Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: March 30: #BookLists, #Diverse #KidLit Panels, Re-Reading + #SocialMedia
March 30, 2018
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BoardBooks, #BookLists, #Cybils, #DiverseBooks, #diversity, #KidLitWomen, #math, #RaisingReaders, #SchoolLibraries, #SocialMedia, #STEM, #writing, educational psychology, Global Read Aloud, reading, research, and schools.
Top Tweet of the Week
Why #SchoolLibrarians matter: What years of research tell us - @pdkintl ow.ly/N11X30jbwmm | "The mere presence of a #librarian is associated with better student outcomes" + lots more
Book Lists + Awards
Announcing the Top 100 #BoardBooks Poll! — @fuseeight (now joining top 100 #PictureBooks + top 100 children's novels) ow.ly/FxWO30jctSz #kidlit
A Book List for Kids Age 4-12 to Understand
#Poverty from @pragmaticmom ow.ly/aySC30jacB9 | #BookList #PictureBooks #kidlit #DiverseBooks
11 #PictureBooks About Kids with Glasses, #BookList from @ImaginationSoup https://t.co/QjgBVC6RKk
Top Ten #MiddleGrade Novels in Verse by @MissIreads @nerdybookclub ow.ly/LFKE30j8y2F #kidlit #poetry #BookList
Congratulations to the American author @JackieWoodson, the laureate of Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2018 | via @medinger ow.ly/sVKS30jbyqC #ALMA
2018 Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Finalists Announced | @ABAbook https://t.co/oyi5aBpEZw
Cybils
On the #Cybils blog: Interview with @CarolineSArnold, author of Elementary #Nonfiction winner HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6 | @charlesbridge ow.ly/6VxL30jbx9L
Diversity + Gender
On advocating for
#diversity at #kidlit conferences by @MarcTNobleman | "Rather than start with public shaming or snark, instead ... express the concern civilly." ow.ly/WMmY30jaaBK
No More All-Male Panels: a pledge from #kidlit author @Mike_Jung in solidarity with #kidlitwomen ow.ly/aWgG30jaa35 #WomensHistoryMonth
No More All-White Panels: A PLEDGE from @LaurelSnyder (w/ other authors in the comments) ow.ly/ZNHA30jcthJ #KidLitWomen #WeNeedDiverseBooks @Mike_Jung #kidlit
Events + Programs
RT @PernilleRipp: Sign up for the Global Read Aloud - a global literacy initiative that connects millions of students around the world starting October 2nd ow.ly/C0z730j8mwl #iste #edchat #ncte #ila #nerdybookclub #gra18
Growing Bookworms
Read Like The Bachelor: A Guide for Students to help increase #reading + build a more independent reading life by @teachkate @nerdybookclub https://t.co/vyn3RSdQ9G
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
So true from
@charlotteslib | "that's one of the joys of re-reading- not only do you get the story again, but you get to revisit the self you were when you first read the book" ow.ly/TBPo30j8y1l
Writing independently..The devil is in the detail | Ideas from @smithsmm for helping #students become independent #writers https://t.co/11t9DBUocz
Why I Read "Old Smelly Books" (and Where To Find Them) by @mrskatiefitz ow.ly/wYRp30j7WK5 #reading
Parenting
How to Navigate Your Way to the Best #Education for Your Child | Guest post from @SirKenRobinson @ReadBrightly ow.ly/p8l830jdTPE #play #teaching #schools #testing #homework
Schools and Libraries
RT @DTWillingham: I have a new article out in @EducationNext, focusing on teacher education and psychology; what are teachers taught of ed psych, what seems useful to them, and how to improve. https://t.co/ajxb7AFJ6c
Why Do Some
#Educators Burn Out While Others Seem to Grow More Passionate? Some things the ones who are growing do, per @DavidGeurin #FutureDriven ow.ly/wneF30jbyAh
RT @TES: .@Emilydsw's research paper found that the type of school students attended (non-selective, grammar or private school) doesn't influence their #GCSE results. Here, she explains her study: https://t.co/sMe6V3X4j4
Educate #Parents and #EarlyChildhood Programs Will Follow - @gailmult @BAMRadioNetwork ow.ly/mstz30jbyLl @raepica1 @NAEYC
On the Circle of Privilege + how it affects kids from @pernilleripp | ow.ly/tVxE30jctuS | How can #educators help #students not on the enriched pathway?
Social Media/Technology
On the Need for #PhoneFree #Classrooms | Hyper-connectivity is draining kids, having their mistakes captured on video + shared is even worse says @pernilleripp ow.ly/Af5i30j8xXN #schools #privacy #SocialMedia
RT @NickGillespie: .@MichaelSocolow's 3 rules on how to critically read social media is the sharpest guide I've yet seen on the topic! And it smartly avoids top-down solutions to a crowd-sourced problem
New study finds Having Your #Smartphone Nearby Takes a Toll on Your Thinking (Even When It’s Silent and Facedown) @HarvardBiz https://t.co/IXNYzyEnCV
STEM
When Pushing Boundaries in
#Math #Education, Where Can Teachers Turn For Help + Camaraderie? | Tips and strategies from @KristenLepore @TheJLV @TracyZager @ddmeyer @LybryaKebreab @MindShiftKQED https://t.co/Sm6MawdR3w
RT @MindShiftKQED: Offering students incentives to practice #math over the summer not only helped prevent #summerslide, but also forced students be more precise with mathematical language @hechingerreport owl.li/wUb530jajrR #edchat #mathchat #mschat #hschat
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