Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: November 10: Mirror Books, #GrowthMindset, #KidLitCon + Pretend #Play
November 10, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. In addition to what I've shared here, I also retweeted quite a few posts from last weekend's Kidlitosphere Conference. To see all of the KidLitCon related tweets, simply search for the #KidLitCon hashtag. Other topics this week include #BookLists, #Cybils, #DiverseBooks, #GrowthMindset, #KidLitCon, #math, #nonfiction, #play, #STEM, early literacy, flexible seating, libraries, movie adaptations, parenting, personalized learning, reading, teaching, and writing.
Top Tweet of the Week
The Power of Being Seen | @edutopia article about a Nevada middle #school where teachers make effort to know kids https://t.co/Tv5keVmfuA [This was retweeted more than 30 times, mainly by educators.]
Book Lists
Here Be Dragons: 16 Books Starring Dragon-Loving Mighty Girls ow.ly/N1uu30gkX9P
#kidlit #BookList from @amightygirl
Reading for Empathy, #PictureBook #BookList + links to others from @StaceyLoscalzo ow.ly/oA3M30grMQ9 #kidlit
The Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2017 according to @nytimes ow.ly/rzMk30gkZpP #BookList #kidlit #PictureBooks
#BookList of Favorite Books for 6 Year-Olds from @growingbbb + her son ow.ly/p5tk30goHn4 @MrAdamRex @areynoldsbooks @PatriciaPolacco
Holiday Cheer: New Titles To Help Celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah | @sljournal #BookList w/ short reviews https://t.co/revPnnC0Tc
Young Adult Book Holiday Gift Guide: 2017 Edition from @brandymuses ow.ly/lqCF30gkXSc #YA #BookList
Cybils
Today's featured
#Cybils REVIEW: Shackles from the Deep, jr. high #nonfiction nominee, reviewed by @GeoLibrarian ow.ly/XF1B30goI5s
Today's Featured #Cybils REVIEW: Yvain: The Knight of the Lion, rev. by Benedict Hutchinson, son of @charlotteslib ow.ly/5gCV30gkY3k
Today's Featured #Cybils REVIEW: Amina’s Voice by @henakhanbooks, reviewed by @randomlyreading ow.ly/WPpl30grMsq
Diversity + Gender
College-Savings Imbalance: Parents Put Aside More $ for Sons Than Daughters - @WSJ (subscription req.) ow.ly/ZXpU30gow76
The Importance of “Mirror Books” in the Classroom | Anna Nardelli @LEEandLOW via @CynLeitichSmith ow.ly/bLMj30gkXxN #DiverseBooks
We Need Diverse Series by
@ClareandTammy @nerdybookclub ow.ly/w5Yh30gkA2e #DiverseBooks #BookList #kidlit
Events and Programs
UK @Soc_of_Authors launches CWIG #ReadingForPleasure Award from authors to #schools ow.ly/A4MH30gqbR6 | @dawnafinch @AwfullyBigBlog
Baby's Got Mail: Free Books Boost Early #Literacy : @maureenpao @npr_ed ow.ly/QAzA30gq92F @dollyslibrary
Growing Bookworms
Fear Not The Adaptation. @EsMteach makes the case that it can be ok for kids to see the movie first ow.ly/jusJ30goGbI @nerdybookclub
For those who love connecting kids w/ books, reading THIS from @MrBenjiMartin When a Moment Can Change A School Year https://t.co/7xbYwFB7oo [It brought a tear to my eye. Seriously. Read it.]
Growth Mindset
.@sesamestreet power of ‘I can't do this ... Yet!’ isn’t just for kids; it can change the world @mercnews Sal Kahn ow.ly/VLlW30gkzoI
Kidlitosphere
Some
#Kidlitcon photos + memories from @MsYingling ow.ly/P8as30goHC5 [Image credit to Ms. Yingling Reads, where you can see the list of panelists shown in the photo]
It's Monday! What are you reading? #Reading list with #KidLitCon memories from @randomlyreading ow.ly/nwdY30goHYr
10 Years of Scope Notes: Reader Survey Results @100scopenotes | A lot of (mostly) women who really like #reading ow.ly/aRnM30goFjY
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
In Memorandum: Lockwood & Company — Thoughts from
@fuseeight as @JonathanAStroud's series comes to an end ow.ly/IE8W30grL9M
Top Ten Nerdy Book Places to find new titles by Jennifer Ansbach @nerdybookclub https://t.co/h8m5MtI71r
Mentor Texts for the #Writing Process, #BookList by Shari Frost @ChoiceLiteracy ow.ly/aBvY30glUag #kidlit
Parenting
Hoping to learn from a sad incident with high schoolers not to judge other #parents, wise words from @StaceyLoscalzo https://t.co/UDXTHZGiC4
Mean Girls of 1974, still relevant: Thoughts running through @MrsLittleNYC's head while reading Judy Blume’s Blubber ow.ly/QkB230gqdov
When we say "Be Careful!" we are teaching children to fear and NOT teaching them to navigate risk, warns
@raepica1 ow.ly/CkRe30goDlF [Free Range Kids author Lenore Skenazy is quoted.]
Play
The Power of Pretending: Playing #Batman or other heroes helps kids' performance, ow.ly/9ELC30gmPmw @WSJ #play
Schools and Libraries
A reminder from @sxwiley to say Open to Possibilities when #teaching kids ow.ly/3fgB30goD2e @BAMRadioNetwork #play #learning
Study finds standing + exercise breaks improve thinking. Should do this for kids ow.ly/YJtK30gmV1b @GretchenReynold via @drdouggreen
Five Tips For Helping Angry Children Have Better Days - @Jonharper70bd @BAMRadioNetwork ow.ly/CYVI30gmPq3 #schools
Ideas from @yabooksandmore for libraries promoting #eBooks to students ow.ly/dxKQ30gqbsq | Meeting ALL types of readers where they are
The Case(s) Against #PersonalizedLearning | @BenjaminBHerold digs into the 3 main critiques @educationweek https://t.co/u6DmbF04tX
STEM
5 Beliefs that Prevent Teachers from Increasing #Math Rigor ow.ly/YshT30goIjt | Jessica Carlson @MIND_Research
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