A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
I have been attending the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention for at least ten years & I’m excited to be bringing #ClassroomBookADay back again through a roundtable session + #BuildYourStack mini book talk in the exhibit hall next week. I am so excited to get to hear from these amazing picture book authors & illustrators!Traci Sorell +… Read More
Registration is now open for my two #ClassroomBookADay virtual workshops in July! Register at https://heisereads.ticketleap.com/ #ClassroomBookADay 101Tuesday, July 19th @ 11:00–12:30 Selecting Inclusive Texts through a Critical Lens for #ClassroomBookADayThursday, July 21st @ 2:00–3:30 All times Central!Cost: $22 for 1 session, $36 for both sessionsRecording: Available for registrants through July 25thQs? Contact Jillian… heisereads@gmail.com or @heisereads
I will be offering two virtual learning sessions around #ClassroomBookADay again this summer! #ClassroomBookADay Summer Virtual Learning #ClassroomBookADay 101Tuesday, July 19th @ 11:00–12:30 Selecting Inclusive Texts through aCritical Lens for #ClassroomBookADayThursday, July 21st @ 2:00–3:30 All times Central!Cost: $22 for 1 session, $36 for both sessionsRegistration: Links forthcoming at heisereads.comRecording: Available for registrants through July 25thQs? Contact Jillian… heisereads@gmail.com or @heisereads
I facilitated a discussion group for some district PD yesterday around the topic of culturally responsive literature and created this document as a resource sheet. Sharing here in case it’s helpful to you, too. It’s included as an embedded Google Doc so the links are live for you to click on.
I have gotten several questions and requests about a few items related to #ClassroomBookADay this summer, so I’m putting them all in one post for ease of sharing on multiple platforms. Summer Learning On Demand Access I presented two live workshops this summer and recorded the Zoom sessions. Since I am back at school already, I am not able to… Read More
With no nErDcamps or conferences this summer, and likely into fall, I’ll be missing several of my typical chances to share #classroombooakday with educators. So I’ve decided to offer some virtual options. The good thing is this gives everyone the opportunity to learn, not just those who are in the same physical space as me! There are two different sessions… Read More
Sharing about #classroombookaday is always a joy for me. I couldn’t have imagined back in 2014, when I started it inspired by Donalyn Miller’s #bookaday challenge for teachers, how it could have grown and spread to classrooms across the country. The impact of this simple idea, reading aloud a picture book every day of the school year, is beyond what… Read More
I’m excited to be partnering with Follett Community for some exciting #classroombookaday things this year, and we’re kicking it off with a webinar! Since I started incorporating a daily picture book read-aloud in my middle school classroom in 2014, inspired by Donalyn Miller’s #bookaday, I have seen the positive impact of this simple addition to the classroom routine grow beyond… Read More
