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Students Taking Timed Tests by Adam Grant – But a race against the clock doesn’t measure knowledge or intelligence. It assesses the much narrower skill of how well students reason under stress. @AdamMGrant @LarryCuban

How Real-World Learning Transforms Education – Putting relationships and relevance together is how you get the rigor and the vigor. @Elliot_Washor @Getting_Smart

The Best Pumpkin Carving Kits – Bring your Halloween jack-o’-lanterns to life with these pumpkin carving tools for kids and kids at heart alike. MATT JANCER via WEIRD

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying. Google is analyzing data from its Maps app to suggest how cities can adjust traffic light timing to cut wait times and emissions. The company says it’s already cutting stops for millions of drivers. @peard33 @WIRED @wiredunion

Learning

Here’s What It Looks Like When Drivers Accelerate From Zero To 100 KMPH In Less Than A Second – This is also a science lesson. @tomscott @digg

Leadership/Parenting

Five Positive Ways Students Can Use AI – AI is here to stay, and will be an important workforce skill–let’s teach our students to work with it, not against it. @eschoolnews @mackenzieprice

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

@motivational

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

Keith Richards Shows Off His Guitar Skills by Playing Some Rolling Stones Hits | The Tonight Show – Keith plays while Jimmy Fallon imitates Mick Jagger. @officialKeef @jimmyfallon @MickJagger
  

Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky

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.

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How Teaching Should Change, According to a Nobel-Prize-Winning Physicist – I listened to this podcast and recommend it for all teachers and administrators. @EdSurge @jryoung

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant – “I read [it] in one sitting, loved it, and have been thinking about it ever since…This is Adam Grant’s finest work—it will inspire you.”—Malcolm Gladwell @AdamMGrant @Wharton @Gladwell

How a true teacher hero advocates for student equity and belonging – Learn how this eSN K-12 Hero Awards Winner ensures that each and every student feels they have a place in school. @eSN_Laura @eschoolnews

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

Cyberbullying: How to identify and handle online harassment. Almost half of U.S. students report they were bullied in some way online during the pandemic lockdown. @allconnect

Learning

How The Mississippi River Started – This is a great geography lesson for kids of any age. @JohnSnellFox8 @TomWVUE

Leadership/Parenting

Blue state suspends basic skills graduation requirement again, citing harm to students of color. This is from the conservative New York Post. I think, however, this could be a good topic for a discussion in a social studies or English class. @TheHannahRay @nypost @FoxNews

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

@Gapingvoid

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

10 Beatles Songs That Paul McCartney Hated – If you are a Beatles fan you will like this. @musicbox_usa
  

Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky

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.

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How parents can recognize and help a child with anxiety – Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concern in children. The rates of children with anxiety have been growing dramatically. parentingtranslator on Instagram @MindShiftKQED

A Solo Female Travel Influencer Has One Safety Rule She Never Breaks. You have to read down a ways to find it, but I totally agree, and I’m a single male. @HPUKPersonal

Here’s All the Gear You Need to Start Birding – This seems like a fun hobby for kids and families. SCOTT GILBERTSON via @WIRED

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

How AI Can Help Students Learn Digital Self-Regulation – Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more than just a buzzword; it’s changing the way we think about what is possible in education. @ClassTechTips @EdTech

Learning

The Cities And ZIP Codes That Complain The Most About Their Neighborhoods, Ranked – Many cities in the US offer the 311 phone number as a way for residents to report issues — like graffiti, trash dumping and flooding — in their neighborhood. This is also a cool way to display data. @MoverDB @darcymiajimenez @digg

Leadership/Parenting

How to talk to your kids about the war in Israel and what not to tell them – This looks like good advice to me. I don’t think I would let a child watch the news at this time. Although this is from Fox News, I don’t see any bias here. @maurmack @FoxNewsDigital @nypost

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

@Gapingvoid

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Your don’t have to be a Handel fan to enjoy this. Play this for kids who aren’t into classical music yet. @luciehorsch @BojanCicic @AAMorchestra
  

Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky

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.

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OpenAI releases ChatGPT teaching guide. Teaching with ChatGPT doesn’t have to be challenging–educators can embrace the AI tool and also show students how to create original. @eschoolnews @eSN_Laura

Guiding Students to Know When to Skim and When to Focus – Students need explicit instruction on the benefits of skimming material and when this method is insufficient. @mmcdowell13 @edutopia

Student-Centered Discipline – While your team works to align school discipline policies to SEL, it’s important to ensure that all classrooms consistently reinforce a student-centered approach to discipline. @caselorg

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

The Chatbots Are Now Talking to Each Other. ChatGPT-style chatbots that pretend to be people are being used to help companies develop new product and marketing ideas. @willknight @WIRED

Learning

Tactical, Practical, and Dynamic Shooting Competitions – Dynamic shooting events are shooting events that combine shooting with some combination of movement, fitness, decision making, and skills from other disciplines such as fieldcraft or tactics. If you own a gun, this sounds like fun. Full Confession: I do not own a gun. @keith_rutledge

Leadership/Parenting

The Importance of “Doability” In Times of Change – If you are a leader, it’s important to look at this matrix for a few reasons. @ajjuliani

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

@Gapingvoid

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Georg Friederich Händel – You don’t have to be a Handel or a harp fun to enjoy this. Share with music students and teachers. Laetitia Troisi De Menville vua @YouTUbe @PhoeniciaMalta

Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky

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.

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Five Ways To Build Student Ownership in the First Month of School – The first month of school sets the tone for the entire year. @ajjuliani

A 5-Step Classroom Management Makeover – If you’re experiencing behavioral issues with your students, here’s a strategy to try to get back on track for a successful year. @DFWRenaissance @Edutopia

This Showdown Between Humans and Chatbots Could Keep You Safe From Bad AI. Thousands of security experts, hackers, and college students competed to trick powerful text-generation systems into revealing their dark sides at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas. @dmehro @kharijohnson @WIRED

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

This hidden iPhone feature ‘literally saved lives’ in deadly Maui fires – A little-known feature called Apple Emergency SOS on the iPhone could be a literal lifesaver. @emlefroy @nypost

Learning

How NASA Nearly Lost the Voyager 2 Spacecraft Forever – The space agency lost touch with the beloved spacecraft following a faulty command signal. Here’s how it happened—and how engineers worked to bring it back. @raminskibba @WIRED

Leadership/Parenting

Unconventional Quizzes that Liven Up the Classroom – Math quizzes can be engaging, affirming, and even fun! @suszie001 @NCTM

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

@ckw09

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

Diana Damrau sings Mozart’s “Queen of the Night” aria. This is one of opera’s greatest hits. Give it a chance. @DianaDamrau @WarnerClassicUS
  

Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky

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.

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