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Foster Student SEL Competencies: Embed SEL Explanations Into Daily Check-Ins and Student Self-Management

Embedding social and emotional learning (SEL) into instruction is a powerful way to help students connect and engage in learning. Sharing with student…

Inflexion June 7, 2023

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Quick & Fun Learning: Improve Literacy Skills with These 10 Games

These are some of the best writing games that require minimal or no setup time and are an excellent option for substitute teachers looking to quickly …

Inflexion June 7, 2023

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Just Breathe: Teach Your Students Belly Breathing for Self-Regulation and Well-Being

Managing your feelings requires the ability to respond to strong emotions in an appropriate way. In this belly breathing for kids activity, students w…

Inflexion May 11, 2023

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Magnolia High School: Growing Their Community’s Future

Magnolia High School's agriscience community center was highlighted as a model community school that's helping its community solve its food desert pro…

Vanessa Brazil April 28, 2023

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Two young students stand at the front of the classroom displaying objects while the teacher smiles at them.

Develop Literacy Skills and Civic Competency: Plan an Identity Artifact Museum Activity

Do Something performance tasks ask students to demonstrate their anti-bias awareness and civic competency by applying their literacy and social justic…

Inflexion April 5, 2023

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High school students sitting at desks handwriting.

Develop Literacy Skills and Civic Competency: Plan the ‘Writing Letters for Change’ Activity

Do Something performance tasks ask students to demonstrate their anti-bias awareness and civic competency by applying their literacy and social justic…

Inflexion April 5, 2023

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A white female high school student with long brunette hair writes on a classroom whiteboard as her peers watch.

Student-Led SEL Implementation: Develop Schoolwide SEL Norms

Schoolwide norms are a set of agreed-upon expectations of how all students and staff will behave and interact to contribute to a positive school clima…

Inflexion March 22, 2023

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Diverse group of high school students listen to instructions being given to them by a Black male construction foreman. The frame of a building is in the background.

Foster Students’ Sense of Self and Community: Develop a Community Service-Based Project Course

Develop a course where students do a community service based project.

Inflexion March 15, 2023

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Diverse group of middle school students sit peacefully with their eyes closed in a classroom.

Holistic Well-Being: Teach and Model Self-Care for Students

Teach and model self-care to students to include: time, meditation, yoga, exercise, sleep, creative expression, and more. Adults on campus can openly …

Inflexion February 27, 2023

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Diverse group of teens rally for stopping climate change; female student at the front of the group speaks into a megaphone while others hold signs.

Capstone Passion Project: Empowering Students to Contribute Their Passions to Their Community

During a Crowdsource Coffee on February 8, 2023, Chris McAdoo, Principal at Santa Fe South Pathways Middle College, shared this high school capstone p…

Inflexion February 24, 2023

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