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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How Teachers Can Build Confidence – Both new and experienced teachers can benefit from using these strategies to improve their sense of self-efficacy in the classroom. @finleyt @edutopia
New Apple iPhnes and Watches – Wathc the rollout here if you have an hour. I always do and enjoy it very much. @tim_cook @Apple
The US States That Vaccinate The Most, Ranked – This is interesting. Do you or your students see any trends? @wallethub @darcymiajimenez @digg
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
TikTok Launches In-Stream Shops to All U.S. Retailers, its Latest eCommerce Push. TikTok’s ramping up its next in-steam shopping push, with all U.S. businesses now able to activate TikTok Shops on their profiles. @socialmedia2day @adhutchinson
Learning
World Electricity Sources 2022 – Unfortunately, coal is still number one. @VCElements @VisualCap
Leadership/Parenting
Innovative High School Schedules – High school schedules signal priorities, define opportunities, allocate resources, and influence culture. @tvanderark @Getting_Smart
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@Gapingvoid
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Vivaldi – Gloria – This piece kicks ass. If you don’t like classical music give it a try. In his day, Vivaldi was the Rolling Stones. @CruxFidelisBlog

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.