#caedchat Archive
#caedchat is for California educators, by California educators. All are welcome as moderators and participants discuss issues that emerge in California education, which are generally applicable to other regions of the United States.
Sunday May 22, 2016
Welcome to where educators gather to share and collaborate!
Welcome to where educators gather to share and collaborate!
Let’s all take a moment to introduce ourselves. Where are you from? What do you teach?
Let’s all take a moment to introduce ourselves. Where are you from? What do you teach?
Thank you for joining tonight. Tonight's topic is SUMMER READING!
Love tonight’s topic! Kevin, 6th grade from the central coast.
Hi Scott Petri, HS World History T from LA. Coasting to the finish line. Looking forward to summer reading
Good evening Chris from SoCal. APUSH & AVID teacher. Excited to get some rdg ideas - aside from the ones I am already planning
Kim from Fresno, MS Sci/STEM teacher, excited to add to my reading list!!
Shawn, 2nd year middle school administrator (17 year HS Spanish teacher), now in Selma (Fresno), formerly from the 619
Karen, 9th grade, Math I, SHHS.
Hi . I'm Jo-Ann, Instructional Coach from Escondido and I can't wait to add to my book list for this summer!
Thanks for joining tonight! Super excited to talk about summer reading with everyone!
Hi When is your last day of school?
Teresa - HS English and EdTech Mentor from Irvine, CA
Hello, John, director of EdTech from Capo Unified.
Leila from Escondido Union Deputy Sup.
Thanks for joining in tonight!
Tammy from Escondido kindergarten teacher
Always awesome to see you here!
Technically June9 but I’ll be grading APs from the 31st to 8th. So five more days… you get ur natl board submitted?
Hola, Brenda Valencia from So Cal, 6th grade ELA/ ELD & Math
Welcome Tammy! I'm so glad you joined tonight.
Hi Brenda! Always excited when other 6th grade teachers join in https://t.co/QcEbvqKOdl
Hola, Brenda Valencia from So Cal, 6th grade ELA/ ELD & Math
Yep. Went out and celebrated that on Fri w/a colleague who won 's Platinum Apple Award
Tonight’s is moderated by and
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Q1: What is your favorite book to share with students?
I'm Thy 4th grade teacher from Poway
Awesome! Congrats on finishing. That is no easy feat. When do you hear results?
Not until Dec-Jan. Long wait. Have fun being an AP reader. Great PD.
A1: That is so tough! I love everything I read w/ ss. Reading And Then There Were None is always a blast. They’re hooked immed.
A1: The Devil in the White City. Gr8 history about Chicago World’s Fair w/ a bit of serial killer intrigue
A1: One of my favorites to read at the end of the year is "Freak the Mighty" - Ss flock to the sequel in the summer!
A1: Teaching Marine Ecology I must say Old Man and the Sea
A1 I love reading Lupita Mañana with my sixth graders. https://t.co/YQJnO8dA6i
Q1: What is your favorite book to share with students?
A1: The complete idiots guide to chemistry. I let them know that if they read it fast enough, they will know more that do.
A1: it depends on the student. Unwind, Elenaor and Park, Timeline. Every reader has different interests.
A1: I start off with The Dot. I love the message it gives the kids.
I love that book. It is focused and tangential all at the same time.
Q1: I love reading Grace Lin's Where Mountain Meets Moon
A1 I love reading Wonder and Out of My Mind with my students. These books really help students learn empathy.
A1: I am also a fan of Inch and mile by John Wooden. Best children's book ever.
I adore that book! Such a great voice - too mature for my 6th graders, but would totally read with 8th or 9th!
Hi ! I am a K teacher in San Diego. I love Pete The Cat because it's all good.
A1: I share with my Ts so my book The Innovator's Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity.
A1: I generally go the other way; love to learn (then read) what the Ss are reading!
A1: Among the Hidden. I used to open the year w/ it. Totally hooked Ss who then read sequels in Lit. circles.
A1: I don't think I have a favorite, I try to encourage them to read anything & then I try to read it too so we can talk next year
Out of My Mind is such a special book. Fascinating perspective.
Hey everyone, sorry I am late. Mario from East LA. 6th grade ELA and Innovation Coordinator
Pete the Cat is awesome and the kids really love it
A1 It depends! I share many chapters from Outliers. For fiction I adore Pride and Prejudice.
I know I still have it somewhere. Ss loved it. I told them that between that and excel I was able to graduate college.
Also had my Ss read The Plot Against America this yr. WWII Hist Fiction where US sides w/Hitler
Hi all! Amanda math/tech TOSA in Campbell jumping in a bit late!
A1: Favorite to read TO students at elem. sites: Skippyjon Jones series
Oh my... you MUST add that book to your summer list. It is just so good and a great book to follow Wonder with
Participating in my first tonight. Pretty excited!
That's a great title! I love reading that one with Ss - the reveal at the end is always so fun for them to read.
Definitely. Has so many important details about the World’s Fair, imperialism, science, entertainment…everything.
I became obsessed with that series. It is really good.
I also love A Bridge to the Stars - such a quiet, lovely book. Ss fall in love with the characters.
Yes, they do! Elephant & Piggie by MoWillems are also favorites.
Thanks for joining tonight's discussion! We're so glad to have you here. :)
my ss & I got to read the first part of Wonder this year. https://t.co/1GHGKYRJKR
A1 I love reading Wonder and Out of My Mind with my students. These books really help students learn empathy.
A1:So many books! Tequila Worm (Identity w/in community), House on Mango Street, Seedfolks, Esperanza Rising, Wonder.
I think that is the way I would go now. Great book.
A1: My favorite the last few yrs w/5ths was The Giver...& The Raven at Halloween 👻
nice! One of my favorites:)
A1 When I taught 2nd grade I loved reading aloud Redwall
Yes! Always loved reading those reveals to students!
I cried when I read that book with my daughter. So touching.
Q1 I love to recommend students to read El Deafo. It never fails. Even my reluctant readers can't put it down.
A1 I love to recommend students to read El Deafo. It never fails. Even my reluctant readers can't put it down.
A1 Also love reading anything by Patricia Polacco
If I taught older Ss, I'd share Because of Mr. Terrupt.
Me too. I cried in front of my class but so did they. :)
I love The Name Jar and Me Llamo Maria Isabel.
Doesn't matter. Both just so good. Imagine being unable to speak but being brilliant.
Tequila Worm is a great book https://t.co/AmTDH8HiOz
A1:So many books! Tequila Worm (Identity w/in community), House on Mango Street, Seedfolks, Esperanza Rising, Wonder.
Oh yes!! Did a whole Patricia Polacco series w/my 3rd graders. Lover her!
Q2 What book really helped to create a community in your classroom this year?
RT Q2 What book really helped to create a community in your classroom this year?
A1 Also love Phantom Tollbooth. So complex but accessible too. Great tie in to creativity
A2: Didn’t use whole fiction texts in APUSH but Zinn’s A People’s History always incites discussion & increases interest
👋🏽 I'm at a play😬
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EduConsutant/Substitute🍎T
And intermission is over, thus ending my time in tonight 😂😘
Thanks so much for the recommendations! Also I love Call me Maria (Poetry Book), House of the Scorpion too for Sci-Fi
A2: Honestly, all read alouds do this. Create shared experience everyone can relate to and talk about. The power of reading to ss
A2 Our entire school read Fish in a Tree. It really helped everyone to better understand the growth mindset.
A1: I taught 1stGr.
Junie B. Jones📚
A2: Ss connected with "Petty Crimes" by Gary Soto. This book made them want to tell their stories and open up more in writing.
Some books speak to some classes more than others. Fairly Fairy Tales taught us that we all can read.
A2: In the front office now. "Strengths Based Leadership" really helped build the community of our team this year
Agree! And Ss are never too old for read alouds. :)
A2: so I'm kinda Harry Potter obsessed, my Ss know that so they tend to bring in HP references even when I don't 🤓🤓🤓
+1,000 A message Ps and Ts of older ss need to hear. https://t.co/9cHxHD1gQ7
Agree! And Ss are never too old for read alouds. :)
A2: N/A 🍎T still dealing with the after effects of Police Brutality. I didn't have my own ClassRM this year.
I agree Kevin. Reading aloud was always everyone's favorite part of the day.
Dragon Love Tacos was a favorite on Taco Tuesday's and also taught us as writers to describe.
Ventura 7g SS T joining late, hello everyone!
A2: As Principal, read Mindsets in the Classroom w/ Ts. Led to good discussion on developing growth mindset in practical ways.
Q3: Who are your favorite characters from literature? And why?
A2: Explore Like a Pirate
Great timing Dave. We are talking books in hopes to add to our summer reading!
A2: I looped with my students this year and last year we read Seedfolks. Building empathy for other cultures was important.
I don't know this one. What grade?
Perfect! is amazing!! Picture with all math examples!
Hi! late! speech language pathologist on central coast, middle school mod/severe
A2: We read One by multiple times a year to strengthen classrm community & dev strategies for getting along
A3: Cole from Touching Spirit Bear is a fav because he is damaged and unlikable, but the story gives ss a whole picture of him.
Thanks for joining us! We're talking summer reading tonight.
I taught it in 5th. Story about 13 characters from diff backgrounds who come together in a community garden.
A3: Elizabeth Bennet because she never settles or compromises her beliefs
Late entry to . Hello from San Diego! A3: Bottom from Midsummer NIght's Dream.
A3: Charlotte from Charlotte's web. She is wise, She is Strong and she understands that LOVE is the Answer!
Dada from Hyderabad Deccan India
just asked 🗣"Kaisai ho rani baitia?"
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Trans: Grandpa asking the👸🏻how she is.
A3 I don't teach 2nd grade anymore but I just love Clementine. She is just great.
A3: Harry Bosch, Michael Connelly character. Love detective stories, he loves jazz, he's not perfect, and he likes good drinks
A3 Ted Lavender from The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. He sends an important message to young people
A3 As a Brit Lit nerd I love two Austen heroines best: Elizabeth Bennet for her spunk and Anne Elliott for her steadiness.
A3: Anne Shirley of Green Gables was Xmas gift when I was 12 and first series I bought for myself. I ID with her bookishness
A3: Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings. He personifies loyalty and perseverance.
A2 The Hundred Dresses was a great story to spark conversation in my third grade class
Have ss performing Midsummer for Open House this year. I love it!
You can have students research another culture and add a 14th character to the community.
A3a: Professor McGonagall- high expectations & sometimes hard ass, but genuinely cares about her Ss & protects them at all costs
I love any Mo Willems books especially all the Piggy and Gerald books.
A2 The Boy of the Painted Cave brought us together as a new to the middle school community https://t.co/tULO2aDk8l
Q2 What book really helped to create a community in your classroom this year?
A2: 4 HS Science I give Ss articles for QFT - socratic seminar/collaboration then answer prompt
A great one! Our entire district knows what it means to fill someone's bucket One of the books
A3: Harry Potter of course, because he displays no ego and always knows there is more to learn.
A3: I love Salva in "A Long Walk to Water" for his perseverance. I never get tired of reading this novel with my Ss!
Frog and Toad were always great!
A3: I’d be lying if it wasn’t Harry Potter or Snape. But Aristotle & Dante r bravest & human characters https://t.co/Zr3VYl3geG
A3 Our 6th graders at are really enjoying Jonas from The Giver.
A3: as a kid, I LOVED Encyclopedia Brown
A3: All the characters:
FannyPrice💑Edmund
Jane💑Mr. Bingley
Elizabeth💑Mr.Darcy
I have a blog on FB
I was waiting for this... Me TOO!
Teacher Confession: I’ve never read The Giver, even though I think I’d love it. https://t.co/8y80Dif4TD
A3 Our 6th graders at are really enjoying Jonas from The Giver.
A2: We read Most Likely to succeed in our Teachers book club. It was a big culture shift starter.
A3: And then I’d have to say Simon Snow and Baz from Carry One & Fangirl books. Ok. All of rowel’s characters
Been a giver fan for a long time. Just last summer I learned of the other 3 books!
Bruce Colville has a 5th gr version of Midsummer N's Dream. We read that & then read "best" parts of the original
Early children's lit has lots of characters. Junie B teaches us how not to act.
The Giver is a great book! I also enjoyed "Gathering Blue" - related book.
One of my absolute favorites!
A3 that's impossible, but maybe hermione granger from HP?
A3b: Gandalf- believes in Bilbo & Frodo more than they do themselves, pushes them to reach their full potential
Mystery Sleuths📚
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If you haven’t read Eleanor & Park by then please add it to your list. Such a deeply moving book.
A3 Esperanza Rising for children's lit, Rain of Gold is my all time fav, read & reread https://t.co/u8wF3rd2qd
Q3: Who are your favorite characters from literature? And why?
Q4 How to do you inspire a love of reading? What books get even reluctant readers excited about reading?
I was so thinking that! I just couldn't narrow it down!
A3: Bud Caldwell (Bud, Not Buddy), Auggie Pullman (Wonder), Ender Wiggin (Ender's Game), Harry Potter
We are trying to find a movie theater who can donate a showing somewhere in coastal north county. https://t.co/dgCFnWUVn1
A3 I spend a lot of time getting to know my students so I can help them find books to fall in love with.
A4 I spend a lot of time getting to know my students so I can help them find books to fall in love with.
Book choice is huge. Also, sharing books that I am reading outside of class to model love of reading.
A4 Talk about them! Even reluctant readers get interested when peers get excited.
A4: Ender’s Game is my goto book to get Ss into Sci-Fi. It’s so smart & the Bean series makes it better https://t.co/9iKZMBNC6G
A3: Bud Caldwell (Bud, Not Buddy), Auggie Pullman (Wonder), Ender Wiggin (Ender's Game), Harry Potter
A4 Find out what the student is interested in and suggest books about or with that interest
A4: "There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom" by Louis Sachar (Author of "Holes").
A4: has two great books about this. Basically, get books in ss hands and give them time and choice to read. Share!
Book talks are so powerful and they only take a minute or two to cause a book frenzy!
Sharing your love of reading. Making reading top priority and keep a well stocked library inspire Ss to read.
A4: hope this isn't trite, but the best way to inspire reading is to model (& talk about) reading. Also, magazines can be a start
A4 Sometimes it starts with minecraft books, and that's okay. reading is fun AND functional.
A4- I get excited about the story and try to read the same stories I as Ss to read
Yes! Love that book, but didn't get into the series.
I’d say high school. Some strong, but important, themes discussed.
A4: Engage Ss in conversation, find interests & suggest books based on those.
Holes is a super inspiring book to read.
Hi Jamie Joyce Digital Learning Coach. I fall in love with the books they are reading.
We read The Giver as a family and then my wife created an amazing DT project for her 7th graders.
A4 SE Hinton books are perfect for reluctant readers, That Was Then This Is Now https://t.co/YP8UnG0VZu
Q4 How to do you inspire a love of reading? What books get even reluctant readers excited about reading?
A4 When I read a book that I loved, students often wanted to read it or things by the same author
A4: book talks are amazing.
Agreed! Showing students how exciting a good book can be can become contagious. https://t.co/sa3ywvAzwg
Book choice is huge. Also, sharing books that I am reading outside of class to model love of reading.
A4 Videod Ss book talks w/ 4-7 ppl in fishbowl. If they couldn't talk for 10 min, they weren't really reading.
Can you share that DT project? We have made it into a PBL unit.
Hello ! Patty from Chico jumping in very late--librarian and literacy specialist/coach
A4: a lot of classics are now comic books, I suggest those to reluctant readers as a starting point, some get hooked & read actual
A4 I used to have great luck with calvin and hobbes, but haven't tried in a few years!
A4:Conferencing is key. I call them weekly Reading Life checks. What are you Reading? How do you connect? Sell me the story!
For reluctant readers, I try books that everyone is talking about in the moment: Maze Runner, John Green, etc. Changes often.
I love to hear my Ks talk while in the library. Their conversations are snapshots into their learning about books.
I love this idea! "Reading Life Checks" - something to build in next year for sure.
A4 Ss are currently engaged w/ they are learning history while connecting to bigger concepts in life
A4: For HS Ss who like fantasy, Lev Grossman’s The Magician series is also great. Interesting take on alternate worlds & power
A4 I had a whole set of classics in graphic novel form. 4th graders would come back and borrow them from my class library
Boy in the Girls' Bathroom is about a troubled S who gets the help of "cool" counselor 5th gradey. Great book!
And sometimes the movie is a good hook for some of the reluctant kiddos. They come in asking for what they saw.
A4: Just got in so I'll jump right in - I love sharing the books I love with kids and finding new ones together.
Q4. Model my passion for books & story. Energetic/ passionate book talks in the library often inspires Ss https://t.co/TXzY7xXowH
Q4 How to do you inspire a love of reading? What books get even reluctant readers excited about reading?
Marvel comics created !
It's really good + (📷👌🏽)+ stays true to the original.
It's the best! I also give them a report on what books they read, how many words they earn, and they write reviews
I have a difficult time getting kids to read for pleasure. We are always reading something together..Please help
A4 Kids are into making book trailers. Those are then added to our weekly Quantum Vision, our school television show.
So true. Though we all know the movie is never as good as the book.
A1: We've been reading a lot of Kate DiCamillo this year - loved Flora and Ulysses and went back and read Despereaux with them.
A4: Been meaning to try idea of having kids recommend books to each other, like they did at end of Reading Rainbow episodes
A4 Giving Ss a choice in their books is key. I assign a Hist period & let kids choose from lists on Good Reads
A4- my Ss also loved the Diary of a Wimpy kid series
Q5: What's on YOUR summer reading list to make you a stronger professional?
We should have a list here for awesome books!
Graphic novels have won Newbery honor the last 2 years: El Deafo & Rollar Girl. Both are excellent! https://t.co/ncF3BhnsNF
A4: a lot of classics are now comic books, I suggest those to reluctant readers as a starting point, some get hooked & read actual
A4: I use to put a special note in a book inviting a particular S to read it I knew you would love this so I'm loaning you my copy
Just going to put this out there publicly: I'm developing an on Loving his answers tonight!
Agree! The Wimpy Kid books have been a great entry point for some of my struggling 6th graders.
A4: Maintain a variety of books, recommend, make sure they have Library cards, engaing them about characters
Graphic novels and nonfiction are great for reluctant readers
A4: I go out of my way to find books that LOOK like my students. Not just about Black boys playing bball. https://t.co/vWGVl2IE8D
Q4 How to do you inspire a love of reading? What books get even reluctant readers excited about reading?
Agree! Ss choice is powerful and brings along engaged, responsive learning
A5 I’m halfway through Power Up. It’s like picking Jen Roberts brain about 1:1 devices. I JUST got Chromebooks.
I love this idea! What a great way to make loaning books a point of personal connection.
Can you tell I love reading & getting ss to become avid readers? https://t.co/tJnpJzqklK
Just going to put this out there publicly: I'm developing an on Loving his answers tonight!
A5: Reading The Homework Myth by Alfie Kohn this summer. https://t.co/8LYewPcSH5
Q5: What's on YOUR summer reading list to make you a stronger professional?
I love Roll of Thunder, I am Malala, The One and Only Ivan and so many more...love sharing with ss
A5: Basically all the hand me downs from his recommendations haven’t let me down yet.
FYI The Los Angeles Pub Library lends teachers class sets of 40 books for up to 8 weeks. Get a Teacher card.
A4: I found that kids were never too old to have books read aloud to them, especially if I dramatized voices
. Strongly agree-we get stuck on the idea that pleasure reading has to be fiction-even as an adult, mine isn't!
I have a love/hate relationship w/ Amazon. Love to order all the books so easily. Hate to spend so much $$
A5: Would love suggestions since I have Amazon gift cards to spend
I wish San Berdu did this!
A5: I have a stack of new books to preread and share next year. Pax, The Wild Robot, Fish in a Tree...
A5: The Classroom Chef, looking to do better at integrating Math into my Sci classes
my son loves reading nonfiction from cookbooks to animals books.
A5: It is 25 years old but please read The Children’s Machine by Papert.
I have Art of Coaching, Drive, Most Likely to Succeed in my pile right now Just finished ! https://t.co/buSsoOy5GG
Q5: What's on YOUR summer reading list to make you a stronger professional?
Ss and adults can e-mail books they've loved to and a librarian will e-mail their "Next 5." https://t.co/bCUJABKzAw
A4: Maintain a variety of books, recommend, make sure they have Library cards, engaing them about characters
A5: I'll be honest. I'm going to keep up professionally on Twitter this summer, but my book reading will be for pleasure
My daughters 6th grade class read Trash and Long Walk to Water and she loved both
A5 I want to finish Creative Schools by
A5:So far I have Creating Innovators, Daring Greatly, Gamify, For Fun: Bats of the Republic
Q5. Craft Moves- Stacey Shubitz, Fountas & Pinnell's updated Guided Reading, L. Calkins Reading Uof Study https://t.co/FHbTHXgdp7
Q5: What's on YOUR summer reading list to make you a stronger professional?
Recently finished Fantastic!!
I am going to try this next year!
Woot! While the examples are from math classrooms, the ideas in are meant for all teachers https://t.co/clHYW8vD54
A5: The Classroom Chef, looking to do better at integrating Math into my Sci classes
I always try to read at least one book for pleasure each summer too! Need to escape. :)
A5: I've been following Liz Wiseman, and I can't wait to dig into The Multiplier Effect and Multipliers!
Thanks! Your Doc is a siple yet great idea
A5: Willis’ Strategies to Ignite Learning, anything by Kelly Gallagher, & Make Just 1 Change - Teach Ss to Ask Own Questions.
I love it when the bell rings and they say, "No, keep reading!"
A5: Better Conversations by Jim Knight
You can edit this doc. Please help me add to this list from our chat tonight. This is a fantastic resourse https://t.co/A0GSLivrdg
A5 Combining "Drawing Is Magic" by John Hendrix w/ "Wreck This Journal" to explore Transcendentalism https://t.co/XQ9pDBYVi0
Multipliers was great! Helpful read for this new coach!
This book is really great.
Thanks, Kevin! I'm such a happy professional PD nerd and reader--I really look forward to reading these!
nothing wrong with that Shawn
One year I had my students create a summer reading list on a shared google doc and it was AMAZING https://t.co/A0GSLivrdg
A5: Mentoring Matters, school's most read list, 's Energize Research, "Texts & Lessons" books https://t.co/HXX0mvzKmA
Q5: What's on YOUR summer reading list to make you a stronger professional?
A5 continuing to read up on autism from a neurodiversity perspective-next up is "uniquely human"
Innovators Mindset,Switch,embedded Formative Assessment,What's Your Evidence & Framework k12 Sci Education https://t.co/TDxbDtUx9Y
I have Art of Coaching, Drive, Most Likely to Succeed in my pile right now Just finished ! https://t.co/buSsoOy5GG
Q5: What's on YOUR summer reading list to make you a stronger professional?
Oh man, I am going to amazon tonight! Great list!
A4: I inspire a love for reading by being madly and deeply in love with reading. I've seen people get passionate about my passion.
A5: Also look forward to finishing Blended!
A5: China Survival Guide by Larry and Ain Herzberg. Hopefully it helps me with my Presentation trip https://t.co/d8kg2uYoMT
My goal as well when writing lessons https://t.co/NU15amPk99
A5: The Classroom Chef, looking to do better at integrating Math into my Sci classes
A5: also looking forward to the HyperDoc Handbook
Q6 What are you reading RIGHT NOW?
A6 For pleasure, Cloud Atlas. For work and pleasure Power Up!
A6- we asked our students to read Into the Wild and House on Mango Street so I am working on those
A6 How to Deliver a TED Talk by Jeremy Donovan. Have my 1st keynote speech in Sept. & I am TERRIFIED!
A6: Right now, I am reading "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini.
A6 for fun, "the uncollected works of "David Rakoff"
A6 I'm reading The Fifth Wave. All I think about is this book right now. :)
A6- for fun I am catching up on my James Patterson books
So love the Hobbit! https://t.co/E8LTqCXXFA
A3b: Gandalf- believes in Bilbo & Frodo more than they do themselves, pushes them to reach their full potential
A6: written by 1 of my college friends. Great time travel novel. just downloaded Luiselli’s The Story of My Teeth
We are teaching our students to create a Ted Talk as part of the Ted-Ed club.
A6: I’m reading The Witches by Stacey Schiff. Amazingly detailed account of Salem 1692.
Cool I am on the late train...tried to start one cause this is awesomeness
definitely going to add
A6 Challenger Deeply by Neil Shusterman
A6 Just finished Luong Ung's First They Killed My Father. My ELA partner is using it to for our SE Asia unit.
House of Mango Street was one of my fav books to teach. Luv Cisneros’ poetry as well. https://t.co/tDcL3DoUNJ
A6- we asked our students to read Into the Wild and House on Mango Street so I am working on those
A6: Twitter, that's all I have time to read lately
Q6.Hold Fast- on the California Young Reader Medal List for Spring '17 voting. Trying to keep up w/Ss! https://t.co/VQildxfA55
Q6 What are you reading RIGHT NOW?
I'm reading this. I'm on a personal journey focusing on Cultural Proficiency and I'm learning lots https://t.co/qYDtNTXVEQ
A6 Can't wait to read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child this summer. Pre-ordered already.
A6: Brazen, by , Wings of Fire: the Dragonet Prophecy (to connect w/ daughter), and Bill Bryson's One Summer
That sounds interesting! Going to have to check it out
Sal (ahuddin) only went to Sunday School for 2 mo. What is that about!? The ONLY place kids learn Islam. 🎭
The students have really enjoyed it so I have to see what it's about
Don't forget to add a book or two to our list from tonight! And feel free to share with others! https://t.co/A0GSLivrdg
A6: Just finished Uprooted by Novik. Beautiful fantasy novel with an ecological twist.
I am going to start at TED-Ed club at my new school in the Fall. Let's share each others work
I am currently reading "Coined" by Kabir Sehgal, and "The Peripheral" by William Gibson. Both sides of my brain
. it's a fantastic book for those struggling to transform people or an institution
A6- I never did read any of the Harry Potter series but that's on the possible summer reads list
A6: Currently Reading Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
A6 I'm reading The Zen Teacher by and Reading Reconsidered by
Ha ha and I thought mine was bad!
I missed this last week! Thanks for adding positivity to my life Enjoy your week everyone!
