Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: May 31: #ReadingAloud, #KidLitCon, #STEM + #IntrinsicMotivation
May 31, 2019
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this jam-packed week include #Audiobooks, #BookLists, #Bullying, #FreeSpeech, #GraphicNovels, #GrowingBookworms, #HigherEd, #IntrinsicMotivation, #KidLitCon, #Preschool, #ReadAloud, #SchoolLibraries, #ScreenTime, #SpellingBee, #STEM, #SummerReading, #TeacherPay, gender, libraries, math, parenting, reading, research, and writing. There's extra material this week, despite the holiday weekend, because I was traveling most of last week. I saved things up but didn't share much while I was out of town. Happy reading!
Book Lists + Awards
Books to Read with Movers and Shakers | #PictureBooks to #ReadAloud w/ toddlers who can't sit still ow.ly/PLHk30oQAoE@TheReadingTub #BookList
10 Next Reads for Kids Who Love @goraina @ReadBrightly ow.ly/IMYD30oOTWB#BookList #GraphicNovels
The @BostonGlobe @HornBook Award Winners have been announced | @medinger ow.ly/SgiD30oR7Sb#BookAwards #KidLit
Higher Ed
The Reopening of the Liberal Mind - @WSJ @danakst interviews @BardCollege President about maintaining a culture of #AcademicFreedom + #FreeSpeech https://t.co/1osMH4prIy
Palo Alto High students nix map touting college acceptance, to stop feeding toxic competitive culture @JohnWoolfolk1 @mercnews | ow.ly/iLgs30oPs9v#HigherEd #iGen
Events, Programs + Research
In this week's round-up of #MiddleGrade #SFF from around the blogs @charlotteslib shares the scoop on #KidLitCon 2020 ow.ly/pXgX30oPsrE@alibrarymama + Nekenya Yarbrough to organize
A New Trial Of An Ancient Rhetorical Trick Finds It Can Make You Wiser – @d_a_robson @ResearchDigest ow.ly/gyer30oPskQ | Thinking or speaking about yourself in 3rd person can clear emotional fog
At the #SpellingBee, a New Word Is M-O-N-E-Y - @WSJ reports on "invited" spellers who lose at regionals but can now pay to participate in @ScrippsBee https://t.co/jgP75gnVcK
A sense of purpose could prolong your life — New study finds people without a purpose were more than twice as likely to die than those with an aim and goals. Correlation, but still suggestive ow.ly/Zahs30oR7IQ@el72champs @qz
Growing Bookworms / Summer Reading
A Year in Classroom #ReadAlouds to 4th graders by teacher Carrie Rodusky @nerdybookclub, #BookList + reasons to #ReadAloud to older kids https://t.co/mxW8KJeqXA
One idea via @literacious for getting kids excited to read is the #MiddleGrade @ Heart #SummerReading Bingo card / #BookList | Details online ow.ly/Be0w30oR8b3@MGatheart
#KidLit author @EricRWalters is appealing to #SchoolLibrarians to let kids take out books over the summer | ow.ly/KLsT30oPsqn#SummerReading #EducationalEquity @JGCanada
#ReadingAloud with Movers and Shakers - How-To Guide from @TheReadingTub on reading to active kids ow.ly/ZxP930oPsbc#GrowingBookworms
How to Find the BEST #Audiobooks for Kids from @growingbbb, w/ audiobook benefits, tips + recommendations ow.ly/BDFX30oQi5u#ReadAloud
Spot on list here: 8 Ways Parents Discourage Their Kids from #Reading | @ImaginationSoup @ReadBrightly ow.ly/3cSX30oOU5d | #ReadingChoice #ReadAloud + more
I could SO relate to these: 8 Brutal Truths of Raising a Book-Loving Kid | @ivamarie @ReadBrightly | Tears at ow.ly/oBFV30oOU0a#library return, car as mobile library + more
Neat! @Jarrett_Lerner's campaign to bring #SummerReading to kids in #BookDeserts made the @TODAYshow | ow.ly/pij430oR8lh@lisatolin #BookAccess #kidlit
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Sad to hear about the death of author Judith Kerr. She wrote the very first #PictureBook that we read aloud to my daughter after was born: One Night in the Zoo amzn.to/2HEnOGT
4 Reasons You Should be #Reading Books Daily, According to #Science | @salubriousdish @Inc | Communication skills + more | via ow.ly/BPRx30oPsoT@tashrow
Got a developing writer? Tell them about the Spooky Summer #Writing Contest for kids 8-12 from @spookymgbooks https://t.co/1WBeyCQim1
Great Moments with #AlexRider. @MsYingling shares the reasons @AnthonyHorowitz Stormbreaker is the book she most enjoys handing out to her #MiddleSchool students ow.ly/f8DK30oR7ZJ
College Students Aren't Checking Out Books. Yale reported 64% decline in checkouts by undergrads over 10 years, but students protested when they tried to get rid of most #LibraryBooks ow.ly/ZJUd30oPswy#HigherEd @TheAtlantic
This is awesome: The #MLB All-Star Nationals Closer Who Is Trying to Save #IndependentBookstores - @jareddiamond @WSJ https://t.co/YOwxHcSMl0
Parenting, Play + Screen Time
"You're Not My Friend!" – Relational Aggression Starts As Early As Preschool, more commonly in girls | @amightygirl ow.ly/44HQ30oPIbm#bullying #parenting
This can't be good for sleep quality. New @CommonSense survey finds > 1/3 of Teens Check Their Phones in Middle of Night ow.ly/O1xo30oQKRU@BetsyMorris2 @WSJ #ScreenTime
How to Raise an Independent, Self-Motivated Kid | Talk less + ask more questions like "what is your plan for ...?" ow.ly/VkLs30oQhYc@orderoochaos @lifehacker #Parenting
Schools and Libraries
New Economic Report Shows 59% of #Teachers Have Side Hustles To Make Ends Meet ow.ly/HleZ30oQKYG@EstelleSErasmus @Forbes #teaching #TeacherPay
The @DavidGeurin Blog: 7 Questions to Reflect on More Deeply on #Kindness | Can you maintain respectful dialog when you disagree? + more ow.ly/HDH330oPsco
How cities are convincing voters to pay higher #taxes for public #preschool ow.ly/ANnV30oQhL7@biasevoli @hechingerreport #EarlyChildEducation
More Kids Than Ever Are Dealing With #TestAnxiety. Ideas from @stacytornio @WeAreTeachers for how #teachers can help kids cope | via ow.ly/bybB30oR84r@drdouggreen #testing
The Hard Part About (Improving) #Reading Instruction | @JaredMyracle @educationweek | ow.ly/a90h30oR8py#teaching #phonics #BackgroundKnowledge #vocabulary
Four Research-Based Strategies To Ignite #IntrinsicMotivation In Students | @MindShiftKQED @Kschwart ow.ly/B3wi30oQhFC#StudentChoice
Federal jury: Houston ISD staff repeatedly violated #copyright laws, owe company $9.2M - @ChronJacob | Guess this is a learning opportunity for ow.ly/4OMB30oPsuV#students
STEM
Girls Outperform Boys On National #Engineering, Technology Skills Tests | @amightygirl ow.ly/1g8V30oQi2A#STEM #testing #TEL| Girls especially excel in categories related to communication
Study Finds Even People w/out Mathematical Training Experience The “Beauty” Of #Math – Research Digest ow.ly/t3pI30oPsdH@mattbwarren @ResearchDigest #STEM
Brain Wars: #Unschooling vs. #BrainScience – Using Modern #Science to Bring Clarity + Confidence to Your #Homeschool ow.ly/LkIe30oPsan@MarlaSzwast | Strength = interest, weakness = lack of memorization
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