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Schools are key to solving mental health equity gaps. Declining mental health is the national health crisis of this generation, and our schools must act. @alexdalvarado @joindaybreak @eschoolnews
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South Korea Is On The Path To Population Collapse, The Rest Of The World Isn’t Far Behind. This is a good social studies and math lesson for middle school on up. @Kurz_Gesagt @brilliantorg @digg
F-35 lightning II, in this stunning display of speed & agility Pacific Airshow Huntington beach – This is a pretty real time video of the US top jet showing off. I found it to be mesmerizing. @elwynroberts1
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Instagram Rolls Out New Option to Share Stories with Multiple Group Lists at Once. Instagram continues to lean into more enclosed group sharing. @adhutchinson @socialmedia2day
Learning
MLB Teams’ Payrolls Versus Win Total, Visualized – This a great math lesson. The R in the lower left is the correlation coefficient. The R^2 = 0.012 means that you can attribute 1.2% of a team’s wins to theri payroll. @jaredrusso
Leadership/Parenting
It may be Banned Books Week, but we think you should read these 13 titles. I did a book report on “Catcher in the Rye” my sophmore year in high school (1963) just because it contains the E-word. @msullivandawson @nypost
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@Gapingvoid
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
ThreeE pieces that prove Bach was a genius – This for music nerds, but it is very cool. via David Bennett Piano @YouTUbe
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.
