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16 Types Of Employees Surveys (Pros & Cons Of Each) – @FerminTalksWork @allvoicesco
How to Use Google Bard to Find Your Stuff in Gmail and Docs – If you haven’t played with Bard you should. I used it to create a quiz and help learn my second language. REECE ROGERS via @Wired
23 year old phenom Kelvin Kiptum makes history at Chicago Marathon – It’s a new men’s marathon record of 2:00:35. This video shows the last five minutes. @NBCSChicago
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
How AI could save–or sink–creative writing in schools – AI can be a powerful tool for rapid feedback and iterative prototyping, reshaping the future of education. @ArnettTom @eschoolnews
Learning
Anatomy Expert Shows How Much Blood Your Kidneys Can Filter In 24 Hours. Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy uses a real-life kidney to demonstrate all the impressive functions these little organs are capable of. It’s a great science lesson. @AnatomyLab @brilliantorg @darcymiajimenez @digg
Leadership/Parenting
Economics Nobel Prize goes to Claudia Goldin, an expert on women at work. She studies the changing role of working women through the centuries, and the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women. @PikaGoldin @ProfHjalmarsson @HorsleyScott @WSKG @NPR
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@Leadershipfreak
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” BYU Inauguration Combined Choirs and Orchestra – BYU’s combined choirs, with the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra, perform “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing.” @BYU
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini
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
Back to School COVID Myths – by Dr Doug Green @mssackstein
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
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves (the book can be found here.
