Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do
The Twitter names next to each link belong to the authors, publications, and the people who bring them to my attention.
Simple Linear Regression in the Field of Data Science – Understanding linear regressions is important in a lot of fields. This should help you and your students with the concept. @UniteAi @epuujee @HarbRimah
What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It) – Research suggests that when we see ourselves clearly, we are more confident and more creative. We make sounder decisions, build stronger relationships, and communicate more effectively. @tashaeurich @HarvardBiz @TrippBraden
How do A/B tests work? Here is a look inside one of the most powerful tools of the tech trade. @quaesita @Nicochan33 @ipfconline1 @TDataScience @SpirosMargaris
Social/Mobile Media Education
Five Google Classroom Tips You Might Have Overlooked or Forgotten – These are helpful little features that you might have overlooked or forgotten. @rmbyrne @GoogleForEdu
Learning
PulverEdu a Global Community School Where Inspired Learners Meet Passionate Educators – Are you passionate about a topic or subject you would love to teach? Do you enjoy interacting in a LIVE class? We have a place for YOU in our Global Community School! @jeffpulver
Leadership/Parenting
Dictation and Round Robin Proofreading – Elementary Matters is an educational blog focused on Elementary grades 1-3. These posts will make an elementary teacher’s life easier by sharing information about how the brain learns best. @ElemntryMatters
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@AngelaMaiers @mercer
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Every Tom Hanks Movie Performance, Ranked. The list is limited to live-action movies, meaning Hanks’s superb turns in the four Toy Story films aren’t on the list. How many have you seen and how would you change the order? @williamfleitch @TimGrierson @vulture
My Podcast & Recent Book Summaries
Back to School COVID Myths – It’s popular to say that hybrid learning is negatively impacting poor students who generally attend schools with lots of discipline issues. Is it possible that some poor kids who make a serious effort to learn aren’t the big winners? There may be stresses at home, but not many bullies. @DrDougGreen @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
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova
Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein
IEP & Section 504 Team Meetings…and the Law by Miriam Kurtzig Freedman
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves (the book can be found here)
Reprogramming the American Dream: From Rural America to Silicon Valley – Making AI Serve Us All by Kevin Scott
The Knowledge GAP: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System and How to Fix It by Natalie Wexler
Upstream: How to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath
Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros with Katie Novak
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