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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The Fastest-Growing And Declining Industries In America, Visualized – If you’re worried about job security, you might want to find out which industries are the safest bet over the next decade. @darcymiajimenez
This Incredible Animation Shows How Deep The Ocean Really Is – This is a good science lesson for upper elementary on up. @TechInsider
Watch A Kingfisher Dive Underwater And Retrieve A Fish In Super Slow Motion. This is well worth the 25 seconds it takes. Be sure to click the full screen icon. @ViralHog
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
TikTok Ban Signed in Montana, Paving Way for First Amendment Legal Battle. Ban is slated to take effect next year—if it survives expected litigation. This looks like a good topic for a class debate. @stuwoo @MeghanBobrowsky @Reuters @WSJ
Learning
The Origins of Bluegrass – IT was a combination of folk music from England and Scotland influenced by banjo music brought by African slaves.
Leadership/Parenting
Preparing Students to Take Their Presentations to the Next Level – With the right preparation, students can be ready for any audience question—even if they don’t know all the answers. @mmcdowell13 @edutopia
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@we_are_vaei @VAInstitute
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
PINK PANTHER Theme | double bass quintet | Božo Paradžik & students – Most symphonies don’t have five string bass players, but here are five of them playing together. @FinanceDirCFO
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
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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