Used “Let’s Try” w/ a student who was emotionally escalated & not interested in talking let alone problem-solving. After 3 mins of using dominos from the “Let’s Try” box he was smiling & willing to talk & reflect on his actions. @caselorg#SEL#HackingSchoolDiscipline#BeTheOne
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@jasonkeath@Lin_Manuel@jonmchu @quiarahudes They are but, us Puerto Rican’s don’t put meat in it, and they are fried so the texture is very crunchy outside and soft inside. Personally, I like them savory, no sugar.
The idea is that models of good #writing naturally transfer to students as they regularly practice their own writing, but sometimes students don't pick up on crucial ideas that end up inhibiting them as they advance in school @Kschwart https://t.co/XxxBzuevWH #edchat#ELAchat
@UnderstoodOrg Scaffolding as much as possible (tons of visuals), making the environment inclusive, being empathetic, and showing them that being an EL is a positive instead of a negative. I’ve been teaching for 12 years, and still consider myself an EL.
We have to be very careful about the design of early childhood education. Task based activities literally shuts down the default network mode side of the brain where creativity, awareness, empathy live. The New Preschool Is Crushing Kids - The Atlantic https://t.co/s4Zw9xNkJM
"Something that many of us take for granted and forget, is how complicated reading is. There's nothing about our brain that was designed to learn to read."