I know, I know. Comparisons to the Finnish education system are fraught. But check out this CBS Sunday Morning piece on what it looks like when we commit to media literacy starting in the early grades. It’s hard to argue against this huge, needed focus for our schools. youtu.be/NNco4dayC1M#edusky

In Finland, classes in recognizing fake news, disinformation

YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning

@stevechiger.bsky.social and I would have been all over this game when we were in high school.

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Can a game help us hone our critical thinking skills and identify misinformation online? Read about Fake Plots and if you feel inspired play the game with your friends or students: blog.apaonline.org/2... #thephilosophymuseum #thephilosophygarden #philosophyforeveryone #philsky

Some useful reminders and discussion points www.edutopia.org/article/educ...

5 Popular Education Beliefs That Aren’t Backed by Research

Making adjustments to these common misconceptions can turn dubious strategies into productive lessons, the research suggests.

Google’s audio spotlight is a pretty wild ride — turning any text into a semi-parodic/semi spot-on podcast. So what happened when @hibitus-habitus.bsky.social and I fed AI a chapter of our book on media literacy? Here’s what:

Stephen Chiger on LinkedIn: We asked AI to produce a podcast on our kids' book about AI. Wanna hear…

Have you seen the new Google feature that turns texts into... podcasts? Absolutely fascinating, verging on jaw-dropping.

English teachers: Are you assigning fewer books? As a curriculum director, I ❤️ the attention on pressures I know are real for many English teachers. But as a former journo, I have to ask: how many? The article doesn’t say, making it hard to assess. www.usnews.com/news/us/arti...

Very much enjoyed How Do We Learn? Probably now in my top five books on research and pedagogy — a must read. H/T @douglemov.bsky.social for recommending it!

So much to think about here: from what markers podcasts have as a genre to how quickly and closely AI is sounding like humans to how much fun it will be to feed this app all manner of texts. For its next trick, maybe it can do on-the-fly meta-analyses? Whew. These are strange times.

I'm trying out using LinkedIn as a faster way to write quick blogs. If you're interested in #medialiteracy and "free" cash, this one's for you! :)

One simple trick to… commit bank fraud?

This past week, you may have seen stories about people trying to exploit a Chase bank “glitch” to get free cash. [#Spoiler – another word for that is “check fraud.

OK! Keep me posted! :) His other books have been just lovely.

How’s the new Osman? I love all the Thursday Murder Club books.