Dr. Diane Jackson Schnoor

She dreamed she WAS an octopus. Then she wrote Houdini. 🐙 Hear Zana Fraillon on Episode 212 of Adventures in Learning. Download and follow for more wonder. Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... Watch: youtu.be/fKsF9Gs-PXU @simonkids.bsky.social @booksky.club #booksky #edusky #kidlit #dream

What can an octopus teach us about connection? Zana Fraillon joins Adventures in Learning to talk An Octopus Named Houdini, poetry, and wonder. Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... Watch: youtu.be/fKsF9Gs-PXU @simonkids.bsky.social @corinnaluyken.bsky.social

Halloween read alouds with heart, humor, and wonder! Explore belonging and what makes us unique through picture books and playful STEAM. Subscribe to my free read aloud calendar for daily inspiration: www.drdianeadventures.com/read-aloud-c... #ReadAloud #LearningThroughPlay

Be an illustration detective! Look closely at Spooky Scouts with Kimberly Shrack in Episode 211. What stories can you spot in the pictures? Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... Watch: youtu.be/2c-neLtCp50 @simonkids.bsky.social

A reminder to vote in the midterms -- and to vote early if you can! Also a reminder that there are some pretty fabulous picture books out there that talk about the importance of the vote and of civics and community. Good reading for all. #nokings #vote

Luna has a secret, and tonight is a full moon. 🌙🐺 Kimberly Shrack’s Spooky Scouts is a joyful, not-too-scary Halloween read-aloud about friendship, courage, problem-solving, and belonging. 🎧 Episode 211: www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... ▶️ youtu.be/WYrDsuhd4wE #PictureBooks #HalloweenBooks

Luna has a secret, and tonight is a full moon. 🌙🐺 Kimberly Shrack’s Spooky Scouts is a joyful, not-too-scary Halloween read-aloud about friendship, courage, problem-solving, and belonging. 🎧 Episode 211: www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... ▶️ youtu.be/WYrDsuhd4wE #PictureBooks #HalloweenBooks

What brings @shadras.bsky.social hope? Close friends. Fellowship. Students who keep creating. The people who remind us we are not alone. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Lep... YouTube: youtu.be/EL7nIVHR6mk #AdventuresInLearning #LearningThroughPlay #Hope #CreativeCommunity #ShadraStrickland

A bedtime story in haiku? Yes, please. Bath Time for Snow Monkeys @maggietokudahall.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... youtu.be/WYrDsuhd4wE #AdventuresInLearning #LearningThroughPlay #BookTok #PictureBookTok #Haiku #BedtimeBooks #MaggieTokudaHall #YasImamura

Happy birthday, @kaaauthor.bsky.social!

What does a scientist look like? @maggietokudahall.bsky.social shows us so many possibilities for science/museum careers beyond the lab coat. Curiosity is where it starts. ▶️ Watch: youtu.be/WYrDsuhd4wE 🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... #LearningThroughPlay #STEM #Museum

What do museums, snow monkeys, haiku, & freedom to read have in common? They begin with curiosity. Ep 210 features @maggietokudahall.bsky.social's new picture books, @authorsabb.bsky.social, & hope as practice. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... ▶️ youtu.be/WYrDsuhd4wE #PictureBooks #FreedomToRead

@shadras.bsky.social's advice for storytellers: start with what matters: your memories, joy, questions, and truth. 🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... ▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/EL7nIVHR6mk #AdventuresInLearning #LearningThroughPlay #Storytelling #WritingForChildren #ShadraStrickland

A halftime show sparked a picture book. @shadras.bsky.social had never seen a children’s book centered on the HBCU marching band experience, so she wrote it. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... open.spotify.com/episode/0Lep... youtu.be/EL7nIVHR6mk #AdventuresInLearning #EduSky #BookSky #Band

Happy October! As the air turns crisp, books remind us even small actions can create meaningful change. www.drdianeadventures.com/read-aloud-c... @storybreathing.bsky.social @carolelindstrom.bsky.social @gregpizzoli.bsky.social @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social #EduSky #readaloud #freedomtoread

Hope Is Hard. Choose It Anyway drdianejacksonschnoor.substack.com/p/hope-is-ha... #KateDiCamillo #Hope #ChooseHope #Podcast

🎺 Happy Book Birthday, Here Comes The Band! In Episode 209 of the Adventures in Learning podcast, I’m joined by @shadras.bsky.social Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... Watch: youtu.be/EL7nIVHR6mk #HBCU #EduSky #MarchingBand #PictureBooks #BlackJoy #ReadAloud @simonkids.bsky.social

“Picture books are a luxurious gallery open to everybody.” @rahele.bsky.social shares why picture books offer children art, imagination, beauty, & belonging. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... #PictureBooks #Illustration #VisualLiteracy @ashleyfranklin.bsky.social

Children are never just one thing.In Our Favorite Day of the Week, @ashleyfranklin.bsky.social and @rahele.bsky.social celebrate children as complex, joyful, fully human people. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... ▶️ youtu.be/jk19RQrVsBY #DiverseBooks #PictureBooks

“There are people in this world that are doing good and are fighting the good fight...together we will save the world.” A needed reminder from Episode 207 of the Adventures in Learning podcast and @wild-tomorrow.bsky.social . Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... #HopeInAction #Conservation

Why dehorn rhinos? Rhino horn is keratin (like our fingernails). When done by trained vets, dehorning can reduce financial incentive for poachers. It's a short-term tool paired with security, ranger patrols, habitat protection, & community partnership. youtu.be/B6Q6oESpxzA #RhinoConservation

When a baby rhino is orphaned by poaching, rescue is only the beginning. Wild Tomorrow's Tori Gray shares how years of nutrition, security, rehabilitation, and around-the-clock care can give a young rhino a second chance. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... #BabyRhinos #WildlifeConservation

“There are so many different ways that you can use your skills to support an animal or conservation.” Tori Gray’s advice for young people: follow your curiosity, build relationships, keep learning, and trust the process. Ep 207: open.spotify.com/episode/5TIg... #ConservationCareers #WildlifeJobs

Wild Tomorrow’s rangers removed 300 snares from a previously unpatrolled section of the corridor. Within a week, a camera trap captured a critically endangered wild dog crossing safely. Give wildlife room to survive. @wild-tomorrow.bsky.social youtu.be/B6Q6oESpxzA #WildlifeConservation

Tori Gray describes conservation as the experience of being in a wild place, watching a sunset, feeling the wind move through the grass, and realizing we belong to nature. Ep 208: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... #EnvironmentalEducation #WildTomorrow #Conservation @wild-tomorrow.bsky.social

A Green Mamba at @wild-tomorrow.bsky.social shared that she hopes her daughter grows up to become a Green Mamba too. That is community conservation, representation, meaningful work, and hope in action. open.spotify.com/episode/5TIg... #WildTomorrow #WomenInConservation #WildlifeConservation

Next up: wildlife trafficking + globe-trotting spies🔎 @jamesponti.bsky.social drops hints for Sherlock Society #4 and City Spies: Operation Oz. 🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... ▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/-5Q_mx07eo @simonkids.bsky.social #WildlifeConservation #MiddleGradeMystery #KidsBooks

Spirit Week = maximum embarrassment 😅 @jamesponti.bsky.social gets real about writing middle grade. Teachers, you’ll feel this. @simonkids.bsky.social 🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... ▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/-5Q_mx07eo #MiddleGrade #TeacherTips #KidLit

Story first and heart forward. @jamesponti.bsky.social & I tackle writing about justice, environment, and teamwork for young readers through story and humor, not cheesy After School specials. 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5IlU... #MiddleGrade #ReadAloud #KidLit #TeacherTips #Librarians

Story first and heart forward. @jamesponti.bsky.social & I tackle writing about justice, environment, and teamwork for young readers through story and humor, not cheesy After School specials. 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5IlU... #MiddleGrade #ReadAloud #KidLit #TeacherTips #Librarians

“Please don’t arrest me” = best tag ever 😂 @jamesponti.bsky.social keeps it real on Episode 206 of the Adventures in Learning podcast. 🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... ▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/-5Q_mx07eo #BookTok #MiddleGradeBooks #JamesPonti #ArtAttack #AuthorLife #Funny

Author field trip = graffiti class @jamesponti.bsky.social on researching Art Attack. Writers, students & teachers, this one’s for you. 🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5IlU... ▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/-5Q_mx07eo #Writing #STEAM #Graffiti #MiddleGradeBooks

When an honor student becomes an outlaw. @jamesponti.bsky.social reads the opening of Art Attack. Ep 206 live for middle grade mystery fans and read-aloud crews. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... youtu.be/_-5Q_mx07eo #BookTok #MiddleGradeBooks #ArtAttack #ReadAloud #KidLit #Podcast

🎉 It's Art Attack's BOOK BIRTHDAY! 🎂📚 In Ep. 206, I'm thrilled to welcome back @jamesponti.bsky.social to celebrate the release. Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... Watch: youtu.be/_-5Q_mx07eo #AdventuresInLearning #ArtAttack #MiddleGrade #GraffitiArt #KidsWhoRead #ReadAloudMagic

Which @mrschureads.bsky.social recs have you read? •Chase & Finnegan (Warga) •Max a Little Axolotl (Spiotto) •Orris & Timble (DiCamillo) •School for Woodland Creatures (Castillo) •Adventures in the City of Stories (Otheguy) •Wombat Waiting @kaaauthor.bsky.social youtu.be/w3BnSE31he8 #Books

Love #Broadway? @mrschureads.bsky.social & I talk •Dolly •Paddington •Sound of Music @lctheater.bsky.social •Ragtime •Full Monty @roundaboutnyc.bsky.social •@schmigadoon.bsky.social •@lostboysmusical.bsky.social •@twostrangers.bsky.social •@spellingbee-play.bsky.social youtu.be/w3BnSE31he8