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.
How Learning Emotional Skills Can Help Boys Become Men – “And what they started talking about was, ‘I ain’t gonna be no nerd, no geek, no teacher’s pet.’ Everything about ‘smart’ to them was negative. And I realized my job was to build a space that was smart and cool.” @Kschwart @MindShiftKQED @ThinkWriteLearn
What is Python Used For: a Comprehensive Guide Learn what is Python used for these days: find out why it’s the best programming language for AI, machine learning, and its other uses. @bitdegree_org @epuujee @Sirlupinwatson
The Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Be Meaningful After All. By digging out signals hidden within the brain’s electrical chatter, scientists are getting new insights into sleep, aging, and more. @lizlandau @WIRED
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
This flying AI robot can pick fruit – preventing waste in the process – Flying autonomous robots can work 24 hours a day, and only pick ripe fruit. @wef @bexxmodd
Learning
What is the Highest Point in Each State of the USA? This is an excellent US geography lesson and just a fun tour around the US. Some are really easy to get to while others require some serious climbing. @ChicagoGeoYT
Leadership/Parenting
How to Start a Podcast (and Keep It Going) – Podcasting it growing in popularity with students. Teachers should consider letting students podcast for grades. @FarhanaRahman @iamDrWilL @Entrepreneur
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@LifeWithJohn
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
25 Essential Episodes of The Muppet Show – Watch 25 short bits featuring the guest star of each show. @Groupof60 @vulture
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcast
Listine 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
Grasp: The Science of Transforming How We Learn by Sanjay Sarma with Luke Yoquinto
The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Out Economy, and Our Health and How We Must Adapt by Sinan Aral @SINANARAL
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
Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World by Olga Khazan
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
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves (the book can be found here)
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
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