AI for Job Searching / Teachers Lack Resources / The Science of Staying Calm / Human Skill in AI World / Golfers Live Longer / Get Smarter / Learning Advice / Good Nuts-Bad Nuts / Increase Participation / Phone Ban Impact 10/21/2025

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AI
Using AI in a job search – AI can be a powerful tool to help articulate the impact you’ve had on students, research, and your institution. @CAHyatt

Teaches
New Gallup Poll: 1 in 4 Teachers Don’t Have Necessary Resources, Support Staff – Find a teacher you know who you can donate to like I did. @amanda_geduld @the74

KQED
The Science of Staying Calm: What the Brain Teaches Us About Conflict – When tension rises, a very old part of our brain — the limbic system — takes over. It’s fast, emotional, and determined to keep us safe. That part of our brain is miraculous, but it’s also wired for survival, not diplomacy. @weisburghm @MindShiftKQED

AI
Human Skills We’ll Need to Thrive in an AI World. We live in a moment of rapid change. Artificial intelligence is no longer the stuff of lab experiments or sci-fi, it’s becoming a tool students (and teachers) use every day. @ajjuliani


The #1 Reason Golfers Live Longer – Rather than a good walk spoiled it seems to be a good walk enhanced. Try to walk if you can like I do. @practicalgolf


How To Get Smarter by Daniel Pink – Here are eight simple science tested things you can learn in only twelve minutes. @DanielPink


If You’re a SLOW Learner but AMBITIOUS, Please Watch This! This good advice for your kids is only six minutes long. Stick Study Buddy @YouTube


4 Nuts You MUST Eat and 4 You Should NEVER Touch! – Nuts and be great food, but only if you eat the right ones. @HealthyDaily215

edutopia
Overcoming Student Fears Surrounding Class Discussions – Teachers can increase participation in student-led dialogues such as Socratic seminars by addressing common sources of anxiety. Brent Saccucci via @edutopia @MindShiftKQED

Books
A school in Kentucky banned phones. Remarkable things started happening. After Ballard High School banned phones, they saw a 67% increase in students checking out library books. @washingtonpost

AI
Why AI’s true power in education isn’t about saving time. AI’s purpose isn’t to automate teaching, but to clear space for the creativity, experimentation, and human connection that define great pedagogy. @eschoolnews @goguardian


21 Books That Changed How Daniel Pink Thinks Forever – If these books can change Pink’s mind, they just might change yours too. “When we change our minds, we change the world.” @DanielPink

Porn
How to Keep Violent Porn Out of Your Home and Away From Your Kids – Parents often really underestimate the extent to which their own children are likely to have seen pornography, How about you? @FoodieScience @MindShiftKQED


What School of Rock Got Right about Education – One of the very best ways to motivate kids to learn is through the pursuit of their interests and development of their talents. Teachers must see this movie. @s_n_farley @middleweb


5 tips to improve your critical thinking – Samantha Agoos – Share with students who may not know what critical thinking is. @Pockless


The Science Behind Long Walks and Longevity – I walk a lot and am never sick. How about you? @HealthyLivingON


Elon Musk’s Incredible Speech on the Education System | Eye Opening Video on Education. All teachers and students should watch this. @elonmusk
  

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Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts

AI
Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing) by Salman Khan
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
Cup of Joe
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

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