With Remote Learning Still the Norm, Publishers Extend Permissions for Read Alouds UPDATED ow.ly/YLGC50ByR0l

Start next week off by reading a banned book, and other ways to combat censorship during Banned Books Week!

Powerful data presented in this short, effective video.

Thank you, Lindsay Murphy for making my day! Seeing our Timberwolves during Virtual Storytime has become the highlight of my week!

An amazing educator and figure to learn about during Hispanic Heritage Month!

Thank you, favorite author!

I love these new-to-me hand signals, especially for virtual learning. The "I agree" sign is a big one for our school, in-person or distanced. Are there any others you've found useful in your virtual classrooms?

I movie I watched recently reminded me of this eternally pertinent quote. Let us all endeavor to do better and make a brighter future for everyone.

TEACHERS & FAMILIES: Virtual student workshops for grades 3-8 are now available. Check out Rosa Parks: Freedom Fighter, Stories in the Stars: Mythology at the Library of Congress, & Imagination, Everyone's Superpower (beginning 10/28), blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2020/…

Check out this awesome partnership @FCPS_TuES & @IguanaBooks has formed increase diverse titles in our classroom libraries! Click here to see which books can be purchased and consider buying one (or more). Our Timberwolves will thank you! Curiousiguana.square.site/shop/3

Hispanic Heritage Month for grown folks!

Our school is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a virtual bookshelf honoring Hispanic characters, authors, and cultural heroes. Check it out and !Feliz Mes De La Herencia Hispana! docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Brave New World, 1984, and other so-called classic dystopian works largely omit racism, xenophobia, and intergenerational wounds. But these future classics center BIPOC characters and take on these issues head-on. ow.ly/FtQ850BKh5J

Five Finalists Named for 2020 National Book Award in Young People's Literature ow.ly/pi9s50BKX3X

Love "New Kid", looking forward to "Class Act"!

What a fun surprise I found in the TuES Little Free Library this morning! That's some time and talent, ya'll. #frederickrocks

I like scary stories! #kidatheart

TuES is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with a Virtual Bookshelf AND Virtual Field Trip honoring Native American characters, authors, and famous cultural heroes. docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Q2 How can digital storytelling promote individualism in the classroom? #TEDEdChat