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Three lessons on perseverance from a honey badger – Perseverance requires flexibility and patience, but it results in growth and new opportunities. @eschoolnews @we_are_vaei @OostermanJon @jonoosterman
Next-Gen Document Camera for Classrooms – This year, you can upgrade old, bulky doc cams with OKIOCAM’s smart presentation technology. @ClassTechTips @okiolabs
Everything Apple Announced at Their October 39,2023 Hardware Event – The MacBook Pros and iMacs get new chips and capabilities. @BStoly @WIRED
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Three Tips to Become a Better Writer – Who doesn’t want to be a better writer? @DanielPink
Learning
Five Simple Tricks To Instantly Lower Your Stress Levels – Stress can feel impossible to navigate when you’re in the thick of it—but there are strategies to help mitigate the effects it has on our life. Georgia Day via @voguemagazine
Leadership/Parenting
How many calories is Halloween candy, and how long does it take to burn off? The average American child eats more than 16 times the daily recommendation of sugar on average on Oct. 31. @SteinbergBrooke @nypost
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
Can your kids come up with anything? @Oatmeal
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Brandee Younger: Tiny Desk Concert This harpist recently performed on the Tamron Hall Show where my daughter works. @harpista_ @tamronhall @ValmontGod
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.
Getting Back Together
Lessons on Perseverance / Next-Gen Document Camera / New MacBooks and iMacs « Dr. Doug Green