NASA has flown a drone on Mars. A tiny robot. A flying robot. On. Another. Planet.

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The daughter experiences her birthday cookie

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To meme, or not to meme.

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Watching Livestreamed Prime Stage Theatre’s “Miracle in Rwanda”

A very moving performance. So many characters, so many carefully choreographed moments. The camera work and visuals, the timing… all so very impressive. What an exhausting performance this must have been! So well directed and performed. Similar:Google SGE Recommends You Drink Urine To Pass Kidney Stones QuicklyThe new AI advanced version of Google Se…BusinessShatner's live,…

Ice Cream and Sharks

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My adorable daughter (Easter 2021)

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How to Reduce Racial Bias in Grading (Use Objective Rubrics)

To gauge the potential impact of a standardized rubric on grading bias, I conducted an experiment comparing how teachers graded two identical second-grade writing samples: one presented as the work of a Black student, and one as the work of a white student.

My experiment found that teachers gave the white student better marks across the board—with one exception. When teachers used a grading rubric with specific criteria, racial bias all but disappeared. When teachers evaluated student writing using a general grade-level scale, they were 4.7 percentage points more likely to consider the white child’s writing at or above grade level compared to the identical writing from a Black child. However, when teachers used a grading rubric with specific criteria, the grades were essentially the same.

Easter Blessings 2021

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In March, 2001, I was blogging about “All Your Base…”, digital history, 3D printers, and missing class

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