Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: November 16: Streamlining #SocialMedia, Encouraging #Play + Keeping #Learning Personal
November 16, 2018
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #curiosity, #Diversity, #GrowingBookworms, #GrowthMindset, #HigherEd, #Homework, #homework, #JoyOfReading, #kidlit, #PersonalizedLearning, #play, #ReadingLogs, #ScreenTime, parenting, schools, and teaching.
Informational Tweet
FYI for anyone interested, I am trying to streamline my online life. I deactivated my #GrowingBookworms Facebook page and my #JoyfulLearners + #GrowBookworms Twitter accounts. I'll continue sharing things @JensBookPage and on my personal Facebook account.
Book Lists
Better Together: Funny Pairings in 2018 Books for Kids —
@fuseeight ow.ly/L7bj30mDaxq #BookList #PictureBooks
Diversity
The Importance Of #Teacher #Diversity | Study: black students who have 1-2 black teachers in elementary #school are more likely to enroll in #college ow.ly/8brT30mCqbn @Larryferlazzo
Why Bright Girls Struggle: When Ability Doesn't Lead to Confidence | @amightygirl ow.ly/XQMC30mCCec | #Basically they pick up #FixedMindset after being praised as "good students" vs. developing #GrowthMindset
Growing Bookworms
Expert Tips for Keeping Busy Kids Connected to Books |
@olugbemisola @ReadBrightly ow.ly/aOT830mD4EM | I especially liked @oonziela quoted motto on kids' #reading selection “Nothing without joy!”
7 Ways for #Teachers to Communicate Caring About At-Home #Reading – w/out #ReadingLogs | @HonorsGradU ow.ly/Bji830mCqu3 #GoodReads lists, #ClassroomBookADay + more | #LoveOfReading #homework @pernilleripp
Seattle high-school teacher shares ‘the wonder of books’ with students on a different kind of field trip | @moiraverse @seattletimes ow.ly/DYUk30mDbAc #JoyOfReading #Bookstores #BookAccess
Higher Ed
Studious friends and roommates might lead to higher grades in #college - @jillbarshay @hechingerreport ow.ly/QC2j30mBD3O #HigherEd #research
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Introducing new website dedicated to Spooky
#MiddleGrade books @spookymgbooks via @MG_BookBot ow.ly/q55F30mCqj0 #kidlit #DiverseBooks
Six Reasons to Read from @StaceyLoscalzo ow.ly/sOy830mCqC2 | #Empathy, #SelfUnderstanding + (one I love) modeling #reading to your kids | #JoyOfReading
Thoughts on the value of having Time to Think, and how difficult it can be to carve out from @ReadByExample ow.ly/NcYS30mCpYx #reading #reflection
Parenting + Play
The sneaky science behind your child’s tech obsession w/ concrete tips for fighting back -
@CarolineKnorr @CommonSense @onparenting ow.ly/LBYo30mzxJ8 | #DigitalAddiction #ScreenTime #SocialMedia #Parenting
The Mad Rush to #College is Killing Our Children’s Entrepreneurial Spirit | They spend so much time on extracurriculars + studying that they don't have time to #play by @Julian_Liberty https://t.co/QrKkw2j85H
Reasons Your Kids Need to Move More and How to Fit It In Your Day – If you want your kids to be smart, teach them to jump rope, #BrainMatter depends on movement ow.ly/q7ai30mzyJ7 @MarlaSzwast #parenting
Schools and Libraries
7 Unexpected Benefits of
#Curiosity by @DavidGeurin ow.ly/Ld2R30mzyKC #BetterHabits #EmotionalIntellingence + more
#Kindergarten Homework: Too Much Too Early? @MarvaAHinton @educationweek ow.ly/R1If30mBDMn | If you ask me any #homework in K is too much
Brooklyn students hold walkout in protest of Facebook-designed online program, saying it forces them to stare at computers for hours and “teach ourselves.” @nypost via @drdouggreen ow.ly/6YUC30mARz6 #PersonalizedLearning
Why Does #PersonalizedLearning Sometimes Feel Impersonal? Platforms can detach students from the personal relationships w/ #teachers + peers that are critical to #learning @SarahDSparks @educationweek
4 Skills and Traits Great
#Schools Teach That Will Always be Essential – @gcouros ow.ly/WtGo30mzLWH | Hard work, #TimeManagement + more
6 Questions that Promote #Learner Agency – @katiemartinedu ow.ly/W6sO30mzyd2 #Teaching #ProblemSolving #SelfReliance
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