The Book Love Foundation Podcast

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In the second episode of the Book Love Foundation Podcast Season 5, Julia Torres talks to school librarian Edith Campbell about being educators of color and how young Black people are being served in American schools.Instagram handles: @pennykittle, @juliaeri80,@crazyqulitedi, @ctvchelsea ★ Support this podcast ★

In the first episode of the Book Love Foundation Podcast Season 5, Julia Torres talks to school librarians Julie Stivers and Kathryn Cole about the challenges and opportunities in their work during the pandemic and about their #LibCollab initiative. ★ Support this podcast ★

 In this episode, Julia speaks with Namrata Tripathi Vice President and Publisher of Kokila books, an imprint that specializes in centering  stories from the margins, and Randy Ribay, educator and author of An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes, After the Shot Drops, and the highly acclaimed Patron Saints of Nothing. Listen as the three of them talk all things books, publishing, education and the intersections between them. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Julia Torres holds a conversation with Liz Prather and Sarah Zerwin on their teaching journeys and ways to disrupt literacy instruction as we currently know it. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Julia Torres holds a conversation with Luz Yadira Herrera and Carla Carla España, authors of En Comunidad. They discuss the importance of responsive bilingual education with a particular focus on bilingual Latinx students, and developing a pedagogy of translanguaging.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Julia Torres holds a conversation with Nicole Stellon O'Donnell on the connection between being a teacher with a writing life, and the challenge and invitation of teaching writers and readers in alternative education settings. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Season 4 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning.In this episode, Julia Torres interviews Chad Everett on his work leading literacy efforts in a large middle school.Subscribe in iTunesDonate to the Book Love FoundationSeason 4 Episode 1 Show NotesBringing a variety of professional experiences into the realm of education, Chad Everett is a self-proclaimed literacy and technology geek. His knowledge of effective technology practices to enhance student learning coupled with his passion for literacy makes him a significant resource in the school districts with which he works.A strong believer in the power of collaboration and the power of technology to expand learning communities, Chad cofounded #MSedchat, Mississippi's education Twitter chat. Chad holds a degree from the University of Memphis and is currently completing a Masters degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of Southern Mississippi.  He is a former instructional technology specialist and now works in the area of student discipline, examining the power of restorative discipline practices to transform the student discipline process.A frequent professional development leader and conference presenter, Chad spreads a love and enthusiasm for learning and the role technology plays in literacy instruction. Additionally, he works with community adult literacy organizations, believing the change needed to transform education extends beyond the school's walls. Find him on Twitter @ChadCEverettThank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books.– PennyThank you to our sponsorThis episode is brought to you in part by Audible. Audible is offering you a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership. Just go to audibletrial.com/BookLovePodcast and browse for a title that interests you, download a title for free and start listening. It's that easy. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Penny's conversation with Sam Graham-Felsen, author of Green, a novel. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 3 Ep 2 Show notes Sam Graham-Felsen s debut novel Green was recently selected as one of 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2019 Alex Awards by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) division of the American Library Association (ALA). It was also recognized as a New York Times Editor s Pick, an Indie Next selection, one of Amazon s Best Books of the Month, one of Six Debuts to Watch for in 2018 by Barnes and Noble, and one of the New Yorker s Books We Loved in 2018. His nonfiction writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post, The Nation, and elsewhere. From, 2007-2008, he worked as the chief blogger on Barack Obama s presidential campaign. Sam is currently at work on more fiction and serves as an adjunct assistant professor of creative writing at Columbia University. You can connect with him on Facebook or contact him through his website. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post The Book Love Foundation Podcast: Sam Graham-Felsen appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Season 3 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Part 2 of Penny's conversation with Cornelius Minor. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 3 Ep 2 Show notes This episode is Part 2 of Penny's recent conversation with Cornelius Minor. If you haven't heard Part 1, be sure to check it out! Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator and staff developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project who works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform across the globe and to bring communities together. He is the author of We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be You can connect with him on his website, Kass and Corn, or on Twitter at @MisterMinor. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny Thank you to our sponsor This episode is brought to you in part by Audible. Audible is offering you a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership. Just go to audibletrial.com/BookLovePodcast and browse for a title that interests you, download a title for free and start listening. It s that easy. The post A Conversation with Cornelius Minor, Part 2. Season 3 Ep. 2 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Season 3 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Part 1 of Penny's conversation with Cornelius Minor. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 3 Ep 1 Show notes This episode is Part 1 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Cornelius Minor. Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator and staff developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project who works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform across the globe and to bring communities together. He is the author of We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be You can connect with him on his website, Kass and Corn, or on Twitter at @MisterMinor. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny Thank you to our sponsor This episode is brought to you in part by Audible. Audible is offering you a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership. Just go to audibletrial.com/BookLovePodcast and browse for a title that interests you, download a title for free and start listening. It s that easy. The post A Conversation with Cornelius Minor, Part 1. Season 3 Ep. 1 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Part 3 of Penny's conversation with John Irving. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation This conversation was recorded as part of the 2017 Book Love Foundation Summer Book Club. The 2018 Summer Book Club is coming up soon. Visit the Book Love Foundation web site to learn more. Season 2 Ep 13 Show notes This episode is Part 3 of a three-part conversation Penny had recently with John Irving. From Irving's web site: John Irving, the modern American novelist, has written thirteen novels over the course of his prolific career, nine of which have been international bestsellers.  The World According to Garp, which won the National Book Award in 1980, was John Irving s fourth novel and his first international bestseller. Worldwide, the Irving novel most often called an American classic is A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989) the portrayal of an enduring friendship at the time when the Vietnam War had its most divisive effect on the United States. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny Thank you to our sponsor Support for the Book Love Foundation Podcast comes from Booksource. The post A Conversation with John Irving, Part 3. Season 2 Ep. 13 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Part 2 of Penny's conversation with John Irving. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation This conversation was recorded as part of the 2017 Book Love Foundation Summer Book Club. The 2018 Summer Book Club is coming up soon. Visit the Book Love Foundation web site to learn more. Season 2 Ep 12 Show notes This episode is Part 2 of a three-part conversation Penny had recently with John Irving. From Irving's web site: John Irving, the modern American novelist, has written thirteen novels over the course of his prolific career, nine of which have been international bestsellers.  The World According to Garp, which won the National Book Award in 1980, was John Irving s fourth novel and his first international bestseller. Worldwide, the Irving novel most often called an American classic is A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989) the portrayal of an enduring friendship at the time when the Vietnam War had its most divisive effect on the United States. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny Thank you to our sponsor Support for the Book Love Foundation Podcast comes from Booksource. The post A Conversation with John Irving, Part 2. Season 2 Ep. 12 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Part 1 of Penny's conversation with John Irving. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation This conversation was recorded as part of the 2017 Book Love Foundation Summer Book Club. The 2018 Summer Book Club is coming up soon. Visit the Book Love Foundation web site to learn more. Season 2 Ep 11 Show notes This episode is Part 1 of a three-part conversation Penny had recently with John Irving. From Irving's web site: John Irving, the modern American novelist, has written thirteen novels over the course of his prolific career, nine of which have been international bestsellers.  The World According to Garp, which won the National Book Award in 1980, was John Irving s fourth novel and his first international bestseller. Worldwide, the Irving novel most often called an American classic is A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989) the portrayal of an enduring friendship at the time when the Vietnam War had its most divisive effect on the United States. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny What Penny is Reading If your students like high action fantasy books that connect strongly to character, like the Hunger Games and the Maze Runner, check out The Arc of Scythe series, by Neil Shusterman.  Thunderhead, Volume 2, is now available. Also, The Dorothy Must Die series, by Danielle Paige lets students revisit Oz in a whole new way. Thank you to our sponsor Support for the Book Love Foundation Podcast comes from Booksource.     The post A Conversation with John Irving, Part 1. Season 2 Ep. 11 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. This episode is part of a series of special shows for winter break 2017! In each episode, we will help you figure what to do with those book store gift cards by sharing some titles you may want to add to your classroom library. Today Penny talks with Tiana Silvas-Brunetti! Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 10 Show notes Tiana Silvas-Brunetti considers effective teaching to be an intersection of continuous co-constructed learning, self-confidence, and lifelong leaders that emerge from teacher teams and classrooms. Silvas feels that the best way to grow as an education leader is through experience in the classroom saying, I continue to lead from the trenches. She says true leadership isn t what you do in the moment, but the legacy you leave behind. TIana is a 4th Grade Teacher, and former Literacy Coach at PS 59 (from her Heinemann Fellows bio). Find Tiana on Twitter and Facebook. Read the recent post from the Heinemann Fellows blog, Heinemann Fellow Tiana Silvas on Fostering Empathy and Understanding Among Students. In their conversation, Tiana and Penny mentioned several authors who have books that kids can connect with throughout their development as readers. By Jacqueline Woodson: The Other Side, Brown Girl Dreaming By Gary Soto: Baseball in April, his many books of poetry By Matt de la Pena: Last Stop on Market Street, Mexican WhiteBoy By Jason Reynolds: Ghost, All the Way Down By Kwame Alexander: The Crossover, Solo Here are Tiana's book recommendations… Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers The Paper-flower Tree, by Jacqueline Ayer Family Pictures Cuadros de Familia, by Carmen Lomas Garza At the end of this special series, a list of all the suggested titles will be sent to everybody on the Teacher Learning Sessions email list. If you are not yet on the list, you can go to Teacher Learning Sessions.com and sign up there. It is quick and easy, and you will receive that list directly to your inbox. If you already are on the list, thank you! Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post 2017 Winter Break #6 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. This episode is part of a series of special shows for winter break 2017! In each episode, we will help you figure what to do with those book store gift cards by sharing some titles you may want to add to your classroom library. Today Penny talks with Aeriale Johnson! Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 9 Show notes Aeriale Johnson  serves children and their communities as a kindergarten teacher at Washington Elementary School in San Jose, CA. Prior to that, she taught in rural Alaska for 11 years and Florida for eight years. Her research focuses on both exploring and eliminating word poverty and the impact of the vestiges of colonialism on public school education in rural and urban settings throughout the world. She is a National Board Certified Teacher, served on the ILA Rural Diversity Committee from 2012-14, has presented at ILA and NCTE, and is currently a Heinemann Fellow. Find Aeriale on Twitter and Facebook. Here are her book recommendations… Where the Past Begins, by Amy Tan My Name is Not Easy, by Debby Dahl Edwardson (Also mentioned: Blessings Bead and Whale Snow.) The Rock and the River, by Kekla Magoon (Also mentioned: How It Went Down and X, a novel, written with Ilyasah Shabazz.) Other texts mentioned: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, by Bryan Stevenson Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America, by Alex Kotlowitz The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas All American Boys, by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Refugee, by Alan Gratz At the end of this special series, a list of all the suggested titles will be sent to everybody on the Teacher Learning Sessions email list. If you are not yet on the list, you can go to Teacher Learning Sessions.com and sign up there. It is quick and easy, and you will receive that list directly to your inbox. If you already are on the list, thank you! Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post 2017 Winter Break #5 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. This episode is part of a series of special shows for winter break 2017! In each episode, we will help you figure what to do with those book store gift cards by sharing some titles you may want to add to your classroom library. Today Penny talks with Dana Johansen! Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 8 Show notes Penny talks about Enticing Hard-to-Reach Writers, by Ruth Ayers. Dana Johansen  Dana has taught elementary and middle school for more than ten years. She currently teaches fifth grade English and is earning her doctorate in Curriculum & Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dedicated to the ever-expanding applications of technology in the classroom, she has presented at conferences on the use of iPads, wikis and blogs in the classroom. Dana is the co-author with Sonja Cherry-Paul of Flip Your Writing Workshop: A Blended Learning Approach, and Teaching Interpretation: Using Text-Based Evidence to Construct Meaning. Find Dana on Twitter. Here are her book recommendations… The Swap, by Megan Shull. (Megan on Twitter.) Kate Messner includes a link on her web site to authors who Skype with classes and book clubs (for free). Ghost, by Jason Reynolds Patina, by Jason Reynolds Sunny, by Jason Reynolds The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle, by Janet Fox. At the end of this special series, a list of all the suggested titles will be sent to everybody on the Teacher Learning Sessions email list. If you are not yet on the list, you can go to Teacher Learning Sessions.com and sign up there. It is quick and easy, and you will receive that list directly to your inbox. If you already are on the list, thank you! Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post 2017 Winter Break #4 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. This episode is part of a series of special shows for winter break 2017! In each episode, we will help you figure what to do with those book store gift cards by sharing some titles you may want to add to your classroom library. Today Penny talks with Tricia Ebarvia! Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 7 Show notes Tricia Ebarvia teaches at Conestoga High School outside Philadelphia, PA. From her Heinemann Fellow bio:  Tricia has spent the last 15 years as a classroom educator with a student-driven approach to teaching reading and writing. Through her career, Tricia has applied the philosophy of the teacher-as-researcher while applying best practices to cultivate independent learners through independent reading and student choice. For better or worse, well enough doesn t satisfy me. I approach each school year, each course, each unit with fresh eyes. Find Tricia on Twitter and her web site. Here are her book recommendations… When Dimple Met Rishi, by Sandhya Menon Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan The Paper Menagerie, by Ken Liu The story “The Paper Menagerie” was also featured on an episode of LeVar Burton Reads. Also, Penny talked about Reimagining Writing Assessment: from Scales to Stories, by Maja Wilson.   At the end of this special series, a list of all the suggested titles will be sent to everybody on the Teacher Learning Sessions email list. If you are not yet on the list, you can go to Teacher Learning Sessions.com and sign up there. It is quick and easy, and you will receive that list directly to your inbox. If you already are on the list, thank you! Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post 2017 Winter Break Special #3 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. This episode is part of a series of special shows for winter break 2017! In each episode, we will help you figure what to do with those book store gift cards by sharing some titles you may want to add to your classroom library. Today Penny talks with Cornelius Minor! Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 6 Show notes Cornelius Minor is a frequent keynote speaker for and Lead Staff Developer at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. In that capacity, he works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support deep and wide literacy reform in cities (and sometimes villages) across the globe. Whether working with teachers and young people in Singapore, Seattle, or New York City, Cornelius always uses his love for technology, hip-hop, and social media to recruit students engagement in reading and writing and teachers engagement in communities of practice. As a staff developer, Cornelius draws not only on his years teaching middle school in the Bronx and Brooklyn, but also on time spent skateboarding, shooting hoops, and working with young people. Find him on Twitter, and on Facebook. And also check out some of the episodes of the Heinemann Podcast that he has been part of. What a variety of titles from Cornelius! Here are his recommendations… Video Game Guides for Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and MineCraft. Can't Stop Won't Stop, by Jeff Chang The Rap Yearbook, by Shea Serrano and Arturo Torres Hip Hop Raised Me, by DJ Semtex Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated, by Shea Serrano, illustrated by Arturo Torres Dear Martin, by Nic Stone The Great Greene Heist, by Varian Johnson To Catch a Cheat, by Varian Johnson Marvel Champions At the end of this special series, a list of all the suggested titles will be sent to everybody on the Teacher Learning Sessions email list. If you are not yet on the list, you can go to Teacher Learning Sessions.com and sign up there. It is quick and easy, and you will receive that list directly to your inbox. If you already are on the list, thank you! Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post 2017 Winter Break Special #2 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. This is the first in a short series of special shows for winter break 2017! In each episode, we will help you figure what to do with those book store gift cards by sharing some titles you may want to add to your classroom library. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 5 Show notes Some recommended titles from Penny Kittle… What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen, by Kate Fagan Out of Wonder, by Kwame Alexander Untwine, by Edwidge Danticat (also mentioned, The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story and Create Dangerously) Reading for Their Life: Re-building the Textual Lineages of African-American Adolescent Males, by Alfred Tatum   At the end of this special series, a list of all the suggested titles will be sent to everybody on the Teacher Learning Sessions email list. If you are not yet on the list, you can go to Teacher Learning Sessions.com and sign up there. It is quick and easy, and you will receive that list directly to your inbox. If you already are on the list, thank you! Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post 2017 Winter Break Special #1 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Part 2 of Penny's recent conversation with Deborah Wiles. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 4 Show notes This episode is Part 2 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Deborah Wiles. Deborah Wiles is an award-winning author of novels and picture books whose work is loved by readers of all ages. She is a two-time National Book Award Finalist, and you can learn more about her at her website. Deborah's novels include Love, Ruby Lavender (2001), Each Little Bird That Sings (2005. National Book Award Finalist), The Aurora County All Stars (2007), Countdown (2010), and Revolution (2014. National Book Award Finalist). Her picture books include Freedom Summer (2001) and One Wide Sky (2003). From the conversation: Deborah Wiles on Pinterest. Minds Made for Stories, by Tom Newkirk 12 truths I learned from life and writing, by Anne Lamott. “Story is the primary vehicle human beings use to structure knowledge and experience.”   – Richard Rhodes Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post A Conversation with Deborah Wiles, Part 2. Season 2 Ep. 4 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Part 1 of Penny's recent conversation with Deborah Wiles. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 3 Show notes This episode is Part 1 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Deborah Wiles. Deborah Wiles is an award-winning author of novels and picture books whose work is loved by readers of all ages. She is a two-time National Book Award Finalist, and you can learn more about her at her website. Deborah's novels include Love, Ruby Lavender (2001), Each Little Bird That Sings (2005. National Book Award Finalist), The Aurora County All Stars (2007), Countdown (2010), and Revolution (2014. National Book Award Finalist). Her picture books include Freedom Summer (2001) and One Wide Sky (2003). From the conversation: Deborah Wiles on Pinterest. Minds Made for Stories, by Tom Newkirk 12 truths I learned from life and writing, by Anne Lamott. “Story is the primary vehicle human beings use to structure knowledge and experience.”   – Richard Rhodes Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post A Conversation with Deborah Wiles, Part 1. Season 2 Ep. 3 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Part 2 of Penny's recent conversation with Kwame Alexander. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 2 Show notes This episode is Part 2 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Kwame Alexander. Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times Bestselling author of 24 books, including SOLO, a Young Adult Novel, and THE CROSSOVER, a middle grade novel which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Paterson Poetry Prize. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny RESOURCES REFERENCED Kwame's web site is where you can find all things Kwame.  Details and links are available there. He served on the advisory committee for Nikki Giovanni's 100 Best African American Poems. Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post A Conversation with Kwame Alexander, Part 2. Season 2 Ep. 2 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Season 2 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. We kick off the season with a conversation with Kwame Alexander. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 1 Show notes This episode is Part 1 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Kwame Alexander. Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times Bestselling author of 24 books, including SOLO, a Young Adult Novel, and THE CROSSOVER, a middle grade novel which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Paterson Poetry Prize. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny RESOURCES REFERENCED Kwame's web site is where you can find all things Kwame.  Details and links are available there. He served on the advisory committee for Nikki Giovanni's 100 Best African American Poems. Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post A Conversation with Kwame Alexander, Part 1. Season 2 Ep. 1 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 13 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 13 Show notes This episode, the last of our first season, is a celebration of teachers who are changing the reading lives of teenagers one kid and one book at a time.   The 2016 grant winners join the Book Love Foundation family, which stretches across 24 states and 3 Canadian provinces.  They teach in public and private schools.  They teach honors students as well as students who have always struggled with reading.   Books matter.  In every classroom, high interest books matter.   I am so excited for you to meet these teachers.   Thanks so much for joining us today.   Penny Congratulations to the 2016 Book Love Foundation Full-Library Grant Recipients: Jake Casey Jill Cooper Kelsey Curlett Jake Eismeier Colin Flynn Wendy Gassaway Austin Hall Michael Simental Dawn Taylor Shondra Walker The Teacher Learning Sessions is offering a free summer study session around the Book Love Foundation Podcast. This free study session will run for 4 weeks, starting on July 18.  Each week will focus on a different episode of the show, and teachers who join will receive show transcripts and other resources, pre- and post- listening thinking points and conversation starters, and have access to a private Facebook group as well as teacher reflections as people share their thinking. We think it will be a great free summer resource for teachers to learn together from each other, build their on-line network, and gather and share resources.  (Did I mention the free part?) Please sign up at  teacherlearningsessions.com/booklove-summer It has been a pleasure bringing you Season 1 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast. Thank you very much for listening. The post And the winners are… Ep 13 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 12 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 12 Show notes In this episode, the topic is reading break at Kennett High School. Four days a week, at 9am, for 20 minutes, the school becomes nearly silent.  Students gather in groups of 10-15 students all over the school to read with teachers.  Almost all of these reading breaks hum with engaged reading.   Engaged readers are not hard to spot.  They ignore distractions.  They continue reading through the morning announcements.  They settle into a peace and contentment we so rarely see in high schools today.   The enthusiasm for reading in students and in teachers is easy to see as well–they finish one book and have plans for the next, they bring in books to read and to share with each other.  They continually invite, rather than police, kids into reading, simply because they know how important it is.   Our school is committed to developing a community of readers.  I believe it happened because we hired a principal who used to own a bookstore.  Neal Moylan responded to growing apathy about reading with time for pleasure reading.  And, he tripled the English teachers library budget for them all to start classroom libraries, then also allocated money for any teacher in any content area to personalize their classroom library.  That with a shrinking budget. The teachers you ll meet today are not English teachers.   But they are passionate about reading, and they are advocates for individual kids. And, to recognize Memorial Day, we conclude this episode with a story of a legacy, a woman who left her mark on everyone who knew her.   Thanks so much for joining us today.   Penny CONVERSATION SEGMENT Thank you to Neal Moylan, Peter Innes, Kate Sargent, Cheryl Furtado, Joe Riddensdale, Lindsay Cole, Melissa Cyr, and Jason Cicero. (Kennett reads.  And it rocks, too. -kc) The staff members we interviewed named these books as their favorites, although we didn't end up using this in the edited show If I Stay, by Gail Foreman Cat's Eye, by Margaret Atwood Temple of My Familiar, by Alice Walker The Color Purple, by Alice Walker Possessing the Secret of Joy, by Alice Walker An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, by Chris Hadfield The Endurance, by Earnest Shackleton Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift Roots, by Alex Haley The Odyssey, by Homer Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes American Sniper, by Chris Kyle, Jim DeFelice, and Scott McEwen Lone Survivor, by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson Athletes Wanted, by Chris Krause White Like Me, by Tim Wise Black Like Me, by John Howard Griffin The Hunger Games books, by Suzanne Collins The Maze Runner, by James Dashner Pop, by Gordan Korman THE MAN CLUB SAMPLER The Car, by Gary Paulsen The Rifle, by Gary Paulsen Trapped, by Michael Northrop Alabama Moon, by Watt Key Dirt Road Home, by Watt Key A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah Snitch, by Allison van Diepen The Talk-funny Girl, by Roland Merullo Caged Warrior, by Alan Lawrence Sitomer Homeboyz, by Alan Lawrence Sitomer Boot Camp, by Todd Strasser Hole in My Life, by Jack Gantos BOOK TALK from Lindsay Cole (biology): The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling The Resurrection of the Romanovs, by Greg King and Penny Wilson The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot The Family That Couldn't Sleep, by D. T. Max from Melissa Cyr (World Studies): First Crossing (Anthology) The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand from Jason Cicero (math): Enumeracy, by John Allen Paulos The Visual Miscellaneum, by David McCandless books by Roald Dahl These books are all available at The Teacher Learning Sessions Book Store. Browse By Category / Book Love Foundation Podcast / Episode 11 Purchases through the TLS Book Store support The Teacher Learning Sessions. “In Lieu of Flowers…,” by Kevin Carlson Written in memory of Suzanne J. Rood, 1935 – 2007. Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post Kennett Reads! Ep 12 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 11 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 11 Show notes In this episode you will get an inside view of some of my work this year.  Kevin Carlson, who produces this podcast for the Teacher Learning Sessions, came to A158 at Kennett High School a week ago and invited my ninth graders to talk about their reading lives during this school year. The three students who volunteered to talk have similar histories from middle school .unfortunately. They came to me from two different middle schools: one public, one private. Their teachers had good intentions and they worked hard to make a few books interesting. But with little balance between teacher-selected books and student-selected titles these kids read little and became dormant readers. Now, after a year of hard work, they are in very different places in their reading lives. My belief is that if kids become uninterested in reading, it is up to us–it is on us– to change that. Books, in the words of Stephen King, are portable magic. We can make that true for every student. Every year. Three from my classroom will tell you how. Thanks so much for joining us today.  The board members of the Book Love Foundation are choosing finalists this week. We meet on Thursday. It will be a long night. We want you all to win. Every small donation helps us fund one more library. Please help us help teachers. Thank you for listening now get back to reading. – Penny CONVERSATION SEGMENT Thank you very much to Sully, Jamie, and Ashton for volunteering to share their thinking and experiences for this podcast! These are the books referenced in their conversations… Eragon, by Christopher Paolini (from the Inheritance Cycle series) The Harry Potter Books, by J.K. Rowling The Percy Jackson Books, by Rick Riordan The Martian, by Andrew Weir Winger, by Andrew Smith The Lunar Chronicles, by Marissa Meyer The Fifth Wave, by Rick Yancey (from the Fifth Wave series) Leaving Home, by Jodi Picoult BOOK TALK from Jamie: Winger, by Andrew Smith Stand Off (Winger, Book 2), by Andrew Smith Cinder, by Marissa Meyer (from The Lunar Chronicles series) Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer (from The Lunar Chronicles series) Swim the Fly, by Don Calame The Martian, by Andy Weir from Ashton: Soul Surfer, by Bethany Hamilton Growing Up Gronk, by Gordon Gronkowski from Sully: I Am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore (from the Lorien Legacies series)   These books are all available at The Teacher Learning Sessions Book Store. Browse By Category / Book Love Foundation Podcast / Episode 11 Purchases through the TLS Book Store support The Teacher Learning Sessions. Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post The Kittle Classroom – Exposed! Ep 11 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 10 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 10 Show notes This episode is Part 2 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Kelly Gallagher. Part 1 appeared in Episode 9. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. We have given away $100,000 in three years and are currently reviewing 140 applications for 2016. We wish we had money to give to every one of these deserving teachers. If you can help us in that mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny RESOURCES REFERENCED Kelly's web site is where you can find his Article of the Week and many other resources. Kelly is the author of In the Best Interest of Students (Stenhouse, 2015), Write Like This (Stenhouse, 2011), Readicide (Stenhouse, 2009), Teaching Adolescent Writers (Stenhouse, 2006), Deeper Reading (Stenhouse, 2004), and Reading Reasons (Stenhouse, 2003).  Details and links are available on his website. SOME FAVORITES FROM KELLY'S CLASSROOM LIBRARY The Martian, by Andy Weir Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher Everything Everything, by Nicola Yoon The Rose That Grew from Concrete, by Tupac Shakur If I Stay, by Gayle Forman Alabama Moon, by Watt Key Every Day, by David Levithan Another Day, by David Levithan The post A Conversation with Kelly Gallagher, Part 2. Ep. 10 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 9 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 9 Show notes This episode is Part 1 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Kelly Gallagher. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. We have given away $100,000 in three years and are currently reviewing 140 applications for 2016. We wish we had money to give to every one of these deserving teachers. If you can help us in that mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny RESOURCES REFERENCED Kelly's web site is where you can find his Article of the Week and many other resources. Kelly is the author of In the Best Interest of Students (Stenhouse, 2015), Write Like This (Stenhouse, 2011), Readicide (Stenhouse, 2009), Teaching Adolescent Writers (Stenhouse, 2006), Deeper Reading (Stenhouse, 2004), and Reading Reasons (Stenhouse, 2003).  Details and links are available on his website. The books referenced in our podcasts are available at the new Teacher Learning Sessions Book Store.  Browse by Category to find titles sorted by the podcast and episode where they appear.  We receive a small commission from Amazon on the sales, so your purchases show your support of our work and help us continue to produce podcasts like this one. Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post A Conversation with Kelly Gallagher, Part 1. Ep. 9 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 8 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 8 Show notes This episode is Part 1 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Donalyn Miller. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. We have given away $100,000 in three years and are currently reviewing 140 applications for 2016. We wish we had money to give to every one of these deserving teachers. If you can help us in that mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE Books: The Book Whisperer, by Donalyn Miller Reading in the Wild, by Donalyn Miller On Twitter: @donalynbooks co-host of #titletalk with Colby Sharp co-host of Best Practices Roots (#bproots) with Teri Lesesne founder of #bookaday Donalyn is also the co-founder of the Nerdy Book Club. Other: Scholastic Book Fairs, where Donalyn is Manager of Independent Reading Outreach Little Free Libraries Book Buzz Book Riot BOOK TALK Here are the books from this episode s book talk, courtesy of Donalyn Miller: Reading without nonsense, by Frank Smith Unidentified Suburban Object, by Mike Jung The We Need Diverse Books Movement. Dumplin', by Julie Murphy Side Effects Vary, by Julie Murphy Rad American Women A to Z, by Kate Schatz Drowned City, by Don Brown The Great American Dust Bowl, by Don Brown (Yes, this same book talk appeared in Episode #3.) Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post A Conversation with Donalyn Miller, Part 2. Ep. 8 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 7 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 7 Show notes This episode is Part 1 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Donalyn Miller. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. We have given away $100,000 in three years and are currently reviewing 140 applications for 2016. We wish we had money to give to every one of these deserving teachers. If you can help us in that mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE Books: The Book Whisperer, by Donalyn Miller Reading in the Wild, by Donalyn Miller Slasher Girls and Monster Boys, by April Genevieve Tucholke On Twitter: @donalynbooks co-host of #titletalk with Colby Sharp co-host of Best Practices Roots (#bproots) with Teri Lesesne founder of #bookaday Donalyn is also the co-founder of the Nerdy Book Club. Other: Scholastic Book Fairs, where Donalyn is Manager of Independent Reading Outreach Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. require(["mojo/signup-forms/Loader"], function(L) { L.start({"baseUrl":"mc.us11.list-manage.com","uuid":"758e0031c7a7661f62a20a558","lid":"27df9614a1"}) }) The post A Conversation with Donalyn Miller, Part 1. Ep. 7 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 6 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 6 Show notes We re going to talk about leadership in teaching, but maybe not in the way you think. In the words of Sadie Nardini, Becoming a master takes stubbornness, dedication, and focus. And it starts right now. Transformation was, is, and always will be a DIY–a do-it-yourself process. I was struck by how much that mirrors teacher professional development. We can t wait for someone else to develop us–we are in charge of how we grow. Teaching is always a draft–always an approximation–but just like with the young writers we teach, we want each draft to show evidence of revision and improvement. After 31 years of teaching, I m always hoping next year I will be a better teacher–next week, even. As Lolly Daskal, President and CEO of Lead from Within says, Leading is about striving to become better than we are, and helping everything and everyone around us to become better too. And in this episode, we explore what that means for teachers. If you want to know more about the Book Love Foundation, please visit booklovefoundation.org. We are currently reading applications and struggling to decide which classrooms we will fund this year. We could sure use your help. Any contribution will help us. 100% of donations go to teachers we know will put books into kids hands. Thank you for believing how important that work is. Penny CONVERSATION SEGMENT The Interviews Beth Hughes teaches high school English at Massachusetts' Wakefield Memorial High School. You can find her on Twitter @MsBethHughes, read about her musings on lifelong learning at msbethhughes.org and her passion to reintroduce her students to reading at fortheloveofreading.org, or email her at bhughesud@gmail.com. Rebekah Hess is a high school teacher at Rock Ridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia and is a teacher consultant for the Shenandoah Valley Writing Project. When she isn t teaching English, she is choreographing for the Rock Ridge Performing Arts musical productions. She can be reached on Twitter @MissHessEnglish or through email at Rebekah.Hess@lcps.org Jennifer Brinkmeyer teaches Reading Strategies and English 9 at Iowa City High School and serves as language arts curriculum coordinator for the district. In 2014, she received UChicago s Outstanding Educator Award. She regularly presents at Iowa Council Teachers of English conferences.  You can also follow her on Twitter @jjbrinkmeyer and email: Brinkmeyer.jennifer@iowacityschools.org Erica Beaton currently teaches history and English at Cedar Springs High School in west Michigan. She blogs at EricaLeeBeaton.com and can be reached on Twitter at @EricaLeeBeaton. Melissa Sawyer is a high school English teacher at Martin Luther King Jr. Career Campus in Cleveland, Ohio. She can be reached at melissasawyer013@gmail.com or on Twitter at @MelSaw013. Kevin English currently teaches English at Wayne Memorial High School in southeast Michigan and is a teacher consultant for the Eastern Michigan Writing Project. He can be reached on Twitter at @kevinmenglish or by email at kevinmenglish@gmail.com. Julie Jarriel is currently in her third year teaching ninth grade English at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville, South Carolina. She can be reached by email at julie.jarriel@gmail.com. Other Resources Write Beside Them, by Penny Kittle Book Love, by Penny Kittle The Book Whisperer, by Donalyn Miller National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) International Literacy Association (ILA) National Writing Project (NWP) Lolly Daskal of Lead from Within is @LollyDaskal Sadie Nardini is @sadienardini BOOK TALK Here are the books from this episode s book talk, courtesy of Kristinia Haney: We Were Here, by Matt de la Pena Mexican White Boy, by Matt de la Pena Matt de la Pena s web site:  http://mattdelapena.com/ Matt s recent essay for NPR:  Sometimes The ‘Tough Teen' Is Quietly Writing Stories Matt on Twitter: @mattdelapena STUDENT STORY This episode s student story was from Serena Kessler. The books mentioned in her story were: Lightning Thief and the Percy Jackson series, by Rick Riordan I am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb Serena Kessler is a high school English teacher at Romulus High School in Romulus, Michigan.  She blogs at wholechildren.wordpress.com and can be reached by email at serenakessler@gmail.com. Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post How Teachers Can Be Leaders. Episode 6 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 5 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 5 Show notes This episode is Part 2 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Kylene Beers. You can listen to Part 1 here. We hope you enjoyed my conversation with Kylene as much as I did.  Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. If you feel inspired to support this work, please visit booklovefoundation.org where you can donate money we will use to support teachers. You can also meet teachers there who have changed the story of reading for their students with the support of The Book Love Foundation. – Penny RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE When Kids Can't Read, What Teachers Can Do, by Kylene Beers. Notice and Note, by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst Response and Analysis, by Robert E. Probst Notice and Note book club page on FB  (started by Allison Jackson, a 3rd grade teacher) The Heinemann Booth Bay Literacy Retreat The Pacific Coast Literacy Retreat Reading Nonfiction, by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst Kylene s I am not an H Facebook post The post A Conversation with Kylene Beers, Part 2. Ep. 5 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 4 Show notes This episode is Part 1 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Kylene Beers. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. We have given away $100,000 in three years and are currently reviewing 140 applications for 2016. We wish we had money to give to every one of these deserving teachers. If you can help us in that mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE When Kids Can't Read, What Teachers Can Do, by Kylene Beers. Notice and Note, by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst Response and Analysis, by Robert E. Probst Notice and Note book club page on FB  (started by Alison Jackson, a 3rd grade teacher) The Heinemann Booth Bay Literacy Retreat Reading Nonfiction, by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst Kylene s I am not an H Facebook post Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post A Conversation with Kylene Beers, Part 1. Ep. 4 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 3 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 3 Show notes You can learn more about the Book Love Foundation at Booklovefoundation.org, where you can also make a donation. 100% of the money you give to the Book Love Foundation puts books into classrooms. Applications were due on March 1, and this year we received 140 from across the United States and Canada. I ve only just begun reading them and sorting them for my board members, but I already know we haven t raised enough money to fund all of the deserving teachers who have applied. Can you help us reach potential donors? Send a link to our podcasts to people you know and encourage them to help us with this mission. Help us bring the joy of reading to more teenagers. Help us create a love of reading in every school. Help teachers build reading lives that last. – Penny CONVERSATION SEGMENT Dr. Kim Parker currently teaches grades 10-12 English and Writing at Cambridge, Rindge and Latin High School in Cambridge, MA. She blogs about her literacy work with underserved young people at www.classroomlinernotes.wordpress.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @TchKimPossible and email: kimpossible97@gmail.com Jennifer Brinkmeyer teaches Reading Strategies and English 9 at Iowa City High School and serves as language arts curriculum coordinator for the district. In 2014, she received UChicago s Outstanding Educator Award. She regularly presents at Iowa Council Teachers of English conferences.  You can also follow her on Twitter @jjbrinkmeyer and email: Brinkmeyer.jennifer@iowacityschools.org Brian Kelley teaches 8th-grade creative writing at Charles F. Patton Middle School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. He is a co-director of the Pennsylvania Writing & Literature Project. You can email him at bjk925@gmail.com, connect with him on Twitter @_briank_ , or follow  his blog: http://www.brianjkelley.net/ Penny talked about conferring with her student Kaedyn about The Death Cure by James Dashner Here are Penny s Book Love Workshop Handouts. BOOK TALK Here are the books from this episode s book talk, courtesy of Donalyn Miller: Reading without nonsense, by Frank Smith Unidentified Suburban Object, by Mike Jung The We Need Diverse Books Movement. Dumplin', by Julie Murphy Side Effects Vary, by Julie Murphy Rad American Women A to Z, by Kate Schatz Drowned City, by Don Brown The Great American Dust Bowl, by Don Brown Donalyn Miller has taught 4th, 5th, and 6th grade language arts and social studies in the Fort Worth, TX area and was a finalist for 2010 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year. In her popular book, The Book Whisperer, Donalyn reflects on her journey to become a reading teacher and describes how she inspires and motivates her middle school students to read 40 or more books a year. In her latest book, Reading in the Wild, Donalyn collects responses from 900 adult readers and uses this information to teach lifelong reading habits to her students. Donalyn is the founder of the annual #bookaday event and co-host the monthly Twitter chat, #titletalk. Her articles about teaching and reading have appeared in publications such as Education Week Teacher, The Reading Teacher, Educational Leadershipand The Washington Post. Donalyn s web site is https://bookwhisperer.com/, and she can be found on Twitter @donalynbooks. STUDENT STORY This episode s student story was from Kim Parker. The books mentioned in her story were: Everything Everything, by Nicola Yoon   Atonement, by Ian McEwan   The Boy in the Black Suit, by Jason Reynolds All American Boys, by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Books from Ni-Ni Simone Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post Connecting Students to Books. Episode 3 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 2 Show notes You can learn more about the Book Love Foundation at Booklovefoundation.org, where you can also make a donation. 100% of the money you give to the Book Love Foundation puts books into classrooms. We ve given away $100,000 in three years, but the need is far greater. Help us reach more young people with the power of reading. Book Love Foundation awards are given to teachers like you. If you re listening to this show, you re already committed to kids and the power of reading. You can apply for a Book Love Foundation grant by visiting booklovefoundation.org. Applications for 2016 are due March 1st. CONVERSATION SEGMENT Ben Wilkinson has been an English teacher for six years, most recently at Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, TN. He also teaches Creative Writing, and won a Book Love Grant in 2014. Find him on Twitter at @readlikeawolf. Claire Gibson is a high school English teacher and instructional coach at Adams City High School in Commerce City, CO. You can find her on Twitter @Gibby86, read about her reading and teaching life on her new blog atateacherwhowrites.com or e-mail her at clairegibson9@gmail.com. Karlen Shupp has taught English since 1999 and currently at Trumbull High School in Trumbull, CT.  She has also taught at Pomperaug Regional High School and Western Connecticut State University.  She presented at the NCTE Annual Convention in 2014 on modeling and in 2015 on assessments linked to Independent Reading. Shupp, along with Stephanie Jalowiec and Jim McCaffrey is part of the Reading (R)evolution, a group of three educators dedicated to sparking the love of reading in students.  They have a blog at https://3lonenuts.wordpress.com and an active Twitter account @THSReadRev. Karlen can be reached at shuppk@trumbullps.org, @THSteacher, and https://sites.google.com/a/trumbullps.org/shupp-english/ Steph can be reached at jalowies@trumbullps.org and on Twitter @MrsJalowiec. Jim can be reached at mccaffrj@trumbullps.org and on Twitter @mccaffths. Beth Hughes teaches high school English at Massachusetts' Wakefield Memorial High School. You can find her on Twitter @MsBethHughes, read her musings on lifelong learning at msbethhughes.org and her passion to reintroduce her students to reading at fortheloveofreading.org, or email her at bhughesud@gmail.com. BOOK TALK Here are the books from this episode s book talk, courtesy of Serena Kessler: All American Boys, by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely I am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore The Divergent series, by Veronica Ruth Ender s Game, by Orson Scott Card Rangers Apprentice, by John Flanagan 13 Reasons Why, by Jay Asher Jandy Nelson books, especially The Sky is Everywhere. Ellen Hopkins books (That s two episodes in a row for both Jandy Nelson and Ellen Hopkins, in classrooms 2,000 miles apart ) Serena Kessler is a high school English teacher at Romulus High School in Romulus, Michigan.  She blogs at wholechildren.wordpress.com and can be reached by email at serenakessler@gmail.com. STUDENT STORY This episode s student story was from Lynn Hagen, a high school literacy teacher and Reading Specialist in Columbia, Missouri.  Lynne is a passionate advocate for choice reading for high school students.  You can follow her reflections on teaching at Blue-skyteaching.blogspot.com or on Twitter @lynnahagen.  You can reach her by email at lhagen@cpsk12.org. Lynn s student mentioned liking: Monster, by Walter Dean Myers The Bluford High series Thank you for listening to the The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post Why Classroom Libraries Matter and How to Build Them. Episode 2 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to the very first episode of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Episode 1 Show notes You can learn more about the Book Love Foundation at Booklovefoundation.org, where you can also make a donation. 100% of the money you give to the Book Love Foundation puts books into classrooms. We ve given away $100,000 in three years, but the need is far greater. Help us reach more young people with the power of reading. Book Love Foundation awards are given to teachers like you. If you re listening to this show, you re already committed to kids and the power of reading. You can apply for a Book Love Foundation grant by visiting booklovefoundation.org. Applications for 2016 are due March 1st. CONVERSATION SEGMENT Allison Marchetti teaches high school English in Richmond, VA. She is the co-author of Writing with Mentors: How to Reach Every Writer in the Room Using Relevant, Engaging Mentor Texts (Heinemann 2015) and co-founder of the blog Moving Writers with Rebekah O'Dell. You can connect with Allison on Twitter @allisonmarchett or at movingwriters.org. Laura Tracy Baisden is a 26-year veteran teacher, serving as Language Arts Department Chair at Logan High School in Logan, West Virginia. She teaches Honors 9, English 12 College Readiness, and Creative Writing. She is a former co-director of Marshall University Writing Project, and director of the rural satellite, Coalfield Writers. She can be reached at ltbaisde@k12.wv.us Tracy is also a National Writing Program teacher. Lori Lebel has earned a dual Bachelor s Degree from Syracuse University and a Master s Degree from the University at Albany. She has been teaching English Language Arts with the Schenectady City School District for sixteen years. For the past six years she has been the English Language Arts teacher and Team Leader for the Schenectady Smart Scholars Early College High School Program. Additionally, she was the sole recipient of the 2015 New York State English Council Dr. Ruth E. Everett Award for promoting teaching as a profession. Lori can be reached via email at: elalebel@gmail.com Lori mentioned talking with Penny at NCTE. Read more about NCTE and the NCTE16 here. BOOK TALK Here are the books from this episode s book talk (courtesy of the students who visit Brian Kelley s classroom library) Butter, by Erin Jade Lange The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy, by Laini Taylor Coldest Girl in Cold Town, by Holly Black Anything from Jandy Nelson.  Brian says a lot of his kids are reading The Sky is Everywhere. Crank, by Ellen Hopkins.  This is the first of a 10-book series. The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander Brian Kelley teaches 8th-grade creative writing at Charles F. Patton Middle School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. He is a co-director of the Pennsylvania Writing & Literature Project. You can email him at bjk925@gmail.com, connect with him on Twitter @_briank_ , or follow his blog: http://www.brianjkelley.net/ STUDENT STORY This episode s student story was from Amy Marshall, who teaches grade 9 and 10 English at St. Malachy's Memorial High School in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Amy uses her love of literacy to provide workshops to teachers on creating engaging high school English classes. You can email her at marshall.pet@gmail.com or follow her blog: https://meaningfulteacher.wordpress.com/ Amy s student was inspired by Go Ask Alice.  Published in 1971, and still Thank you for listening to the very first episode of The Book Love Foundation Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share it with a colleague or two. The post The Very First Episode – What is Book Love About? Ep 1 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

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