9 Ways To Support A Culture Of Wellness In Your School
Fundraising for a local cause is an important lesson in community activism and can lead to a sense of purpose for students.
How To Teach Empathy In The Classroom
Want to teach students empathy? Start by helping students themselves not, “How am I unique?” but rather “How are we the same?”
Shifting Teaching From What They Might Become To Who They Are Today
I shifted my focus from what my students might ‘become’ in the future to who they are and what they need today.
25 Things Tests Can’t Measure In Students
Humility, curiosity, creativity, resilience, compassion, and 20 other things that tests can’t measure in students.
20 Ways To Bring The Joy Back To Your Classroom
The potential for new learning spaces and dynamics represents an opportunity for a different kind of resonance–and hopefully, joy.
A Quick-Guide To Teaching Empathy In The Classroom
Teaching empathy in the classroom? Start a Random Acts of Kindness project so students can support a classmate, or someone in their community.
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The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 211 Updating Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs For Greater Student Potential
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 211 Updating Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs For Greater Student Potential Drew Perkins talks with social psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman about his new book, Transcend, The New Science of Self-Actualization, and how it might help educators grow the potential in students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: scottbarrykaufman.com Scott on Twitter,…
Remote Teaching? Before You Check Their Work, Check Their Well-Being
It’s time to shift focus from checking to see if students are completing their remote learning assignments to checking to see if students are ‘okay.’
Correcting The Impact Of Negative News Bias On Mental Health
The more we click on the things that spark anger and fear in us and in others, the more of that kind of content we will see.
The Difference Between Empathy And Sympathy
Empathy focuses on a mutual and shared emotional experience, whereas sympathy moves more swiftly from feeling with to feeling for.
16 Meditation Apps For Children In The Classroom
Where do you begin teaching meditation when you may not be familiar with the practice yourself?
What Are The Habits Of Mind?
Habits of Mind are dispositions mindfully employed by characteristically ‘successful’ people when confronted with problems.
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