Combat Brain Rot / Scaffolding Tips / Are You Studying WRONG? / Storytelling with AI / Neuroscience, Tech & Learning / Teach Outside / Scam Red Flags / Why We Suck At Math / A Resilience Story / 2/9/2025

I’m mostly recovered from a serious bicycle accident. I’m post content as I find it with the date of the top post in the headline. These are free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do

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Brain
This district champions media literacy to combat “brain rot”. Teaching critical thinking skills is a surefire way to ensure students are active and engaged. @eSN_Laura @eschoolnews

Scaffolding
Scaffolding Like a Pro: Powerful Ways to Support Learning – With options ranging from tried-and-true to lesser known, these strategies for cognitive, metacognitive, and procedural scaffolding will help you set students up for success. @edutopia @finleyt


If you don’t enjoy studying, you’re doing it WRONG. Share with students you know. @thegrowthcode

AI
Revolutionizing storytelling with AI: Empowering ELLs – Integrating AI tools responsibly empowers every student to find their voice and share their unique stories with confidence. Nesren El-Baz via @eschoolnews

Learning
Why Neuroscience and Technology Are Key to Helping Us Rethink How Students Learn – Neuroscience: How Sleep Prepares the Brain for Spaced Learning. Lisa Chilcote Bacco via @EdSurge

ELA
Teaching ELA Outside in Springtime – Even high school students can get a little restless in the spring, and teachers can get them moving by having some lessons outside. @edutopia


Why do Asian kids outperform Western kids in math? | by Malcolm Gladwell Thia is funny and very telling. It’s all about attitudes. @Gladwell

Starr
A Resilience Story – This is a guest post on Starr Sackstein’s blog. It tells my own story of how I am resilient and how you can be too. @DrDougGreen @mssackstein

EdSource
Can theater help prevent violence in schools? The arts is important for all students, not just those that can afford it. @KarenDSouza4 @edsource


Why Do Stupid People Think They’re Smart? The Dunning Kruger Effect (animated) – Everyone needs to know about this. Improving Everyday via @YouTube


7 Easiest College Majors With High Pay – The may not be as easy as some majors, but they are much less difficult than engineering. @shanehummus

Students
Schools must do more to help families overcome language barriers. Students and their families should have equal access to education–no matter what language they speak. @eschoolnews

Learning
Boost Reading Comprehension and Learning: How Explicit Writing Instruction Can Help. Writing is hard, and most teachers haven’t received valuable training about
how to teach it. @VoyagerSopris


Free Bird on bagpipes and electric violin @MiaAsano‬ ‪@PiperAlly‬0


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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