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Cheap Shot Ed. Journalism / Mental Health Equity / Italian Regions Explained

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

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A Journalist’s Reporting on Schools Can Be Shoddy. The media takes a lot of a cheap shots at the nation’s three-plus million classroom teachers in nearly 100,000 schools spread over 13,000 school districts based on cherry-picked evidence. @LarryCuban

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 @eschoolnews

All Italian Regions Explained in 27 Minutes With Subtitles – For my money Italy is the best when it comes to seanic beauty, art, architecture, food, and friendly people. I’ve been there three times and plan on going again. Piazzasquare italiano on @YouTube

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

AI Chatbots Can Guess Your Personal Information From What You Type. The AI models behind chatbots like ChatGPT can accurately guess a user’s personal information from innocuous chats. Researchers say the troubling ability could be used by scammers or to target ads. @willknight @WIRED

Learning

The Top States Americans Are Moving To, Mapped – You can click to see which states are gaining population and which states are losing. @StorageCafe @darcymiajimenez @digg

Leadership/Parenting

6 Strategies For Dealing With ‘Difficult’ Students – Dealing with ‘difficult’ students remains the number one source of constant tension for most teachers. @allenmendler @TeachThought

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

@LollyDaskal

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

Umberto Tozzi – Gloria – This is Laura Branigan’s hit from 1992 sung in Italia.n @UmbertoTozzi

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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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Strategic Walking / Team Quizzes / The School as a Whole Community Resource

Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

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Strategic Walking by Dr. Doug Green – Walking is great exercise. Here are some guidelines to follow that make walking a safer experience. @DrDougGreen @mssackstein

Team Quizzes: A Low-Risk, High-Yield Strategy – Quizzes in small groups can be a low-risk, high-yield learning strategy that also fosters collaboration skills in high school students. Jay Schauer via @edutopia

The School as a Whole Community Resource – The collaboration between schools and communities holds immense potential to enrich student learning while benefiting the community at large. Also see my summary of School-Linked Services.@MaryRuppenthal @Getting_Smart

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies. From the Philippines to Colombia, low-paid workers label training data for AI models used by the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. @rowe_niamh @WIRED

Learning

How to Use AI to Create Fun Review Games – We know that retrieval of things we recently learned is a great way to enforce learning. You can also use Google’s Bard to make quizzes. @rmbyrne @Quizalizeapp

Leadership/Parenting

Five strategies to ignite student engagement – At its heart, student engagement is about tapping into students’ innate curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking skills. @jmacpherson4 @we_are_vaei

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

@LollyDaskal

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

Béla Fleck – Wheels Up (Live) – This is six+ minutes of Bela playing with some other first class musicians. @belafleckbanjo @SierraDawnHull @MCFlamekeeper @JustinMoses2

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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

Back to School COVID Myths – by Dr Doug Green @mssackstein

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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High School Sport Builds Robots / Annular Eclipse Timelapse / Italian Wine Tips

Monday, October 16th, 2023

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.

Meet the high school sport that builds robots — and the next generation of engineers. Say hello to the Space Cookies, aka FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1868, a Girl Scout troop that builds tournament robots. @theLAJohnson @MindShiftKQED

Annular Solar Eclipse Time-Lapse Ring of Fire!! If you missed the total annular eclipse on Saturday, Oct 14, 2023, here is what it looked like. @KennethBrandon

Five Italian Red Wines You Must Try – Full confession, I am a wino. I know a lot about wine, but I have a lot more to learn about Italian wines that seem to be the most complicated. @WineFolly

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

Cartoons about A. I. Use in Families and Schools – Challenge your kids to create a cartoon about AI. @LarryCuban

Learning

A Concrete Crisis Has the UK Literally Crumbling. Hundreds of schools, hospitals, and other public buildings made from RAAC, a cheap, lightweight concrete, have to close—the victims of quick fixes and decades of cost-cutting. @SabrinaMWeiss @WIRED

Leadership/Parenting

Parents, stop asking kids, ‘How was your day?’ — 10 tips to really get them talking. Start by scrolling to the end to see the ten questions you might ask. @Vavabooom @nypost

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

@Gapingvoid

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

Flash Mob – Pachelbel’s Canon (Canon in D) performed by 7-16 year old kids. Can kids from your school do something like this? #Bellavita #flashmob #Canon #Pachelbel’s

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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

Back to School COVID Myths – by Dr Doug Green @mssackstein

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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History of Israel-Palestine Conflict / Internships Rule / Seaweed In Your Sofa

Friday, October 13th, 2023

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.

History of Israel-Palestine Conflict – I light of the recent violence in this region, everyone from middle school on up should watch this. There may be some bias here, but I can’t detect any. @stoicinvestor_ #Gaza_Strip

Internships Rule at The Met, Where High School is a Matter of ‘Trial and Error.’ This is from an adviser at The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center, a legendary public high school universally known as The Met. @LarryCuban @gtoppo

The ‘Green’ Future of Furniture Is a Sofa Stuffed With Seaweed. Foam rubber—like the filling inside your couch—produces an enormous amount of CO2. A Norwegian company called Agoprene thinks seaweed could be the solution. DELLE CHAN via @WIRED

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

What happens if you don’t put your phone in airplane mode? Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. Lindsay DeMarchi and #SofiaPashaei via @TED_ED

Learning

This Handy Science Trick Will Help You Beat Your Friends In A Bar Bet. Give it a try and share it with science teachers and students you know. @museumofscience

Leadership/Parenting

From pencils to pixels: Tech is shaping the future of education – New and advancing technology tools can support the future of education by boosting engagement through interactivity. @eschoolnews @RadixCloud

Inspirational/Funny Tweets

@Gapingvoid

Humor, Music, Cool Stuff

Sweet Child O’ Mine Bluegrass Cover | Thunder and Rain – This sarts with the musical hook on a mandolin followed by a great female singer. @erinnpeetlukes

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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

Back to School COVID Myths – by Dr Doug Green @mssackstein

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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The Secret to Innovation / Strengthening PD with AI / When Few Teachers Send Most Referrals

Thursday, October 12th, 2023

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Justin Reich on Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools – Transformational Leadership means starting with understanding, honoring, and respecting what people have already accomplished. @bjfr @Getting_Smart

Strengthening PD with AI – Artificial intelligence in PD is guiding teachers through a self-coaching cycle aligned to common growth areas as they watch video of their classroom teaching in action. @eschoolnews

When a Tiny Fraction of Teachers File Most School Discipline Referrals – Researchers found that “frequent teacher referrers” sent a disproportionate number of Black students to the front office for discipline. Nadia Tamez-Robledo via @EdSurge

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

Here’s why some iPhone users should avoid iOS 17. A TikToker who claims to be a former Apple sales specialist is warning people who own an iPhone 13 or an older model against downloading the latest operating system, iOS 17, released last month. @SteinbergBrooke @nypost

Learning

Why this instrument explains Black American folk music – Black slaves brought early versions of the banjo with them from Africa. Jake Blount via @voxdotcom

Leadership/Parenting

Online Safety for Students at School (and at home) – Chris McKenna, the founder of “Protect Young Eyes” has some powerful insights into the effects of the online world on kids. @ShakeUpLearning