In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss why 21st Century Skills matter, differentiating instruction without losing your mind, the potential strike this week by Denver teachers, and our guest this week is co-author of the book Fact vs. Fiction, Jennifer LaGarde References: Guest: Jennifer LaGarde BUY Fact vs. Ficton: https://amzn.to/2I7xuvK (https://amzn.to/2I7xuvK) (This link generates income for OnEducation) Blog: http://www.librarygirl.net/ (http://www.librarygirl.net/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniferlagarde (https://twitter.com/jenniferlagarde)

Notes: It's 2019. So Why Do 21st-Century Skills Still Matter?: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-01-22-its-2019-so-why-do-21st-century-skills-still-matter (https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-01-22-its-2019-so-why-do-21st-century-skills-still-matter) Differentiating Instruction Without Losing Your Mind: http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/02/how_to_differentiate_instruction_without_losing_your_mind.html (http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/02/how_to_differentiate_instruction_without_losing_your_mind.html) Denver Teachers to Strike Over Merit Pay System: https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/02/06/denver-teachers-to-strike-over-merit-pay-system.html (https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/02/06/denver-teachers-to-strike-over-merit-pay-system.html) Say So Long to Traditional Letter Grades: https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/02/06/exploring-ways-to-say-so-long-to.html?r=278576162 (https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/02/06/exploring-ways-to-say-so-long-to.html?r=278576162) In The Future, Today's Education Will Look like '19th-Centry Medicine': https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-02-04-in-the-future-today-s-education-will-look-like-19th-century-medicine (https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-02-04-in-the-future-today-s-education-will-look-like-19th-century-medicine)

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