This influential paper is a must-read for anyone who cares about making science more reliable. It exposes how researchers can easily manipulate data collection and analysis to make results look significant when they might not be. The authors argue that this flexibility leads to misleading conclusions and call for more transparency in research methods.
A newfound guide to joy…
What a spectacle! Optical illusions in the interplay of dimension and geometry
Dear Reader,
Promise yourself that you will not withhold love for this Earth.
Warming Regards (couldn’t help myself),
H
This piece absolutely took my breath away. ‘Waloyo Yamoni (We Overcome the Wind)’, the climactic finale to ‘The Drop That Contained the Sea’
The Music of Christopher Tin’ concert, Cadogan Hall, London, July 19, 2016.
What a wonderful project. As an aunt, I’d love to see how this tool could be used to amplify and prioritize student needs.
If you don’t become the ocean, you’ll be seasick every day.
– Leonard Cohen
When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.When I pronounce the word Nothing,
I make something no non-being can hold.
This beautiful poem by Wisława Szymborska, Polish Nobel Prize winner (translated by S. Baranczak & C. Cavanagh)
This drawing cracked me up.
Did I mention that Tim Urban has a book coming out?
We need beauty because it makes us ache to be worthy of it.
– Mary Oliver
Reviewed this Joint Letter: FY24 Biden-Harris Budget Proposal with my students a couple months back; sharing it here for members of the community who have an interest in their school/district priorities and budget allocation.
Statewide data systems and State Assessment Grants play a critical role in identifying barriers to student learning, achievement, and equity. Simply put, we can’t fund what we can’t measure.
Thank you to All4Ed; Center for American Progress; Education Reform Now; Learning Policy Institute; National Center for Learning Disabilities; Teach Plus; The Education Trust; SchoolHouse Connection; UnidosUS for addressing Data, Innovation, and Connectivity Programs.
When people talk, listen completely. Don’t be thinking what you’re going to say. Most people never listen. Nor do they observe. You should be able to go into a room and when you come out, know everything that you saw there and not only that. If that room gave you any feeling you should know exactly what it was that gave you that feeling. Try that for practice.
– Ernest Hemingway
I keep coming back to this over the years; one of my top 10 intentions for 2023
This video made me cry.
How many times have these tender words been uttered? Rippling from human to human, one century to the next…
The Strategic Data Project (SDP) at Harvard University interviewed 40 leaders and analysts at 29 institutions of higher education and postsecondary organizations to understand why some colleges and university systems are excelling in using data and others have yet to fully realize the potential of their data to inform strategic decisions that transform student success in school and the workforce.
[Their] key finding is that the missing link is not in the technical infrastructure but in human capacity. If higher education is to take advantage of data analytics to improve student outcomes and increase organizational effectiveness, it will have to find better ways to attract, train, and retain strategic data professionals who can inform policy and practice.
Project, S. D. (2020). Strategic Data Use in Higher Education: Using Data to Improve Postsecondary Success
How Apple Is Organized for Innovation by Joel M. Podolny and Morten T. Hansen
From HBR Magazine (November–December 2020 issue)
What a fun read. Apple sets a stellar example of how companies can integrate their “values” into their organizational architecture. If you enjoyed this article, I also recommend Apple Is More Like a Band than a Company by Umair Haque.
Asked my niece about her favorite band and she showed me Stray Kids. This video brings back memories from the good old middle/high school years. Thanks Tiff & Skz