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Rose Brock, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University, is a veteran educator and advocate for using audiobooks as a tool for literacy and is the cofounder of the national literacy initiative Guys Listen, a part of the Guys Read literacy national program. Dr. Brock was awarded the Siddie Joe Johnson Award for Outstanding Service to Youth by the Texas Library Association and is cofounder of NTTBF, the North Texas Teen Book Festival. She is the editor of Hope Wins, Hope Nation: Young Adult Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration, and author of Young Adult Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide. James Ponti is the New York Times bestselling author of three middle-grade book series: City Spies, about an unlikely squad of five kids from around the world who form an elite MI6 spy team; the Edgar Award-winning FRAMED! Series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and the Dead City trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida. Jill Stedronsky is a teacher, professionally, and personally. She teaches 8th graders at William Annin Middle School in Basking Ridge, NJ for the past sixteen years. She is a teacher-consultant for the Drew Writing Project, an adjunct for Drew University, and a researcher. Her focus is intrinsic motivation. She strives to create an authentic environment for her students, and hopefully all students around the world, by motivating her students to read and write for real purposes! She co-authored a chapter with Dr. Kristen Hawley Turner, for the publication of her practice in “Inquiry Ignites! Pushing Back Against Traditional Literacy Instruction.” She hopes to help change curriculum worldwide.
Rose Brock, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University, is a veteran educator and advocate for using audiobooks as a tool for literacy and is the cofounder of the national literacy initiative Guys Listen, a part of the Guys Read literacy national program. Dr. Brock was awarded the Siddie Joe Johnson Award for Outstanding Service to Youth by the Texas Library Association and is cofounder of NTTBF, the North Texas Teen Book Festival. She is the editor of Hope Wins, Hope Nation: Young Adult Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration, and author of Young Adult Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide.James Ponti is the New York Times bestselling author of three middle grade book series: City Spies, about an unlikely squad of five kids from around the world who form an elite MI6 spy team; the Edgar Award-winning FRAMED! Series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and the Dead City trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida.Jill Stedronsky is a teacher, professionally, and personally. She teaches 8th graders at William Annin Middle School in Basking Ridge, NJ for the past sixteen years. She is a teacher-consultant for the Drew Writing Project, an adjunct for Drew University, and a researcher. Her focus is intrinsic motivation. She strives to create an authentic environment for her students, and hopefully all students around the world, by motivating her students to read and write for real purposes! She co-authored a chapter with Dr. Kristen Hawley Turner, for the publication of her practice in “Inquiry Ignites! Pushing Back Against Traditional Literacy Instruction.” She hopes to help change curriculum world wide.
Puck and Jim are filling in for Softy and Fain on this What's Up w/ That Wednesday! Mike Florio makes his weekly visit, and Seahawks running back Deejay Dallas stops by. Also, Puck gets on Jim and Kidd about not reading emails...
Which Books Have You Guys Read Lately? Let's explore the options this situation presents. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. ⏩ Check out the Full Scrum Framework course with added bonus materials, guides, murals, resources, and LIVE INTERACTION with Ryan, Todd, and Daria: https://community.agileforhumans.com/share/z2K_YMahKAiXn9T9?utm_source=manual 🔥 This Scrum Framework online training course introduces you to the Scrum Framework and gives you fasted path to Scrum Master knowledge and certification. This course will teach you the basics of Scrum and prepare you to take Scrum.org's Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) assessment. This is the best first step you can take down your path to Scrum mastery! 👉 Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) assessment: https://www.scrum.org/professional-scrum-master-i-certification Professional Scrum Trainers Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley built this course to help those interested in Scrum get up and running quickly using the Framework. They've partnered with Daria Bagina from ScrumMastered to bring practical materials and guides to the course. Todd and Ryan also co-authored a book - Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems. 👉 Buy Fixing Your Scrum at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3BMvkcX ✅Subscribe to our Channel to learn more about Agile, Scrum, and Kanban: https://www.youtube.com/agileforhumans?sub_confirmation=1 For more information about Agile for Humans, visit: - Community: https://community.agileforhumans.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agileforhumans - Twitter: https://twitter.com/agileforhumans - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agile-for-humans-llc - Website: https://www.agileforhumans.com For more information about Daria and ScrumMastered: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariabagina/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scrummastered - Twitter: https://twitter.com/bescrummastered - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scrummastered/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Special guest Gage "The Gremlin" Gill joins the guys to talk about his latest MMA belt, fighting toddlers, and kicking trash cans. The guys read the Parish's list of most unacceptable on International Acceptance Day. NFL Playoff Divisional round discussion and LSU Basketball woes.
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Welcome to Shenantics with Skxnky and mcul where they discuss life on the Internet. New episodes are released on Monday morning. On today's episode:Nintendo consolesGuitar Hero 6:36Beat saber 10:38VR streams are a hassle 11:56Raft 15:49Stardew Beta & multiplayer update 20:29Conan Exiles 27:53What's Elon up to? 33:41 - Tweet referencedFood finish: hiking food 1:01:12 - Hitch_Live clipEvil Genius & movie check-in 1:07:54 (https://www.netflix.com/title/80158319)Remember to rate and review Shenantics! Also follow us on Twitter at @shenanticspod. If you have any feedback, followup, or questions you can email us at shenanticspodcast@gmail.com.You can check out their Twitch streams throughout the week at:twitch.tv/skxnkytwitch.tv/mcul_And follow them on Twitter at:@iSkanky@mcul_Join the discussion over on Discord (Skxnky and mcul)Intro song credit: https://soundcloud.com/kubbi/up-in-my-jam-all-of-a-sudden
Our 33rd episode is packed with book recommendations as Adam is joined by Jim and Quinton in the OverDrive offices to offer up the books they've loved lately. See the list below for links to all the titles discussed on the episode. As this was the first ever "all male" episode they also brainstormed some ideas for getting reluctant, young males into reading and they all shared their first experiences of falling in love with books. Book Recommendations Preacher graphic novel series Constantine (comics) Mechanical Failure by Joe Zieja Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Small Favor by Jim Butcher The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Revolver by Duane Swierczynski You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Way of the Kings by Brandon Sanderson Ready Player One by Ernest Cline The Martian by Andy Weir This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp Thirteen Reason Why by Jay Asher Red Rising by Pierce Brown The books that made Adam, Quinton and Jim fall in love with reading: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Outsiders by SE Hinton Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.
Sep. 5, 2015. Jon Scieszka discusses "Frank Einstein and the BrainTurbo" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Jon Scieszka was the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a program sponsored by the Library of Congress Center for the Book and the Children’s Book Council. His zany, somewhat subversive sense of humor is evident in such best-sellers as “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales” and “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.” He also has a book series and website that encourages boys to read more, called Guys Read. His other works include the Time Warp Trio series, Spaceheadz series, Trucktown series and his third and latest addition to the Frank Einstein series, “Frank Einstein and the BrainTurbo." For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7011
Matt de la Peña appears at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: The novels of Matt de la Peña have garnered numerous awards for their realistic, unvarnished depiction of young adults. His novels include "Mexican Whiteboy" and "I Will Save You." He wrote the picture book "A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis," which was illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Peña has also written for "Guys Read," a series edited by Jon Scieszka. His new novel is "The Living," which focuses on the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California. For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6108
Jon Scieszka appears at the Library of Congress 2013 National Book Festival, 9/22/2013. Speaker Biography: Jon Scieszka was the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a program sponsored by the Library of Congress Center for the Book and the Children's Book Council. His zany, somewhat subversive sense of humor is evident in such best-sellers as "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales" and "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs." He also has a book series and website that encourages boys to read more called Guys Read." Scieszka's new book is "Guys Read: Other Worlds." For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6039
Jon Scieszka made his first official appearance at the Library of Congress since being named National Ambassador. The Librarian of Congress James H. Billington presented Scieszka with the National Ambassador's Medal. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer session with 50 schoolchildren from Brent Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Born in Flint, Mich., Jon Scieszka earned a bachelor's degree in writing from Albion College and a master of fine arts degree from Columbia University. He held a number of teaching positions in the first through eighth grades before taking a year off to develop ideas for children's books. He is the author of several bestselling children's titles, including "The Stinky Cheese Man," which won a Caldecott Honor medal, "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" and the Time Warp Trio, a chapter book series. Scieszka is the founder of Guys Read (www.guysread.com), a nonprofit literacy organization.
Jon Scieszka is the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature , a program sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Children's Book Council. He is the author of some of the best known and funniest books written for children, including The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, the Time Warp Trio chapter book series, the Caldecott Honor Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Fairy Tales and the Trucktown series. Among several books that Scieszka will soon publish is Robot Zot! (2009), illustrated by David Shannon. Scieszka is the founder of Guys Read , a nonprofit literacy organization. He lives in New York.
Jon Scieszka’s many books have won awards and sold over 11 million copies. Scieszka is also the founder of Guys Read, a nonprofit literacy organization. In 2008 the Library of Congress chose Jon Scieszka to be the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a two-year position in which Scieszka’s mission is to get kids excited about reading. In his lecture, Scieszka talks about the cool stuff he has acquired since becoming an Ambassador, tells stories about his books and his childhood growing up as the second oldest of six brothers, and answers questions from kids in the audience.Date of Event: Monday, April 20, 2009Target Audience: Everybody
Get the guy in your life excited about books with these great suggestions for boy readers.
This week's Ask the Politics Guys question has come up a bunch of times from listeners. How do we keep up with political news, and what do we recommend for listeners trying to get a better big-picture understanding of American politics. (We'll be posting links to all of the recommendations mentioned in this episode on … Continue reading "Ask The Politics Guys: What Do You Guys Read (and Watch)?" Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy