The Book Love Foundation Podcast

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 10 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. This episode is part of a series of special shows for winter break 2017! In each episode, we will help you figure what to do with those book store gift cards by sharing some titles you may want to add to your classroom library. Today Penny talks with Tiana Silvas-Brunetti!
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Season 2 Ep 10 Show notes
Tiana Silvas-Brunetti considers effective teaching to be an intersection of continuous co-constructed learning, self-confidence, and lifelong leaders that emerge from teacher teams and classrooms. Silvas feels that the best way to grow as an education leader is through experience in the classroom saying, I continue to lead from the trenches. She says true leadership isn t what you do in the moment, but the legacy you leave behind. TIana is a 4th Grade Teacher, and former Literacy Coach at PS 59 (from her Heinemann Fellows bio).
Find Tiana on Twitter and Facebook.
Read the recent post from the Heinemann Fellows blog, Heinemann Fellow Tiana Silvas on Fostering Empathy and Understanding Among Students.

In their conversation, Tiana and Penny mentioned several authors who have books that kids can connect with throughout their development as readers.
By Jacqueline Woodson: The Other Side, Brown Girl Dreaming
By Gary Soto: Baseball in April, his many books of poetry
By Matt de la Pena: Last Stop on Market Street, Mexican WhiteBoy
By Jason Reynolds: Ghost, All the Way Down
By Kwame Alexander: The Crossover, Solo
Here are Tiana’s book recommendations…
Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers
The Paper-flower Tree, by Jacqueline Ayer
Family Pictures Cuadros de Familia, by Carmen Lomas Garza

Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books.
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Penny Kittle

What is The Book Love Foundation Podcast?

Celebrate the joy of reading with the Book Love Foundation podcast. This is a show filled with information and inspiration from teachers and leaders across grade levels, states, and school systems. We interviewed authors and educators for the first five years and now turn our attention to leaders in public, private, and charter schools. Find out more at booklovefoundation.org or join our book-love-community.mn.co of 2500 educators from 28 countries. We sustain joy together, one kid and one book at a time.