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.
The Twitter names next to each link belong to the authors, publications, and the people who bring them to my attention.
In School, Girls Rule. Where Does That Leave Boys? Since the 1970s, “the gender reversal in education has been astonishingly swift. @becky_koenig @EdSURGE @RichardvReeves
Thinking about tutoring for your child? Here’s what you should consider. As educators look for ways to help students as they recover academically from pandemic interruptions, tutoring can play a key role. @YeseniaRobles @ChalkbeatCO
Only two things that money can’t buy, – true love and home grown tomatoes. I wish I could grow Keith’s tomatoes. If you can, here is what you can do with them. @keith_rutledge
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Gender-neutral figures, mythical creature among newly suggested emojis. Challenge your kids to invent some of their own. @AMitchReporting @nypost
Learning
Do You Know The Difference Between Science And Pseudoscience? Pseudoscience consists of theories and methods that appear to be scientific but aren’t. Here’s how to tell bad science apart from the stuff you can trust. @TED_ED @darcymiajimenez @digg
Leadership/Parenting
Teaching Young Children to Understand Consequences – Early childhood educators can use modeling and common, everyday occurrences to demonstrate consequential thinking. @SELinSchools @edutopia
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@MrsDSpEd @MrsAryTeach
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
The World’s Most Dangerous Sex Position – There are countless sex positions, some more dangerous than others. But have you tried the world’s most dangerous one? My wife passed from ALS in 2009 and we never tried this one. @godsfavourite_1
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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