Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am Eastern US time.
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Six Ways Educators Can Bolster Boys’ Social Skills – Many boys describe feelings of loneliness, of having friends but longing for someone they can confide in about hard feelings. @Pfagell @MindShiftKQED
Fourth Grader Spells Out The Problem With Standardized Testing. Sydney Smoot, a fourth grade student, spoke during a meeting held by the Hernando County School Board. This was 2015, but it’s still valid. @HernandoSchools @darcymiajimenez
The Best Lessons in School are Not Always Understood at the Time. Some of the most brilliant people in the world didn’t do too well in school. @gcouros
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Four Essential Ingredients to Engage Students in the AI Age – A.J. Juliani, author if the upcoming book Meaningful & Relevant: Engaging Learners in an Age of Distraction. @ajjuliani
Learning
Five years after fire, Paris’s iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral nearly restored. This is only 2:20 in length and great for students taking French of history. @France24_en
Leadership/Parenting
Financial Literacy Month: How to Prepare Students for a Financially Smart Future. n today’s digital age, where #fintok views skyrocket into billions, it’s evident our students crave financial knowledge. @ShakeUpLearning
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@DanielPink
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Pretty Little One – Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers – Martin is a first rate banjo player and this group is a great backup. @SteepCanyon @ebnewbohemians @UnrealBluegrass
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning by Peter Liljedahl
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini
Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky
Plays Well With Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrongby Eric Barker
How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting from Tots to Teens by Melinda Wenner Moyer
My Post-Pandemic Teaching and Learning Observations by Dr. Doug Green Times 10 Publications
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel Pink
Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers by Jo Boaler
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen
Listen to Dr. Doug on the “Cup of Joe” podcast. I recorded it last week. On it, I talk about the many good things I have seen in schools doing hybrid teaching. @PodcastCupOfJoe @DrDougGreen @BrainAwakes
This is my podcast on the Jabbedu Network. Please consider listening and buying my book Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science, It’s Way More Complex. Here’s a free executive summary. @jabbedu @DrDougGreen
Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein
