Jen DeFilippi
@jendef3
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teacher, student, triplet mom, former tv writer/producer and book editor, committed to a better world through education and conversation
New Jersey, USA
Joined August 2016
Hey #ppspdspot have we ever had a nonfiction selection for our book chat? Can’t recall. So many great choices here!.
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Why representation matters: Here’s a student reflection from the “book tasting” in my 5th-grade classroom. ALL students deserve to find “mirrors” on school library shelves and feel the joy this child shared with me in that moment. @AuthorLisaFipps @EveryLibrary #ppspdspot
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Happy Wishing Day and thank you to @kaaauthor for inspiring us to dream big and welcome everyone. My fifth graders wished for a new bike, a pet duck, steak with mashed potatoes, chocolate ramen, and--of course--world peace (among others).
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We should trust individuals to make their own decisions. Raise your voice for everyone's freedom to read. Join the movement. #UniteAgainstBookBans via @alalibrary.
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RT @brianschatz: The road to fascism is paved with center left so called thought leaders telling vulnerable people that they should chill o….
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RT @kevinmyoung: EVERY CHURCH AND PASTOR should have joined MLK in the fight for civil rights. They did not. They were wrong. History reme….
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RT @rebeccaefbarone: 🥳RACE TO THR BOTTOM OF THE EARTH: SURVIVING ANTARCTICA is out in paperback *today* 🥳 @MacKidsBooks @MacKidsSL. To….
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RT @mraspinall: I think our obsession with data removes the wonder and curiosity from learning.
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RT @Jarrett_Lerner: My biggest takeaway after spending a few days with Florida librarians is that the situation down here is far worse and….
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This debate surfaces every year. Fun thread for #ppspdspot.
Authors! My students want to know whether you write your drafts using paper/pencil or typed on the computer.
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RT @PhilBildner: Yes, at the Thanksgiving table, I will ask everyone present if they’ve spoken up at their local school board meeting about….
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RT @JoJoFromJerz: Jon Stewart and the state of Kansas have just reminded us all - that the power of the people is much stronger than the pe….
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RT @minjinlee11: By nature, a reader is independent and fierce. The folks who want to ban books are not readers; they are wannabe oppressor….
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RT @RustinCenter: From Hooper’s Store to @RustinCenter Princeton #Pride.Honored to welcome @sesamestreet’s Alan Muraoka as our inspirationa….
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RT @MargaretAtwood: ‘Enforced childbirth is slavery’: Margaret Atwood on the right to abortion
theguardian.com
The US supreme court draft ruling on abortion is an assault on fundamental individual freedoms. The Handmaid’s Tale author reflects on the issues at stake
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RT @Jarrett_Lerner: Dear Teachers! How'd you like to talk with some of your favorite middle grade authors? To thank teachers, some friends….
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