Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: November 24: Book Awards, Non-Traditional Reading, Creativity + #STEM Gifts
November 24, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. While it's a bit of a light week for blog posting, with the Thanksgiving holiday, I do have a few interesting things to share. Topics this week include #BookAwards, #BookLists, #Cybils, #GraphicNovels, #RaisingReaders, #SocialMedia, #STEM, audiobooks, creativity, gift guides, independent reading, makers, math, Robin Benway, science, and teaching.
Top Tweet of the Week
Teaching High-Level #Math to Young Students | @edutopia ow.ly/G4lC30gJcEI | Let them engage + persevere, don't tell them it's advanced
Book Lists + Awards
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@RobinBenway Wins 2017 National Book Award | @RoccoA @sljournal ow.ly/msxn30gEzVM via @CynLeitichSmith @nationalbook
Announcing the @ncte Children’s Book Awards ow.ly/hChy30gHsiw @sljournal #PictureBooks #kidlit #fiction
Katherine Paterson’s Recommended Reads for Middle Grade + #YA Readers | Modern + Classic @ReadBrightly ow.ly/SfC730gEASU via @tashrow #kidlit
Top 10 #GraphicNovels 2017 | #BookList from @sljournal ow.ly/q2Lp30gJst4 | I'm always on the lookout for good GNs for daughter
101 Great Books for Kids 2017 (Evanston Public Library Edition) — @fuseeight ow.ly/9vF530gKQw2 #BookList #kidlit #PictureBooks #GraphicNovels
Cybils
Today's featured
#Cybils REVIEW: Elementary / Middle Grade #Nonfiction nominee The Search for Olinguito, review by @carwilc ow.ly/ELq830gHppj
Today's featured #Cybils REVIEW: Early Chapter Books nominee Princess Cora and the Crocodile, reviewed by @librarygoddess ow.ly/qgA930gEAuJ
Today's featured #Cybils REVIEW: Victorian Gothic middle grade fiction nominee Elizabeth and Zenobia | review by @fallingletters ow.ly/m9Gh30gKQ9V
Events and Programs
Guys Lit Wire: Cyber Monday means Round 2 for the Ballou Library Book Fair! Chance to buy books for teens who need them ow.ly/jwBY30gJaUD @chasingray @BallouLibrary
This program works with at-risk preschoolers to brings books + personal tutoring into the home ow.ly/9kfm30gM7UA @10booksahome @mercnews
Growing Bookworms
Finding the Time for Independent #Reading in class – Every Day, Every Kid | @pernilleripp ow.ly/8H8830gEApu #RaisingReaders
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Yes! This: That’s Not a Real Book: In defense of non-traditional reading (
#audiobooks + #graphicnovels ) by Amy Gibson @nerdybookclub "reading is reading is reading" https://t.co/ZZKMFqBLrF
Does #SocialMedia Affect Your #Creativity? - @lucycoats has a short survey @AwfullyBigBlog ow.ly/ZMpc30gFWHk #writing
Parenting
I like this: A gift is something that comes without rules, control, or manipulation. Give kids gifts for Christmas, not expectations. @Sara_HIHBlog https://t.co/VXzKZBxEJL
Schools and Libraries
4 Myths About
#Creativity | No it's not just about artistic expression | @mres @edutopia ow.ly/6gda30gHtAS | #LifelongKindergarten
"Do the kids that we teach want to be in our presence? If the answer is yes, then we can accomplish most anything" @Jonharper70bd @BAMRadioNetwork https://t.co/NMBgX6uXM2
In the Classroom: 3 #Teaching Hacks from 4th grade teacher @medinger https://t.co/M0n1LVjgRn
STEM
Top 3 Tips To Get Rid Of 'I-am-bad-at-Math' Syndrome | @magicalmaths ow.ly/qNQC30gEzI2 via @drdouggreen #STEM
The Gift of Curiosity: Top 60
#Science Toys for Mighty Girls | @amightygirl ow.ly/mDgt30gHn8i #STEM
Holiday Gifts for Young #Makers, list from The Page Turning Librarian: ow.ly/uoKu30gHnu0 | #GiftGuide #STEM
Best Gifts for Tweens For Creativity & Thinking Skills ow.ly/C5tq30gJaop List from @momandkiddo #STEM #GiftGuides
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