SLS 6/19/26 - O²CM Bookish Bytes

📰 In the News 📰

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Article: The Curious Thing About Doubt: How to Switch On a Love of Learning

Article: The Global Read Aloud Project: Connecting Through Story

Article: Is All Screen Time Created Equal?

Article: 12 Manga for Kids and Teens That Are Perfect for Summer Reading

Article: How to Run a Classroom That’s Not Screen-Dependent

Article: Are Ed Tech’s Academic Benefits at Odds With Its Social-Emotional Downsides?

Article: 5 Questions to Ask Your Vendors about AI

Article: Understanding the environmental impacts of AI

Substack: Teaching Truth in the Age of AI: The New Role of School Librarian

Substack: The Lie Your Students Are Believing About Themselves: And How to Help Them See the Evidence Instead

Substack: Why Are So Many Students Struggling with the Fundamentals?

Substack: Ask, Don’t Tell: The Brain Rule That Ends the Standoff

Substack: AI Is Becoming the First Adult in the Room: Students are turning to chatbots before teachers and parents. Schools need to pay attention.

Blog: The IKEA Effect: You Built It, You’re Invested in It

Blog: Increasing Students’ Opportunities to Respond Boosts Thinking and Engagement

Blog: How Teachers Can Reinforce to Students That They Matter

Blog: Embracing the Low Tech Revolution

Resource: Kid's Discover FREE Juneteenth Topic

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School Library Journal is provided to each O²CM School Librarian

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Executive Functioning Protocol

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Executive Functioning Protocol: My Task Plan

Students use a simple four-step framework to organize their thinking before beginning a task. Students create a plan before they begin, helping them stay focused, organized, and successful from start to finish.

Why It Works

Reduces feelings of overwhelm
Breaks large tasks into manageable steps
Builds organization and planning skills
Encourages self-monitoring and reflection
Supports independence and confidence

Great For

📚 Writing assignments
🔬 Science projects
🔎 Research activities
🎯 Any multi-step assignment

Grab the Template

Virtual/Asynch Summer SLS Professional Learning

Jul 1-22: ASYNCH: Book Study: Cultivating Genius: An Equity Frameowkr for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy
Jul 1-Aug 31: Question Writing for Battle of the Books (Invite Only)
Jul 2-16: ASYNCH: Book Study: The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
Jul 3-24: ASYNCH: Book Study: Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact from Fiction in the "Fake New" Era
Jul 6-20: ASYNCH: Booktalking Tips & Tricks
Jul 7-21: ASYNCH: Podcasting with Canva
Jul 8: WEBINAR: Best New YA Books!
Jul 9: WEBINAR: Best New Children's Lit Books!
Jul 10-17: ASYNCH: Going Deeper in AI: The Intersection of Media Literacy & AI
Jul 13: WEBINAR: SLS Regional Purchases

Summer Teacher Center FREE PD Opportunities

Jul 6 - Portrait of a Graduate Matters: BRIGHT Instructional Strategies to Bring the Portrait of a Graduate to Life
Jul 13 - BOOK STUDY: Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
Jul 13 - Painting the Portrait of a Graduate
Jul 15 - BOOK STUDY: Teaching With Empathy by Lisa Westman
Jul 28 - Regulation By Design: The Calm Classroom Myth Dispelled
Jul 29 - BRIGHT Summer Learning: Pack Your Instructional Beach Bag for Culturally Responsive Teaching
Aug 3 - Designing Student-Led, Inquiry-Based Projects
Aug 4 - Move to Learn
Aug 4 - AI for Differentiation
Aug 20 - Behavior Burnout: Practical Strategies for Educators Who Are Running on Empty