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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Schools of the Future: Creating the Entrepreneurial Education Model – Agency, choice, and elevating learner voice requires innovation, creativity and embedding entrepreneurship in our school models. @DocConner13 @Getting_Smart
How important is homework, and how much should parents help? In recent years, homework has become a very hot topic. Many parents and educators have raised concerns about homework and questioned how effective it is. @MindShiftKQED
All the Top New Features in macOS Sonoma – Apple has officially released macOS 14. Here’s a breakdown of all the new features, which Macs support it, and how to download it. @BStoly @WIRED
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI’s ChatGPT will ‘see, hear and speak’ in threat to Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is getting a major update that will enable the viral chatbot to have voice conversations with users. @Reuters @nypost
Learning
The Happiest States in the US, Mapped – Can your students see any trends here? @wallethub @MatadorNetwork @JoriAyers
Leadership/Parenting
The danger of a single story – Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice. @ChimamandaReal
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@8Amber8
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Circle of Fifths: Everything You Need to Know – Anyone interested in music should watch this short video. @SMCSMusic
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.
