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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10 Mistakes We Make When We Talk to Our Students About Life After High School – Talking to teens about life after high school can be tricky. We want to motivate them without placing too much pressure on them. @JenniferLMGunn @weareteachers
How Many Americans Don’t Use The Internet, Visualized – Age and income play a significant role in whether or not somebody’s online. @darcymiajimenez @digg
mericans are clueless about how much of these nutrients they need. Nearly half of Americans aren’t eating as many fruits and veggies as they should be, according to new research. @SWNS @nypost
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Use AI to catch your boyfriend cheating — here’s how you can. In a viral TikTok from earlier this year, Mia Dio, 22, claimed that her boyfriend, Billy, had been acting suspiciously. @Megpowers22 @thedartmouth
Learning
Eating a handful of these nuts daily can slash the risk of depression. A recent study suggests that eating nuts could have some surprising mental health benefits. I’ve seen a lot of people extolling nuts. I eat a lot of them myself. @SteinbergBrooke @nypost
Leadership/Parenting
Exploring Before Explaining in World Languages = Allowing students to notice patterns and draw on their experiences prior to introducing new concepts can boost their learning. @brownpatrick8 @e_r_richards @edutopia
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@f_bartoloni
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
JS Bach | Harpsichord Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055, I. Allegro – If you have four minutes you will enjoy this. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment via YouTube
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.
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