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Open Students’ Minds With Poetry 180
Through his experience at a poetry festival, one teacher realized how daily poetry readings could offer students a glimpse into a variety of experiences.
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Unity in the Community
When five schools in an Illinois school district came together for a community event, everyone involved experienced the power of working together for the common good.
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Notes of Apology Offer Platform for Change
This past February, our school abandoned the traditional Valentine’s Day love note exchange, opting instead to encourage school-wide participation in a new activity we called the “Valentine’s Day Apology Note Project.”
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Favorite Book Connects Student’s Past, Present
When a student has trouble connecting with his new class, the icebreaker can be a book, family photo or picture that connects the child to his personal history and offers an opportunity to share.
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Ding! Start Your Class off Right!
Bell ringers jump-start student learning and take the chaos out of the beginning of class.
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Perspective Taking
When this teacher assigned her students to debate a topic, they learned more than effective argumentation—they learned how to consider the perspectives of others.
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Z and Vielpunkt
Two male penguins finally get the egg they've been hoping for—based on a true story.
July 5, 2014
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Storm
In this story, the parents of three children decide not to tell people the gender of the third child in an effort to avoid promoting stereotypes. Instead, they allow the child to be a person rather than a pretty girl who wears pink or a strong boy who wears blue.
July 9, 2014