Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: May 24: #BookLists, #Readathons + Nurturing #JoyOfReading
May 24, 2019
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. It's a fairly light week because I was traveling. I'll probably have extra links for you all next time. Topics today include #AI, #BookLists, #HigherEd, #HigherEd, #learning, #LoveOfReading, #nonfiction, #play, #ReadingChoice, #STEM, #testing, and libraries.
Book Lists
Don't miss @darshanakhiani's #SouthAsian #Kidlit Roundup 2019 – Summer | #BookList, organized by category + pub date https://t.co/uN5e2izMUx
Best #Nonfiction Books for Middle School to Inspire #CriticalThinking, new #BookList from @momandkiddo ow.ly/4U2u30oMCXY #kidlit
The Best Books for #MiddleSchool According to @pernilleripp's Students 2019 – ow.ly/hdLz30oLHly #YA #BookList
Events, Programs + Research
Taking Tiny Breaks Is Key To Learning New Motor Skills. Improvement comes during the brief rest, not during the practice, study finds – @mattbwarren @ResearchDigest https://t.co/0ukDuaSg7Y
Growing Bookworms
Hate #Reading? Do It Anyway! | #Bookseller Meghan Dietsche Goel @PWKidsBookshelf on her experience as a volunteer w/ emerging readers ow.ly/iwNx30oL4g8
You’ve Got to Believe It to Achieve It – @ReadByExample shares 8 beliefs now common to his staff on #reading instruction, inc. how #ReadingChoice influences motivation https://t.co/YvQejupjNJ
On Allowing Children time to figure out that they NEED the Learning – We should treasure kids #reading + #writing as a gift ow.ly/BoAO30oLHmY @HonorsGradU
Higher Ed
I can't say I find this surprising: Students Were Advised to Claim to Be Minorities in College-Admissions Scandal - @melissakorn + @jenniferlevitz @WSJ ow.ly/fTZC30oLHfw #HigherEd
SAT's 'adversity' score: Privilege check or public relations? Admissions counselors see little need for new metric ow.ly/8CWk30oLHaZ @JohnWoolfolk1 @mercnews #testing #SAT
On Reading
Making The Most of Read-a-thons | @mrskatiefitz on why she joins, how she makes them successful + a few favorites ow.ly/Y0nu30oL3w7 #ReadAThon [This post reminded me of MotherReader's 48 Hour Book Challenge, in which I used to participate back in the day.]
Schools and Libraries
RT @dintersmith: This is what we do to our kids. K12 isn't about learning, discovering, and enjoying. It's work. It's all about doing stuff that pleases some anonymous college admissions officer. It's ruining kids. Millions of kids. https://t.co/wnWy0KHHFJ
Seems like a good idea to me: Chicago Finds a Way to Improve Public Housing: #Libraries nytimes.com/2019/05/15/art… @kimmelman @nytimes
STEM
How to Teach Kids About #AI - @HiMichelleMa @WSJ ow.ly/oirf30oLj5z - #MiddleSchool #STEM
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