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Welcome to the #2PencilChat! Tonight, we're going to be talking about 5 (or let's be honest, as many as you want) books that mean a lot to you. Say hey, and introduce yourself!
Welcome to the #2PencilChat! Tonight, we're going to be talking about 5 (or let's be honest, as many as you want) books that mean a lot to you. Say hey, and introduce yourself!
Hello. I am currently in my Junior year of college working on getting my major in Secondary Teacher Education with an emphasis in History and Biology. I'm married and I love history and teaching kids in a way that is fascinating to them. #2PencilChat
Seems random, but I like it. Ben in NH, HS English teacher. Gotta do some other stuff, but I love talking books, so I'll pop in and out. ;) #2pencilchat
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Karl, 3rd-6th gr basic skills ELA teacher checking in from the wet, raw, uncomfortable Jersey shore this evening.
How ya doin'?
Yahoo! Happy you made it! How's the snow out East? We are getting a big storm tonight- just got notice that schools are closed tomorrow which NEVER happens #2pencilchat
Q1
Think of a book that you've loved for ages - one of your favorites that you can read every year. What keeps it fresh for you? Do you get something new from it each time?
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A1 two of my favorite read alouds are Out of my mind @sharonmdraper and Fish in a Tree @LynMullalyHunt. The students get different things out them every year! #2pencilchat
A1. I would have to go with the #HarryPotter series. I always find a detail I missed or I reread and remember something that the movies have made me forget. #2PencilChat
Q1 One of the books that I have loved since I was a little kid is the Little House on the Prairie book series. What keeps it fresh is the historical content and the adventure and grit that she had to endure #2PencilChat
When I was 16 my uncle gave me Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Pirsig. Thought he was nuts! He knew me well. Turns out, better than I knew me. I've read it every 6 or 7 years for the last 3 decades.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS something new in there for me.
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Q1
Think of a book that you've loved for ages - one of your favorites that you can read every year. What keeps it fresh for you? Do you get something new from it each time?
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A1 One of the books that I have loved since I was a little kid is the Little House on the Prairie book series. What keeps it fresh is the historical content and the adventure and grit that she had to endure #2PencilChat
A1 A book that I've read that I read parts of every year is "Night" I teach science but Night is on dist list & we have good grp discussions #2Pencilchat
A1 Donna- 6th grade Reading, ELA, &History - This is going way back - I used to read "Superfudge" as a kid until I had memorized the whole thing. I rarely re-read anymore. I WANT to re-read "The Count of Monte Cristo" bc that book drew back into reading in 8th grade. #2pencilchat
I used to read books and magazines over and over when I was younger. Now I don't find enough time to revisit books. Most of the time I find myself reading books that I can read to my Ss. Overall, I like fast paced fiction books such as Dan Brown's books. #2PencilChat
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Think of a book that you've loved for ages - one of your favorites that you can read every year. What keeps it fresh for you? Do you get something new from it each time?
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A1 Prep by @csittenfeld is a title I have returned to many times and never stop recommending. There is a little bit of Lee Fiora in all of us I think. #2PencilChat
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Think of a book that you've loved for ages - one of your favorites that you can read every year. What keeps it fresh for you? Do you get something new from it each time?
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A1. Lord of the Rings. It's like going home, but if I read it carefully, I also catch more stuff. Last time, I got more of the mythology. But now I'm finding new reads I want to revisit. Unfortunately, life is short. #2pencilchat
It is an amazing story about Lenny’s trip to the zoo but he is afraid of animals. His local mime helps him explore the zoo by creating balloon animals and Lenny learns that animals are friendly. #2pencilchat
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Think of a book that you love to read with students. What do your kids get out of the book? What do you get out of their reactions each time you read it?
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In addition to the Out Of my Mind and Fish in a tree, I love reading the One and Only Ivan, Marty McGuire @KateMessner and now Restart @gordonkorman#2pencilchat
A2 I always loved reading The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis and Esperanza Rising by @PamMunozRyan to my Ss. Every year, the discussions were so good. I shared Esperanza with my teaching partner this year bc she's ELA/SS & I'm math/sci.
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One of my favorites to read to my students is TOP SECRET. I make them believe that the story is true and then I pretend to turn into a plant just like the main character. It is priceless! #2PencilChat
2 with my 6th graders:
Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher and The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen.
They create great moral/ethical debates that drive more mature thinking and sophisticated argument development.
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Q2
Think of a book that you love to read with students. What do your kids get out of the book? What do you get out of their reactions each time you read it?
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I LOVED Roald Dahl's "The Witches" with K-5 Ss. They would mimic my expression and become actors increasing comprehension. This year "Iqbal" opened Ss eyes to injustice and made them infer better since the author uses just a few words to express big ideas. #2pencilchat
A2: I liked reading They All Saw A Cat this year with mys students. My 2nd block figured out that it was going to keep saying they all saw a cat and they started saying it with me. #2PencilChat
A2. Out of My Mind gets strong reaction—the kids hate the way Melody gets treated. The Mysterious Case of Origami Yoda always gets giggles and they love to try to to make the Yoda. #2PencilChat
A couple of weeks ago for Literacy Day we read Ish and then set up a series of still-lifes for students to sketch- they only had 2 mins at each table so they were really just trying for the essence or the 'ish' of the set up-they loved it #2pencilchat
A2 I love reading The Big Orange Splot by @DanielPinkwater to students of any age. There's so much good in there about being who you are and loving what you love!
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YES!!! Getting ready to start that read aloud tomorrow!! We did it as a Novel study last year, but this year ditched it sadly. :( Such a great story of triumph over hardship! #2pencilchat
A2 I don't have my own students, but the picture book I Like, I Don't Like has become my favorite read-aloud to spark discussions and practice critical thinking with educators. #PencilChat
A2 I like to let other students read where the wild things are. I like to see what students think monsters look like. Lots look like Minecraft creepers. #2pencilchat
Q3
Books with dogs always make me cry. What's a book that made you cry like a baby? Or... What's a book that can make you cry without fail each time you read it?
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A3 In 4th grade my teacher read "Where the Red Fern Grows" The last couple chapter I can still remember sobbing through, and that was 40+ yrs ago! #2pencilchat
A3 My first hard cry to a book was Where the Red Fern Grows. My most consistent crying book is Thank You, Mr. Falker. Ruins me for a moment every time I read it!
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A3 The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom always makes me tear up. Haven't had a lot of time to read lately cause college takes the fun out of it, but I'm excited to add a few more books to my arsenal. #2PencilChat
A3 Catalyst by @halseanderson. My original copy is wrinkled from being soaked with tears. Runner up is The Honest Truth by @DanGemeinhart. The audiobook made me cry so hard I could only listen to it at home. #2PencilChat
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A2 dr. Seuss, my many colored days. My students always seem to love to talk about their feelings. It’s all Silla great book for teaching social and emotional learning skills. #2PencilChat
A3- I cry often when reading books to my Ss- I always warn them and then they lean in close when it starts- they often tear up too. These one always get me: Ida, Always. Library Lion. That's Me Loving You. Tell Me About the Night I Was Born. #2PencilChat
There's something really powerful about a good ugly cry. It's draining, but I feel grateful because of what's drained. I always feel more okay after it's all over.
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A2. Of Mice and Men. Midnight's Children. Very different populations/courses. :) Oh, Little Brother. Yet a third course/population. I learn more from their reactions every time. #2pencilchat
DUDE! You went there. I can't believe you went there. OK, well, ain't puttin' the genie back in the bottle now. #2pencilchat
Where the Red Fern Grows
GAH! There. I said it.
Q3
Books with dogs always make me cry. What's a book that made you cry like a baby? Or... What's a book that can make you cry without fail each time you read it?
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A3. I must not read the right books. ;) What made me cry? Widow for A Year (back when it came out): Irving finally grew up. More recently? @JasonReynolds83's Long Way Down. Damn, but that book is just... beautiful. #2pencilchat
A3: The Hiding Place, Anything where a dog dies, Anything where anyone dies really. I have books I won't read aloud at certain sections bc I can't - I make a student do it for me! I also cry when Matilda finally gets a happy ending. Super happy gets me too. lol #2pencilchat
I love saying, "I'm sorry, this part always gets me," and wiping my eye. I think it's important for Ss to see a teacher cry over something important. I said, "This is hard to read," once. A S responded, through tears, "It's hard to listen to, too!"
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A3 without a doubt, I’ll love you forever. That book makes me cry every single time. I am also a reader who is very good at using emotion and read aloud. Out of my mind made me cry as well. #2PencilChat
Any book dealing with growing old, kids growing up, characters who are going through hardship...yep. That and Pixar shorts a lot of the time. ( I know that's a video reference.) #2pencilchat
A3. As a child, I believe Charlotte's Web made me cry at the end. For pleasure, I read mysteries and thrillers. Not Much crying there. But, I do remember Maggie Barbieri's Murder 101 series made me cry with the very last book of the series. #2PencilChat
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Books with dogs always make me cry. What's a book that made you cry like a baby? Or... What's a book that can make you cry without fail each time you read it?
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Q4
Our community/PLN/PLF/Fam has quite a few authors who have come out with education books. What's an education book that really made a difference for you as an educator?
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Just a big yes to Of Mice and Men! I remember how much I ruined it for myself at first by picturing the Gossamer from Looney Tunes as Lenny. (He was always going to "Love it(Bugs) and hug it and name it George")
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A4 Hands down "Learn Like a Pirate" by @PaulSolarz It made me re-think so much of my pedagogy, as well as how to make the classroom co-owned with my students #2pencilchat
A4 What You Know By Heart by @KatieWoodRay is a prof resource that continues to teach me. I have been rereading it and recommending it for years. I also have well-loved copies of all 3 editions of In The Middle by @NancieAtwell. #2pencilchat
Q4
Our community/PLN/PLF/Fam has quite a few authors who have come out with education books. What's an education book that really made a difference for you as an educator?
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Love the chat! I own a bookshop - @BlueBunnyBooks in MA - and I make books too - I am honored to see my books mentioned tonight! Love this! "5 Books: Let's talk about the books we love, the books that changed our lives. Tues 7 PM EST on the #2PencilChat !"
Welcome to the #2PencilChat! Tonight, we're going to be talking about 5 (or let's be honest, as many as you want) books that mean a lot to you. Say hey, and introduce yourself!
A4: Every book by Ron Clark for inspiration. Reading Jennifer Serravallo's books for reading and writing to help my practice. Currently reading Proust and the Squid about "The Story and Science of the Reading Brain" which is really interesting but not light reading. #2pencilchat
A4. Educating for Insurgency, by Jay Gillen. Affirmed, informed, inspired. Damned great. (Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Postman's Technopoly. And more practically, @MurphysMusings5's and @RossCoops31's Hacking Project-Based Learning from the #HackLearning series.) #2pencilchat
I'll second that! I was going to mention this one, too! I have been looking at putting responsibility in my students' hands more and more ever since! #2PencilChat
A4. I tend to skim topics and read deep on chapters that are of particular interest.
So, I really don't have one go-to difference maker. It's more an amalgamation repurposed and reimagined for my needs.
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“A4 “The short and tragic life of Robert Peace” . It isn’t about education exactly, its about the learner , the teacher and the environment.l great book #2PencilChat
A4: There are so many good ones! I’m still working my way through them! As an Instructional Coach the one that helped get me started was The Art of Coaching by Elena Aguilar #2PencilChat and @jimknight99 High Impact Instruction! 2 great books!
A4 - It's not an education book per se, but I love What to Do When It's Your Turn (It's Always Your Turn) by @ThisIsSethsBlog. Seth reminds me to give myself permission to go do amazing things in the world, as well as in the classroom.
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I am so excited for you!! I saw her speak at Reading For the Love of It in Toronto last year and she was so kind when I awkwardly gushed over her after her session- #2PencilChat
A4 Hands down "Learn Like a Pirate" by @PaulSolarz It made me re-think so much of my pedagogy, as well as how to make the classroom co-owned with my students #2pencilchat
Q5
It can't all be about the classroom. We want our students to #ReadforFun, and we should, too! What's something you love to read purely for enjoyment?
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A4. I would say my undergraduate college textbooks that helped me to understand (1)the difference between Maslow and Bloom and (2) the different types of reinforcement & attention.Those lessons have stuck with me for my 18 year career. It's also what I reference most #2PencilChat
Sadly, no!! I wish- but the dates coincide with the school musical I'm helping to put on - so not this year- would love to hear all about it though! #2PencilChat
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A5 I've been enjoying a lot of comics lately - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Ms. Marvel, and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur are three favorites! I'm also enjoying @audible for memoirs. Hearing @MichelleObama read #Becoming to me was better than reading it for myself.
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A5. I'm a HUGE mystery, suspense and thriller reader. My second favorite genre is historical fiction. I love the puzzle and trying to solve the puzzle before the author solves it for us. #2PencilChat
A5 I've been working my way slowly through The Great American Read! it's quite the commitment but i'm enjoying reading books I might not normally! #2PencilChat
A5. Recent reads that impressed me or gave me joy: @tomi_adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone, Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower, @nkjemisin's Broken Kingdoms, @Nnedi's Who Fears Death. And enjoying Jeff Tweedy's memoir. (Yes, odd juxtaposition there.) #2pencilchat
Planet Walker is a really interesting Memoir of an activist who walked around the US in the 80's during the Exon mobile spill. Great storytelling. #2pencilchat
A5. If we add listening, I am a huge fan of Michael Connelly's Bosch novels and Jo Nesbo's Hole novels. Also Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter and The Dresden Files. Sylvain Neuvel's trilogy but the first was best. A book called Boy on the Bridge, a nifty surprise. #2pencilchat
A5- Anything by @lethal_heroine - I savour her books so much that I really have to slow down because I don't want them to end. Then, once I do, I go through a period of mourning and wait before starting something else because I don't want to dilute the memory. #2pencilchat
A4: A game changer for me and my students was Growth Mindset #2PencilChat by Carol Dweck! We studied the science behind the book and applied the lessons. Amazing!!
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It can't all be about the classroom. We want our students to #ReadforFun, and we should, too! What's something you love to read purely for enjoyment?
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Love great American read books. One for kids: The View from Saturday- kindness, collaboration, importance of being present for one another and having a purpose . . .
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A5:Right now I am reading Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins ( known for her hunger games series) to my Ss. She should make it into movies!! Another one that I recommend is " The Edge Chronicles" so fun to read all books in this series + Bosch's books #2PencilChat
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It can't all be about the classroom. We want our students to #ReadforFun, and we should, too! What's something you love to read purely for enjoyment?
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Dan Brown, Janet Evanovich (a MUST for us Jersey peeps!), and some YA lit from the classroom library so I can keep up with my Ss and offer recs.
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It can't all be about the classroom. We want our students to #ReadforFun, and we should, too! What's something you love to read purely for enjoyment?
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A5: I love to read classic lit! Anything by Charles Dickens! However it’s taking me a year to finish Nicholas Nickleby! Also loved the Outlander series! #2PencilChat
I love you SO MUCH, #2PencilChat Pals! Thank you for joining us tonight. I hope you have a lovely rest of the week, and may you always have a stack of good books waiting for you!
A5. Anything by @JRWard1, especially the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, comics, and I just finished The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan. Reading @MichelleObama#Becoming now. #2PencilChat
