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Social-Emotional Learning Part III: Responsible Decision Making

Catlin Tucker

Mental health and rates of anxiety (Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor & Schellinger, 2011; Jones, Greenberg, & Crowley, 2015; Zins & Elias, 2006). It is helpful to engage the class in exercises that encourage them to think about potential missteps in class or online and work to define a reasonable consequence for that action.

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Dr. Albrecht Library 2.0 Blog: "Best Boss-Worst Boss Exercise" | "Team Success" Webinar

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Steve Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security" section of Library 2.0 : "The "Best Boss – Worst Boss" Exercise: Assessing Yourself as a Library Leader" One way to think about how to be a better library leader is to think about who was a good leader for you. A useful exercise in improving your leadership skills.

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How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise

The Hechinger Report

Students can also choose from two additional exercise-focused electives — dance and personal fitness — which for some students can mean a 40-minute exercise period every day. Teacher Travis Olsen has an exercise bike in the back of his seventh-grade science classroom that kids are welcome to use whenever they feel the need.

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Learning Resolutions For 2015

The Web20Classroom

That feeling of starting over can bring thoughts of loosing those pounds put on over the years, exercising more, or spending more time with your kids. So I hope you''ll join me in these Learning Resolutions for 2015. Normally with the start of a new year comes the inevitable New Year''s Resolutions. What are your Learning Resolutions?

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How to Set Goals for Your Library This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

A 2015 graduate of Mary Baldwin College with a degree in English with minors in education, coaching & exercise leadership, and history, Amanda went on to receive a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) from Louisiana State University in 2018.

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U.S. ranks No. 13 in new collaborative problem-solving test

The Hechinger Report

In this 2015 photo, fifth graders collaborated on a Rube Goldberg machine in a Pennsylvania elementary school. For example, the United States ranked 39th in math on the 2015 PISA test. Four regions in mainland China, including Beijing and Shanghai, collectively ranked 6th in math and in 2015. Photo: Chris Berdik. ranked 13th.

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Google Makes a Rare Education Technology Acquisition: Workbench

Edsurge

It also offers a programming interface where students can do coding exercises and even control bluetooth-connected devices that are integrated with the platform. In 2015, it acquired Launchpad Toys , a storytelling tool designed for children to create their own cartoons.

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