Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: Labor Day Weekend Edition: #Cybils, #KidLitCon, #ReadingLevels, #KidLitCares
September 01, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. There is a ton of great stuff this week. I think people are back from the summer and focusing on books and literacy (plus the #Cybils Awards and #KidLitCon are moving forward). Other topics this week include #BookLists, #ComputerScience, #GrowingBookworms, #KidLitCares, #nonfiction, #STEM, #SummerReading, friendship, parenting, reading levels, rewards, and schools.
Book Lists + Awards
Hey there,
#kidlit + #YA book reviewers / bloggers, the 2017 #Cybils Call for Judges is Now Open | Apply by 9/11 ow.ly/TNOr30eLn3X
25 of the Most Exciting #PictureBooks of Fall 2017 | @dcorneal @ReadBrightly ow.ly/jQea30eLoaf #kidlit @The_Pigeon @dsantat + more
Events
How to celebrate #RoaldDahlDay, coming 9/13/17, ideas from @roald_dahl website like dressing as your fave character ow.ly/FOsE30ePous
Growing Bookworms
When we make a child into a
#reading level we aren't helping the child in the long run says @pernilleripp #teaching https://t.co/ydJzLKDVlE
How to get kids to look away from their screens + take pleasure in books | @nbkrug @washingtonpost #reading https://t.co/41xYWKTop5
Why labeling books by #ReadingLevel disempowers young #readers @libraryvoice @sljournal ow.ly/tByl30eLlkI @pernilleripp @donalynbooks
Beyond #ReadingLevels: Choosing #Nonfiction for Developing Readers | @MaryAnnScheuer + @alybee930 in @sljournal https://t.co/GIphsA1Dpz
Kidlitosphere
Big news for
#kidlit bloggers, authors, publishers + fans: Announcing the Program for #KidLitCon '17 @charlotteslib ow.ly/fIPh30eK3fv
Conf that's even fun for introverts @charlotteslib shares why, w/ testimonials from @kristibernard + @jenswanndowney ow.ly/3I4Y30eLkiW #KidLitCon
Kicking off #KidLitCares: Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort, @KateMessner ow.ly/iAkE30eJuNQ | #kidlit peeps can donate visits, books etc
In today's Fusenews @fuseeight we find bookish leggings, Elisha Cooper, book banning + more #kidlit tidbits ow.ly/vJis30eLlYm
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Keep the serendipitous choices of
#SummerReading Alive All Year says @WillSch in @WSJ ow.ly/9Z2930eHlfe | "Instant summer, year round"
Parenting
Having a stronger, closer friendship as a teenager predicts less depression as a young adult @qz via @drdouggreen https://t.co/OWKRjLkjlE
Tips to Help Kids w/ #BackToSchool Anxiety | @ElissaNadworny @MindShiftKQED ow.ly/FVzz30eLovf | listen, be specific, do dry run + more
Schools and Libraries
Nice piece about focusing on students' strengths: What Are Your Superpowers? ow.ly/PbdH30eHkWU #ClassroomCommunities #schools
How Ending Behavior #Rewards Helped School Focus on Student Motivation and Character @LindaFlanagan2 @MindShiftKQED
In #homework wars, both sides are wrong says @NaomiSRiley @nypost ow.ly/nMw630eN7Tg | She argues for "good homework" + time 4 learning
STEM
Girls set AP #ComputerScience record…skyrocketing growth outpaces boys ow.ly/jt3M30eHl8O @Medium #STEM @codeorg | Minorities also up
Ideas and ways to engage young kids in #math play from around the blogosphere ow.ly/6pgi30eN7uv @sxwiley #STEM
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