, authors + fans: Register now for the 2017 #KidLitCon | Hershey, PA | Nov 3-4 ow.ly/KOGX30dHALy
#KidLitCon announces keynote speakers Rachel Renée Russell @DorkDiaries + @pamelamtuck + Floyd Cooper ow.ly/LwbR30dJwqc #kidlit
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
For Women: How & Why to Start a #BookClub with Your Friends | Building Relationships ow.ly/9W9u30dLklb @5M4B @5minutesformom
The Crying Game (or Books That Make You Weep, every single time) by
@lucycoats @awfullybigblog ow.ly/oG0f30dLkMA
"my favorite back to school book of all time" (I think), @ncteacherstuff on A New School Year: Stories in Six Voices ow.ly/KvQP30dFwRn
Helpful Resources for Young Writers for kids + #teachers from @bookchook ow.ly/VNfL30dDdNz #writing #kidlit
Should #YA fiction have to teach a lesson? No, says @ProfessorNana, quoted in @HoustonChron piece by Alyson Ward https://t.co/P9XewpAzZp
Parenting
#Happiness researcher @emmaseppala says we're giving our kids bad advice about how to succeed in life @qz https://t.co/M8MJV9PXui
Schools and Libraries
How Their First #Library Card Teaches Kids Personal Responsibility | @everylibrary https://t.co/JoUjo1jn4t
Success for students should be “Any path that leads to a happy and healthy life.” @gcouros ow.ly/v2XO30dFx5f | #learning #schools
Americans Oppose #School Segregation in Theory—but Not in Practice (in their own schools) @PerpBaffour @thenation https://t.co/IcztIELvJo
Motivating
#students w/ different preferences + strengths to succeed in #reading | @BrainSMARTU @Edutopia https://t.co/EwoZ03qogF
Making Your #Classroom a Safer Place for Kids by cutting back on #ScreenTime ow.ly/qK5n30dJsfE @BAMRadioNetwork @screensandkids
Study Suggests College Students are Better Off without a Laptop in the Classroom - @sciam ow.ly/9aTO30dMXq6 #learning
STEM
Elevate program helps Bay Area 6th - 10th graders reach new heights in #math @mercurynews ow.ly/En6130dFyAS #STEM
How a #Play Shop Teaches Kids #Math, Fine Motor Skills, and Entrepreneurship ow.ly/5aj030dEMGL @mamasmiles
Why a Colorado researcher believes preschool students should learn — and #play — with #math | @Chalkbeatco ow.ly/sJxQ30dMXKp #STEM
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