Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: September 21: #Nonfiction, #IndependentReading, ARC-Sharing + #Overscheduled Kids
September 21, 2018
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this busy week include: #AchievementGap, #ARCs, #BookLists, #ClassPresentations, #Cybils, #EdReform, #GenderDifferences, #Giftedness, #GrowthMindset, #HigherEd, #IndependentReading, #LearningDifferences, #Nonfiction, #Play, #poetry, #ReadAloud, #reading, #ScienceFiction, #STEM, #ViewpointDiversity, #WorldLiteracyDay, book awards, parenting, and schools.
Top Tweet of the Week
Independent
#Reading in #School: Necessity or Luxury? @LRobbTeacher says it's important for building lifelong #readers, and offers tips for creating a #classroom culture that values #IndependentReading https://t.co/XolNWKw5i2 [Link to Laura Robb's book on Amazon]
Book Lists + Awards
This morning #Cybils announced the 2018 judges in #kidlit categories ranging from #PictureBooks to #Poetry to #GraphicNovels to #YA #Nonfiction. Congratulations to all the bloggers, librarians, authors, parents, vloggers + others selected ow.ly/YbJd30lSj2t
11 #PictureBooks with Twist Endings Kids Won’t See Coming | #BookList from Janssen Bradshaw @ReadBrightly https://t.co/yE77MxA2mx
Longlist for
@aaassubaruprize 2019 Children's #Science #PictureBook Award Announced ow.ly/z28530lTk7M #STEM #BookAwards #kidlit [Link to The Brilliant Deep on Amazon]
Over the next few days, #Cybils will be posting Category Descriptions to help #readers decide which books to nominate for these #kidlit #BookAwards | Today, learn about what they are seeking in #BoardBooks ow.ly/MtBI30lTimS
Newbery/Caldecott 2019: Fall Prediction Edition from @fuseeight ow.ly/r46b30lSTCq | #ALAYMA #PictureBooks #kidlit #BookAwards
Best #ScienceFiction #PictureBooks for Kids, another @momandkiddo #BookList ow.ly/W5rh30lSiIH | #Robots, fantastical #SpaceExploration, #alien creatures and #science with a mind of its own.
A Review of "the 37 Best Narrative
#Nonfiction Books for Kids" |Adele Jeunette at WeHaveKids ow.ly/SzBw30lPK28 | #NarrativeNonfiction #BookList | via @ChoiceLiteracy [Link to Winnie on Amazon]
#ScienceFiction Books for Kids that Are Out of This World. This #kidlit #BookList @momandkiddo has books that "feature action that somehow deal(s) with #aliens and #OuterSpace, and/or fantastical #science in a realistic setting" https://t.co/tvxZ37BdoG
25 Adventurous Books Like @camphalfblood's #Percy Jackson series ow.ly/iggA30lQbS0 @BookRiot via @charlotteslib | #kidlit #adventure #JoyOfReading #BookList
Diversity + Gender
Answering Those Who Believe Boys and Girls Do Not Learn Differently -
@MichaelGurian1 @GurianInstitute ow.ly/Kd8O30lQiRG | #GenderDifferences #schools | "while there is wonderful overlap in #learning and behavioral styles, boys and girls do learn differently" [Link to The Minds of Girls on Amazon]
Events, Programs + Research
This seems like it could be fun. #Audiobook narrator + actor @bernstein_jesse is launching a video show where he (w/ his dog) #ReadsAloud + encourages families to #ReadTogether + visit the #library | Look for Hello Storytime on YouTube starting this weekend
#WorldLiteracyDay was 9/8/18: Now What? @RitaWirtz @BAMRadioNetwork looks at flat #NAEP scores + shares her Rx for giving all US kids a fair chance at #Literacy. e.g. "Plan for lots of time for fun reading + take the fear out of #reading" https://t.co/5y82HoWQBt
#classroombookaday + #GRA18 Companion Text Sets from @heisereads ow.ly/KuMR30lSTtB | @pernilleripp @donalynbooks #PictureBooks #GlobalReadAloud
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has given away $308 million for education in 3 years. Here's who got the donations | @Chalkbeat via @Larryferlazzo ow.ly/Ks1n30lQbD9 | #EdReform #education #PersonalizedLearning
Should
#Students Listen to #BackgroundMusic While They Read? One analysis says no, but @DTWillingham suggests taking #variability of kids' responses into account when deciding for individual kids ow.ly/vvPb30lR6lm [Link to Daniel's book, Raising Kids Who Read]
UK study finds children with #math difficulties (SLDM/dyscalculia) far less likely to receive an official diagnosis than their peers with #dyslexia – @Psych_Writer @ResearchDigest ow.ly/jIbF30lSiB9 #STEM #LearningDifficulties
RT @DTWillingham: New 3 yr longitudinal study: self affirmation reduces growth of achievement gap by 50% across high school transition--effectiveness moderated by school context & student engagement ($) https://t.co/VgDUK9VsLD
Growth Mindset, Resilience + Personal Growth
Should Students Be Forced To Make #ClassPresentations? Some Say It's Too #Anxiety-Producing. Others say kids can gain confidence from learning #PublicSpeaking. Discussion in comments @letitgrow_org https://t.co/L9tyraOv0d
Having a
#GrowthMindset Makes It Easier to Develop New Interests + reach across disciplines ow.ly/OAED30lR5MO | Paul A. O’Keefe, Carol Dweck + Greg Walton @HarvardBiz via @Larryferlazzo [Link to Mindset on Amazon]
Asking #Questions to Help People Find Better Answers Themselves, vs. just telling people what you think they should do or change ow.ly/hgfh30lQbLf | @gcouros #teaching #SelfImprovement #innovation #PersonalGrowth
HigherEd
DeVos, Sessions warn of deepening #FreeSpeech crisis on #college campuses @ByMoriah @PostSchools ow.ly/LHa930lSi7X | #HecklersVeto #ConstitutionDay #ViewpointDiversity
#Colleges Have Too Many #LiberalProfessors ow.ly/hb2m30lTkzz | "students are less likely to get a good #education + faculty members are likely to learn less from one another, if there is a prevailing political orthodoxy" | #ViewpointDiversity @CassSunstein @bopinion
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
ARCs and ARC-Sharing Groups = collections of mostly
#educators and #librarians (though there are also some #authors involved!) who, after obtaining an #ARC, pass it around from one member to the next and discuss online ow.ly/HJWb30lQbiN | @Jarrett_Lerner #kidlit [Link to Jarrett's upcoming book on Amazon]
This is encouraging: Study finds #Poetry #reading by young people 18-24 has doubled since 2012 + other adults are reading it more too ow.ly/XQcB30lPtUd @RonCharles @washingtonpost via @Larryferlazzo
Parenting + Play
We’ve so #overscheduled our kids (+ emphasized only purposeful activities) that doctors are now prescribing #playtime - @MarshKatherine @washingtonpost ow.ly/nXGl30lQbUE | #OutdoorPlay #recess @FreeRangeKids
Lawnmower #Parents (who mow down obstacles facing their kids) Are the New Helicopter Parents says post @WeAreTeachers ow.ly/P92e30lU94C | "If we eliminate all struggle in children’s younger years, they will not arrive at adulthood magically equipped to deal with #failure."
Schools and Libraries
Advice for #teachers from @mary_teaching for Creating Flexible Yet Significant #Parent #Volunteer Opportunities ow.ly/SPdJ30lQbAu | "Rely on room parents" + lots more
How
@frankisibberson is incorporating more #nonfiction in her #classroom #ReadAlouds ow.ly/nNC930lPJTR #ClassroomBookADay, #writing minilessons + more | #teaching
#HighSchool English + Journalism #teacher @shkrajewski has learned over 17 years that "We Teach People," not just #literature ow.ly/ubHE30lPKc6 | listening, #SafeSpaces, connection | #teaching
Both sides lobbying California governor on bill to delay #school start time for teens | @TunedToTheresa @EdSource ow.ly/qYcJ30lPSv5 | I say sign it - kids will learn more if they are better rested
To Achieve a More "Scholastic" Atmosphere, #Students at this London #School Must Be Silent in Hallways, reports @FreeRangeKids @letitgrow_org ow.ly/vzo830lPKfc | I say that's their right, but I wouldn't want my daughter to go there
Rethinking What
#GiftedEducation Means, and Whom It Should Serve @DanaGoldstein @nytimes ow.ly/VhEi30lPuxK | Addressing "underrepresentation of black, Hispanic and low-income children in selective academic settings" [Link to Dana's book on Amazon]
Serious #education policy decisions are being driven by #data. The problem is, it’s not always accurate ow.ly/mdj430lPup4 @laurenonthehill @usnews #DataQuality
Exactly How #Teachers Came to Be So Underpaid (relative to other comparably educated professionals) in America | @katiemacreilly @TIME ow.ly/K0Xe30lPsti | "To many teachers, these trends are a result of a decades-long and bipartisan war on #PublicEducation"
New nationwide poll: Most people support teachers’ right to strike, but less than half believe #teachers unions improve the quality of #education | @LASchoolReport via @EdSource https://t.co/pbZZRrw14z
Testing + Grades
#GradeInflation in #HighSchools by @SethGershenson @educationgadfly <ow.ly/8mXU30lTkld | Study found "grade inflation was more severe in schools attended by affluent students than in those attended by lower-income pupils" | #education #grades #testing
Finding the Sweet Spot Between Defeatism and Utopianism When Setting #School #Standards - @MichaelPetrilli @EducationNext ow.ly/qnxQ30lTjO2 #education #CommonCore
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