Weekly Diigo Posts (weekly)

• Urban Green Space Is Pollinator Habitat in Waiting – CityLab

  @thereadingzone https://t.co/6k3YLT95kM

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• America Ferrera: My identity is a superpower — not an obstacle | TED Talk

  “My identity is not my obstacle. My identity is my superpower.” @AmericaFerrera https://t.co/5TH7Dh2QFi

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• Make Way for Doodling: A Conversation Between Laura Shovan and Jarrett Lerner – MG Book Village

  Here’s some bonus material to go with our conversation about doodling, @Jarrett_Lerner! This is from your keynote at #nerdcampnj. https://t.co/bbtC4Aoi2k https://t.co/VrEAG7P5yv

  tags: nerdcampnj twitter

• MG Book Village on Twitter: "At the #MGBookVillage today –> "Make Way for Doodling," A Conversation Between @LauraShovan and @Jarrett_Lerner https://t.co/Xb6vILHfNl… https://t.co/UtLUWo9ta1"

  I doodled constantly in school. Still do. https://t.co/1b39vNWxXd

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• Ibi Zoboi on Instagram: “I did it! I actually pulled this off—the voices of energetic 12 year-olds in 1980s Harlem & a host of other spirited characters. HUGE…”

  I did it! I actually pulled this off—the voices of energetic 12 year-olds in 1980s Harlem & a host of other spirited characters. HUGE thanks to my director Simone Barros who knows all things Star Trek, P-Funk, & 80s… https://t.co/Y5DqRhQySQ

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• 12 People you meet at every conference – Ms. Lennon's Blog

  Want to have a great #ISTE19? Avoid these 12 people. https://t.co/PyJ4tkS0sk https://t.co/N1WGT3hjU6
  2 https://t.co/Vjv9Eg6EUi

  tags: ISTE19 twitter

• YA Twitter Can Be Toxic, But It Also Points Out Real Problems

  “The problem isn’t Twitter. It’s publishing’s lack of support for marginalized people and lack of care to invest in us AND in training themselves.” @mollytempleton has written the first “toxic YA” piece I’ve read that puts the blame where it belongs.
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• Jillian Heise on Instagram: “Audiobooks are real books.Hearing book develops reading skills.Let them listen to books! #classroombookaday #nerdybookclub”

  Audiobooks are real books.
  Hearing book develops reading skills.
  Let them listen to books!
  #classroombookaday #nerdybookclub https://t.co/Lx4o9qAxwB https://t.co/BIw5HdE3n4

  tags: classroombookaday nerdybookclub twitter

• KQED<path class="highlight" d="M47.866 13.69C

  The problem is that many high schools confuse “challenging work” with “amount of work.” Harnessing the Incredible Learning Potential of the Adolescent Brain https://t.co/lPCZ07UwsB

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• Scholastic on Twitter: "Big

  Hurrah! https://t.co/qsp0fJQ1l4

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Weekly Diigo Posts (weekly)

• I spend a lot of time thinking about different education pub…

  I spend a lot of time thinking about different education publishers, and book covers, and I suspect Heinemann is a leader in publishing educators of color who are content-area experts. (Which isn’t to say they’re the only ones.) https://t.co/Nb5r8ohUXN

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• Great list – I’ll add: THE OVERSTORY, BRAIDING SWEETGRASS, …

  Great list – I’ll add: THE OVERSTORY, BRAIDING SWEETGRASS, and GIFT FROM THE SEA.
  And for kids: PAX, HATCHET, BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA, and THE WILD ROBOT
  #BooksToReadOutdoors https://t.co/VyfKfSW5Xg

  tags: BooksToReadOutdoors twitter

• I just want to make this headline into a huge sign and hang …

  I just want to make this headline into a huge sign and hang it EVERYWHERE.
  https://t.co/TWDnMjRNAD

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• Teacher Advisory Council 2019–20 | National Humanities Center

  I can finally share news! I’ll be serving on the Teacher Advisory Council for the @NatlHumanities for the next year with a lot of amazing educators, including @TheKevinMCline ! https://t.co/tvNsWS0Mr5

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• Five Reasons to Add Patron Saints of Nothing to Your High School Curriculum by Oona Marie Abrams | Nerdy Book Club

  Shout out to @randyribay and special thank you’s to @IWGregorio for introducing me Randy at #NCTE18 where I then went to his signing. Also to @pennykittle whose notebook pics inspired me (finally!) to begin collecting beautiful language in my own! #nerdca
  I am a nerd every day, but today, I am all the more nerdy, because: Nerdy Blogger. Here’s my book review on Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay. (PS: @theVogelman it’s in the mail!) https://t.co/xc0oVq5Jh0

  tags: NCTE18 nerdcampnj twitter

• Mollie’s review of Little Fires Everywhere

  Marked as to-read: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng https://t.co/QJJ59lDcgA

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• American Lit Suggestions – Google Docs

  Here’s a list of BIPOC voices for American Lit I’ve been compiling: #DisruptTexts https://t.co/3LueFOUjaO https://t.co/K6xR3X0uV8

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• Carnegie medal goes to first writer of colour in its 83-year history | Books | The Guardian

  WOO HOO!!!! Brava @acevedowrites #nerdcampnj #booklove #teachlivingpoets #nctechat @ncte @nerdcampnj1 #nerdcampnj
  Carnegie medal goes to first writer of colour in its 83-year history https://t.co/Td95Dpk9WN

  tags: nerdcampnj booklove teachlivingpoets nctechat twitter

• “I Like Your Hair Better Down”: An Examination of YA Male Protagonists and Their Obsession With The Way Females Wear Their Hair by Janine Quimby | Nerdy Book Club

  For those of you who are HS teachers, a great #mentortext lit analysis from a NJ colleague! What are our students noticing as they read? What patterns can we teach them to trouble in the books they love? How can we analyze YA using critical lenses? #nerd

  tags: mentortext nerdcampNJ howwereadmatters twitter

• Mark Your Calendars for the NJCTE Summer Professional Book Study! – New Jersey Council of Teachers of English

  Are you the primary caregiver for your kids this summer? Working your summer job? Can’t afford summer workshop fees? Join NJCTE for a slow chat book study on Twitter this August:
  https://t.co/qrmxfBufMh

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• May I be the first to offer a comforting pat on the back to …

  May I be the first to offer a comforting pat on the back to every other author who has a book coming out in May 2020. https://t.co/rG3shzHXR8

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• In the Role of Brie Hutchens… by Nicole Melleby

  Oh hey! My second book is up on Goodreads. I cannot wait for you all to meet Brie!

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• Buggy Smalls on Twitter: "Write "I am [your name], God of -" and let predictive text finish your sentence!"

  I am Jess Keating, God of your favorite scientists in a notebook.

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• How Much Nature Is Enough? 120 Minutes a Week, Doctors Say …

  How Much Nature Is Enough? 120 Minutes a Week, Doctors Say via @NYTimes https://t.co/xJnW6nHYqn

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• So I have some news: I’m writing a book! More accurately, ed…

  So I have some news: I’m writing a book! More accurately, editing one & writing a teacher-companion.

  The first book will be a collection of teen argumentative essays, drawn from 6 years of this contest, for which we get 10,000 or so entries a year.

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• Missy Elliott becomes the first female rapper inducted into …

  Missy Elliott becomes the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. https://t.co/NlO1LABLgN

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• But developing a truly inclusive clrm library goes beyond br…

  But developing a truly inclusive clrm library goes beyond bringing in diverse books. “Just having them on the shelf does not… do that teaching or unlearning of the stereotypes that we are barraged with all the time” @booktoss #DisruptTexts #DiversityJed

  tags: DisruptTexts DiversityJedi twitter

• 7: Disrupting Genre – Disrupt Texts

  We’re late, but we’re catching up.

  Our #DisruptTexts chat reflection on Disrupting Genre. Share with folks and take on this disruption as you consider book lists and plans for next year.
  @triciaebarvia @TchKimPossible @juliaerin80

  https://t.co/98To0Y

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• On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel | IndieBound.org

  A thread of five quotations from Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. 1/5 “The monarchs that fly south will not make it back north. Each departure, then, is final. Only their children return; only the future revisits the past” (8) https://t.co/r

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• The teacher’s resource guide for 1919 i…

  The teacher’s resource guide for @eveewing’s 1919 is available on the @haymarketbooks website. You need to click on the book. And it’s FREE!! Thank you to Haymarket, Eve L. Ewing and Rabiya Kassam-Clay for this. https://t.co/1e2jQtM4Ah #TeachLivingPoets #

  tags: TeachLivingPoets aplitchat twitter

• Losing Oscar… – Tiffany D. Jackson – Medium

  Finally wrote an ugly cathartic blog on losing my beloved dog, Oscar and why I haven’t been the same.

  https://t.co/vK8fggdN8B

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• How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome – Guides – The New York Times

  “…women tend to judge their performance as worse than they objectively are while men judge their own as better.”

  Let the record show I am *always* here for imposter syndrome pep talks you may need.

  Always.

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• Aerosmith Spider Man theme – YouTube

  remember when aerosmith covered the Spider-Man theme song for the soundtrack? BC I DO. #spiderman2002 https://t.co/YaYFpZK3so

  tags: spiderman2002 twitter

• Nature School for Teachers

  Nature School for Teachers, right here in central Massachusetts, through @MassAudubon:

  https://t.co/nMO9OHqGde

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• Thoughts of Dog 2019-2020 16-Month Weekly/Monthly Planner Calendar: Matt Nelson: 0050837427891: Amazon.com: Books

  i’m going to help you stay calm. and very organized. for 16 whole months. my planner is available now

  https://t.co/tsZt10Twx9 https://t.co/Nj1KeePfhH

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• Girls Write Now 2019 Spring Series: SAVE THE DATES!

  It’s going to be a great night! https://t.co/NgAvFD9Uts

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• title recommendations! Also check out books by and …

  #PrideMonth title recommendations! Also check out books by @MimaWrites @kacencallender @Barbaradee2 @LadyNeeko @DGephartWrites @LisaBunker @cat_clarke @alooghobi @goraina and @amipolonsky! https://t.co/OB0i3G4hoB

  tags: PrideMonth twitter

• Relief for Puerto Rico and Areas Impacted by Hurricane Maria : Charity Navigator

  Happy Puerto Rican Day to my fellow Boricuas! Proud of my heritage today and everyday!

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• Oona’s review of Where the Crawdads Sing

  5 of 5 stars to Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens https://t.co/aAlEpESFjd

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• Elementary Section 2019 Elections – NCTE

  Congrats @BilalPolson. Always excited to get to learn from/with you. Thrilled for @ncte and the #NCTEVillage. Congrats to all new members. https://t.co/17oeVTjG1i

  tags: NCTEVillage twitter

• Fighting the FOMO: Ten Ways to Make the Most of Your Local Book Festival (Without Breaking the Bank) by Oona Marie Abrams | Nerdy Book Club

  Fabulous tips for staying solvent when attending a boom festival! #nErDCampNJ #njcte https://t.co/ObSDmnjQPe

  tags: nErDCampNJ njcte twitter

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• How to Start a Nerd Camp | School Library Journal

  #Teachers and #librarians, check out this great article by @colbysharp on how to start a Nerd Camp! ⤵️ I attended my first camp @nErDCampNJ1 recently and had the BEST time with educators and other authors who are truly passionate about our children’s futu

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• Netflix's "See You Yesterday" Is About the Power of Black Girls in STEM | Teen Vogue

  I wrote MY LIFE AS AN ICE CREAM SANDWICH because Black children have *always* been into STEM, or rather STEAM–in our art, music, fashion, dance, & imaginations. You don’t recognize it as such & have never had the tools to measure this sort of cre

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• Countdown to BREAKOUT: Making room for serendipity – Kate Messner

  Sometimes, we find stories. And sometimes, stories find us. Here’s how I ended up on the wrong seat on an airplane – but next to the right person. Her input made BREAKOUT (out in paperback today!) a stronger story: https://t.co/gNBDYAeiN1

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• Video: Biophilic Institute looks to connect cities and nature, influence urban design – ARTS ATL

  What’s Biophilia and why should we care?
  Inspiring short video @artsatlorg @serenbe @BiophilicInst @BiophilicCities
  https://t.co/xOSFA81P98

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• Edcamp Equity & Inclusivity 2019 Tickets, Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 7:00 AM | Eventbrite

  Happy

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• 100 Days of Summer Writing: FAQ – moving writers

  100 Days of Summer Writing: FAQ
  #100DOSW19 #MovingWriters https://t.co/Bs3VjAzVJ1 https://t.co/ZocZVV4pDm

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• State Liaisons – NCTE

  We hope to see many of our state liasons in Baltimore in November for @ncte_cel #CEL19 and hear what’s happening across the country! #literacyleadership https://t.co/ZeO8L8Ut0U

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• WANT TO BE A NERDY BLOGGER? | Nerdy Book Club

  @SmilingTeach @Ms_Kosch @JenAnsbach @thereadingzone @MsGielda @_AmandaFry @MissStroemel @mcohen1222 @kedwards51 @7thWords Google form to submit a post pitch is embedded on the website here: https://t.co/RQIH8uzvcw

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• My retweet of this article is not an end…

  My retweet of this article is not an endorsement of this candidate, but a

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• My book comes out !ON TUESDAY! but you still have time to ge…

  My book comes out !ON TUESDAY! but you still have time to get a signed book plate! I’ll send out the last batch on release day! https://t.co/v5GvYokpo6

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• Oona’s Reading Progress for Where the Crawdads Sing – Jun 01, 2019 08:09AM

  On page 163 of 384 of Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens https://t.co/ic2QDBN4Ot

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• The Teens Are Not Alright – Educational Leadership

  In high schools that have a reputation as a “pressure cooker,” teens are falling apart. What can staff do to help? https://t.co/1n8msVjjKa @ELmagazine https://t.co/XzhhYg5TC4
  Many of the grown-ups in high schools tell kids everything is super-important, but they don’t help them learn how to find balance. Schools with AP fever need to embed wellness in the curriculum or scale back on the expectations. Too many kids are hospita

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• Insect Superpowers: 18 Real Bugs that Smash, Zap, Hypnotize, Sting, and Devour! | IndieBound.org

  Me back in 2014: You know what would be cool? A book about insects with cool powers! It’ll be nonfiction that reads like a super hero comic book!

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• this dress which I have been promising myself to buy since ….

  this dress which I have been promising myself to buy since … forever. It feels like this is THE dress I am meant to wear to my ALA breakfast and first signing. RIGHT??? https://t.co/YdzHvYpGCr

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• We are verbs, not nouns – Austin Kleon

  Yep..we are verbs.
  As teachers, as learners, as writers, as readers… thanks, @austinkleon for the reminder. https://t.co/hCjnKTJPmJ

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• Oona’s Reading Progress for The Nowhere Girls – 10 hours, 47 min ago

  80% done with The Nowhere Girls, by Amy Reed https://t.co/J0sPPgFIme

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• English Journal, Vol. 108, No. 5, May 2019

  My friend @danamhuff cited by tweet in her essay! @Klind2013 https://t.co/z76j369tbe

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• 100 Days Of Summer Writing – moving writers

  Our 100 Days of Summer Writing officially starts TOMORROW (June 1), but everything is up and ready to go on #MovingWriters today so that you can start writing tomorrow!!! #100DOSW19

  https://t.co/B2AiOHAl19

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• #31DaysIBPOC: Do Something Different | Dr. Kimberly N. Parker

  THIS. Realizing the brilliance that has always been there. Thanks, @TchKimPossible https://t.co/GMJMb9ICkT #31DaysIBPOC

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• Netflix Options Sarah Dessen YA Novels, Sets 'Along for the Ride' Adaptation | Hollywood Reporter

  YOU GUYS. https://t.co/6reU6AlJhM

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• Laura Benanti to Record EP of Songs From My Fair Lady | Playbill

  So excited about this!!!! https://t.co/693yOnG7EK

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• The Washington Post on Twitter: "Randy Rainbow’s Witty World: How a musical theater nerd reinvented political satire for the YouTube age https://t.co/I0EbVyddRK"

  Unfortunately this tweet would be too long to print on a T-shirt so I’m only gonna get it tattooed on my face. https://t.co/PIB0VRf56B

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• Modern Mrs Darcy

  Tune in to the “What Should I Read Next?” podcast for an interview with a co-founder of #WNDB. It isn’t enough to just publish more diverse authors, we need to put those books in the hands of kids! Now. https://t.co/JDhILDnWLM

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• “We have not taught kids that writing is…

  “We have not taught kids that writing is
  hard work. We have not taught kids that no
  one “masters” any piece of writing with a set
  of rubrics and formats.” Thanks @LindaMRief & @pennykittle https://t.co/VdOF1Gn3L4 @ncte

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• YA for Changing Times

  ❤ this piece but have to point out that *only* Scholastic Book Clubs (not Fairs) offered IF I WAS YOUR GIRL which I know bc I was the one choosing the High School level books for Clubs (which Fairs was at the time not selling) @PublishersWkly https://

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• The Writer’s Notebook

  Creatives! Want a daily dose of inspiration?

  Starting today, I’m officially sharing my WRITER’S NOTEBOOK with you. This is a place where I’ll share writing, art, science and inspiring links to keep you curious and creative. No sign up. All free. 1st up:

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• The Lack of Diversity in Children’s Books About Nature – The Atlantic

  Ya’ll do know that Black kids like the outdoors, right? Let’s have more #kidlit books about it. https://t.co/xssKwOsK0P

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• Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment | Environment | The Guardian

  “Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment” https://t.co/kLF1QfSuwc @thereadingzone #climateELA #nerdcampnj

  tags: climateELA nerdcampnj twitter

• Couldn’t agree more: a room without book…

  https://t.co/0xbBbVQ173 Couldn’t agree more: a room without books is sad. But books are about way more than decor. Every book is an invitation to learn more about ourselves, others, and our world.

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• I attended my first last Sat w/ – ‘s …

  I attended my first #nerdcamp last Sat w/ @nErDCampNJ1 – @triciaebarvia ‘s opening presentation blew my mind from the very beginning and totally set the day’s passionate atmosphere. She ended the talk with article that everyone should read: https://t.co/Y

  tags: nerdcamp nerdcampnj twitter

• Making Change with LGBTQ Literature – NCTE

  Useful resources and a shout out to #nErDcampNJ-ers @EsMteach & @RachelScupp #LGBTQ https://t.co/xQmBh51g86

  tags: nErDcampNJ LGBTQ twitter

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