This week on the heinemann podcast, were joined by penny kittle, author of book love. We provide classroom libraries comprised of hundreds of books carefully chosen to meet teenagers where they are and lead them to the deep rewards of reading. Book love is a call to arms for putting every single kid, no exceptions allowed, on a personal reading journey. It is a show filled with information, inspiration, and book love.
Host penny kittle and her guests help teachers develop a love of reading in their students. Ive tried many accountability measures over the years, including reading logs of various formats, book reports, assorted handouts, and reading quizzes on accelerated reader, but donalyn millers the book whisperer and penny kittle s book love helped me realize why those assessments were so unsatisfying. Aside from the new ideas for running my classroom, i also heard about a grant provided by penny s book love foundation. In 2009, penny received nctes prestigious britton award for write beside them. Penny kittle teaches freshman composition at plymouth state university in new hampshire. Us residents only with your donation, you will receive a book love journal along with penny kittles recommended read, the marrow thieves by cherie. In book love, penny kittle wrote, i believe every child in america needs access to books that will keep them turning pages, racing to the end, discovering new ideas and learning to understand the diversity in our world. Hook readers with short passages booksource banter. Support penny kittle and the book love foundation podcast. I devoured this book slowly, both so i could absorb the thoughts and so my wallet could recover from all the amazing title recommendations. Penny kittle book love is a call to arms for putting every single kid, no exceptions allowed, on a personal reading journey. The book love foundation podcast sur apple podcasts.
Advocate in 2012 penny and her husband founded the book love foundation, a 50c nonprofit foundation with one goal. Learn more by reading below and watching videos by penny kittle and clare. President, book love foundation plymouth state university. This can be accomplished by building a classroom library, or accessing resources in your school or. I teach third grade selfcontained and still gained so much insight into writing workshop with a constructivist approach by reading penny s book. Effective bookmatching bookmatchingwhich i first read about in penny kittle s book love sounds like an easy task, but its one that requires both time and patience to master here are six steps to get you started. Penny kittle added 1 video to book love foundation 6 months ago 5. The ultimate goal is to connect students with books theyll loveand stick with. There is only one book for every 300 kids living in poverty in the united states. Dec 03, 2017 i would start by reading penny kittles book love.
Book love foundation summer book club trailer 2 duration. The book love foundation summer book club 2018 commitchange. Introducing students to books theyll love edutopia. Book love, by penny kittle, was an incredibly insightful text set that included teaching practices and words of inspiration for future and present english teachers. She was a teacher and literacy coach in public schools for 34 years, 21 of those spent at kennett high school in north conway. Oct 23, 2018 bookmatching is the art of connecting a student to the right book. Book love foundation choice inspires reading the book. The foundation then provides selected teachers with starter classroom libraries of 500 books, funding as many libraries as it can from the donated money it receives. The book love foundation summer book club by penny kittle.
Two teachers and the quest to engage and empower adolescents coauthored with penny kittle. After, we write together based on a prompt or try an interesting technique used by the author. Today, were talking about the groundwork behind book love, its evolution into the book love foundation, and some exciting ways to get involved with the foundation this summer. So many strong applications from teachers desperate for books. In todays post, penny writes of the foundation s successes and calls teachers to action. The book love foundation 2018 grant application is online here. But much more than that, its a powerful reminder of why we became english teachers in the first place. She is the president of the book love foundation and was given the exemplary leader award from nctes conference on english leadership. She is the coauthor of 180 days 2018 with kelly gallagher, and is the author of book love 2012, and write beside them 2008. Help us celebrate the teachers who are doing just that. Book love foundation awards starter classroom libraries to passionately committed teachers who demonstrate a commitment to rich reading lives for all middle and high school students.
I shared parts of it with the students in my young adult literature and would recommend it to my teaching colleagues. How to stop killing the love of reading cult of pedagogy. Penny kittle teacher, author, advocate workshop handouts. Book love is making a global difference local news. Book love is a both an ode to the power of reading to expand our interests and intellect, and a guide to encouraging even the most reluctant readers in. Local teacher receives book love foundation classroom library. Risk, voice, and clarity in high school writing 9780325078175. Choice inspires reading the foundation book love foundation. The book love foundation is dedicated to teachers who inspire a love of reading. Join us to create a community of teachers who are disrupting old habits reading, thinking and teaching differently. Hosts penny kittle and julia torres and their guests help teachers develop a love of reading in their students. Lend your support to the book love foundation podcast through thunderclap.
Book love foundation choice inspires reading how to. Heinemann, publisher of book love, and book source both generously fund one library a year, as do penny and her husband, pat. Britton award from the national council of teachers of english for write beside them. Kelly has revised his thinking about writing assignments because he listened to his seniors reflect on their work so far. Book love foundation awards starter classroom libraries to passionately committed teachers who demonstrate a commitment to rich reading lives for all middle. She is the founder of the book love foundation which works to provide books for classroom teachers. Not to escape the students weve grown to love, but for the hours well have to read without the incessant. Penny kittle teacher, author, advocate reading lists. Penny kittle school of education baylor university. She is the president of the book love foundation and was given the exemplary.
She teaches 10th, 11th, and 12th graders each fall and also occasionally in the alternative night school for adult students. Book love foundation summer book club with penny kittle. The windows are black with the night at my house, but it is still early evening across the country. Local teacher receives book love foundation classroom. In concert with this book, kittle and her husband with support from heinemann have established the book love foundation for creating libraries of books that can be donated to classrooms that lack funding and external support. Her ideas and experience for sharing that love in her school inspires me to keep doing what im doing. By penny kittle, author and founder of book love foundation.
Jun 18, 20 this week, i would like to talk about a book i recently read and learned so much from, book love by penny kittle. Book love foundation it is never too late to lead a nonreader to reading. And the teacher learning sessions is honored to work on a new podcast with penny kittle to help the foundation. In 2015, penny received the exemplary leader award from the conference on english leadership of the national council of teachers of english. Penny kittle wants us to face the hard truths every english teacher fears. The book love foundation summer book club 2018 the book. In the summer penny teaches graduate students at the university of new hampshire literacy institutes. Penny kittle teaches teenagers at kennett high school in north conway, new hampshire.
We seek passionately committed teachers who will aim instruction toward increasing. She tells us how to stick with what we believe to help our students achieve their fullest potential. Join facebook to connect with penny kittle and others you may know. Penny kittle ignite ncte book love foundation youtube. Celebrate teachers and a joy of reading with the book love foundation podcast.
The unexpected power of reading conferences edutopia. To her credit, penny kittle has put her money where her mouth is, so to speak. Access to the exclusive online content including group discussions led by book love president and author, penny kittle, the private fb group, goodreads. Penny kittle has a love of reading and books that makes me know we are kindred spirits. Penny kittle she is the author of five books, including book love and write beside them. She was a teacher and literacy coach in public schools for 34 years. Nov 10, 2014 penny kittle she is the author of five books, including book love and write beside them. This book is intended to be used in older classrooms and geared towards practices used with teenagers. Book love is fueled by a passion for reading and the belief that every student deserves to live a rich literary life. Book love by penny kittle she has an ultimate list of books that have been used in her classroom, as well as a foundation that offers donations of a complete library. Join us in the 2018 book love foundations summer book club and help us to grant more classroom libraries too. She is also the k12 literacy coach for the conway schools.
Elementary school literacy workshop with penny kittle unb. Published on mar 26, 2014 this fiveminute video captures the reason my husband and i created the book love foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to putting books in. Mar 26, 2014 this fiveminute video captures the reason my husband and i created the book love foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers who will put them in the. Show end book deserts, ep book love foundation feb 10, 2020 global nav open menu global nav close menu. The show focuses on the value of reading in a student s life. Also, kelly gallaghers books are phenomenal too and he teaches high school as well.
Penny kittle teaches freshman writers at plymouth state university in new hampshire. Book love year end campaign 2018 the book love foundation. The book love foundation announces 2016 winnners booksource. Hosts penny kittle and julia torres and their guests help teachers develop a. Every day in class, i share a book i have read with students and read a little bit out loud. Penny kittle, in her quest to get more teachers to embrace the kind of teaching that will instill a love of reading in their students, has founded the book love foundation a nonprofit org with one goal. Book love foundation summer book club with penny kittle this week on the heinemann podcast, were joined by penny kittle, author of book love. Penny kittle does not tell us she has the perfect class with the perfect student. In the summer penny teaches graduate students at the university. The book love foundation is about access and right now i have been missing time with teachers and students in classroom libraries. Apr 14, 2020 penny kittle talks about 2020 summer book club.
We will be reading and discussing books that help all teachers create equitable. Its my daily chance to romance readers, to challenge readers, to sell all the possibilities stacked upon the shelves in my room. Penny kittle teacher, author, advocate book love foundation. I wanted this book to impact the lives of teachers and students directly so my coauthor tammy and i donated all author royalties from its all about the books to the book love foundation. In 2012 penny and her husband founded the book love foundation, a 50c nonprofit foundation with one goal.
Author penny kittle started the book love foundation to give classroom libraries to deserving teachers and schools. Each of these teachers will receive a 500book library of titles. Announcing the 2018 book love foundation grant winners. Penny kittle, president and founder of the book love foundation explains, the foundation works with booksource to select books which cover a wide range of genres that are of high interest to student readers, said kittle. Penny kittle has been named the 2015 exemplary leader from the institute on english leadership for ncte. Aug 29, 2018 ive tried many accountability measures over the years, including reading logs of various formats, book reports, assorted handouts, and reading quizzes on accelerated reader, but donalyn millers the book whisperer and penny kittles book love helped me realize why those assessments were so unsatisfying. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers more. Penny kittle is an english teacher, author and advocate dedicated to helping students and teachers develop a passion for reading and writing.
Penny is a high school english teacher and is committed to teaching her students to become not simply test takers but life long readers. I believe each of my students must craft an individual reading life of challenge, whim, curiosity. In book love, penny kittle wrote, i believe every child in america needs access to books that will keep them turning pages, racing to the end, discovering new. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers. Penny kittle president, book love foundation plymouth state university. Selecting book love foundation grant winners this year will be torture. Book love is a notforprofit organization founded by penny kittle with one goal.
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