Miguel Guhlin 🦉 🇵🇦 🇺🇲 @mguhlin@social.cleverlibre.org

How about a mix of teacher-to-student and teacher-to-long term sub ratios, assuming that schools respond to shortages by increasing class sizes and backfilling with unlicensed teachers.

Teacher-to-state population assumes that anyone can teach, so maybe teacher-to-population with a bachelor's degree might be a better indicator?

Ratio of teacher candidates-to-new hires could be another way to get at this (cf., https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X16679145).

Nolej AI is a proprietary #eLearning authoring tool in development that analyzes content (text, video) and generates interactive #H5P widgets based on it like quiz questions, glossaries, etc.
https://nolej.io/nolej-ai
I'm not sure if there's a free or open source alternative to something like this yet, although you can get #ChatGPT to generate quiz questions about topics, even without providing a text https://www.tryinteract.com/blog/make-a-quiz-with-openai-chatgpt/
#EdTech #AI

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a drug that potently neutralizes SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 coronavirus, and is equally effective against the Omicron variant and every other tested variant. The drug is designed in such a way that natural selection to maintain infectiousness of the virus should also maintain the drug’s activity against future variants.
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiL2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmV1cmVrYWxlcnQub3JnL25ld3MtcmVsZWFzZXMvOTczNDU20gEA?oc=5

Astounding wave #clouds surge over #Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains https://wapo.st/3UHDECP

#wywx #khwaves #KelvinHelmholtz

(Photo: Rachel Gordon)

*** DON'T BE A SUCKER! ***

With Musk supposedly relaunching his new "Blue" feature on his hate speech site called #Twitter this Monday (only $8 or $11/month, depending on how gullible you are), I thought that this was a good time to present this U.S. Army film from 1945: "Don't Be a Sucker". Unfortunately, this is still very relevant today, especially when dealing with Musk and his minions. DON'T BE A SUCKER! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAqYNFQdZ4

Resting lion
Lake Manyara
Tanzania

#travel #animals #photo #photography #photographer #africa #tanzania

A good guide to and overview of #Mastodon. #FediTips #Fediverse #TwitterMigration

https://maya.land/mastodon/

“If you're one of the billions of people who have posted #pictures of themselves on #SocialMedia over the past decade, it may be time to rethink that behavior. New #AI #ImageGeneration #technology allows anyone to save a handful of #photos (or video frames) of you, then train AI to create realistic #fake photos that show you doing embarrassing or illegal things.”

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/thanks-to-ai-its-probably-time-to-take-your-photos-off-the-internet/

One of my all-time favorite TV series is Firefly. I like everything about it, including the writing, its characters, the 'verse' they've created, and especially the music.

David Joseph Wesley composed an entire album for the Firefly game that came out. The game hasn't gone anywhere, but the music is perfection. David said he "wrote all of the music, performed all of the instruments, and recorded and engineered the album."

Listen to it from Bandcamp here: https://davidjosephwesley.bandcamp.com/album/music-to-smuggle-by-original-video-game-soundtrack

#Music #SciFi

I always curate a magazine before I take a trip and share it with my family and friends that are joining us. How about you? Getting Started with a @flipboard Group Magazine https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/all-about-group-magazines/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=groupmagazine_

Hi #Fediverse! Here’s my #digitalart for today. I photographed this seashell and added a few trees. #photography

OpenSimulator Community Conference 10-11 Dec 2022. Meet Virtual Worlds residents and learn how they've been using them for Education, Art, Training, Health Care, Storytelling etc. Register & Join inworld conference.opensimulator.org or watch Live
#Education #Art #EdTech #Storytelling #VirutalEducation, #VirtualArt #VirtualSchool #HealthCare #Science #Technology

Friday's blog post -- What I Learned When I Moved My Entire Curriculum to iPads in a Week.
https://crouchingpython.com/?p=224
@edutooters #edutooter #MinecraftEdu #projectbasedlearning #OnlineLearning

Hello #edtechSR community: @neif & I need your help! We're compiling geeky / techy #STEM #MakerEd focused holiday gift idea lists... What are your suggestions? Please reply to this thread & tag your suggestions / links with #edtechSR & #edtechSRgifts - THANKS! :-)

#edutooter

✴️✴️NEW BLOG ✴️✴️
Top 7 Tips on how to develop Visionary Leadership.

https://www.malcpd.com/post/top-tips-on-how-to-develop-visionary-leadership

Can visionary leadership be taught?
Short answer? YES! But it is a process which can take time and introspection. In my blog I talk about some steps you can take to start developing your leadership vision. #education #edutooter #schoolleaders #edleadership #educoach @benniekara @EdRoundtables @davidweston @edutooters @Freereed59

As many of you probably know, #BookReviews are EVERYTHING when it comes to Amazon search results and sales.

When I self-published my first book, I was still connected to hundreds of friends and acquaintances on Facebook and Twitter, and managed to secure a dozen or so posted reviews within a few months of the release. Now that I’ve limited myself to a single forum - #Mastodon - my reach is obviously far more limited. (The overall quality is obviously a HUGE improvement, but following more interesting people doesn’t necessarily translate into book sales!)

I’ve made a conscious decision to dial back the self-promotion in this forum, based largely on my general impression about what’s considered “tasteful” and my aversion to being filed under “annoying #newbie.” Nevertheless, I’d like to reach out to anyone who’s interested and send you a free copy of either of my most recent efforts - “Have To” History: The Boring Parts or Teach Like You: A Disgruntled Educator’s Guide for New Teachers, Old Teachers, or Confused Outsiders.

You can find more complete descriptions at these links:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Q12F191
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKCFXD3P

There are only two catches. One is that I’m asking anyone interested to commit to read at least part of the book and write a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or both within the next few months. The second is that you have to have been active on Amazon during the past year or have an account on Goodreads. The latter is pretty easy, I believe, but I’ve had several positive reviews squashed because the people writing them didn’t actually use Amazon and were thus disqualified from sharing them there.

If you’re interested, DM me your shipping info or email me at BCE@BlueCerealEducation.com. I can’t compensate you beyond the free book, but I’ll definitely “owe you one” should you require a favor at some point down the road.

#history #education #edutooter @edutooters #books #review #H2H

Ah, the pesky #intropost.
My name is Dominique and I’m a #NerdyNative wife & mama from the #Lumbee tribe. I own an online book boutique that specializes in diverse and inclusive reads.
I’m absolutely ruled by my #ADHD. I inhale words through reading and exhale through writing that will hopefully become a book soon.
I adore all things cozy from clothes to music to anime to graphic novels.
Needed to work on my physical health so I started #weightlifting.
Can’t wait to build community here.