Start with an excerpt from Dan Willingham’s The Reading Mind. Then it’s jobs that didn’t exist and the shift towards student-centered learning. On to saving social media time, AR and VR at CES, competency-based learning’s excitement and stumbles, a smart quote, and an out of this world gymnast.

Start with how screen time might impact your kid’s grades. Then it’s genius hour questions and AI’s impact on jobs. On to why musicians should use Twitter, habits of mentally strong people, logging your kid’s data, a Melinda Gates quote, and flying a drone in an elevator.

Do you know the difference between training and learning? Then it’s connecting to others with Flipgrid and faculty trends for 2019. On to tips for driving more traffic to your blog, apps to use with Book Creator, why lessons should be interdisciplinary, avoiding boring words, and using iPads and iPhones as a second computer screen.

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According to one report teachers have less to worry about their jobs being automated than most. Then it’s embedding digital citizenship and giving praise that matters. On to giving feedback to online learners, the story of the periodic table, mollycoddling our children, a Mark Twain quote, and an AK-47 stuck on full automatic.