Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: March 16: #KidLitCon, #KidLitWomen, Playgrounds + #LoveOfReading
March 16, 2018
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this relatively busy week include #DiverseBooks, #dyslexia, #gender, #GRA18, #GraphicNovels, #HarryPotter, #KidLitCon, #KidLitWomen, #librarians, #math, #MentalHealth, #phonics, #play, #ReadAloud, #resilience, #SchoolLibraries, #SocialMedia, boys and reading, grading, growing bookworms, learning, reading, and schools.
Top Tweets of the Week
Research-Tested Benefits of Breaks to help reset #student focus in #schools | @YoukiTerada @edutopia https://t.co/2mT78mqi5C
Black Kids Don’t Want to Read About Harriet Tubman All the Time - A call for more books about everyday experiences of black kids from
@MyBrownBaby @nytopinion ow.ly/7aGR30iSysM #kidlit
Cybils Awards
Today on the #Cybils blog: Interview w/ @stephanieburgis, author of middle grade speculative fiction winner THE DRAGON WITH A CHOCOLATE HEART @bloomsburykids ow.ly/iNtu30iVBTx
Diversity + Gender
CCBC 2017 #Multicultural #kidlit Book Statistics are now available ow.ly/sZLO30iRiml @CCBCwisc @tashrow #DiverseBooks
#GraphicNovels Offer Windows, Mirrors on #MentalHealth | @BrigidAlverson @sljournal via @CynLeitichSmith https://t.co/Z1Qf9k7iVz
On Ways that We Recommend Certain Books for Certain Kids, and how we (teachers, parents, librarians, booksellers) need to do better, by @pernilleripp ow.ly/JpZQ30iTRWe #kidlit #DiverseBooks
How Empowering Girls to Confront Conflict and Buck Perfection Helps Their Well-Being | @Kschwart @MindShiftKQED ow.ly/FDhT30iSyBC #gender
Banishing “Boy Books” and “Girl Books” from the #Library Lexicon – Stop limiting choices by @meganbfrazer ow.ly/cbyd30iYu2x #kidlitwomen #gender #kidlit
Intro to Children’s Books Ireland’s new initiative,
#BoldGirls, a celebration of girls + women in children’s books by @sheenawriter @AwfullyBigBlog ow.ly/BZUj30iV1KH
#KidLitWomen Seeks Solutions to #GenderInequity in Children’s Publishing | @karayorio @sljournal ow.ly/BnVD30iRjuZ @pacylin @KarenBlu @Meg_Medina @haleshannon
Events + Programs
The Rising New York Road Runners Program (available nationwide) gives kids a chance to earn @FirstBook Marketplace credits for their school by running ow.ly/IKsi30iRcLa #NYRR @nyrr #literacy #PE
RT @PernilleRipp: Voting is open for Global Read Aloud 2018 Picture Book Author/Illustrator Choice https://t.co/rDSChdPZUH #gra18#edchat #nerdybookclub #ila #ncte
Growing Bookworms
YES! My Secret Reading Identity by Julia Guthrie
@nerdybookclub | #Teacher realizes she needs to celebrate her own true #reading interests to avoid hypocrisy in what she tells #students https://t.co/SVtt0KiTpm
Enjoyment of #reading, not mechanics of reading, can improve #literacy for boys ow.ly/AIyu30iSzKz | Laura Scholes @ConversationUS describes call in UK + Australian #schools | #NAPLAN
#Teaching Kids to Love #Reading: 3 Strategies That Work from @HannahTHudson @WeAreTeachers https://t.co/8mB0lQi1br
Kidlitosphere / #KidLitCon
What’s New on @KidLitCon Website? – @PragmaticMom shares updates re: #KidLitCon Providence March 2019 ow.ly/RBy230iSabE | There's already a list of those planning to attend!
Here's the scoop on
#Kidlitcon 2019-Providence! from co-organizer @charlotteslib ow.ly/KB2830iSa9y @pragmaticmom @KidLitCon
New blog post from #KidLitCon19| #KidLitWomen & Be the Change You Seek! ow.ly/FlLL30iSNLD @pragmaticmom @charlotteslib
#kidlit + #YA bloggers + authors: Now is your chance to VOTE on Panel Discussions for #KidLitCon 2019 (Providence RI, 3/22/19) @pragmaticmom @charlotteslib
#KidLitCon19 is a year away but look who’s coming! – #KidLitCon March 22-23 Providence 2019 Early Attendee List ow.ly/UleQ30iVQ5U #kidlit #YA
#KidLitCon2019 Registration for March 22-23, 2019 (next year) is now LIVE! – #KidLitCon | Organizers: @charlotteslib @pragmaticmom ow.ly/PxFf30iYtiD
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, Publishing and Social Media
#HarryPotter #horcrux theory keeps kids thinking (+ thus keeps them #reading), reports @JGCanada ow.ly/xlJJ30iV1ld #kidlit
How to cure your #SocialMedia addiction | @TimJBono @nypost via @drdouggreen |#ScienceOfHappiness (Is it ironic to share this on social media?) https://t.co/odBmALhA8g
#BookTowns Are Made for Book Lovers, tiny towns that have made #Bookstores their speciality - @slaskow @atlasobscura https://t.co/3l8p6HjyNW
Parenting, Play, + Learning
Learn Well, You Will with
#StarWars Workbooks | @literacious gives thumbs up to these new supplemental learning books from @WorkmanPub
In Britain’s Playgrounds, ‘Bringing in Risk’ to Build Resilience - @EllenBarryNYT ow.ly/LoID30iSzG9 #play @FreeRangeKids #resilience #OutdoorPlay
The “10,000-Hour” Myth: Why Deliberate Practice Isn’t Enough to Succeed + people should also focus on their innate strengths ow.ly/2Saa30iRhsy | @melissa_jydl @TheMissionHQ via @drdouggreen
Schools and Libraries
OPINION: Here’s a way teachers can help break down equity barriers in high school: #ReadingAloud to students - @hechingerreport https://t.co/Sg1lLHRoYO
Author @JasonReynolds83 calls #SchoolLibraries “places of recognition for young people” in new PSA from @aasl #AASL ow.ly/6ftA30iRiXQ #SchoolLibraryMonth
44 Positive Practices That Are "Fixing" #Education Today per @TonySinanis | #PictureBooks, #DiverseBooks, #Choice + much more ow.ly/cYVV30iTSbX
Rethinking How Students With #Dyslexia Are Taught To Read : @ehanford @npr_ed ow.ly/PVQZ30iSzRe #reading
3 Thoughts for Improving Attendance in
#Schools – Educators could make #learners feel more valued + #learning more engaging ow.ly/bzAA30iRh0B @gcouros
The Goal of #Phonics Instruction is to Get #Readers, Not to Use Phonics When Reading, guest post from @TimRasinski1 ow.ly/7tS930iSas3 @ERobbPrincipal
How to Create a Gradeless #Math Classroom in a School That Requires #Grades | ow.ly/qEfF30iSaxN | @andburnett123 @joboaler #STEM
Does your #school have Striving #Readers? You should hire qualified #Librarians says @naderq @DigitalPromise ow.ly/bYe130iRjjg | Focusing on #LoveOfReading would help "fix" education system
How To Find A
#School Your Kids Will Love (And That You Will, Too) | A conversation w/ @SirKenRobinson @MindShiftKQED ow.ly/jtuh30iYulD | #education #testing
In #HighSchool, the Kids Are Not All Right | @dandrewt @edutopia on promoting students' mental well-being ow.ly/QCmL30iYtqJ #MentalHealth
A brief note on #student walkouts - a cautionary note for #educators who suspend the usual consequences from @DTWillingham ow.ly/elhJ30iYtMq
STEM
60 #STEM Titles for 3-6 Year Olds | #BookList from @literacious ow.ly/nE0h30iYtCr #Science #Weather #Animals #Technology + more
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