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Systematic Disconfirmation: Smartphones in Schools
This is an AI-generated post that applies the process of systematic disconfirmation to smartphones in schools. Mainly, the claim that smartphones enhance rather than detract from learning in the classroom. Applying Systematic Disconfirmation to Smartphone Bans in Schools Identify: Determine the …
MyNotes: Teach Like Socrates
I loved this quote from Shanna Peeples’ Think Like Socrates: Our students need to ask questions now more than ever. To shield them from thinking and questioning in a mistaken fear of “pulling them off task” is at best wasted effort and at worst an isolation from what truly makes us human. In a …
MyNotes: Three signs You’re a Scientific Thinker
I often think that I will be learning about and how to apply critical thinking for the rest of my life. 🤣 3 Signs You’re a Scientific Thinker You follow the evidence. Philosopher David Hume stated, “A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.” You know which evidence is trustworthy and …
Remembering Daniel Kahnemann: System I and II Thinking Quotes
Bummer. Daniel Kahneman died. He was the author of Thinking, Fast and Slow. You can read an overview here. In a New York Times article about Kahneman, Steven Pinker said of Daniel’s work: “…human reason left to its own devices is apt to engage in a number of fallacies and systematic errors, so if …
MyNotes: The Scientific Consensus on a Memory Aid Drug
Prevagen…a proven memory aid to help you remember stuff, or a well-funded example of pseudoscience? Consider this popular commercial sharing an anecdote from someone who claims to be a real person (aren’t we all?): Of course, Greg Faley IS a real person. He’s starring in a …
MyNotes: Keep Moving, Avoid Dementia
In World War Z movie, Brad Pitt’s character says to a family in Spanish, “Movimento es vida,” or “Movement is life.” In the midst of a zombie apocalypse, you have to keep moving to stay ahead of the horde coming to consume you. The same may be true of how to avoid dementia. Consider: individuals …
MyNotes: Limit Screen Time
Limit that screen time for younger humans, including television time…new research suggests… a reduction in screen time for toddlers exhibiting sensory processing symptoms, coupled with sensory processing practices delivered by occupational therapists. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) …
MyNotes: Computational Thinking and AI
Need something to read? Check out this book, Computational Thinking Education in K-12: Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Physical Computing: A guide to computational thinking education, with a focus on artificial intelligence literacy and the integration of computing and physical objects. Get …
MyNotes: How To Say Anything to Anyone
“Is there a way to share feedback and ideas with one another that works well?” The question had come up at a particular group’s team-building getaway. Two of the participants suggested Shari Harley’s book, How To Say Anything to Anyone. They were hoping to short-circuit a …
MyNotes: Listening and Reading to #CriticalThinking #education #mgshare
Looking for amazing books to read? Well, so am I! I found myself on a bit of a buying spree when it comes to books these past few days, probably since I spent so much time in waiting rooms with a family member. As much as I love reading on my phone, I found myself longing for a paper book without …
MyNotes: Critical Thinking and Knowledge
Here are some quick takeaways from Why Content Knowledge is Crucial to Effective Critical Thinkingby Jill Barshay. My Notes To help student see analogies, “show students two solved problems with different surface structures but the same deep structure and ask them to compare them,” Williingham …
MyNotes: How the Word is Passed
Note: This is another book that really shifted my thinking and opened my eyes to the history of the United States. As an American citizen born abroad (Panama), I absorbed America’s FALSE histories in private, Catholic school education. When the author of Lies My Teacher Told Me discusses the …
MyNotes: Exploring History and Culturally Responsive Teaching
“Sure, have a bite, Adam, it’s OK to eat,” said the fantastical character, Eve, in that book all of us have read at some point or another. Of course, it was the book of Genesis, an origin story that in one fell swoop, painted women as creatures of temptation and consorting with …
MyNotes: Cassandra Speaks
Note: This is one of my most cherished MyNotes on a book. It really shifted my perspective on this topic. Image Credit: Good News Planet While reading my twitter feed one evening (or was it early morning), I stumbled upon a book reference for Elizabeth Lesser’s Cassandra Speaks. I was …
MyNotes: Powerful Teaching
These are my notes on Powerful Teaching. I’d like to say I finished the book, but I only made it 3/4ths of the way through before I ran out of time. I may add more content below, but these are my big take-aways. I still have a bit more to add to these notes, but since I almost lost my notes (I …
MyNotes: Writing in Middle School Science CER CERCA
Looking for an easy way to introduce students to CER, or Claim Evidence Reasoning approach? You may want to check out Scott Phillips slim text, Writing in Middle School Science: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Papers That Work, part of his Primal Teaching Series of books. The Amazon book jacket reveals: …
MyNotes: Good Without God
Ok, this blog entry explores Greg Epstein’s book, Good Without God. Before that, though, I thought I’d share how I came to be reading a book about Humanism. Morality vs Religious Faith Living through COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been curious to see the assault on reason that many …
MyNotes: Critically Examining History
Thanks to Stephanie DeYoung, I had a chance to see again how history is hidden. Like the person in the video at the top of the Wakelet shown below, I was ignorant of my U.S. history. I can claim it as a descendant of Norwegian immigrants. We are all ignorant of our history, there should be little …