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Five Tools Teachers Can Use to Find Research-Backed Edtech That Works – Only a sliver of edtech products have been subjected to rigorous research into whether they work, but new online tools are making it easier for teachers to find tools that fit their needs. @syodertweets @edutopia
Four essential resources for building research skills in high school – Strong research skills are valuable beyond high school and will serve students well as they enter a world of digital resources and information. Ayanna Mayes via @eschoolnews
Ranked: The 25 Blackest Cities in the USA (2023) This video is from a black organization. It is upfront about the cities with poverty and crime issues, but features many cities that sound like good places to live. People of any race should watch this fine video. @black_excellist
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
AI predicts a third of breast cancer cases prior to diagnosis in breakthrough mammography study. Artificial intelligence could have the capability to pinpoint cancer diagnoses a lot sooner. @atstabile @FoxNews
Learning
Westward Expansion: Crash Course US History – This is most appropriate for high school and up. @TheCrashCourse @johngreen @stanwmuller
Leadership/Parenting
Should We Evolve Traditional Teaching Practices? Is your educational experience probably consisted of a lot of lectures, notes, homework, tests, and papers? @ajjuliani @LearningTools.ai
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@Gapingvoid
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) ~Summer Recital ~7 years old ~ Lee Hieu This is crazy. I thought Jake Shimabukuro’s version was amazing, but this may have him beat. @JakeShimabukuro
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini
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
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.
