Community College Transfers Outperform High Schoolers At Top Colleges, So Why Do We Ignore Them? Community college transfers also outperform transfers from other four-year colleges. @nleesanchez @Forbes @DisruptedTv
Five Arguments Against “Innovation in Education” and How You Might Respond – You will hear arguments such as, “I think innovation is important but what about…(insert curriculum, time, money, lack of funding, standardized tests, and lack of training)? @gcouros @stdulmage
OneNote Class Notebook: A Digital Binder That Will Change the Way You Teach – OneNote Class Notebook is a do it all platform. It’s completely free for educators and it’s available everywhere: Windows, Mac, Chromebooks, iOS and Android devices. @cultofpedagogy @vijaysharma1122
Social/Mobile Media Education
Study links screen time to slower child development. A new Canadian study has linked increased screen time with delayed development in children. @Barnini @FoxNews @JAMAPediatrics
Learning
How Much Prices Have Changed For Different Goods And Services Over The Last 20 Years, Graphed. Note that this inflation calculator shows a 55% increase over the last 20 years. Why is college tuition so high? @Mark_J_Perry @howmuch_net
Leadership/Parenting
Gym Class Is So Bad Kids Are Skipping School to Avoid It. P.E. do little to improve physical fitness, but it can also lead to truancy and disciplinary problems. Students use lockerroom where adult supervision is limited, and it facilitates teasing of overweight or unathletic kids. @aliaemily @TheAtlantic
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@teacher2teacher @thenotoriousmrb
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Dolphins Chase Behind A Man Being Towed Underwater. This tourist in Turks and Caicos has the ride of a lifetime while holding onto a “Subwing,” a towable underwater board.
@Caters_News
Recent Book Summaries, Original Work, and Guest Posts
The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success by Albert-László Barabási
Should We Be Teaching Optimism? by Dr. Doug Green
Token Ideas for Guest Speakers by Jenna Smith – If you need a high quality plaque check out EDCO Awards and Specialties.
Get It Done: The 21-day Mind Hack System to Double Your Productivity and Finish What You Start by Michael Mackintosh
All Children, Including Those with Learning Disabilities, Benefit from the Arts by Lillian Brooks
Code Breaker: Increase Creativity, Remix Assessment, and Develop a Class of Coder Ninjas! by Brian Aspinall
Seven Things That Can Spoil Your Relationship with the Students by Kate Khom
Why Do We Have Elite Schools? Dr. Doug Green
Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom by Shelly Sanchez Terrell
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