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.
Adam Sandler Offers A Dose Of Reality To The Parents Of NYU’s Tisch Graduates In Hilarious Commencement Speech. This is very funny and touching. It’s 16 minutes, but well worth it. (WARNING: One F-Word) @AdamSandler @nyuniversity @NYUTischSchool
Reducing Math Anxiety with Expressive Writing – Does that photo above leave you feeling a bit stressed? If so, you may suffer from math anxiety. Read on, friend, this blog is for you! @PsyDocCindy @AceThatTest
Dr. Angela Duckworth on Developing Character – She’s a co-founder of Character Lab, the author of Grit, a bestseller that reveals the secret to achievement is passion and persistence; and the co-host of the No Stupid Questions podcast with Stephen Dubner. @angeladuckw @thecharacterlab @tvanderark
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
FBI reveals 10 things you have to do to stop smartphone hackers. Whether you’re an Apple or Android user or prefer logging into accounts on a laptop, the FBI has a warning for you. @EdwardsCLM @TheSun @nypost
Learning
Sommelier André Hueston Mack Explains How To Chill Wine and a Lot More. If you like wine at all this will help you to be less intimidated. @MaisonNoirWines @bonappetit
Leadership/Parenting
Shake Up Inclusive Learning: Kasey Bell & Mike Marotta discuss a student-centered future – This looks like a good piece of free professional development. @ShakeUpLearning @mmatp @texthelp
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@LifeWithJohn
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Knowing What to Say at Sunday School – Ricky Gervais | Animals | Universal Comedy – He is my favorite living comedian. (WARNING: A few naughty words.) @rickygervais
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcast
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel Pink
Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers by Jo Boaler
180 Moving Forward past the Pandemic with Dr. Doug Green – On October 4, 2021, I was Kim Mattina’s guest on her weekly show. Please join us for a discussion on what we can gain from our pandemic experiences as educators.
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen
Noise: A Flaw In Human Judgement by Daniel Kahneman, Oliver Sibony, & Cass Sunstein
Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind by Judson Brewer
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson
Listen 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
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
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)
Be sure to try the bottom right translate button for your favorite language or one you are trying to learn. If you don’t see it check your adblocking software.
