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SEL Games: Learning Life Skills Through Games

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The harsh reality of classroom life is that students and teachers both report lower motivation and morale right now. SEL games can help you teach social-emotional learning skills and life skills. We must reengage students! Games can help us!

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How to Put Kindness in Your Classes

Ask a Tech Teacher

They learn this from family, friends, schoolmates, and life in general. It’s not a payoff to someone who treated you well; it’s an attitude that seeps into every action in a person’s life. Write a gratitude card and give it to someone who works at the school. What is kindness? Smile at three people.

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The 7 Questions I ask myself EVERY day

The CoolCatTeacher

Living an Examined Life of Loveliness From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Tracy left me a comment on the 36 Edtech Tools blog post I posted this week. You need to create your questions based on your values and what you want out of life. Not me, I see my life as a novel.

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Things To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving – Our 2021 Gratitude List

Fractus Learning

Thanksgiving is a great time to remind you of all the blessings and things to be grateful for, from things you take for granted to unique things in life. There are psychological benefits to looking at the brighter side of life and remembering just how good we have it. Things To Be Grateful For In Life. Sports Game.

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SEL & Classroom Safety: 3 Lessons from Sandy Hook Every Educator Should Know

The CoolCatTeacher

Scarlett Lewis on episode 234 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I’ve really made it my life mission to make sure that every child has access to what we know is in the best interest of children for their entire lifetime. It’s mindfulness.

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Lessons from an Uber Ride

Tom Murray

The US offered him the opportunity to move here after the war and he’s currently working multiple jobs to build a new life. We thanked him for his service, got out of our Uber ride with a tremendous sense of gratitude, and have thought of his story many times over. More recently, I was speaking in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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From burnout to Teacher of the Year: Pam’s story of loving her job again

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I read your book Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day…No Matter What and it truly changed my whole attitude! So obviously Pam’s email made a big impact on me as the author of the book, but I also wanted to learn more about what, specifically, she did to create change in her life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!