International School Librarian :: exploring the world through | story | complex systems | emergence | science of learning | information science | play | he/him
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Philip Williams retweeted
Bella Lhamo & I just finished this beautiful book by @GabrielleWang based on #empathy #identity #belonging #story. It made us laugh, cry & wonder. Bella read ahead-couldn’t put it down. A must add for any collection @BQDressler @Ms_Baya @flipoz @Katherineqi @kiwibronny
❤️❤️Blender #OpenSource all the way
Philip Williams retweeted
Top 10 Tips for Holiday Reading:
#readingforpleasure which leads to the academic outcomes we strive for:
improvements in reading comprehension,
spelling, grammar, vocabulary, general knowledge,
empathy & understanding of other cultures.
#eastlib #uwcseaeast
“That’s what is consistently missing in the national conversation about book banning: the voices of those children and teenagers who see their experiences in print and finally realize they aren’t alone.”. - The New York Times nytimes.com/2023/05/07/opini…
Philip Williams retweeted
A 10-year-girl in Delaware picked up “It’s Perfectly Normal” while at the library with her mother. When they came home, she showed her mom the chapter on sexual abuse and said, “This is me.” She was being abused by her father, and it was the first time she’d spoken about it.
Philip Williams retweeted
Today is international mother language day.Celebrating this day means resistance against colonial structures in many countries & is a time to remind all of us that keeping languages alive means defending culture, memory& the ultimate artefacts of our collective human civilisation
Philip Williams retweeted
Made it to ALAA-ALANZ-ALTAANZ (applied linguistics) conference in Wellington! Our UniSA team are ready to present #ALWelly22
“however closely libraries have been associated with collections, the items collected were almost always tools to serve a higher purpose.” p17
Philip Williams retweeted
When I advocate for children’s voices to be heard, I am told of the dire consequences that will follow if we allow children to make meaningful choices. ‘They’ll never do anything hard’ I’m told. Or ‘We’d have no doctors or engineers if we did that’. Here’s why that’s wrong.1/
This resonates with research by @ruha9 >> bias and discrimination embedded within our tech & information landscape >> her new book is just out >> bookshop.org/p/books/viral-j….
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Philip Williams retweeted
Delve into the world of books with #UWCSEA’s Gift of Stories this week! As a Professional Development initiative funded by #UWCSEAGiving, Books and Burritos (B&B) harnesses the power of reading and connects our staff community. Read more here: bit.ly/3DqakKu
Awesome event — Immersive; interactive; nonlinear; shared; realtime 3D storytelling, world building; connecting; writing; learning; extending; & co-creating — getting under the hood of video gaming & development does all this & so much more. Incredible opportunities for students
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Philip Williams retweeted
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Another night attending ' #UnityForHumanity Summit' 2022 | Unity | This event celebrates creators using real-time 3D technology to realise a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future. Interactive nonlinear storytelling unity.virtualeventsite.com/
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