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Resources

November was National Gratitude Month!

Did you know . . . increasing awareness of gratitude and expressing appreciation are great ways to foster social and emotional learning?

Check out a few resources and tips you and your students could use.

Implement Gratitude Journals — MyQPortal Resource

Tips:

Journal your blessings — Take a few moments each night before bed to write down the things you appreciated throughout the day. It can be a wonderful way to reflect on how far you’ve come over the years.
Give out compliments — Make someone’s day by giving out compliments on little things like a great shirt, a nice smile, or a job well done.
Just be there — Spend time with others especially during difficult times and just be there without your phone and other distractions.
Perform a random act of kindness — Kindness is still very much appreciated in the world today, so perform a random kindness, such as buying a homeless person lunch, for those you love or for a total stranger without looking for praise.
SMILE — All the time! Share a smile with loved ones and strangers on the bus. While not everyone will smile back, it is certainly worth the effort to keep doing it. Smiles are contagious, so do your part to make happiness and gratitude go viral.

Webinar Resources

Increasing Engagement in Remote/Hybrid Learning

November was the first quarterly webinar with Dr. Nancy Sulla. Dr. Sulla presented her new 4-point check for student engagement, offering a sneak preview of new content coming out in her next book. Here are some links to related materials available now:

Student Responsibility Boards

Student responsibility boards empower students, foster collaboration, and provide students with support. Explore the various types of boards and tips for implementation.

Student Responsibility Boards

Peer Expert (Primary)

Student responsibility Boards (sample)

Irvington Student Responsibilty Boards.mp4

Scheduling Time with Students at Home

Sample Schedule for Grades 2 and Up

Providing Feedback to Students in a Hybrid Learning Environment

Feedback is an incredibly powerful tool. If offered properly, it has the ability to grow and develop your students far beyond them being in your classroom. It improves the levels of trust and communication, and strengthen bonds between teacher to student and student to student. Here are some tools for effective feedback.

Guide to Providing Effective Feedback

Adding Voice Comments to Google Docs

Facilitation Question Stems

Developing Students' Ability to Give and Take Effective Feedback

Tools for Special Education

If, Then Planning Sheet

Have students use this tool to create "If, Then" plans to stay on track for achieving short-term behavior goals.

Student Focus Cards

Use these cards to monitor student performance, set goals, considering future consequences in light of current actions, and many other subskills of executive function including but not limited to “Cognitive Flexibility,” “Self-Awareness,” and “Planning.”