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.
The L.A. School Uprising – This is an example of what some parents are doing to try to get schools open. I live in Broome County, NY where all schools have been open in hybrid mode since last October with full cooperation from teacher unions. Consider signing the L.A. petition as I did. @UprisingLa @OpenSchoolsCA #OpenSchools
Life Coach Gets Teens Into Ivy League Schools. Rather than pay, just have your kids share the advice in this column. @RaquelLaneri @christopherrim @CommandEdu
What Role Will Hybrid Learning Play in the Future of K–12 Education? Hybrid learning has been a hot topic since the pandemic forced schools to reformat and restructure instruction. Here’s more nuance and context on the concept. @DougBonderud @EdTech_K12
Social/Mobile Media Education
Here’s Why Student Films Are So Bad. Share this short [8:38] video with young people you know interested in film making. @IDC
Learning
The Geography of Spices and Herbs – This is a great cooking and geography lesson combined. Share it with students and parents. @theatlaspro
Leadership/Parenting
52 Practice Interview Questions for School Administrators – I’ve been interviewing administrators since 1976 and I find these to be the kind of questions you should use if you are trying to hire one or consider if you are applying for an administrative position. Good luck. @eduleadership
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@gapingvoid
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
This Woman Tries To Learn How To Drum In 30 Days. This Is How It Went. This is an incredibly fun video by Youtuber Kize Bae challenging herself to learn drumming well enough to play along with Bruno Mars’ “Runaway Baby.” This could be a lesson for people who want to learn anything. @drumeo @pomeranian99 @Lin0087
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
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
Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros with Katie Novak
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