Kids, and adults, can certainly learn stuff from watching videos of the type Green produces (and I have). But those topics exist in isolation. And connecting them into something actually useful is a far more difficult process. One that requires teachers.
You can’t use everything you find on the web on your website. Most of the laws and rules that cover fair use and education were written well before the invention of the web. They don’t appl… Source: The Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons – The Edublogger If you have any questions…
Ed photos for the week Reading? Assessing – “…will better align instruction with assessments” means “will facilitate teaching to the test.” Imagine being so clueless about learning, or so beholden to the imperative of corporate profit, that you talk about this as if it’s a good thing. NEW @educationweek post: “Classroom Cellphone Use Is Fraught….
Ed photos for the week Work of a math teacher… When your students keep a record of all of the intensely weird things you said all semester… And then make it pretty with colors… Accurate. 💯 TODAY is the day. I marvel at MidJourney’s ability to produce art of historical battles. There are a bunch…
In The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream, Tyler Cowen argues that more Americans are living comfortably and contently with what life has handed them. By sheltering ourselves from the new and different, it’s hard to see what is lost by standing still. But if you look at the data, we’re seeing…
A robot has just moved into the cubicle next to you, and you’re wondering whether it will soon take your place. Experts say humans are better at jobs that require empathy, creativity or physical dexterity than our robot competitors. For instance, in the graphs above, empathetic nurses, creative CEOs and dextrous tree pruners are all on…
Jessica McCabe has chronicled her lifelong struggle with ADHD on her YouTube channel where she demonstrates the struggles of ADHD (neurodivergent) people and how neurotypicals can help. ADHD and neurodiversity Neurotypicals are those who’s brain functions at what society calls normal, while neurodiverse people are those whose brains work differently. ADHD is one of the…
