Day 1: Each day for 7 days I will post a picture of a book I love. No explanation, no review. I will invite 1 friend to do the same. Today’s book: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. Today, I invite Mandi Bross to post her favorite books.

Day 2: Each day for 7 days I will post a picture of a book I love. No explanation, no review. Today’s book: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson.

Day 3: Each day for 7 days I will post a picture of a book I love. No explanation, no review. Today’s book: The Woman in This Poem edited by Georgia Heard.

Day 4: Each day for 7 days I will post a picture of a book I love. No explanation, no review. Today’s book: Mudhouse Sabbath by Lauren F. Winner.

Day 5: Each day for 7 days I will post a picture of a book I love. No explanation, no review. Today’s book: Matilda by Roald Dahl.

Day 6: Each day for 7 days I will post a picture of a book I love. No explanation, no review. Today’s book: Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger.

Day 7: Each day for 7 days I will post a picture of a book I love. No explanation, no review. Today’s book: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.

Reading through students’ reading surveys. Love this reminder of the importance of choice and voice in students’ reading lives:

Know any kids grade K-6 hungry for a creative outlet? Check out WordPlay's Saturday-morning program offerings. I am excited to be teaching the My Memoir class starting Saturday, September 29th and would love a full class of passionate creators! wordplaycincy.org/public-programs

Do you know a teen 13+? Well I know a great group that meets on Saturdays from 2-4pm at WordPlay Cincy in Northside! You should join us. Scribes start tomorrow!!! Hope to see you there!… instagram.com/p/BoR3-29lLFf/…

That's a wrap for Saturday workshops! THANK YOU to our dedicated teaching artists, as well as the students, families & volunteers who helped make these programs a success. #wordplaysaturdays Enrollment for the spring session is now open: wordplaycincy.org/wordplay-satur…

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Our job as educators ... is not to control others but to bring out the best in them. #masongiftedpd Kristen Rojas

Sometimes innovation in ELA means students CHOOSE to write something personal and NOT public. #masongiftedpd Kristen Rojas

I am embracing more time for students to reflect & self-assess, especially with independent reading and writing. #masongiftedpd Kristen Rojas

As teachers, we need to grow in our understandings of all the ways giftedness manifests itself #masongiftedpd Kristen Rojas

Imaginational intensity should be cultivated in the ELA classroom at every grade level. #masongiftedpd Kristen Rojas

Excited to talk about empowering students to pose and discuss their own questions about literature!@OCTELA Ohio Writing Project

Teachers of gifted students must be vulnerable and accept that they can learn from their students #masongiftedpd Kristen Rojas

All students in my class have the opportunity to design their reading and writing studies - choice is a valuable commodity! #masongiftedpd Kristen Rojas