Read Into This Alanna King, Elizabeth Lyons, Lisa Noble

Guest:
Kevin Sylvester
http://kevinsylvesterbooks.com/
Twitter: @Kevinarts
Instagram: @sylvesterartwork

Kevin Sylvester joins host Beth Lyons to talk all about his work as a kids lit author/illustrator and the challenges of writing such a variety of genres and styles. Kevin shares his love of visual texts such as Spiderman Comics and graphic novels and discusses why it’s such an important genre for kids (and adults!) to explore. The conversation takes its first (of many) tangents to explore the idea of what actually is “middle grade” fiction and should books be sorted for readers using these arbitrary categories? Beth invited Kevin mostly to talk about his newest book, Apartment 713, which is a love story to community and stories that are held within the structures of a community. Beth and Kevin discuss the inspiration for the Regency (the main building that acts as a character within the story), time travel and historical fiction as a tricky genre for kids, and the cast of eccentric secondary/tertiary characters. WARNING! The conversation meanders for a bit as Kevin and Beth follow a tangent about sports stories and sports fandoms in general! Grab a copy of Apartment 713 and take time to check out the dedication at the beginning of Apartment 713…Who helped make you the reader you are today?

Texts mentioned in this episode:
Ghost Light by Kenneth Oppel
Bloom by Kenneth Oppel
Black Thorn Series by Kevin Sands
The Good Fight by Ted Staunton
The Almost Epic Squad Series by Kevin Sylvester, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger and Britt Wilson
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott
My Baba’s Garden by Jordan Scott
Small in the City by Sydney Smith
How to Draw the Marvel Way by John Buscema and Stan Lee
Butt Sandwich and Tree by Wesley King
PS Tell No One by Vikki VanSickle
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Spiderman #151
The Barnabas Project by the Fan Brothers
Ten Little Dumplings by Larissa Fan
Airborn by Kenneth Oppe
lA Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
The Misewa Series by David Robertson
Larf by Ashley Spires
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires


Links:
Britt Wilson (ceramics) http://www.brittwilson.com/ceramicshttps://quillandquire.com/review/apartment-713/https://canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2022/09/apartment-713.html?m=1

Hosts:
Beth Lyons (@MrsLyonsLibrary)
Pav Wander (@PavWander) and Chey Cheney (@mrccheney)
The Chey and Pav Show (@StaffPodcast)

In a repeat of their crossover episode last year, Chey Cheney and Pav Wander from the Chey and Pav Show, join Beth Lyons to discuss their new roles within the education system. The conversation starts with looking back at their start in podcasting when the pandemic first began and how the re-opening of the world and activities has influenced the “busy-ness” of the world and the pressure to reconnect in this new world.Reflecting on the change in their roles, the variety of roles within the education system and the nuances of why people might change roles sparks the entire discussion through both of the crossover episodes.
Part 2 of this crossover will be published by The Chey and Pav Show (@StaffPodcast).https://www.cheyandpav.com/podcast

In this episode, Beth Lyons, discusses multilingual learners with MLL resource teacher, Kimiko Shibata. The discussion starts with looking at what is a multilingual learner and the transition to MLL from ELL -asset based terminology. Kimiko helps to define what ESL means in the context of a classroom, STEPs to language proficiency, collaboration between classroom and MLL staff, and accommodations vs modifications. The question of how classroom culture impacts MLLs and their ability to adapt to new surroundings is explored in the context of language-friendly schools and working from an asset-based not deficit based lens. Kimiko shares her thoughts about the role school library professionals play in supporting both educators and learners including: inclusion-who do we represent? Do we have books that are mirrors as well as windows? (Sims Bishop) and the library as a “safe space”-libraries are for more than just reading
Guests- Kimiko ShibataTwitter @ESL_fairy Email: kimiko_shibata@wrdsb.caResources Mentioned In the Episode:https://bit.ly/ReadIntoMLLs

The episode starts with all three educators talking about early years education and the reflection/intentionality behind our practices before getting into the discussion of mentor texts in the classroom and school library. Klara and Michelle provided this prompt on their IG account as they engaged in sharing a variety of mentor texts at the start of this school year: How might mentor texts provide opportunities for our Ss to feel seen, acknowledged, and important? In this episode we discuss how Klara and Michelle started this project of highlighting mentor text and how they began to plan and pick topics and the joy of using mentor texts with students.

Texts Mentioned In This Episode:
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
Be A Good Ancestor by Gabriella Prince and Lorena Prince
I Promise by LeBron James
Wayi Wah! Indigenous Pedagogies: An Act For Reconciliation And Anti-Racist Education By Jo Chrona
Atlas Of The Heart By Brene Brown
The Walking Curriculum by Gillian Judson
Walking Forward by Gillian Judson and Heidi Wood- https://noiie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Walking-Forward-Wood-Judson-2022updated.pdf
Imaginative Arts Activities for the Walking Curriculum- https://www.educationthatinspires.ca/2018/05/16/imaginative-art-activities-for-the-walking-curriculum/
The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros
Empower and Launch by AJ Juliani and John Spencer
Inquiry Mindset by Trevor Mackenzie

Trevor Mackenzie returns to Read Into This to chat more about #InquiryMindset and his book Inquiry Mindset: Assessment Edition, Scaffolding a Partnership for Equity and Agency in Learning with host Beth Lyons. The conversation starts by looking at their previous conversation at the start of the pandemic and their observations about the learning that has happened due to crisis education. Trevor explores what prompted the journey from Inquiry Mindset (and Dive Into Inquiry) to this assessment edition and his ongoing learning connected to inquiry based learning and teaching. Beth shares her thoughts on the younger year’s companion resource, written by Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt, especially as it relates to Chapter 3- Co-Design and Co-Construct and asks Trevor about the biggest stumbling block for educators when they start the process of nurturing assessment ownership, especially with younger students. The conversation also explores the idea of soft starts, self-regulation, co-regulation and a culture of performance compared with routines that support a feedback based community of learners. Lastly, the discussion turns to books and other learning texts that Trevor and Beth have been reading lately and using for their own learning.

Texts mentioned in this episode:
Inquiry Mindset and Inquiry Mindset: Assessment Edition Companion resources- https://www.trevormackenzie.com/companionresources
Cultivating Mindset- Gholdy Muhammad
Textured Teaching by Lorena Escoto Germàn
Armchair Expert Podcast- https://armchairexpertpod.com/
EduCrush Podcast- https://educrushpod.libsyn.com/
Identity Talk 4 Educators podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/identity-talk-4-educators-live/id1509599570
Revisionist History podcast- https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisionist-history
Resurgence: Engaging with Indigenous Narratives and Cultural Expressions In and Beyond the Classroom by Katya Adamov Ferguson and Christine M'Lot
Wayi Wah! Indigenous Pedagogies : An Act for Reconciliation and Anti-Racist Education by Jo Chrona
Woke Kindergarten- https://www.wokekindergarten.org/
Serial podcast- https://serialpodcast.org/
Educating Ruby by Guy Claxton
At What Cost? Defending Adolescent Development in Fiercely Competitive Schools by David Gleason
The Self Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
The Intellectual Lives of Children by Susan Engel
Challenging Mindset: Why a Growth Mindset Makes a Difference in Learning – and What to Do When It Doesn’t by James Nottingham and Bosse Larsson
You Got This by Cornelius Minor
The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids by Jessica Joelle Alexander and Iben Sandhal
Yoga for a World Out of Balance by Michael Stone
Only Murders In the Building- Disney+

Read Into This host, Beth Lyons, welcomes Stephen Hurley from VoicEd Radio yo co-host as they discuss Dyslexia Awareness Month with Alicia Smith, the Executive Director of Dyslexia Canada, and Stacey Morrison Hadden, a literacy consultant with the Durham Catholic District School Board. The conversation starts with unpacking dyslexia, a complex term that’s important for educators to understand.
The panel looks at some of the common misconceptions about dyslexia and learning to read and the assumptions about learning to read that current research challenges and pushes back against. Alicia and Stacey share how teacher librarians and educators can support students with dyslexia, how the Right to Read inquiry shifted awareness in the education system about dyslexia, and which resources do they recommend educators look into to learn more about teaching all children to read.

Resources for Educators:
Made by Dyslexia
https://www.madebydyslexia.org/
University of Florida Literacy Institute
https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/
The Big Dippers
https://www.thebigdippers.org/
International Dyslexia Association Ontario- Basics of Decoding and Spelling Instruction
https://vps.idaontario.com/mod/page/view.php?id=312
Top Ten Tools
https://readingteacherstoptentools.com/product/ida-course/

Texts:
Reversed by Lois Letchford