Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: April 26: Studying Techniques, #SummerReading Encouragement + #KidLit for Adults
April 26, 2019
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #GrowingBookworms, #Happiness, #JoyOfReading, #LearningDifferences, #parenting, #PBL, #ScreenTime, #SelfMotivation, #studying, #SummerReading, #Teaching, and #ReadingChoice.
Top Tweet of the Week
5 Effective #Studying Techniques That Are Backed by Research | @edutopia ow.ly/LDoi30ovn8R | The most successful #students use their time more effectively, w/ higher intensity
Book Lists
10 Illustrated #ChapterBook Series to Engage Early Readers | Jenn Ridgway @ReadBrightly ow.ly/cRZ930ovKzc | #BookList #PrincessInBlack #NateTheGreat + more
Events, Programs + Research
Rodney Robinson, Who Teaches Civics to Students in Juvenile Detention, Wins 2019 National Teacher of the Year | @EdWeekTeacher ow.ly/uRlr30owRUQ #education #teaching
#GenderGap: Why Are Girls Less Confident Than Boys? @tylercowen @Bloomberg | ow.ly/78BU30oxEAn | Recent study suggests girls exposed to high-achieving boys do worse in #math + #science
Growing Bookworms
Whole-Class Novels vs. Choice #Reading: Why Not Do Both? - @arielsacks @EdWeekTeacher ow.ly/QBNH30oviyl #ReadingChoice #GrowingBookworms
The Power of Choice and Time in helping #ReluctantReaders to find the #JoyOfReading by #MiddleSchool #teacher @bethiej1027 @nerdybookclub ow.ly/UKQj30ovnqa | #ReadingChoice #SSR
A Few Ideas for #Teachers to Help Students Read Over the Summer from @pernilleripp | I especially like "send home their TBR list" ow.ly/OdEw30ovngb | #SummerReading #JoyOfReading #SummerSlide
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Why #HarryPotter + #PaddingtonBear are essential #reading … for grown-ups | @DonnaLFerguson @GuardianBooks talks w/ author Katherine Rundell about upcoming book ow.ly/Mw2z30ovnaF | via @charlotteslib
Parenting + Play
It’s Grandparents vs. Parents in the Battle Over Kids’ #ScreenTime | @juliejargon @WSJ ow.ly/o5A730owRpC - #parenting
World health officials take a hard line on #ScreenTime for kids (never in 1st year, rarely in 2nd). Will busy parents comply? @craigtimberg + @rachsieg @washingtonpost ow.ly/iWM230oxEGZ #WHO
Understanding the Difference Between a 'Late' Reader and a Child with a Learning Issue | @lalalalambert ow.ly/ib5630ovKFY @ReadBrightly #LearningDifferences #Reading #Parenting
A Reminder of the Fragility of Our Children’s #SelfDetermination from #TeacherMom @HonorsGradU ow.ly/6RmJ30owRwC | #Parenting #SelfMotivation
Personal Growth + Happiness
The Science of #Happiness: 3 Practices That Changed Perspective for @katiemartinedu ow.ly/daNA30ovneb #Gratitude #PersonalGrowth
Schools and Libraries
#EdTech Utopia Is Over says @ascendschools founder @EducationNext ow.ly/SE2r30owRJA | "Enough #ScreenTime. Our #students need authentic relationships" w/ teachers to truly personalize #learning | #PBL
In the News: Proposed Law Would Require Illinois Children to Start School by Age 5, Threatening Kindergarten Redshirting - @EducationNext https://t.co/yqwJMadXnz
#SchoolDistrict secession gathers speed in several states, accelerating resegregation ow.ly/2cqW30ovirI @emmanuelfelton @hechingerreport via @MindShiftKQED
#LeBronJames Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. It’s Showing Promise. Inaugural class posted strong results on first round of #testing https://t.co/fJGXOPLWlZ
I'm not sure whether this is funny or sad: #Schools Add a New Section of the #DressCode—for Parents - @Tawnell @WSJ https://t.co/MTHlXXuBDc
Testing
Why The Big Standardized Test Is Useless For Teachers @palan57 @Forbes ow.ly/yrsz30oxELT | #testing #teaching
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