Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: January 26: Teaching #Math via Stories, #Mystery + #GraphicNovel Awards, #28DaysLater
January 26, 2018
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #Cybils, #DiverseBooks, #GrowthMindset, #math, #ReadAloud, #ReadingChoice, #ReadYourWorld, #STEAM, #STEM, book awards, Edgar Awards, growing bookworms, reading, and schools.
Top Tweet of the Week
Using Stories to Teach
#Math | @llbarkat @edutopia ow.ly/3D1P30hTeaq | #teaching #literacy #STEM
Book Lists + Awards
New #PictureBook trend identified by @100scopenotes | “It’s a Book About Nothing” ow.ly/6RxY30hVpqQ #BookList
RA RA Read: Stories without words ow.ly/prdA30hUsfZ #Booklist #WordlessBooks #PictureBooks
36 Titles with Strong Female Characters from
#PictureBook to #YA | #BookList from @literacious https://t.co/sfEZ2q8D5T
Beyond #HarryPotter: 30 Fantasy Adventure Series Starring Mighty Girls | @amightygirl #BookList https://t.co/gyMpcIhXdb
MWA Announces 2018 #EdgarAward Nominations, including #kidlit + #YA categories ow.ly/6SMO30hTdYI #mysteries
Press Release Fun: Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards Now Accepting Submissions — @fuseeight ow.ly/fnzD30hTdAI #GraphicNovels #kidlit
Cybils Awards
2017 #Cybils Reactions from authors + publishers, Part 2 | We love the enthusiasm! ow.ly/CWEm30hUscO
Today's featured
#Cybils REVIEW: Fiction #PictureBooks finalist Creepy Pair of Underwear! by @areynoldsbooks + @itspeterbrown | Review by @girliejen88 | @SimonKIDS ow.ly/L26g30hTd3U
Today's featured #Cybils REVIEW: senior high #nonfiction finalist Alice Paul and the Fight for Women’s Rights | review by @Lcapizzo | @boydsmillspress ow.ly/jrTn30hVDXq
Today's featured #Cybils REVIEW is middle grade fiction finalist The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by @phcartaya, reviewed by Greg Pattridge ow.ly/XUGe30hYCiB | from @penguinkids
Events + Programs
RT @PragmaticMom: Ideas from Supporters on how to Celebrate Multicultural Children's Book Day 2018! bit.ly/2G0VYSn via @MCChildsBookDay #ReadYourWorld
These kids started a #BookClub for minority boys. It’s the most popular club in school. @PerryStein @washingtonpost ow.ly/Zkxj30hVJuR #DiverseBooks #literacy
They're here! The 2018
#28DaysLater Honorees for #BlackHistoryMonth @brownbookshelf https://t.co/kj2ga4PG9h
Growing Bookworms
5 Reasons To Start #ReadingAloud To Your Baby by Yasmin Cole @BookRiot ow.ly/tQKZ30hVLQK | Bonding, pre-linguistic skills + more
Middle school kids get real-time data on #reading ow.ly/Qy7z30hVL3O | @lohud @USATODAY | Dashboard display gets #students more involved
How to Foster a #LoveOfReading Through #ReadingChoice | Do NOT level the classroom library + more | @FountasPinnell #GrowingBookworms ow.ly/AchN30hVKB7
Five ways to boost #reading for pleasure in primary #schools | Rachel Lopiccolo @tes #GrowingBookworms https://t.co/B5qgMBJewA
My Preschooler Is Desperate to Learn to Read! What Can I Do? | Some ideas from Lindsay Barrett @ReadBrightly ow.ly/nxXq30hZRHK | #Literacy #Reading
5 essentials in creating a rich reading environment and a community of enthusiastic (developing) readers | #Road2Reading Challenge @alybee930 https://t.co/rLXmtPS8FB
Kidlitosphere
Some fun
#kidlit tidbits in Morning Notes: Mike Mulligan Dabbing Edition — @100scopenotes ow.ly/QpnJ30hTdH8
The Inexpensive Way to Keep Up With the Oscar Contenders — Read their #kidlit equivalents, says @fuseeight ow.ly/Z9ny30hYtG3
Parenting
Want to Raise Kids Who Won't Give Up Easily? Teach Them the 'Batman Effect' | @AmyMorinLCSW @Inc ow.ly/6Wek30hTMj8 #GrowthMindset #perseverance via @drdouggreen
RT @CommonSenseMedia: Your child will gain the most from you as you role model enthusiasm for learning, and offer encouragement and support for their curiosity. (via @HelloParentCo) https://t.co/4id2SZT05g
Schools and Libraries
Dealing with digital distraction - should devices be banned in college classrooms so students can focus? @hechingerreport https://t.co/gHt6HtHj3d
Guidance On Which #Reading Program to Purchase | One that "supports choice, independent reading time... and (that) being a reader is something good" says @pernilleripp https://t.co/FuOXZR5TnA
STEM
RT @EdWeekTeacher: We clearly are not conveying the depth and richness of math in the way we tend to teach it,
@ilana_horn says. bit.ly/2Dt3YNj
Spark #EarlyLearning with #STEAM - @VealHeidi @BAMRadioNetwork ow.ly/3AHN30hVE6F #STEM
Sigh. Students don't pursue #STEM because it's too hard, say 52% of Americans | @FactTank @pewresearch ow.ly/YKfx30hTeqk | Why is this?
RT @MindShiftKQED: How do we integrate #growthmindset into every part of math class? The first big obstacle is embedded in American culture. It has become acceptable to brag about *not* being “a math person.” That has to stop. https://t.co/0IV9wx6WOj
Making Math a Family Thing | Strategies for #parents + #teachers for closing the #math gap between home + #school | @UKnowHGSE ow.ly/iSVn30hZSp1 via @drdouggreen #STEM
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