Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: March 2: #Mathical Book Prizes, #RaisingReaders + #GrowthMindset + #Recess
March 02, 2018
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #GrowingBookworms, #GrowthMindset, #Mathical, #play, #STEM, Children's Book Week, classroom libraries, comfort dogs, electronic devices, Free Range Kids, parenting, reading, recess, and schools.
Top Tweet of the Week
What’s the Right Amount of #Homework? | @YoukiTerada recaps some recent research @edutopia ow.ly/pIvk30iFwDJ | I still say the answer is NONE for elementary school kids, but that's my own conclusion
Book Lists + Awards
The 2018
#Mathical Book Prize winners were just announced. I love this award that celebrates books that inspire kids to appreciate #math ow.ly/S1Na30iD0oC #STEM @CBCBook @ncte @NCTM
I love this: A #KidLit Visit to Massachusetts: Top 10 Stops Along the Way by @auntierez @nerdybookclub https://t.co/kGcbizzSXV
Diversity and Gender
We’re Ready: a post for
#kidlitwomen about changing the gendered #reading expectations that adults have for kids by @haleshannon ow.ly/OFwi30iHz3v | #kidlit
Learning About #Africa: Links For Those Who Want to Know More After Seeing #BlackPanther from @medinger https://t.co/YJHlRtam5w
#Bookmark Reveal: The 2018 Children’s Book Week Bookmarks Are In With Big Old Names Attached — @FuseEight @CBCBook ow.ly/20zk30iCqIo #CBW #ChildrensBookWeek
Dolly Parton gives 100 millionth free book to children | @guardian ow.ly/j4Ne30iG4iK | @dollyslibrary set up to honor her illiterate father #100MillionBooks
Growing Bookworms
Helping families find pockets of time to read with kids, excellent suggestions from @growingbbb | #RaisingReaders #ReadAloud #audiobooks https://t.co/ytbZhmjj3O
RT @MindshiftKQED: One strategy recommended by
@DTWillingham: make #reading the most appealing choice around by restricting access to other activities that #parents think are less enriching owl.li/bu9Z30iAzI6 #edchat #parenting #literacy
Growth Mindset
The Ripple Effects of #Resilience by @SeeBrianWrite @MIND_Research ow.ly/l5m130iEiKa | #GrowthMindset #Grit #learning
Kidlitosphere
RT @PragmaticMom: Big News! @charlotteslib and I are planning the next #KidLitCon. It will be held March 2019 in PROVIDENCE, RI! We welcome your ideas for a theme. #Teachers : let us know what you need and want from the KidLit community. #KidLit @cybils
Lots of good stuff (including the fabulous #Mathical awards) in today's Fusenews @FuseEight ow.ly/bRQk30iHbGu | #STEM #maps #SherlockHolmes + more
Parenting
I thought this was a good article: How to Raise More Grateful Children - Jennifer Breheny Wallace in
@WSJ | #AttitudeOfGratitude https://t.co/IRPpshl4JL [I purchased this book about raising grateful kids after reading the article.]
Schools and Libraries
Our Classroom #Libraries: Connecting, Stretching, Evolving, thoughts on growing readers via #CRlibrarylove by @CathyMere + @mandyrobek | ow.ly/H1XN30iCq3y
Sigh: When School Kids Lose Their
#Recess Time - @reason @FreeRangeKids ow.ly/CFFi30iCqWe | via @drdouggreen | #play
This is somewhat disturbing: Children struggle to hold pencils due to too much tech, doctors say | @byameliahill @guardian ow.ly/Db4s30iEjjM #schools
Making Comfort Dogs an Everyday Part of #School | @LindaFlanagan2 @MindShiftKQED https://t.co/MOzn1BHWeA
STEM
Guest Post by Joy Lin @ReadByExample | Why #Literacy is Important for #Math Success (real problems + situations are expressed in words) ow.ly/vQYV30iG3UA #STEM
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