How do we learn and grow when we are apart? We make a commitment to read and learn every summer. We launched the following choices for summer professional learning: reading and watching.

Links to information, summaries, and reviews:

• The Kids Who Aren’t Okay: The Urgent Case for Reimagining Support, Belonging, and Hope in Schools
  by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.
• Changeable: How Collaborative Problem Solving Changes Lives at Home, at School, and at Work
  by J. Stuart Ablon
• Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment
  by Daniel Coyle
• Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children―An Essential Guide for Caregivers of Children from Infancy to Age Eight
  by Alyssa Blask Campbell and Lauren Elizabeth Stauble
• Big Kids, Bigger Feelings: Navigating Defiance, Meltdowns, and Anxiety to Raise Confident, Connected Kids
  by Alyssa Blask Campbell and Rachel Stuart Lounder
• The Executive Function Playbook: Building Independence in Kids with ADHD
  by Michael McLeod
• MasterClass: Small Habits that Make a Big Improvement on Your Life + CYBERWARFARE The Front Line is You
• MasterClass: Achieve More with GenAI + CYBERWARFARE The Front Line is You

We will continue to use the Visible Thinking Routine Sentence-Phrase-Word to notice and note important, thought-provoking ideas. This routine aims to illuminate what the reader finds important and worthwhile.

Sentence-Phrase-Word helps learners to engage with and make meaning from text with a particular focus on capturing the essence of the text or “what speaks to you.” It fosters enhanced discussion while drawing attention to the power of language. (Ritchhart, 207 pag.)

However, the power and promise of this routine lies in the discussion of why a particular word, a single phrase, and a sentence stood out for each individual in the group as the catalyst for rich discussion . It is in these discussions that learners must justify their choices and explain what it was that spoke to them in each of their choices. (Ritchhart, 208 pag.)

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Ritchhart, Ron, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison. Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2011. Print