Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: July 28: Eisner Awards, Diverse #BookLists + School-Wide #Literacy
July 28, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookList, #DiverseBooks, #GrowthMindset, #play, #STEM, #SummerReading, back to school books, boredom, boredom, coding, education, giftedness, Girl Scouts, growing bookworms, hashtags, learning, literacy, parenting, reading, schools, and social media.
Book Lists + Awards
Ultimate List of Back to School Books,
#BookList from @GrowingBBB | first day, new grade, fitting in, etc. https://t.co/8qlW84XnDx
Upcoming #kidlit + #YA novels w/ black girls and boys on the covers, #BookList from @BrownBookshelf ow.ly/9qNc30dUwJX #DiverseBooks
South Asian #Kidlit Books in being released in 2017 – Part 2 | @darshanakhiani ow.ly/UPB730dUwYI #BookList #DiverseBooks
The InbeTWEENers: 25 Great Books for Kids Between Middle Grade + Young Adult Kristy Pasquariello @BookRiot ow.ly/bYW330dUzr2 #kidlit
2017 Eisner Awards for comics +
#GraphicNovels were announced this week | @tashrow has the kids + YA winners ow.ly/ipX130dW3AJ
The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2017 — @100scopenotes ow.ly/EpKE30dXPmN #BookList #kidlit
Events + Programs
RT @FirstBook: The #SummerSlide adds up, & so do small increments of reading time throughout summer - bit.ly/2u2UIu5 #summerreading
Growing Bookworms
Yes! "let them read, not for the sake of producing, but for the sake of reading itself" @PernilleRipp nails it again https://t.co/fbXpqvlDbn
Ten Ideas for Leading as a
#Reading Principal, inspired by #literacy leaders, @PrincipalJ @ReadByExample https://t.co/ozVTen1Uod
RT @MRARead: Great post on the @nerdybookclub blog today from @PrincipalGarden about building a school-wide culture of literacy. https://t.co/726AsLd1XE
Growth Mindset
How Making Mistakes Primes Kids To Learn Better | @hechingerreport @mindshiftkqed ow.ly/XwB030dW4dk #GrowthMindset #learning
Kidlitosphere
Various #Kidlit tidbits in this week's Fusenews: Posthuman Pooh @fuseeight ow.ly/kKfZ30dXP7a #GeneWilder #FunnyGirl #libraries + more
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Reading Wars:
@QuotableYancey finds himself #reading less deeply b/c of social media / distractions / mental clutter ow.ly/j8Cm30dShLO
Yes, Some Comics Are For Kids — And They're Big Business @petramatic @nprbooks @goraina #GraphicNovels #kidlit https://t.co/t0VmSrhTCk
Parenting
"behaviours associated w/ high levels of performance are replicable + most can be taught" @WendyBerliner ow.ly/la2U30dUtxv #Giftedness
Discover the Perfect Gift for Your Kid This Summer | A new way to #play | “That’s fine, be bored.” @litsafari ow.ly/JrBs30dUvpa #STEM
5 Summer Vacation Tips for Getting Serious About Rest | @litsafari ow.ly/OmMb30dUwd3 @tocaboca #play #parenting
Veteran author Shirley Hughes warns parents: don't rob your children of the chance to be bored
@TheiPaper ow.ly/iqL030dOBvZ @tashrow
Is There a Best Age to Start #School? @trevorhcairney shares some questions for parents to consider ow.ly/nThP30dOAK6
Schools and Libraries
Start At The Bottom: root questions + tactics to consider in building a classroom culture | Scott Jones ow.ly/lXbA30dXPQ7 #schools
#Education Is a Political Act says @DonalynBooks @NerdyBookClub ow.ly/A5eq30dQrSj | Creating books + putting in kids' hands is vital
How can #schools help kids become "global citizens who are empathetic and inclusive... and don't stare" ow.ly/DHno30dOCoD @TonySinanis
100 #Education Hashtags for #Teachers and #EdLeaders ow.ly/nqhj30dOB3J @Getting_Smart via @DrDougGreen #EdChat #Parents #Edu #Math
STEM
#Coding for Kids - How Children Can Learn Programming Skills | Art of Blog via @drdouggreen ow.ly/PRWM30dW0i9 #STEM
This is cool! #GirlScouts add new badges for science, tech, engineering and math ow.ly/xX4y30dUyD8 #STEM @cnntech
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