Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am Eastern US time.
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Dropping out of College: Why, How, and What to Do After – College is a challenging and stressful time for students. If you want to drop out early, it’s important to think about your goals and whether you can achieve them without a college degree. @IvyPanda3 @YvonneMcquarrie
These Tricks Can Help You Control Your Dreams. Lucid dreaming is a technique that allows you to realize you’re in a dream — and, with a bit of practice, you can learn to control what happens there. @bright_side_me @darcymiajimenez
The States That Sell Alcohol At Costco, Mapped – This map uses color for one purpose and a pattern within the color for another. This is the first time I’ve seen this and it seems effective. @jaredrusso @digg @VinePair
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
The Ten Best Android and iOS Games You Can Play Anywhere – Here are the best 10 Android and iOS games that you can play anywhere even at work. To play a game anywhere, you need something very special. Games that can be played and stopped at any point in time with ease. @stayinformedg
Learning
What Happens To Your Body If You Cut Out Sugar? If you go cold turkey off of refined sugar, things start to change within a day. It may not be easy, but there are lots of benefits. @AsapSCIENCE @thisisinsider
12 Facts about Greenland That You Might Not Know – This looks like a fun place to go. @LearningCanteen
Leadership/Parenting
How to Support and Sustain Rich Classroom Discussions – High-functioning classrooms feature rich, inclusive discussions. Here’s how you can set students up for success before gracefully removing yourself from the equation. @edutopia @borywrites
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@Gapingvoid
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Can Cricket SUPERSTAR Harry Brook learn how to hit a baseball in just 1 day?! | MLB Europe Follow International cricket sensation and MLB Europe Ambassador Harry Brook as he heads to Florida to join up with the St. Louis Cardinals’ Spring Training camp. @MLB
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts
Plays Well With Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrongby Eric Barker
How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting from Tots to Teens by Melinda Wenner Moyer
Critical Issues in Democratic Schooling: Curriculum, Teaching, and Socio-Political Realities by Kenneth Teitelbaum
Can You Learn to Be Lucky? Why Some People Seem to Win More Often Than Others by Karla Staff
My Post-Pandemic Teaching and Learning Observations by Dr. Doug Green Times 10 Publications
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel Pink
Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers by Jo Boaler
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen
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
Back to School COVID Myths – by Dr Doug Green @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.
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