Janine Asmus

Past President, AISLE, Retired West Leyden High School, Librarian

[Janine Asmus @asmusj]

Letters: Why school librarians matter to students and communities https://t.co/eDBLrMiFFo #leydenpride #NationalLibraryWeek #tlchat @AISLEd_org @ALALibrary @aasl #tlchat

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

When students can’t find the "main idea", the problem is almost never a missing strategy.

[Miz GiGi @GigiStratton]

@JeremyTate41

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

One third of 8th grade girls spend 7+ hours per day on social media. Meaning: that's pretty much all they do. From @jean_twenge
https://t.co/5FiOBlZUXU

How about if we treat puberty as if it were an important developmental period? Let's raise the age to 16 and be done with it.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

This bodes ill. Readers used to outnumber non-readers 2 to 1. Now non-readers outnumber readers 3 to 1.

It's hard to imagine a change of that magnitude not having significant effects.

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

Why have US test scores dropped since 2013, after decades of gains?

Smartphones/social-media is part, but @imkahloon offers a compelling complementary factor: a decreased willingness to hold students to high standards.
In @TheAtlantic

https://t.co/iDzTkeLCJZ

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

“Over and over in the scientific literature, researchers find little to no academic benefit from on-task laptop use and a significant cost when students are distracted. “

@SylvieMcNamara with a superb article on issues with EdTech.

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

An excellent read:

https://t.co/rQVrLdDO9L

[Janine Asmus @asmusj]

@Andrea_Trudeau Congrats! Wonderful!!!

[Janine Asmus @asmusj]

SLOWS is in full swing-collaborating and celebrating school librarianship. ⁦@AISLEd_org⁩

[Follett Content @follettcontent]

https://t.co/KBBuUuV3wU Looking to provide instant student engagement and meaningful connections? Need a way to advocate for reading and celebrate it at the same time? If so, then try a Reading Chair Contest from @asmusj!

#EdChat #TLChat #CurationService

[Janine Asmus @asmusj]

The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books - The Atlantic https://t.co/4SNdHRG3o0

[Janine Asmus @asmusj]

What Happens When a School Closes Its Library? https://t.co/HTL8qFt43G via @EdSurge

[Chicago Teachers Union @CTULocal1]

Yes, let that sink in. EIGHTY percent. Our students deserve so much more. Read our president, Stacy Davis Gates’ full op-ed on why CPS students need a stronger CEO to advocate for them. https://t.co/pfo4hRswC8

[Janine Asmus @asmusj]

Opinion: Why it matters that Western Illinois University fired its librarians ⁦@AISLEd_org⁩ https://t.co/E7ic5KZZZ1

[Janine Asmus @asmusj]

Award-winning author, Chicago-native Tomi Adeyemi dishes on newest book, movie deal https://t.co/FIiQtefEvp

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New York City is moving to ban phones from school. Will it work? : NPR https://t.co/FYHGnmcNtE

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Too much screen time harms children, experts agree. So why do parents ignore them? - Los Angeles Times https://t.co/I4htMarBkd

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School Librarians Are Creating Free Book Fairs. Here's How https://t.co/Uc8oymHKxV

[Janine Asmus @asmusj]

Yes!!!

[SchoolLibraryJournal @sljournal]

An Open Letter to Middle Grade Authors and Publishers Regarding Book Length | Teen Librarian Toolbox
https://t.co/GtaJU5v2QX

[Janine Asmus @asmusj]

South suburban schools short staff libraries, association says ⁦@Giannoulias⁩ #tlchat ⁦@ISBEnews⁩ ⁦@AISLEd_org⁩ ⁦@ALALibrary⁩ ⁦@RAILSLibraries⁩ ⁦@aasl⁩ https://t.co/TNQGAR3yn0