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We're on a mission to solve the world's conversation crisis, one classroom at a time. Join us! [email protected]

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Great conversations take risks! Seeing your students make academic leaps always invites magic into the classroom.

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There's nothing better than seeing R.E.A.L. "in real life." Our team loved visiting Patrick Farmer's classroom and filming footage to be used in next summer's teacher training. Thanks for having us, Patrick and Nativity Prep. Go sixth graders!

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This month, we are thrilled to spotlight our special projects intern, FRANCESCA! 🤩 She's our ball of energy -- for everything from the newsletter to breakout rooms here at R.E.A.L.! 🧡💙

#REALDiscussion #InternSpotlight #StaffSpotlight

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We LOVE hearing stories like this from master teachers like Weesie Cook. Learn more about her experience launching REAL with sixth-grade boys here!

https://t.co/pga5P3Wmxq

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Who thinks the best conversation happens over a meal? We do! Here's to the many conversations our students have with their friends over lunch and families over dinner.

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Reflection is the key to growth -- and great leadership. Here's but one example of a wonderful student reflection we saw recently!

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This month we are so excited to spotlight our Partnerships Director, Cotter Donnell. Cotter brings empathy and strategy to his partnership conversations with school leaders. Check out the first installment of his blog "Cotter's Blotter" below! 🧡💙

https://t.co/7ccX10oQYK

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Last Monday we held our 2nd Roundtable for leaders in our R.E.A.L. network. Thank you to @juliefaulstichfor her wisdom and strategies in managing change in independent schools. We're excited to continue this Roundtable series in the future! #ConversationCulture #REALRoundtable

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Deep relationships are the key to the “Good Life,” according to @robertwaldinger & Marc Schulz, authors of The Harvard Study. Yet, we wonder are todays students learning relational skills needed to develop deep relationships? https://t.co/6JN9h2NtMK
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Thanks @ISSCommunity for the opportunity to reflect on these deeply human skills. Read the full article here: https://t.co/6JN9h2NtMK

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"ChatGPT is smart, but not sentient - let our classrooms be the places where students learn the difference." Read here to see how discussions could change this.

https://t.co/koqsfSW9Ni

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@AISNE1 @NJAISnews @NCAIS @VAIStweets @BelmontHill @taboracademy @ISSCommunity @PennCharter @SAISnews @GPSBruisers @McCallieSchool @CannonSchool @AISNE1 @SRDSRebels @PDSPanthers @WestminsterATL @SevernSchool @DuchesneHouston @MountStJoseph @DXSF_Athletics

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As we wrap up the first month of 2023, we'd like to give a huge shout-out to the wonderful schools and organizations that we partner with. We're so proud to work with them and are excited for the future!

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Thank you to Helen Sughrue for sharing her REAL life with us! Helen is an English teacher at @taboracademy in Marion, Mass. and shared her thoughts on R.E.A.L and learning at the link below. #conversationculture #testimonial #teachertestimonial

https://t.co/YVYIZi67BE

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Click to read how 10th Grade English team has used R.E.A.L. to live into their longstanding mission of "teaching the art of effective communication skills." Grateful to Jim Moore, @_amandalucas, Cally Queally and @BlairAcademy for your partnership.

https://t.co/gnaTC7FyUC

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@IntrepidEdNews Such an interesting read by our very own, Liza Garnozik. Thanks @IntrepidEdNews for the s/o!

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Liza Garonzik (@DiscussionReal) writes that ChatGPT raises the art of live discussion skills by giving students more responsibility for the process and separating feedback from assessment, to create equitable and thoughtful student interaction.
https://t.co/rQEN7ExFPU

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Feeling very inspired by the wisdom and ambition of @McCallieSchool, with whom we worked on teaching communication skills. Here are some reflections about the question "what communication skill is most challenging to teach?" Thanks to Sumner McCallie for his vision in organizing!

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Equity of opportunity over airtime - healthiest atmosphere for promoting discussion (and mental health). Love your work @DiscussionReal @CaptainsPoets @onestoneidaho #realtalk #teenled

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2022 was a big year at R.E.A.L. - and it wouldn't have been possible w/o your belief in the power of conversation in and beyond the classroom. Enjoy this reflection and celebration of our past year! #REALDiscussion #conversationculture #edchat

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