March 21, 2017
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professional development
Being Culturally Responsive
We are all born, raised and enveloped in culture, and it is central to learning. It informs how we communicate with each other, the way we receive information and helps shape the thinking process of groups and individuals.
July 12, 2009
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professional development
Action Steps for Educators to Take to Stop Bullying
Use this chart as a starting point to help participants in your staff training identify specific actions they can take.
August 13, 2010
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Arrowwood Elementary School Mixes It Up on YouTube!
As part of Mix it Up at Lunch Day, Arrowwood Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado provided students with a series of ice-breakers to spice up the conversation and help create new friendships. The Douglas County School District’s video of the event shows what Mix It Up is all about!
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Toolkit for "Begin Within"
To facilitate difficult conversations with your students, equip them with strategies they can use to persevere when emotions run high. Let’s Talk, the publication from which “Begin Within” was excerpted, includes several pedagogical approaches to help students learn to sit with their discomfort and to moderate it over time.
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Write to the Source
Where I Stand
Where I Stand asks students to demonstrate their argumentative and analytical writing skills.
July 19, 2014
student task
Write to the Source
Point of View
Point of View asks students to demonstrate their narrative skills when applying different points of view in writing.
July 19, 2014
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student task
Write to the Source
Agree or Disagree
Agree or Disagree? asks students to demonstrate their argumentative and comparative writing skills.
July 19, 2014