Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: August 18: Super-Short Distracted-by-My-Birthday Edition
August 18, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. I took a bit of vacation time over the past week (wine tasting with friends and also celebrating a milestone birthday) so this is a super-short post. Topics include the #Cybils Awards, #play, #STEM, #YA, book awards, learning, literacy, reading levels, studying, and wordless books. Wishing you all a lovely weekend, as summer starts to wind down (!).
The Cybils Awards
Welcome to the 2017 Cybils Awards from
@aquafortis, co-blog editor (w/ @book_nut), frequent judge + logo designer ow.ly/1JI530eqEtj
Have you all seen the beautiful new 2017 #Cybils Logo? Designed and updated by @aquafortis #kidlit #YA #poetry ow.ly/1HuX30eqDXl
Literacy + Learning
Making books accessible for even the newest readers: wordless + one-word stories
@katiedicesare @ChoiceLiteracy ow.ly/JKN330emlj2
Before You Study, Ask for Help - more active, self-regulated approach -> better #learning @WSJ @SueSWSJ ow.ly/8wqD30euveq
An example where bins of leveled readers took away a 1st grader's enjoyment of #reading | Lisa Koch @ChoiceLiteracy ow.ly/GkkG30emlr9
Play
When it comes to physical activity, 19 Is the New 60 says
@FreeRangeKids in @WSJ| Kids need more time to #play ow.ly/X67F30eld1A
Children Were Born to Learn! Get Out of Their Way! Don't let #play get lost @easycda @BAMRadioNetwork https://t.co/ETYd2HBP8o
Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
This piece on the Toxic Drama on #YA Twitter by @katrosenfield @vulture is fascinating if depressing ow.ly/Oozb30elcSq #diversebooks
STEM
5 Ways to Make #STEM Exciting in #Schools, observations from @TrevorHCairney ow.ly/cx2H30euBHg | Experiments + more
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