077. "Bilingual Book Club" with Rachael Welsh, Carolina Medina, and Melissa Vera

Guests: Rachael Welsh, School Librarian; Carolina Medina, Spanish Teacher; Melissa Vera, Dual Language Math Teacher From: Pearland, Sablatura Middle School TX Grade(s) Taught: 5, 6 Resources: Bilingual Book Club: Students read the same book in English and Spanish and our conversations are in both languages! I partner with two of my Dual Language teachers who co-sponsor the club. We choose books that reflect authentic Latinx experiences and celebrate every book with events and activities related to the books! Add'l Links: https://canva.link/piat1l58htfh0km Book Break: Felice and the Wailing Woman by Diana Lopez Letty Out Loud by Angela Cervantes Mexikid by Pedro Martin The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes Hands by Torrey Maldonado A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar Miss Camper by Kay Fajardo Where to find Rachael Welsh, Melissa Vera, and Carolina Medina: We can most regularly be found on: Instagram, TikTok Instagram: instagram.com/sablaturalibrary instagram.com/rachaelreads instagram.com/melyvera83 TikTok: tiktok.com/@rachaelreads_ tiktok.com/@karenross6 Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email DrTLovesBooks@gmail.com Check out the curated list of free online resources at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org Some Bluesky Resources Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click! School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing. School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL" School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked. TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky