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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What Makes a Great Principal: The Five Pillars of Effective School Leadership by George Couros – This looks like a good read for school leaders. @gcourus
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI By Ethan Mollick – Mollick’s Co-Intelligence is a fascinating exploration of the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. @emollick @Wharton
What Is 5G Home Internet? Here’s Everything You Need to Know. Carriers are starting to offer home internet packages that rely on 5G cellular data service. We’ll help you decide if it’s right for you. @IamSimonHill @WIRED
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta releases early versions of Llama 3 AI model in bid to catch ChatGPT. The models will be integrated into its virtual assistant Meta AI, which the company is pitching as the most sophisticated of its free-to-use peers. @Meta @reuters @nypost
Learning
What It’s Like to Commute in a Personal Flying Vehicle – Jetson Aero founder Tomasz Patan flew the Jetson One personal flying vehicle from his home in Italy to company headquarters. @TomaszPatan @jetson_aero @CNET
Leadership/Parenting
Guidance counselors could help female high schoolers erase the STEM gender gap. Highly-qualified school counselors can deliver tailored support based on students’ unique experiences and needs. Amy McCaig via @eschoolnews
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@LeadToday
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Cartoons on Tests in School – I hope you enjoy Larry Cuban’s lastest effort. @LarryCUban
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