Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: September 8: Learning Styles, School Start Times + #Cybils Judges
September 08, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include: #BookLists, #Cybils, #DiverseBooks, #EdTech, #LibraryCardMonth, #ReadAloud, #STEM, devices, empathy, learning styles, libraries, reading logs, schools, teaching, and testing. Happy reading!
Book Lists
#Code Like @amightygirl : 20 Books and Toys About Programming ow.ly/GvZd30eQHZA #STEM #kidlit #nonfiction
Newish Books That Have Fun With Words, #BookList from @frankisibberson ow.ly/nWs130eVVyO #kidlit #PictureBooks
Children's Books w/ Latino + Hispanic Characters, #BookList from @momandkiddo ow.ly/Gs4130eTXq6 #kidlit #PictureBooks
Making & Keeping Friends: 50 Mighty Girl Books About #Friendship for various ages from @amightygirl #BookList https://t.co/pEggVQfxWl
100 Best Middle Grade Fantasy Books of the Last 10 Years, according to
@Sarah_Nicolas @BookRiot ow.ly/vBLJ30eQJDu #BookList
Events + Programs
Note @literacious: September is National #Library Card Sign-Up Month ow.ly/BSOJ30eQInV @ALALibrary #LibrarySuperpower @ILoveLibraries
Book Relief: @FirstBook + Partners Respond to #HurricaneHarvey - ow.ly/fkMe30eXSTV | @AFTunion + Barbara Bush Houston #Literacy Fdn
#Kidlit + #YA Community Joins in #HurricaneHarvey Relief Efforts, roundup by @gayleenrabakukk @CynLeitichSmith ow.ly/QCra30eVW91
On 9/14, Australians will celebrate #TheReadingHour, setting aside one hour for #reading | @BookChook has the scoop https://t.co/A51llFikqV
Growing Bookworms
This post is delightful: #TFW You Realize You're Raising a Book-Lover | @ivamarie @ReadBrightly #RaisingReaders https://t.co/C8wUHuEDib
How one teacher let go of #reading logs, talked about book, + learned to trust students @Khole81 @nerdybookclub https://t.co/3Drjwb7fKI
Kidlitosphere / #Cybils
Children's +
#YA book bloggers / reviewers, have you considered applying to be a #Cybils judge? It's very cool! ow.ly/mvn130eLnhE
Apply to Be a #Cybils Judge, says @aquafortis | bloggers, vloggers, Goodreads reviews, all who love/review #kidlit ow.ly/LUTo30eUaTh
The Only Constant is Change… | #Cybils announces new category organizers @everead @kristibernard + @Pamlovesbooks ow.ly/iDkX30eXSCe
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
An Ode to Reading Kids' Books Out Loud, w/
#BookList of great #ReadAlouds, from Sarah Ullery @BookRiot ow.ly/i3V630eQKb7 via @tashrow
Animals or People — Which Make Kids More Giving? | @medinger skeptical on recent study re: moral lessons in #kidlit https://t.co/pbzGTscrPG
Who knew? Gunning for Your Children: When #PictureBook Classics Pack Heat — @FuseEight ow.ly/Fvi630eXS6s #kidlit
After a Member’s Ouster from Newbery Medal Committee, a Closer Look at Social Media Rules | @sljournal recaps issue
Parenting
Yes, #Smartphones Are Destroying a Generation, But Not of Kids | @awsamuel @JSTOR_Daily ow.ly/f3BA30eTVQZ via @gregpincus #parenting
STEM
Free "Read Question Think" Posters for Kids featuring
@RosieRevere + friends from @andreabeaty @amightygirl #STEM https://t.co/t719axHRDE
Our Favorite Simple #ScienceProjects for Kids from @mamasmiles ow.ly/1i2930eZyCc | #STEM | Chemical reactions + more
BBC #100Women series: 9 things you didn't know were invented by women (kevlar!) @BBCNews ow.ly/9RX230eZyQN via @drdouggreen #STEM
Schools and Libraries
How many people believe #LearningStyles theories are right? And why? @DTWillingham ow.ly/3dbu30eTXw2 #teachers
SiliconValley Companies Court Brand-Name, High-Profile #Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues @natashanyt @nytimes ow.ly/5KON30eSvox #EdTech
Letting teens sleep in would save the country roughly $9 billion a year - @_cingraham @washingtonpost ow.ly/zn6P30eSvkf #schools
Interesting post from @sxwiley | once you know something, it's hard to think like someone who doesn't, + to teach it ow.ly/X3Ls30eQJij
A reminder from @DavidGeurin that an Encouraging Word Can Last a Lifetime, particularly coming from an #educator ow.ly/tvbc30eQHLG
5 Ways to Step Up your #Library Adovcacy Game from @yabooksandmore ow.ly/t1Yt30eVWwZ | harness social media, send newsletter + more
Food for thought: Have #SAT Accommodations Gone Too Far? asks Miriam Kurtzig Freedman in @EdweekComm ow.ly/RGO530eXSod #testing
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