Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfing
Does a Computer Programmer Really Need a College Degree by Craig Middleton notes that most programmers have a degree in something, but that thanks to the pandemic, we have a lot of new professional programers who used resources like coding camps to gain the skills necessary to land good programming jobs without a programming degree.
Does a Computer Programmer Really Need a College Degree by Craig Middleton
October 24th, 2021The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen
October 11th, 2021
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen is the book for you if you want to make education more authentic, exciting, and valuable for every student in your school. It gives some history of how the factory model of schooling got started and how it still exists in some classrooms. It talks about districts that have tried to bolt on innovations such as projects and internships to conventional schools. It also talks about schools that have made a full transition to what she calls Human-Centered/Liberatory schools. There is a list of 49 US schools that have made this transition.
Read entire post...Four Side Hustles To Start in College by Craig Middleton
October 8th, 2021
Four Side Hustles To Start in College by Craig Middleton offers some good ideas for college students who are trying to generate some income to offset student debt. While you need not limit yourself to these ideas this should get you thinking.
Dr. Doug is a Guest On The Suite Talk with Kim Mattina
October 6th, 2021
Join me as a guest on Kim Mattin’s Suite Talk where we discuss what we have learned from pandemic schooling. You can also check out her website and biography. On to AI robot farmers, Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” explained, freeing students from writing formulas, trick or treat Venn diagrams, and every Aston Martin used in the Bond films.
How Technology Can Help Students With Special Needs Learn by Amanda Winstead
October 3rd, 2021How Technology Can Help Students With Special Needs Learn by Amanda Winstead offers excellent advice for special education teachers and the parents of special children. Students with special needs may face a host of challenges in their daily lives, but technology can help to level the playing field in the classroom. Introduction The outbreak of […]
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