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Implementing Mindfulness Practices in Schools

Ask a Tech Teacher

Parent Involvement Incorporating mindfulness into schools is more effective when parents are involved. Schools can host workshops or provide resources to help parents understand the benefits of mindfulness and encourage its practice at home. Age-Appropriate Practices Mindfulness practices should be age-appropriate.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

As I look ahead to this summer and listen to educators, here are 21 hot topics that I think we should consider including in our summer PD. Many of the topics below were part of that conversation, including Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Better Relating to Parents. I’ve embedded the webinar below for you to review.)

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Building Connections Between Home and School through Family-Teacher Partnerships

Waterford

Find Expert-Led Strategies That Work for Your School Visit the Waterford webinars page to learn from educational experts like Candra Morris , Dr. Jenni Torres , Julie Christensen , and others on topics that include: Fostering Family Engagement Teaching with the Science of Reading Understanding the Six Literacy Strands And more!

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TeachAI.org, a New Organization to Talk about AI in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

If you are interested in this topic, you can sign up to participate or get updates. Including Real Classroom Teachers, Administrators, and Parents, and an Agile Curriculum is Considered I also hope that classroom teachers and school administrators are included. We need to keep them safe — something we've not done very well.

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SEL Games: Learning Life Skills Through Games

The CoolCatTeacher

Understand that parents do not typically like the term social-emotional learning and prefer the term “life skills” but as you teach life skills, they want to partner with teachers in the process. Today’s topic brings these two together. “A Unfortunately, the name “Social Emotional Learning” has a negative response from parents.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Read on to find out how you and your teachers can increase family and parental engagement in your schools, encourage families in ways to support their children’s education, and build a winning education team. Connecting individually with parents and caretakers increases not just the level of family involvement but also the quality.[3]

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7 Things to Consider As We Return to Learn This Fall

The CoolCatTeacher

Courses Mentioned in this Episode If you’re interested in the topics mentioned in this show, here are some suggestions for professional development that may help you. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we prepare to learn this fall, we need to consider some teaching best practices.