Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: January 25: #ReadYourWorld, #BlackHistoryMonth, #SelfCompassion + the Power of Children's Books
January 25, 2019
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BoardBooks, #BookLists, #CommonCore, #copyright, #DiverseBooks, #GrowthMindset, #ReadYourWorld, #SchoolLibraries, #teens, #testing, learning, schools, and teaching.
Top Tweet of the Week
Why Prioritizing Relationships in #Schools Matters. Doing well on a #test isn't the end goal @katiemartinedu ow.ly/pnQU30noDK7 | #testing vs. #learning
Book Lists + Awards
Some of my family's faves are on this list: Our Top Ten Tastiest
#BoardBooks by @KathyAnneCowie @nerdybookclub ow.ly/Hg0c30noDCW #kidlit
24 Must-Have Books for Toddlers - #BookList from @literacious ow.ly/isRK30nqxVy #PictureBooks #BoardBooks #literacy
RA RA READ: Beginning #ChapterBooks for Animal Lovers, #BookList + guide from Jennifer Wharton ow.ly/X9Gb30noDFL
2019 #EdgarAward Nominees for Juveniles + #YoungAdults ow.ly/UBDa30nqxXj | #BookAwards #Mysteries via @tashrow
Diversity / Multicultural Children's Book Day
#WeNeedDiverseBooks announces the 2019 Walter Awards – @tashrow has the scoop ow.ly/DRva30noEeM #WalterDeanMyers @diversebooks #BookAwards
#Multicultural Children's Books! 3 stories Celebrating Cultural Heritage, Ecological Stewardship + #JoyfulLearning #ReadYourWorld @MrsPstorytime https://t.co/FAHm0pYNAv
Best Multicultural Children's Books for Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers | #ReadYourWorld #BookList from @growingbbb ow.ly/GKvo30noE5F | PictureBooks #BoardBooks
Events, Programs + Research
A Plan to
#ReadAloud a #PictureBookADay in Honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, w/ #BookList of selected titles, from @pernilleripp https://t.co/Yk63mDIqku
New research finds that #TextingNudges (to complete #FAFSA over the summer) Harm Degree Completion / long-run success, despite earlier results showing short-term promise | @jaypgreene @EducationNext
Growing Bookworms
Ten ways #teacher #librarians improve #literacy in schools by Margaret Kristin Merga @ConversationUS ow.ly/ee3C30nmKp4 "Teaching #students how to choose books they like" + lots more
The Secret Power of the Children’s
#PictureBook by Meghan Cox Gurdon @WSJ - Even infants get profound cognitive and behavioral benefits from sharing a vivid story ow.ly/LAfb30noAWy #ReadAloud #LoveOfBooks
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Thousands of Previously Copyrighted Works Will Now Be Freely Available to Use by #Teachers+ Others (w/ more to come each January) @EdWeekTeacher ow.ly/dM2830noBfh via @MindShiftKQED
#Ebooks seem like ‘Netflix for #libraries,’ but they’re a drain on budgets + result in "book-lending inefficiencies" ow.ly/rt0k30nmEr2 @bobfernandez1 @phillydotcom @FreeLibrary
My
#Cybils friend Jennifer Wharton is even happier than I am to see @HarperChildrens reissuing the #SkulduggeryPleasant books by @DerekLandy ow.ly/mgdg30nmE5D | #kidlit #SpeculativeFiction
Personal Growth / Parenting
It Took #TomBrady Exactly 5 Words to Teach a Major Lesson in #EmotionalIntelligence | @JustinJBariso @Inc via @drdouggreen https://t.co/yyS686a5xT
Schools
Data Was Supposed to Fix the U.S. #Education System. Here’s Why It Hasn’t. "Nationwide data suggests that the growth of data-driven schooling hasn’t worked" @simonrodberg @HarvardHBS ow.ly/WUt030noDd9 #testing #teaching
Five years after #CommonCore, a mysterious spike in failure rate among NY #HighSchoolers w/ signs of lasting problems for low-achieving students @jillbarshay @hechingerreport ow.ly/6Dim30nmR1k #testing
Teenagers’ Lack Of Insight Into Some Of Their Abilities Has Implications For #Career Counselling – @Psych_Writer @ResearchDigest ow.ly/RHlU30noDYw #occupations #teens #strengths
How
#SelfCompassion Supports Academic Motivation + Emotional Wellness | @dfkris @MindShiftKQED ow.ly/kafT30noB8S #resilience #GrowthMindset @self_compassion
#Students Learn Better From People They Love - @nytdavidbrooks @nytopinion ow.ly/knRv30nmFam | "Emotions assign value to things" | #teaching #SEL #neuroscience
Should We Be Teaching Optimism? - Guest post by @drdouggreen for @mssackstein ow.ly/ao5U30npC7D | Our societal tendency to pessimism is influenced by #NewsMedia | #teachers should show kids the world is getting better (+ how to spot #MediaBias)
Why #Competency-Based #Education Is Exciting And Where It May Stumble | @MindShiftKQED @Kschwart https://t.co/0NtXVn0Q83
This Is a Problem says @100scopenotes (and I agree) : #SchoolLibraries That Are Closed All (or too much of) the Time ow.ly/zXPo30noDRk "WE EXIST FOR KIDS!"
STEM
How to Introduce #Engineering Principles Early to Help Inspire Interest in #STEM | @lrmongeau @MindShiftKQED @hechingerreport https://t.co/5egI5kpfV6
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