Join us for Virtual Holiday Storytelling on December 12 🎄📚✨ Sign up to get the YouTube Live link and enjoy stories, music, crafts, and surprises every 15 minutes. Be a listener and celebrate with us 🎶🎨💫 Sign up Now #TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #EdTech #Skybrarians #Booksky #Storytelling #Booktok

✨ Don’t blink, y’all! ✨ The ⭐️ Starred Review Spreadsheet ⭐️ that I curate with @sassylibrarian.bsky.social is officially up to date! You can check our my update here: www.librarygirl.net/post/among-t... #tlsky #tlskychat #edusky #kidlit #skybrarians #librarians #mglit #yalit

Canva’s newest updates are leveling up my workflow 🎉 The new newsletter tools and the upgraded video editor are perfect for classrooms, especially with Chromebooks 💻 I shared the full breakdown on my Substack. Check it out here: techielibgrl.substack.com #TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #EdTech

This is my son, Elijah. Instead of mailing him a care package while he serves, would you consider helping improve his ability to get around town? Any donation goes directly to him. #VanForUkrainianArmyVolunteer #PeaceForUkraine

It's Digital Learning Day! Involve your students with a customizable template that enables them to share their reading journeys during an annual 40-book challenge. read.bookcreator.com/t4LHlzVtlCQ5... #DLDay

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm joining the newest cohort of fabulous Book Creator Ambassadors. Hooray! Stay tuned. It'll be a grand adventure! #bookcreator #bookcreatorapp #bookcreatorambassador @bookcreator.com @dhotler.bookcreator.com

🎉 I'm super excited to spend the afternoon with the @bookcreator.com team at the TCEA conference tomorrow! 🗓️ Join me for a presentation #EDuSky on "Beyond a Quiz: Book Creator for Engaging Formative Assessment" 📘 Tons of swag and a special opportunity to get a free premium Book Creator upgrade!

Celebrate Digital Learning Day with @bookcreator.com @dhotler.bookcreator.com at their COMMUNITY Demo Slam on February 13, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Check out how you can register and participate too! 🤩 buff.ly/4juxwLO #DLDay #DigitalLearningDay #tlchat #futureready #futurereadylibs #TLSky #EduSky

Happy New Year! Find a few bibliotherapy recommendations on Substack. Stay well. #crafting #porchgoose #deskgoose #crochet #handiwork #bibliotherapy #knitting open.substack.com/pub/duelingn...

I want to wish everyone a wonderful and happy new year. May all your wishes and dreams come true this year! Love more. Stress less. Be present. Take care of yourself, too. January's #deskgoose outfit is modeled by goosequin. It is headed to someone special this week. #gooseclothes

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Hey everybody! You may notice Trending start to appear in your app! Here’s some quick info: - This is a beta - Search page on mobile, right sidebar on desktop - You can disable it with the X button on the trending section - English only for now, while we test it Merry Christmas!

I've been picked 4 #WGI (Writers Guild Initiative) & #ALAOIF (American Library Association’s Office 4 Intellectual Freedom)'s Winter 2025 Creative Writing Workshop 4 Librarians! Eeek! I'm so excited! The (Freedom to Read Foundation) #FTRF is partnering this pilot. I have so many stories 2 write!a

Excited to be presenting at the ISTE and ASCD annual conference coming up next summer. ❤️ And I can't wait to share my newest @capstonepub.bsky.social & ISTE early chapter book series featuring Sonia and her friends. 📚 #TLSky #EduSky #ISTELive25 #ASCD #tlchat #futurereadylibs

This episode is jam-packed with incredible librarians who inspire me! I can’t wait to listen tomorrow! #BetterTogether #TLsky

Google Santa Tracker includes a family guide with activities to make learning fun. Practice coding skills, brush up on geography, learn about holidays around the world, and more. santatracker.google.com/familyguide.... #EduSky #TLSky

🔢 There are various ways to differentiate instruction, but which method is best for math teachers? Discover the most effective strategies to make a significant impact on your students. https://buff.ly/49JFsUP via Rethink Math Teacher #iteachmath #edusky #tlsky

From a bilingual book about Cuba to a graphic novel poetry collection, these diverse titles are sure to delight a wide range of young readers.

Going to the movies by yourself is one of life’s hidden pleasures. Just you and a large popcorn and some sour patch kids and all of your big goblin energy alone in the dark where nobody can see your shame. Priceless.

IMLS-funded, READCON provides free, self-guided training to help library practitioners build strong community relationships, ­manage ­difficult situations, and engage stakeholders.

With Winter Break right around the corner, here is a fun reading activity from our friends at @capstonepub.bsky.social Two Winter Reading Bingo cards! You can even make your own with this online template and Winter Choice Board I shared with you in this post.❄️ buff.ly/49zxxtk #EduSky #LibSky

A1. #TLSkyChat Google sheets! I curate a spreadsheet of all the starred reviews awarded to books published for young people during a given year. While I'm currently already working on the 2024 sheet, the 2024 and 2023 sheets are public, too! bit.ly/starredreviews

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I'm too excited to take a daylight pic... I just received an ARC of Dr. Marie Pierre St. Ogne's new book, Eat Better, Sleep Better. I'm making the Chamomile Ginger Cordial recipe first. Should I have posted without the pic? @simonandschuster.bsky.social @m-pst-ognephd.bsky.social #booksky 📚💙

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge #JenniferLArmentrout Day 15: From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 14: Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic For A Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge #lynnplourde Day 13: Maxi's Secrets (or, what you can learn from a dog) by Lynn Plourde

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge #KellyHarms #TheOverdueLifeOfAmyByler Day 13: The Overdue Life of Amy Byler, a novel by Kelly Harms

You do NOT want to miss these #DitchSummit 🔦Spotlight Sponsor sessions! Gear up for amazing presentations from: @figma.com @bookcreator.com @briskteaching.bsky.social @magicschoolai.bsky.social @wakelet.bsky.social @swivl.bsky.social & Vivi Education Get your FREE 🎟️ ticket at ditchsummit.com

Starting to plan my reading for 2025 with the @popsugar.com reading challenge. #booksky 💙📚 #readingchallenge #psbookclub www.popsugar.com/books/popsug...

Happy to have received an ARC of #MeButBetter by @olgakhazan.bsky.social today. Happy mail! Thank you, @simonandschuster.bsky.social #Booksky 💙📚

Just a reminder that your local library has more than just books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit!

A ⭐️NEW⭐️ choice board for our students to learn about the holidays with @capstonepub.bsky.social PebbleGo! You can find the template and how this fits into the December Choice Board too. 🎉🎉🎉 buff.ly/4ijrtcc #learningisforeveryone #tlchat #futurereadylibs #ISTElib #EduSky #EduLib #TLSky

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge @stephenbriseno.bsky.social Day 12: The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border by Stephen Briseño

www.stitchbuffalo.org/house-blessi... I love this handcrafted house blessing from #StitchBuffalo

Teachers, librarians, & homeschoolers! Now's the time to sign up for my email newsletter if you'd like the list of authors volunteering for Zoom read alouds for World Read Aloud Day! It's going out later this afternoon! katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge #TheSevenHusbandsOfEvelynHugo Day 12: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge #kidlit @dansantat.bsky.social Day 11: After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat

I'm thankful for family and friends today. I'm sitting down to send a few quick postcards. We recycle boxes by cutting them into postcard-size and then mail happy thoughts throughout the year. Wouldn't you smile if you received a happy note from a friend on a postcard? #thankful #recycle #happymail

This is happening, y’all!!! Clear your schedule and get ready to chat! #TLskychat

To all my friends who celebrate Thanksgiving today... may you enjoy the celebration just the way you hope to in your heart of hearts. ❤️💙💜🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ #givethanks #HappyThanksgiving #HappyFriendsgiving

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge #lisawingate Day 10: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

NPR’s 2024 Book We Love list is out! apps.npr.org/best-books/#...

It’s so important that our classrooms make ample space for talk. And not just surface-level stuff: real intellectual discourse: “we found that high internal behavioral engagement did not guarantee student achievement if the engagement was not accompanied by talk.”

Here to connect with the #kidlit community and love MG or work with MG readers? check out the For the Love of Middle Grade starter packs--full of educators, librarians, author/illustrators, and others you can connect with who are here for the same reason. Here's starter pack #1: go.bsky.app/3KWmQJs

Sometimes, we forget how blessed we are. My hot water works, I have groceries to eat, I can still afford eggs, I have clean sheets on my bed, I have family and friends that love me, and I woke up today in my right mind. If that's not blessed, I don't know what is. #thankful #grateful #blessed

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 9: When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life ls at Stake: Tim Larkin

60+ free Growth Mindset posters! Don't be GROWTHed out by the silliness of the puns. Download the PDF or get the Google Slides document. #EduSky #EdTech

Hour of Code Week is coming up on December 9-15, 2024.🤖 Check out this special You've Been Book'd choice board and list I created in @follettcontent.bsky.social Titlewave.📚 buff.ly/413Q4vK #TLSky #EduLib #Skybrarians #hourofcode #tlchat #futurereadylibs #edchat #ISTElib #coding