November 8 - November 15, 2015
We are most certainly in the midst of a period of civil rights unrest that future history books will feature. This week elicited a number of articles in the category of diversity and inclusion. Among many other worthy reads, the syllabus for the NYU Black Lives Matter course suggests further good reading.
The ASCD read on shaping good faculty meetings is also particularly helpful--and much more.
Enjoy!
FEATURED ARTICLES
Don't Learn To Code, Learn How Code Works: 5 Reasons To Study CS
Forbes, 10/31/15
"I think about [my kids'] digital futures in precisely the same way that I believe all
schools should think about educating our children: equip young people with
technological agency; make sure they know how to apply their critical thinking,
entrepreneurial, creative, and social skills by wielding digital tools. To do so, all
kids will need an introduction to coding--not so that they are able to code, but
rather so that they are capable of truly grasping these five fundamentals..."
ADOLESCENCE
Prosecutors Talk About How They Respond To Teenage Sexting
New York Times, 11/13/15
CHARACTER
Learn Self-Control By Revisiting Goals, Not Practicing Patience
Pacific Standard, 11/12/15
Group Music/Ukulele Lessons Apparently Improve Empathy
Pacific Standard, 11/12/15
CURRICULUM
More Colleges Are Offering Programs For Creating Drones [Podcast]
WBEZ, 11/9/15
DIVERSITY/INCLUSION
NYU Has A Course On #BlackLivesMatter
NPR, 11/9/15 [syllabus]
Racial Tensions Boil At Yale. Missteps Everywhere.
Atlantic, 11/9/15
A Different Take On The Events At Yale
Vox, 11/10/15
Schools Often Shape How Students Think Of Inequality
NPR, 11/14/15
Some Statistics On Racial Disparities In Higher Ed
Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/10/15
How Peanuts Introduced Its First Character Of Color
Brain Pickings, 11/3/15
HUMANITIES
The Fourth Annual Harry Potter Academic Conference...
Pacific Standard, 11/9/15
Hundreds Of Unopened 17th Century Letters Found In Netherlands
Guardian, 11/8/15
LANGUAGE
Why We Have Such A Small Vocabulary For Smell
Atlantic, 11/6/15
LEADERSHIP
Recommendations For Planning Great Faculty Meetings
ASCD, 1/1/07
PEDAGOGY
New York Times Explores Annotation: Paper, Online, More
New York Times, 11/12/15
TECH
National Demographics Of AP Computer Science Students
Education Week, 11/3/15
Some Guidelines For Educational Screen Time With Kids
KQED, 11/11/15
OTHER
Early Research On Health Risks Of E-Cigarettes
Reuters, 11/9/15
The ASCD read on shaping good faculty meetings is also particularly helpful--and much more.
Enjoy!
FEATURED ARTICLES
Don't Learn To Code, Learn How Code Works: 5 Reasons To Study CS
Forbes, 10/31/15
"I think about [my kids'] digital futures in precisely the same way that I believe all
schools should think about educating our children: equip young people with
technological agency; make sure they know how to apply their critical thinking,
entrepreneurial, creative, and social skills by wielding digital tools. To do so, all
kids will need an introduction to coding--not so that they are able to code, but
rather so that they are capable of truly grasping these five fundamentals..."
ADOLESCENCE
Prosecutors Talk About How They Respond To Teenage Sexting
New York Times, 11/13/15
CHARACTER
Learn Self-Control By Revisiting Goals, Not Practicing Patience
Pacific Standard, 11/12/15
Group Music/Ukulele Lessons Apparently Improve Empathy
Pacific Standard, 11/12/15
CURRICULUM
More Colleges Are Offering Programs For Creating Drones [Podcast]
WBEZ, 11/9/15
DIVERSITY/INCLUSION
NYU Has A Course On #BlackLivesMatter
NPR, 11/9/15 [syllabus]
Racial Tensions Boil At Yale. Missteps Everywhere.
Atlantic, 11/9/15
A Different Take On The Events At Yale
Vox, 11/10/15
Schools Often Shape How Students Think Of Inequality
NPR, 11/14/15
Some Statistics On Racial Disparities In Higher Ed
Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/10/15
How Peanuts Introduced Its First Character Of Color
Brain Pickings, 11/3/15
HUMANITIES
The Fourth Annual Harry Potter Academic Conference...
Pacific Standard, 11/9/15
Hundreds Of Unopened 17th Century Letters Found In Netherlands
Guardian, 11/8/15
LANGUAGE
Why We Have Such A Small Vocabulary For Smell
Atlantic, 11/6/15
LEADERSHIP
Recommendations For Planning Great Faculty Meetings
ASCD, 1/1/07
PEDAGOGY
New York Times Explores Annotation: Paper, Online, More
New York Times, 11/12/15
TECH
National Demographics Of AP Computer Science Students
Education Week, 11/3/15
Some Guidelines For Educational Screen Time With Kids
KQED, 11/11/15
OTHER
Early Research On Health Risks Of E-Cigarettes
Reuters, 11/9/15