The Mad Book Lady

Public Librarian. Book/Tech nerd. Author Fangirl. Writer, wife, mother, circus performer, and octopus wrangler. OK, not that last part. But it feels true!

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

@TalkScaredPod @StephenKing well, should they? Figured you’re the expert here.

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

BPL First Chapters YA Ed- Beheld by Alex Flinn https://t.co/MokNYOOwfK via @YouTube

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

SO many great sessions for librarians, or facilitators of learning and innovation, at #TCEA ! I wish I could go to all! @joyschwartz

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It’s that time again! Lots of work, but so worth it!

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Even though our school starts later this yr, I'm keeping my early opening time. Harvey has left many with nowhere to do homework or study.

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

Greg Abbott: Cancel the STAAR test...use those funds to rebuild Texas schools! - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/GvYrQj9IZQ via @Change

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@alicekeeler We work hard to make it fun & find their interests, but some inner city kids make fun of liking reading. Lots of social pressure. This helps

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

@alicekeeler @ScottRagan I've been a reading teacher/specialist 19yrs. Some kids need external rewards as a push, then they need someone to guide toward right books

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

@alicekeeler @ScottRagan Teachers are SUPPOSED to hold conferences with each child as they read, & make goals they evaluate together during each grading period.

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

@alicekeeler AR done correctly can be a great tool in the arsenal. But just 1 tool. And most misuse it. I know some kids wouldn't open a book without it.

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Hot glue injuries aside, I've gotten the library ready for 1st day. Then I have a week to use aides as child labor to genre-fy the fiction.

[Funko @OriginalFunko]

RT & follow @OriginalFunko for the chance to win an #SDCC 2017 exclusive Luna Lovegood Pop!

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

Spending a good part of my summer genre labeling & grouping my fiction section. Student feedback was very positive when I suggested it.

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

Unless you're a teacher... https://t.co/rcnMeucrbD

[Alice Keeler @alicekeeler]

How often do we use "the real world" to justify policies when oftentimes the real world has more mercy.

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

Here are my #TeacherStats! Create and share yours here: https://t.co/34WNAT9vqH #T2T

[The Edvocate @AdvocateforEd]

Why Coding Should Be a Compulsory Subject for Students https://t.co/VEHq7Dc5w2 #edtech #steam

[Rebecca Rogers @RLRogers22]

"Make 'figure it out' part of your classroom. We are doing students no favors thinking for them." via @alicekeeler #mesqchat

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

myOn is a great program, especially for struggling readers. The audio option and interest survey make sure their needs are met. https://t.co/RF77t2letk

[The Edvocate @AdvocateforEd]

myON Adds Classic Novels and Short Stories to its Personalized #Literacy https://t.co/WL6JtwuMBb #edchat #edtech

[Blendspace @blendspace]

Twitter = 24/7 PLN. #passiondriven

[The Mad Book Lady @ShanonWelch_Lib]

Does anyone have student teams participating in NASA's STEMnaut challenge? I'm meeting with students this week to form teams. It looks fun!