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Simple Exercise: Help Students Analyze Their Growth Over Time

Catlin Tucker

I encourage teachers to dedicate class time to an exercise that requires students to compare two pieces of work from two different moments in time using the Google Document below. When I have done this exercise in the past, many students exclaim, “Oh my gosh! AnalyzeGrowth. I cannot believe I wrote this!”

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Vision Boards: Start the Year with a Visual Goal Setting Exercise

Catlin Tucker

I found the exercise powerful. It is also a great way to learn more about the students we will be working with this year. I remember laying my big piece of butcher paper on the floor and contemplating my future. The images on my vision board ranged from personal hopes to future professional aspirations.

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Social-Emotional Learning Part III: Responsible Decision Making

Catlin Tucker

They know what makes them feel safe and supported in learning environments. Teachers should encourage students to draw on their prior experiences in school to compile a list of behaviors and norms they believe will establish and maintain a high-functioning learning community. What caused them to feel unsafe? Click to copy.

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SEL and Physical Exercise – 8 weeks of Free Lessons

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Social-emotional learning is a vital part of health and wellness. As students stay home, learn some ideas to help students be healthier at home during this time with some videos you can share with the students. Register for this free micro-course.

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Can Early Adoption of Esports Help Students Learn to Cope with Stress?

EdTech Magazine

Esports provides a socially distant, collaborative and competitive opportunity for students in any learning environment. Students who participate in esports clubs may learn skills to cope with stressors, especially if they practice those skills from a young age.

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Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

When People Fail: Will The Integrity Gap Cause a Learning Gap? Ethical students will be able to learn better and faster than ever. There will be a new divide — the learning and performance divide created between those who have integrity and those who do not. It will help them with homework, for sure. And so are we.

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3 Tips for Easily Implementing Social-Emotional Learning – by John Gamba

ViewSonic Education

Social-emotional learning is a growing need for schools across the United States. Keep reading to learn about 3-must haves for any social-emotional learning solution that will build a student wellness program that hits goals and truly grabs students’ attention. 1 Social-Emotional Learning Must be Relatable for Students.

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