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Can team teaching break the constraints of conventional schooling? Increasing teacher burnout, coupled with the increasing pressures on those who remain, is a problem we can’t afford to ignore. @ArnettTom @ChristensenInst @eschoolnews
Hybrid learning is here to stay–and so are pandemic technologies. Effective room management and flexible booking options help streamline challenges that come with increased hybrid learning options. MICAH REMLEY via eSchoolMedia
Where You Live Is As Important As What You Eat. Air quality, heat, and food in your neighborhood have a big influence on your health. Future urban design needs to take this into account. @redique @WIRED
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
TikTok is Experimenting With 15-Minute Uploads. The formerly short-form video app is experimenting with a new 15-minute upload option, extending on the current 10-minute video limit. @adhutchinson @socialmedia2day
Learning
Virginia high school student creates soap to fight skin cancer, is awarded $25K: ‘Remarkable effort’. Heman Bekele, who attends W.T. Woodson High School in the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) system, was crowned “America’s Top Young Scientist” and awarded $25,000 after winning this year’s 3M Young Scientist Challenge. @MelissaRudy @FoxNews @nypost
Leadership/Parenting
Purposeful play helps kids learn–here’s how to integrate it. Many teachers feel they can’t easily incorporate purposeful play into the classroom–but doing so is surprisingly easy. @eSN_Laura @eschoolnews
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@Gapingvoid
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
“Blues is life” for Grammy-winning musician Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. This is great. If you dig blues at all, check it out. Sorry about the commercial. @callmekingfish @60Minutes
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.
