Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am Eastern US time.
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How to Reduce Disruptions without Yelling, Begging, or Bribing – This is a free crash course. @Teach4theHeart @ShakeUpLearning
ChatGPT Guide for Teachers – OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, just unveiled a new teacher guide. @ShakeUpLearning
Everything You Need to Know About Getting Your Genome Sequenced – DNA sequencing can assess your risk of developing certain diseases. It could even help provide medicines personalized to your genes one day. Governments want you to get involved. @RachaelPells @WIRED
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
iPhone 15 Pro Max’s Camera Outperforms Samsung’s S23 Ultra. This is 17 minutes long, but I learned a lot about taking photos and videos. @Mrwhosetheboss
Learning
The Mississippi River Explained in under three minutes – If a social studies teacher has three minutes left in a period they can show this. via FactSpark @YouTube #Mississippi #Rivers #Geography
Leadership/Parenting
Evidence Is Mounting That Calculus Should Be Changed. Will Instructors Heed It? Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). But getting to those careers means surviving the academic journey. @dtmollenkamp @EdSurge
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@8Amber8
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
8 Movies to Watch if You Can’t Stop Thinking About the Roman Empire – I like that it tells you how to stream each movie. You need to disable your ad blocker. @angtric @decider
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.
