Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: August 11: The #Cybils Awards, Diverse #BookLists + #GirlsWhoCode
August 11, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #Cybils, #DiverseBooks, #GirlsWhoCode, #JoyOfLearning, #Math, #reading, #STEM, bookmobile, coding, gender roles, growing bookworms, learning styles, reading choice, schools, and writing.
Book Lists + Awards
The 2017 @Cybils Are Coming Soon! | #kidlit #YA #BookAwards | Bloggers select kid-friendly + well-written titles ow.ly/xWho30eegXu
RT @NCTE: Colorful Poetry: 22 Diverse Poetry Picture Books for Kids buff.ly/2tM8UsE via
@ReadBrightly
10 #PictureBooks to Promote a #GrowthMindset | #BookList from @merkleji ow.ly/L7Jo30ekeGJ
#BookList on #FosterFamilies + #Adoption from @maryleehahn ow.ly/G1IV30eei1C #kidlit @CaelaCarter + more
If You Like This Classic Children's Book You'll Love This #Diverse Book ow.ly/a7JA30eeihK #DiverseBooks #BookList from @momandkiddo
Diversity
What Color Is the Past? History, #Diversity + Books for Kids — #PictureBook examples + musings from @fuseeight ow.ly/tnzq30ehwaK
Seeding Book Deserts with #DiverseBooks | @FirstBook on @ProjectLITComm #StoriesForAll https://t.co/BtP7bBQkqp
Events + Programs
RT @JoshFunkBooks: The theme for
@MrsPstorytime's 9th Annual Be-a-Famous Writer Contest: #Dragons! Your K-4 Class Can Submit On 10/15! http://ow.ly/kBKb30ehxDk
Authors, Illustrators Share Talents, Pass On Love of #Reading, Then Pass Out Their Books @HeidiwPowell ow.ly/2T5O30ecygp @AOBFound
Falling in Love w/ @826CHI (nonprofit #writing + tutoring ctr for kids): @JenVincentTech @NerdyBookClub ow.ly/jtnD30eauu2 @826national
Love it! School Bus-Turned-Bookmobile Rolls Across Georgia | Jan L. Wilson @SLJournal #SummerReading #literacy https://t.co/Ar76uYm65h
It's never too late! Some ideas for celebrating National Book Lovers Day by Jess Butterworth @AwfullyBigBlog ow.ly/VyOR30ejPDn
Growing Bookworms
Giving
#ReluctantReaders "freedom of choice, guidance from librarians ... comics + engaging visuals" ow.ly/ZZuQ30eglJp @nerdybookclub
#LeadersAreReaders @EricEwald_Iowa calls out #teachers who assign #reading to kids but don't read themselves ow.ly/zGAT30eka9X
Kidlitosphere
Happy 14th blogiversary to @tashrow at Waking Brain Cells | that's a LOT of #kidlit reviews + news over the years https://t.co/UPmtu56i22
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
The Grown-Up Joys of
#Reading Children’s Books: Saturday essay in @WSJ ow.ly/UT7B30ecwVE #kidlit
Exploring Story Elements with Kids | Tips from @BookChook ow.ly/adEI30ekaxv | #Reading #Writing #kidlit
Parenting
How Dads Can Engage in Their Child's #Education In the New School Year - guest post @mssackstein @educationweek https://t.co/xMwmY4x0WG
Schools and Libraries
What Parents Wish #Teachers Would Ask Them About Their Child | "What are they passionate about?" +more ow.ly/wNZE30ehvw4 @pernilleripp
A Tale of Two Puzzle Workers, a reminder for @sxwiley + readers that kids are different + learn differently ow.ly/BqHP30eglkx
How a #School Ditched Awards + Assemblies to Refocus on Kids and #JoyOfLearning | @LindaFlanagan2 @mindshiftKQED https://t.co/y8KRCf6Lk6
STEM
Some thoughts (MAJOR RANT) from
@msyingling on how #schools teach #technology + reviews of some #GirlsWhoCode books ow.ly/uzbC30eauc1
#Math is Universal: Interview with Education Leaders @JamesTanton + @nigel_nisbet ow.ly/PfyY30egmau @CalliWelsch @Mind_Research #STEM
Reshma Saujani On Closing the Gender Gap in Tech | @dkfdkf8 @sljournal @GirlsWhoCode ow.ly/sj2W30egjHM #STEM #diversity
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