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The surprising effectiveness of having kids study why they failed – Learning through errors was twice as powerful based on instructional time in this study. @jillbarshay @hechingerreport @MindShiftKQED
K-12 schools aren’t ready for AI’s risks or benefits. Almost all school superintendents (97 percent) say that schools have an obligation to teach students how to use AI effectively and responsibly. Still, only 37 percent have a plan for incorporating AI instruction in the classroom. @eSN_Laura @eschoolnews
Hosting an Innovators Day to Boost Elementary STEM Learning – A dedicated day for students to explore STEM activities fosters 21st-century learning and excitement across grade levels. @TechieCoach303 @edutopia
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Google Is Getting Thousands of Deepfake Porn Complaints. With the complaints covering nearly 30,000 URLs, experts say Google should do more to help. @mattburgess1 @WIRED
Learning
Want financial security in America? Better get married.. Couples get hundreds of legal and economic privileges single people don’t. If that feels unfair, it’s because it is. @annanorthtweets @voxdotcom
Leadership/Parenting
How educator Gloria Jean Merriex used dance, drills and devotion to turn around a failing elementary school in a year – Opting for a more kinetic approach to learning, she introduced music and movement. She revamped math and reading instruction by infusing the lessons with hip-hop, dance and other innovations. Gloria Jean Merriex via @ConversationUS
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@Gapingvoid Carl Kaye tribute
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
The BEST rendition of Dire Straits’ “Sultans of Swing?” These guys appear to be serious buskers. They get a tip from me. Aryeh and Gil Gat via @YouTube @WannabeOreo
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
