Here are highlights from links that I shared on Twitter over the past month @JensBookPage. Although blogging got away from me over these past two months, I did continue sharing links as I found them on Twitter. Fewer than before (I pruned my blogroll significantly due to time constraints), but still lots of good stuff.
Below you'll find articles on #AchievementGap, #AntiRacism, #BookLists, #ClassroomLibraries, #Coding, #DistanceLearning, #EdTech, #EducationalEquity, #HigherEd, #Introversion, #JoyOfReading, #Lockdowns, #MentalHealth, #Play, #RemoteLearning, #ScreenTime, #Statistics, #SummerReading, and #writing. I went back about a month - beyond that things started to feel a bit dated. I hope that some of these links are still of interest. Happy reading and happy weekend!
Top Tweet of the Month
Why Are Some Kids Thriving During #RemoteLearning? | @NoraFleming1 @edutopia http://ow.ly/yilK30qCMfU | A sub-set of kids are benefiting from more sleep, less distraction, self-pacing, etc. (This one had far, far and away the most engagement of anything that I shared over the past two months.)
Book Lists
13 #ChapterBooks To Tickle Funny Bones | #SummerReading 2020 #BookList from @sljournal http://ow.ly/4I8M30qRgRI | As found in the @Scholastic #KFRR, kids love #FunnyBooks. Nurture #JoyOfReading when you can.
12 Books All About #TreeHouses – Perfect #SummerReading #BookList from #Literacious https://t.co/PhXoaPTt3c?amp=1
Here are the 2020 #EisnerAward Nominees! — @GoodComics4Kids @sljournal http://ow.ly/yrGn30qNfld #comics #GraphicNovels #kidlit
For anyone who might need them: 15 Children's Titles About Grief – #BookList from @literacious http://ow.ly/fQxC30qQTxn #MGLit #PictureBooks
Anti-Racism Resources
#Antiracist Resources and Reads: Lists for All Ages — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/ZoRe30qMCzn #Kidlit #BookLists, various links + @brownbookshelf Rally for Black Lives today on Facebook Live
Taking Stock and Taking Action to Educate Ourselves + Design #AntiRacist Curriculum | Another great, timely roundup of resources for teachers from @kegancunningham @clssrmbkshlf http://ow.ly/X6E130qMCLF
Just Read This: #Literacy + #Reading News, May 2020 @TheReadingTub focuses on how books can help kids understand #AntiRacism + #SocialJustice http://ow.ly/ec1U30qMCMT | includes sample questions for parents to spark discussion + links to #kidlit #BookLists
Events, Programs + Research
RT @TheReadingTub: “Children need to laugh, too, and to feel free to read whatever.” ~ Jacqueline Wilson, former British Children's Laureate. https://bit.ly/3cBh5tv 2020 #SummerReadingChallenge theme: focus on funny books.
Katherine Paterson shares a free short story and #SummerReading guide for kids - The National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance https://t.co/8gmDvvC1l8?amp=1
J.K. Rowling Introduces #TheIckabog (a free online serialization of a children's book she wrote as a #ReadAloud for her younger kids) http://ow.ly/5Q9Q30qL32Z | @jk_rowling | My favorite part is that she's asking kids to submit illustrations for the print version
Beloved San Jose children's bookstore @Hicklebees fighting for survival, launches funding effort http://ow.ly/QuYf30qL3a1 | I met @RickRiordan + @Jon_Scieszka both here, in small group settings, back in the day + will be donating to the cause.
This is neat. The @uscensusbureau #StatisticsInSchools program uses #census data to create free learning resources. This page has #DistanceLearning activities for kids of all ages: https://t.co/lHd5InG4tE?amp=1
I missed this news when it came out last month: James Patterson Pledges $2.5 Million in Grants to #Teachers for #ClassroomLibraries | @sljournal via @ProfessorNana http://ow.ly/D2TL30qHs8H @JP_Books @Scholastic #PattersonPledge
Miscellaneous
College Inc. Faces a Sticker-Price Reckoning http://ow.ly/4eTJ30qNvia @Spencerjakab @WSJ #HigherEd | #Coronavirus + #DistanceLearning -> problems for "traditional schools because of their huge fixed costs" + business model
This resonated for me: On Realising One Might Be an #Introvert @TheSchoolOfLife via @susancain http://ow.ly/ZF0330qQjJ7 "We adore staying home... with some books"
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
The Upside of #Lockdowns: Finally Time to Read ‘War and Peace’ http://ow.ly/OCxV30qRiZk @JAVerlaine @WSJ | Not quite the same, but my husband and daughter are #reading #TheHobbit together
#Teaching for Collective Well-Being as Summer Approaches http://ow.ly/mbIf30qNKEL @kegancunningham + @KavitaTanna @clssrmbkshlf #JoyOfReading #Gratitude #Writing + more
Could #COVID19 Mark the End of the Physical #Galley? — Interesting question for book reviewers from @FuseEight http://ow.ly/l78X30qJHnU | #PictureBook #eGalleys are particularly painful.
I can relate this post from @literacious | Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons Why I Love #KidLit http://ow.ly/j6Uj30qHrVa | I especially like "My people"
Useful reminder + tips for content creators (writers, illustrators, etc.): “Pay Me” is not an offensive term http://ow.ly/dOLv30qNuTk @dawnafinch @AwfullyBigBlog
Parenting, Screen Time, Play = Mental Health
You Don’t Have To Be #ScreenFree To Be Successful as a family this summer, says @McKenzieRoss20 @HonorsGradU http://ow.ly/WaOO30qQTy5 | Me, I'm working towards my daughter spending less time on screens, but none would be unrealistic
The Toll That Isolation Takes on Kids During the #Coronavirus Era. Playing with peers has important developmental benefits + doctors worry that kids are missing out @andreaapetersen @WSJ http://ow.ly/hNcq30qQjIh #MentalHealth #Play
Save Your Kids From Covid’s Digital Deluge - @ArlenePellicane @WSJopinion http://ow.ly/McXI30qNfs5 | In my house the #lockdown induced #ScreenTime bounty has to go. My 10 y.o. is showing signs of addiction (irritability, etc.)
#Reading Before Kindergarten- Is It Really Necessary? – @McKenzieRoss20 @HonorsGradU says it's not bad, per se, but only if kids lead the way. Pushing kids to learn to read too early can destroy #LoveOfReading
Schools, Libraries + Distance Learning
In the News: The #Coronavirus Has Made It Obvious. Teenagers Should Start School Later. @EducationNext @nytimes http://ow.ly/wVYZ30qKpfo | #Schools #SleepHabits
The Results Are In for #RemoteLearning: It Didn’t Work, say many students, teachers, parents + administrators http://ow.ly/9PU930qNvjt @Tawnell + Lee Hawkins @WSJ | #LearningGaps, #Inequity + absenteeism among problems discussed
Only 1 in 5 #K12 Schools Offered 'Rigorous' #RemoteLearning, @AEI Study Says - @MarkALieberman @EdWeekEdTech http://ow.ly/HUz330qRgXw | Disparity worst in high-poverty + low-achievement districts | #EdTech challenges a factor
Survey by @educationweek finds 65% Educators Want #Schools to Stay Closed to Slow Spread of #COVID19, even as 82% of teachers think they're more effective working in a school vs. #DistanceLearning https://t.co/IDHu2gkjSU?amp=1
Interest grows in mastery-based #learning during pandemic, though evidence remains thin - @matt_barnum @Chalkbeat https://t.co/hL5R3ornXT?amp=1
#SummerReading and Learning for Teachers by @ClareLandrigan & @pennykittle @nerdybookclub http://ow.ly/fy6Z30qPcSh | The #BookLove Foundation will focus this online #BookClub on #GraciesList, honoring @AS_King's daughter
Stay-at-Home School Idea: @TheReadingTub suggests DIY Virtual #Yearbooks to capture + share this unique year http://ow.ly/31lt30qMCKi | #literacy #DistanceLearning
#AchievementGaps Increase The Longer Kids Stay In School, says @natwexler @Forbes http://ow.ly/2AWd30qH7el | Recent data on #SummerLearningLoss differs from older studies, finds gaps growing during the school year
Depressing but important: The Pandemic Sent 1.5 Billion Children Home From #School. Many Might Not Return. US + European authorities try to stop kids from #DroppingOut permanently http://ow.ly/ia2S30qNfuD @WSJ #EducationalEquity
STEAM
Encouraging More Girls (and Boys) to Explore Engineering, Technology and #Coding http://ow.ly/QTUI30qK3QR @TrevorHCairney #STEM #GirlsWhoCode #GenderGaps
Studio Spaces: #Art as a Way of Seeing, Feeling, and Sense-Making: Teaching Ideas for the Virtual Exhibit at the @carlemuseum http://ow.ly/45F130qQTA3 @ErikaDawes @clssrmbkshlf @sljournal #CarleArtInPlace
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