Selim Tlili
New York
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Science education, education technology, analog learning, gifted education, student attention, scientific literacy, inquiry-based learning, and teaching, AI in education.
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Selim Tlili’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Selim Tlili is a science educator, writer, and author whose work explores science education, analog learning, educational technology, gifted education, and the role of attention and observation in learning.
With more than two decades of experience in K–12 education, he now teaches at the college level and works in teacher education. His writing draws on classroom experience as well as research to examine how students learn to observe carefully, think independently, evaluate evidence, and develo…
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See all 21 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I started writing for a teacher-practitioner publication, sharing ideas from my classroom. I quickly discovered that the more I wrote about teaching, the better I became at teaching.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I learned how to type on one... which probably dates me more precisely than I’d like.
How is social media changing news?
Social media gives us opinions that sound clever without requiring us to do the hard work of understanding the context. It has made it easier than ever to sound informed while knowing very little about the story itself.