#Read4Fun Archive
Upbeat, ignited chat designed to inspire educators to #Read4Fun! 1st & 3rd Sundays at 7:00-7:30 pm EST moderated by @Dr_LMR
Sunday June 4, 2017
7:00 PM EDT
participatechat
Jun 4 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Participate in the upcoming
#Read4Fun
by sharing resources and collaborating at
https://t.co/wh4aIx1box
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#Read4Fun
Chat!
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:01 PM EDT
Hi
#Read4Fun
- Lena Marie, moderator of the chat welcoming everyone! I am currently reading Teach Like Finland - joining the slow chat too.
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:02 PM EDT
My TBR stack is HUGE!!! I keep adding to it and feeling like I will need a week of nonstop reading to make a dent!
#Read4Fun
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:02 PM EDT
That sounds good!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:02 PM EDT
Hello
#Read4Fun
friends. Stacey from NJ. Getting ready to read 11-22-63 and just finished Bossy Pants.
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Let's talk summer reading!
#Read4Fun
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 4 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Hi, friends! Jennifer in VA; currently reading Carve the Mark for
#2jennsbookclub
on Thurs!
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#Read4Fun
Chat!
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Lynne, K-12 TL in Washington state, reading a galley of Sherman Alexie's memoir. Even better than I thought it would be.
#Read4Fun
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Hi
#Read4Fun
! Lisa, a literacy specialist, from Massachusetts.
shighley
Jun 4 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Retired librarian as of this past Thurs. Will finally get to read Posted.
#Read4Fun
oonziela
Jun 4 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Hi Oona from NJ currently reading Impyrium by
@henryhneff
(with some interruptions!)
#Read4Fun
VtheLearner
Jun 4 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Hi, Stacy. I loved 11-23-63. How was Bossy Pants?
#read4Fun
In reply to @iruntech
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Summer binge reading! Coming up later this month!
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:02 PM EDT
My TBR stack is HUGE!!! I keep adding to it and feeling like I will need a week of nonstop reading to make a dent!
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Hi there!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @iruntech
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:04 PM EDT
I can't believe summer is almost here! Still a few more weeks of school but time really flies!
#Read4Fun
dukegmerryman1
Jun 4 @ 7:04 PM EDT
#read4fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:04 PM EDT
Hi Jennifer! Glad you could join!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:04 PM EDT
I have a copy and hope to at least lurk
#2jennsbookclub
#Read4Fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:04 PM EDT
Hi Lisa! Gad to see you here!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @DrLMaucione
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Here are the questions for tonight's
#Read4Fun
Chat. Answer any/all and this slide will be retweeted throughout the chat. Have FUN!!
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Just finished reading this middle grade novel by
@phcartaya
. Loved the main character, the setting, theme of community.
#read4fun
VtheLearner
Jun 4 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Hi,
#Read4Fun
Friends. Currently reading YOU IN FIVE ACTS recommended by
@abookforfrances
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:05 PM EDT
I love Tina Fey and a good audio book read by the author is also pretty amazing. Loved hearing her story. Hoping for more.
#read4fun
In reply to @VtheLearner
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:05 PM EDT
I want to read that one. Trying to hold off on buying it until I finish some others.
#read4fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
jk_bergstrom
Jun 4 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Hello to my
@read4funchat
friends from Nebraska! I am reading Ms. Bixby's Last Day by
@anderson_author
.
@SixtyBooks
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Not too far in but it's great so far! The chat starts this week.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @iruntech
EduGladiators
Jun 4 @ 7:06 PM EDT
💯Join
#EduGladiators
SATURDAY w/author
@ClassTechTips
leading the convo!
#Read4Fun
#HISDAdminChat
#nhed
#sixtybooks
#TOKchat
@gibsoni
@AMLE
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:06 PM EDT
HI! I want to read that book too - havent purchased yet so thinking a library trip is in my future!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @shighley
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:06 PM EDT
You'll love it!
#read4fun
In reply to @shighley
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:07 PM EDT
A1 I read Eight Hundred Grapes last year and I loved it! I saw a stack at B&N and felt like I just read it yesterday!
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Great picture! Modeling for the future reader!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @VtheLearner, @iruntech
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:07 PM EDT
There is a summer book study so I decided to jump in!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @DrLMaucione
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:08 PM EDT
A1. I loved the Good Girl & The Girl You Left Behind. Both were amazing and books in recommend with confidence to anyone looking.
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Here are the questions for tonight's
#Read4Fun
Chat. Answer any/all and this slide will be retweeted throughout the chat. Have FUN!!
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 4 @ 7:08 PM EDT
A1: The Serpent King by
@jeffzentner
. Still recommending that one to people! ❤
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Here are the questions for tonight's
#Read4Fun
Chat. Answer any/all and this slide will be retweeted throughout the chat. Have FUN!!
Rdene915
Jun 4 @ 7:08 PM EDT
#read4fun
hi from Pittsburgh :) currently reading
#medialiteracy
by
@fbaker
and
#LeadLAP
just finished
#hackingengagement
In reply to @read4funchat, @fbaker
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:08 PM EDT
A1 Yaa Gyasi's Homecoming and
@jeffzentner
's The Serpent King were last summer's reading highlights.
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:08 PM EDT
Thats how I start off the month of July! That predicts the pace of the rest of the summer!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Perednia
VtheLearner
Jun 4 @ 7:09 PM EDT
It's on my tbr pile. So glad the summer means more reading time.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun, @jeffzentner
oonziela
Jun 4 @ 7:09 PM EDT
A1: Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf. You can read it in one sitting
#Read4Fun
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:09 PM EDT
I saw that book study. Maybe I'll have to buy it sooner rather than later.
#read4fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:09 PM EDT
Welcome to
#Read4Fun
Chat!
In reply to @dukegmerryman1
massignmenthelp
Jun 4 @ 7:10 PM EDT
10 Lifestyle Tips that can Help College Freshman Save a lot of Money
https://t.co/t4PuIYV8ld
#nhed
#TOKchat
#Read4Fun
AssignmentHelpN
Jun 4 @ 7:10 PM EDT
8 Easy Ways to Use Growth Mindset Approach in Classroom
https://t.co/9BOim8ka4a
#nhed
#TOKchat
#Read4Fun
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:10 PM EDT
Such a great movie. Just bought three
#WonderWoman
books to continue the experience.
#read4fun
In reply to @MrsVandeborne, @MathDenisNJ, @sdtitmas, @jmattmiller, @beardsleyteach, @MsVenturino, @Jonharper70bd, @ItsMrsPenrod, @itsmeSpiri, @RickJetter, @Glennr1809
oonziela
Jun 4 @ 7:10 PM EDT
A2: Half in Love by
@mailemeloy
great short story collection
#Read4Fun
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:11 PM EDT
What a beautiful, beautiful novel.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:11 PM EDT
Glad you could join us tonight!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @jk_bergstrom, @read4funchat, @anderson_author, @SixtyBooks
VtheLearner
Jun 4 @ 7:11 PM EDT
Was last summer A MAN CALLED OVE? I loved it.
#Read4Fun
Rdene915
Jun 4 @ 7:11 PM EDT
#read4fun
A2 read
#launchbook
enjoyed it and rereading this summer for a book study with
@hollysking
In reply to @read4funchat, @hollysking
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 4 @ 7:11 PM EDT
Have you read the Divergent series? I really enjoy
@VeronicaRoth
's books!
#read4fun
In reply to @Perednia, @VeronicaRoth
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:11 PM EDT
A2 Louise Penny mysteries
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:11 PM EDT
Hi there! Glad to see you here tonight!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Rdene915, @read4funchat, @fbaker
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:12 PM EDT
Questions for
#Read4Fun
Chat!
VtheLearner
Jun 4 @ 7:12 PM EDT
Last summer I read
#learnLAP
and did the book study on Twitter. Made it better.
@PaulSolarz
#Read4Fun
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:12 PM EDT
Great series! Wish I had read this latest sooner rather than later.
#read4fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun, @VeronicaRoth
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:12 PM EDT
Definitely need more time!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @VtheLearner, @GreenReads4Fun, @jeffzentner
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:12 PM EDT
I read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi at the beginning of last summer and I still can't stop talking about it!
#read4fun
Rdene915
Jun 4 @ 7:12 PM EDT
#read4fun
glad to finally be able to join!
In reply to @Dr_LMR, @read4funchat, @fbaker
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:12 PM EDT
I think it gained major awareness last year (that's when I read it). I recommended it to my hubby.
#read4fun
In reply to @VtheLearner
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:13 PM EDT
A2 I often read magazines on rainy days. Especially if it's thundering and lightening outside!
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:13 PM EDT
Q2 A perfect rainy day read for me is a mystery - unless it's thundering and lightening outside!! Too scary!
#Read4Fun
jk_bergstrom
Jun 4 @ 7:13 PM EDT
Last summer I read Nineteen Minutes by
@jodipicoult
.
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Here are the questions for tonight's
#Read4Fun
Chat. Answer any/all and this slide will be retweeted throughout the chat. Have FUN!!
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:13 PM EDT
I think it will be worth it! I know I get caught up on 'must reads' and overbuy!!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @DrLMaucione
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:13 PM EDT
Yes. So good. Horrible movies, though.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun, @Perednia, @VeronicaRoth
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:13 PM EDT
Same for me w/Homegoing. Loved it!
#read4fun
In reply to @Perednia, @jeffzentner
Rdene915
Jun 4 @ 7:13 PM EDT
#read4fun
I remember reading that, wow what a book
In reply to @jk_bergstrom, @jodipicoult
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:14 PM EDT
I usually have a couple of short story books around in summer for those 'quick' trips or errands.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela, @mailemeloy
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:14 PM EDT
Sad and sweet. I enjoyed that one, too.
#read4fun
In reply to @oonziela
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:14 PM EDT
Loved the Homegoing ending, so appropriate
#read4fun
In reply to @DrLMaucione
Rdene915
Jun 4 @ 7:14 PM EDT
#read4fun
A2 I enjoy catching up on magazines or blogs :)
In reply to @read4funchat
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:14 PM EDT
Yes! I have it but not started it yet.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @VtheLearner
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:15 PM EDT
I have to place an order this week and that is on my list! I hope to join the chat too!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Rdene915, @read4funchat, @hollysking
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:15 PM EDT
I ❤️ reading
#HarryPotter
& the
#chamberofsecrets
when it's gloomy outside. Listening to Jim Dale do the scary voice is chilling.
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:12 PM EDT
Questions for
#Read4Fun
Chat!
Rdene915
Jun 4 @ 7:16 PM EDT
#read4fun
you should! I have 6 books on the way and 8 stacked up here waiting :)
In reply to @Dr_LMR, @read4funchat, @hollysking
VtheLearner
Jun 4 @ 7:16 PM EDT
Q2. Rainy days, I try for something light with humor. Sometimes an
@Amazon
freebie.
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:17 PM EDT
Summer Reading convo tonight!
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:17 PM EDT
I have to make room too! I hope to make it!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Rdene915, @read4funchat, @hollysking
jk_bergstrom
Jun 4 @ 7:17 PM EDT
Q2: Ferdinand the Bull is a favorite everyday. Each year I find someone who doesn't know the story and love sharing it!
#Read4Fun
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:18 PM EDT
A3. As a kid, my best friend & I read Ivanhoe on the beach. Great memories of getting lost in a fun book.
#Read4Fun
VtheLearner
Jun 4 @ 7:18 PM EDT
A3.
@LisaScottoline
@J_Sandford
@LindaFairstein
are always on the list.
#Read4Fun
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 4 @ 7:18 PM EDT
A4: This is summer PD since I devoured
#DisruptingThinking
already!
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:18 PM EDT
One of my fav authors! My daughters and I read new ones ASAP and chat for weeks about them!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Rdene915, @jk_bergstrom, @jodipicoult
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:19 PM EDT
A3 I'm not a fan of reading at beach - too much sand for me! I do like to read stories that take place on the beach.
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:19 PM EDT
Reposting the Qs for the
#Read4Fun
Chat. Share your favorites with us!
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:20 PM EDT
Follow
@mjjohnson1216
and her posts related to PD book groups happening throughout the summer! Thanks Meredith!
#Read4Fun
VtheLearner
Jun 4 @ 7:20 PM EDT
A4. I have
#DisruptingThinking
and can't wait to get started. Also, going to read INSTANT RELEVANCE BT
@MathDenisNJ
#read4fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun, @MathDenisNJ
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:20 PM EDT
My favorite place to read is the beach! So relaxing!
#read4fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:20 PM EDT
A4 Disruptive Thinking, Shift This, Dunk Tank, Start Right Now & makerspace research
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:20 PM EDT
Both on my wish list ready to placed in the cart!!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @VtheLearner, @GreenReads4Fun, @MathDenisNJ
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 4 @ 7:21 PM EDT
My book club read it recently. Her books are fantastic!
#read4fun
In reply to @jk_bergstrom, @jodipicoult
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:21 PM EDT
A3 I have really enjoyed Elin Hilderbrand and Liane Moriarty. I have listened to many of their books.
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:17 PM EDT
Summer Reading convo tonight!
#Read4Fun
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:21 PM EDT
I usually like to stare at the waves in between pages any way.
#read4fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:21 PM EDT
Love Disrupting Thinking! There's a FB discussion starting this wk if you want to join in:
https://t.co/g6L4va9vBb
#read4fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:22 PM EDT
Both great writers! I found Liane last year and have a few not read yet.
#read4Fun
In reply to @iruntech
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:23 PM EDT
A4 There are so many of them!! I plan to engage in several chats focused on PD books.
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:23 PM EDT
Repost of
#Read4Fun
questions!
shighley
Jun 4 @ 7:23 PM EDT
A4: Love practicality & numerous ex in Start Right now. There's a chat on it tonight at 8, & I hope to lead one later in summer.
#Read4Fun
Rdene915
Jun 4 @ 7:23 PM EDT
#read4fun
I have
#dunktank
and read
#StartRightNow
really Another great book, ordered
#ShiftThis
In reply to @Perednia
jk_bergstrom
Jun 4 @ 7:23 PM EDT
Q3: I read
#picturebooks
all summer so I am ready for my students in August! I don't have a favorite author; I love them all.
#read4fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:17 PM EDT
Summer Reading convo tonight!
#Read4Fun
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:23 PM EDT
A4 I am still working on my PD book list but I plan to join
@AJBianco
in his
#10bks10wks
challenge. Definitely
@RACzyz
new book.
#read4fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:19 PM EDT
Reposting the Qs for the
#Read4Fun
Chat. Share your favorites with us!
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:23 PM EDT
Creating Cultures of Thinking and a few other professional reads are on my list for summer.
https://t.co/gG4LxU2lu1
#read4fun
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:23 PM EDT
It's going to be a great summer of PD reading
#read4fun
In reply to @Rdene915
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:24 PM EDT
Going to try to join tonight but I would like to join yours too if it's open. I need to read the book.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @shighley
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:24 PM EDT
Hope the later summer chat takes place; would love to take part
#Read4Fun
#StartRightNow
In reply to @shighley
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:25 PM EDT
I find mine is always shifting and often read more than one at the same time.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @iruntech, @AJBianco, @RACzyz
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:25 PM EDT
Do you have a go to place for all of the summer PD chats? Have you created a visual 😉
#read4fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
DrLMaucione
Jun 4 @ 7:25 PM EDT
A lot of my reading consists of books that I'll share w/my Ss. Summer is a great time to catch up on them.
#read4fun
In reply to @jk_bergstrom
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:26 PM EDT
I didnt create one but Merithith Johnson has - I will try to repost.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @iruntech
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 4 @ 7:26 PM EDT
A3: I adore
@JP_Books
at any time, but his BookShots are perfect for summer reading!
#read4fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:17 PM EDT
Summer Reading convo tonight!
#Read4Fun
jk_bergstrom
Jun 4 @ 7:26 PM EDT
Q4: Teach Like a Pirate by
@burgessdave
& What Great Principals Do Differently by
@ToddWhitaker
are on my summer reading list.
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:17 PM EDT
Summer Reading convo tonight!
#Read4Fun
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:27 PM EDT
Thanks. I think I'd be scouring twitter for days to find them all.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
Rdene915
Jun 4 @ 7:27 PM EDT
#read4fun
some of upcoming reads
In reply to @shighley
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:28 PM EDT
Thanks for joining tonight! Keep sharing your reading here at
#Read4Fun
and check out
#BookCampPD
for info on PD book chats. Happy Reading!!
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:28 PM EDT
#TLAP
is the best
#read4fun
In reply to @jk_bergstrom, @burgessdave, @ToddWhitaker
VtheLearner
Jun 4 @ 7:28 PM EDT
Nice assortment. I also plan to read GAMIFY LITERACY.
#read4fun
In reply to @Rdene915, @shighley
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:29 PM EDT
Thanks for joining the
#Read4Fun
Chat tonight! Happy Reading everyone!
iruntech
Jun 4 @ 7:29 PM EDT
I loved
#tlap
! I have a few more books published by Dave and
@burgess_shelley
that I want to dive into!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @jk_bergstrom, @burgessdave, @ToddWhitaker, @burgess_shelley
Perednia
Jun 4 @ 7:29 PM EDT
Thanks to you and the entire
#Read4Fun
group!
In reply to @Dr_LMR
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 4 @ 7:29 PM EDT
I am starting a 'Prevailing Leaders'
@voxer
group as part of
#sldunktank
if you're interested.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Rdene915, @shighley, @voxer