Wishing ALL of our educators, who are out there killing it every single day despite all of the things that we have zero control over (So. Many. Things.), a blessed and wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week.🍎

Love these suggestions!

#AuthorsLoveTeachers and teachers are blessed to have such a wealth of amazing books to share with our readers. Thank you for your stories! 📚❤️

This book is everything I believe in as a reading teacher. There is a distinct difference between having the SKILL to read and having the WILL to read. We cannot lose sight of that.

Ready for my weekend reading!

I’m only halfway through and already completely in love with this book.

My next professional read:

One of my favorite books of all time is now a graphic novel! @alangratz.bsky.social

Happy Banned Books Week! I decided to celebrate by rereading one of my favorites by @stephenking.bsky.social in its original format.

Even though I had read The Long Walk by @stephenking.bsky.social more than once, I was not prepared for the movie’s ending. And also, “Wanna go for a walk?” is still my favorite line.

That feeling when you spend 25+ years building a beautiful, relevant classroom library, and then get told that the only books allowed in your class must be from the approved list.

If we want our kids to engage in daily choice independent reading, then we need to provide them with books they actually want to read.

I can’t recommend this book enough! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Looking forward to a little summer professional reading by @kellygallagher.bsky.social.

Reading and discussing entire books is more beneficial than reading out-of-context snippets and answering multiple-choice questions. Prove me wrong.

Absolutely adore this one! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Absolutely wonderful! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Always a great day of learning!

This one pulled me in right from the first page, @barbaradee.bsky.social! So relatable for middle school students!

Just finished this one by @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social. If you enjoy escape rooms, this is a must-read! So fun! 🕵🏻🔍

My current classroom read by @soontornvat.bsky.social.

Most recent classroom reads:

“Novels offer something unique that other, shorter forms do not: an ability to co-create an extended experience and a passport to a cultural conversation that long predates the present.”

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Today’s book purchases.

Currently reading:

First book purchases of 2025.

Please add This Book Won’t Burn by @samiraahmed.bsky.social to your reading list immediately. We need to talk about this.

Please consider entering. Louder Than Hunger by @mrschureads.bsky.social is a must-read! 📚❤️

I used to love driving around looking at all the light displays. #pd4uandme

Hello, #pd4uandme friends! I’m Jennifer, a reading specialist in VA.

Boosting! 📚❤️

I can’t believe how much I’m enjoying this book. If I’m being totally honest, it’s also scaring me more than somewhat.

I miss doing this. If I find some time, I really need to get back into it. msgreenreads.blogspot.com

THIS.

Thankful. Grateful. Blessed. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

Hello, #pd4uandme! I’m Jennifer, a middle school Reading Specialist in VA.

Hello, #pd4uandme friends. I really like it over here! My book club just finished reading this one.

"...the act of reading is a special place in which human beings are freed from themselves to pass over to others and, in doing so, learn what it means to be another person with aspirations, doubts, and emotions that they might otherwise never have known" (43). ~Maryanne Wolf

A7: Anything and everything related to reading, writing, listening, and speaking. And how to get our students to read BOOKS when so much of education is short passages followed by multiple-choice questions. #theedcollab

A6: I commit to never stop learning. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” ~Maya Angelou #theedcollab

A5: I have been very purposeful about looking for and focusing on the good. As Mister Rogers reminded us, we need to “look for the helpers.” #theedcollab

A4: Shoutout to @donalynbooks.bsky.social for recommending at a literacy conference that teachers connect and learn from each other on social media. It introduced me to the Book Love Foundation, Project LIT Community, @bookelicious.bsky.social, and more! #theedcollab

A3: New ideas and strategies, book recommendations, and a community of colleagues. 🙂 #theedcollab

A2: I’m grateful and blessed. I had a full day of professional learning today and I’m ready to take on the rest of the week. I’m also VERY ready for Thanksgiving break. #theedcollab

A1: Hello, #theedcollab friends! I’m Jennifer, a middle school reading specialists serving students in grade 6-8.

Some of my favorite professional development has been from #TheEdCollab! Can’t wait to chat with everyone!

It shouldn’t have to be said, but…we can’t ask students to find the main idea of a passage if they don’t understand the words on the page.