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Headspace for Educators - Headspace Inc.
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K to 12
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Headspace for Educators gives K-12 teachers and school staff free access to a full library of mindfulness, meditation, and wellness tools designed to support educator well-being and...more
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Headspace for Educators gives K-12 teachers and school staff free access to a full library of mindfulness, meditation, and wellness tools designed to support educator well-being and reduce stress. The resources include guided meditations, breathwork and calming techniques, sleep support, mindful-moment transitions, and tools for managing anxiety or burnout. In addition to teacher self-care, Headspace offers classroom-friendly materials, such as short meditations, mindfulness exercises, and calming videos, to help students relax, focus, or manage difficult emotions. As a teacher, using Headspace can support your mental health and energy and help foster a calmer, more emotionally healthy classroom environment where students can learn and engage more effectively. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): professional development (319), social and emotional learning (197), Teacher Utilities (218)
In the Classroom
Begin class with a one-minute guided breathing exercise from Headspace. Students should close their eyes or soften their gaze, focus on their breath, and prepare their minds for learning. Have students design personal calm-down strategies based on techniques learned in Headspace, such as counting breaths, visualizing a quiet place, or practicing gratitude. They store their ideas in a journal or a small set of cards. At the end of the week, have students write a short reflection about which mindfulness strategy helped them most during class and how it affected their focus or mood.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence - Yale School of Medicine
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K to 12
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The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence offers free, research-based resources that help educators strengthen social and emotional learning across school communities. Teachers can...more
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The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence offers free, research-based resources that help educators strengthen social and emotional learning across school communities. Teachers can access a self-paced online course called Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty and Stress, which provides strategies for understanding emotions, reducing stress, and creating supportive classroom environments. The Center also shares information about the RULER Approach. This widely used framework helps schools teach students how to recognize, understand, label, express, and regulate emotions while improving overall school climate. The free materials give teachers practical tools to support student well-being, build positive relationships, and create emotionally healthy classrooms.
tag(s): emotions (71), professional development (319), social and emotional learning (197)
In the Classroom
Have students place a small sticky note on a class chart showing how they feel at the start of class. After a few days, invite them to notice patterns and reflect on how emotions may affect learning. Read a short passage, poem, or scenario and ask students to identify the emotions involved. Students should discuss the clues they used to build emotional vocabulary and comprehension. Have students write a brief weekly reflection using Book Creator, reviewed here about one emotion they experienced during the school week, what caused it, and what strategy helped them manage it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Flexible Thinking vs. Stuck Thinking - Whole Child Counseling
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K to 5
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If you want a video that instantly grabs students' attention while teaching a powerful life skill, this one is a great choice. Being a Flexible Thinker, as presented by Whole...more
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If you want a video that instantly grabs students' attention while teaching a powerful life skill, this one is a great choice. Being a Flexible Thinker, as presented by Whole Child Counseling, teaches children how to navigate life's everyday surprises by shifting from rigid to flexible thinking. Through clear, kid-friendly examples, such as canceled plans, changes in routine, or disagreements with friends, the video helps students see how adjusting their thoughts can reduce frustration and open the door to new solutions. It helps them understand that challenges can be handled in many ways and that remaining open and calm helps them work more effectively with others. The video concludes with interactive scenarios that enable students to practice identifying flexible thinking in real time, making it a valuable tool for building problem-solving skills and resilience, and for promoting positive behavior in the classroom. If your district blocks YouTube, then the video may not be viewable.
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tag(s): flexibility (9), perspective (30), thinking skills (117)
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Have students rewrite short "stuck thinking" statements to show a flexible response. Have students become "thinking detectives" and look for clues that show how someone in a story, video, or real-life classroom situation can use flexible thinking. They can write a short "detective report" describing the problem, the stuck reaction, and a flexible alternative. In small groups, students can create a kid-friendly way to teach flexible thinking to younger students. Options include a skit, comic strip using Free Comic Strip Maker by Adobe, reviewed here, poster, slide deck using Google Slides, reviewed here, or mini-story.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kindness in the Classroom: Pre-K - Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
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K to 1
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Kindness in the Classroom's Pre-K is a yearlong Tier 1 social emotional learning curriculum that fosters a culture of kindness. Included in the curriculum are six core kindness concepts...more
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Kindness in the Classroom's Pre-K is a yearlong Tier 1 social emotional learning curriculum that fosters a culture of kindness. Included in the curriculum are six core kindness concepts including: Respect, Caring, Inclusiveness, Integrity, Responsibility, and Courage. Each of the six core concepts is explored in a six week format with four weeks of lessons and two weeks of projects. In addition to individual lessons in PDF format there is a newsletter for each of the core concepts.
tag(s): empathy (68), listening (117), preK (322), social and emotional learning (197)
In the Classroom
Have students keep a journal using Seesaw, reviewed here throughout the course of the year, sharing what they have learned. Students can create individual books on the six core concepts using Book Creator, reviewed here. Students can use either resource to record themselves demonstrating one of the core concepts.
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Kindness in the Classroom: High School Curriculum - Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
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9 to 12
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The Kindness in the Classroom High School Curriculum is a 16-week program that guides students in exploring respect, caring, integrity, inclusiveness, and courage, and encourages...more
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The Kindness in the Classroom High School Curriculum is a 16-week program that guides students in exploring respect, caring, integrity, inclusiveness, and courage, and encourages them to practice these values in authentic and purposeful ways. Students will develop and deploy a community service project that will build self-initiative, critical thinking, community networking skills, data collection and analysis, and mapping. In addition to individual lessons in PDF format, there is a Teacher's Guide, Introduction, and Course Syllabus.
tag(s): empathy (68), problem solving (273), social and emotional learning (197)
In the Classroom
Have students participate in the lessons that are shared during the 16 week course. Students can create a digital journal by using Google Slides, reviewed here. Students can share their community service project via a school fair showcasing all the community service projects that students have created.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Power of Active Listening - StoryCorps
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6 to 12
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The Power of Active Listening is a lesson plan in which students learn to become active listeners by discussing an audio clip and engaging in activities that involve listening to ...more
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The Power of Active Listening is a lesson plan in which students learn to become active listeners by discussing an audio clip and engaging in activities that involve listening to others and having someone listen to them. The lesson is divided into Warm-Up and Activities. Activities include: listening to an audio clip, defining active listening, a science listening lab, and optional tips for active listening. Each activity is accompanied by a debrief with questions. Handouts can be downloaded as a PDF.
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Students can create using ScreenPal, reviewed here a short video of examples to show active listening. Students can create a comic using Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here about active listening. Students can create an image with words to showcase active listening using Magazine Cover Maker, reviewed here.
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7 Engaging Listening Activities for Small Groups - eSpark
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K to 5
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In the article "7 Engaging Listening Activities for Small Groups," eSpark Learning shares seven playful, easy-to-use activities to help students strengthen listening and speaking skills...more
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In the article "7 Engaging Listening Activities for Small Groups," eSpark Learning shares seven playful, easy-to-use activities to help students strengthen listening and speaking skills in small instructional groups. The ideas include interactive games such as Draw This, Telephone, Simon Says, Popcorn Storytelling, and My Favorite Toss, all designed to build active listening, memory, verbal communication, and collaboration. The article highlights the importance of treating listening as a mindful skill and offers suggestions for adapting activities to different ages and needs. Teachers can use these activities during centers, small-group rotations, or language arts lessons to support engagement, communication, and social learning.
tag(s): blogs (79), game based learning (308), listening (117)
In the Classroom
Have students take turns adding one sentence at a time to create a shared story. Each student must listen closely to maintain the plot and characters. Add a challenge by having them incorporate a vocabulary word or literary device. Play Simon Says with added complexity, such as multi-step directions or academic vocabulary. Have students practice following sequential instructions and staying focused under pressure. After listening to a short passage or poem, students can take turns retelling only what they remember. Each partner adds new details until the whole idea is restored.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Effective Listening Builds Empathy - TED Conferences
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5 to 12
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Effective Listening Builds Empathy is a 12.5-minute TED video by Su Yeon Lim. The video explains the difference between passive and active listening, the different listening needs,...more
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Effective Listening Builds Empathy is a 12.5-minute TED video by Su Yeon Lim. The video explains the difference between passive and active listening, the different listening needs, why active listening is essential, cultural differences, and steps to become a better listener (ear = e, means to evaluate; a = a, means to ask questions; and r = r, indicates the role).
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Students can create an infographic using Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to represent her definition of "ear." Students can compare and contrast using the 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here active and passive listening. Students can create short videos showing active and passive listening by using Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What is Empathy? - Sesame Workshop
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K to 2
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What is Empathy? features Sesame Street character Murray and Mark Ruffalo explaining empathy in this short video. In addition to the video, the site also shows how to build empathy...more
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What is Empathy? features Sesame Street character Murray and Mark Ruffalo explaining empathy in this short video. In addition to the video, the site also shows how to build empathy in babies, toddlers, and preschool students.
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Students can share ways to show empathy. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to record themselves sharing how they are empathy. Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here to create an emotions journal.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Five Levels of Listening (Steven Covey) - The Right Questions
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K to 6
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The Five Levels of Listening is a short, engaging YouTube video that introduces Steven Covey's five levels of listening: ignoring, pretending, selective listening, attentive...more
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The Five Levels of Listening is a short, engaging YouTube video that introduces Steven Covey's five levels of listening: ignoring, pretending, selective listening, attentive listening, and empathic listening. Through clear explanations and relatable examples, the four-minute video helps students understand how listening behaviors affect communication, relationships, and understanding. The video encourages viewers to reflect on their own listening habits while emphasizing the importance of active and empathic listening in both academic and everyday conversations.
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Students can compare and contrast each of the levels of listening using the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here. Students can use Padlet reviewed here to share one way that they show empathic listening. Students can create comics using ToonyTool, reviewed here explaining the different types of listening.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TED Talk- Are you really as good at something as you think? - Robin Kramer
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4 to 12
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"Are You Really As Good at Something As You Think?" is a short TED Talk by psychologist Robin Kramer that helps students and teachers reflect on how well they understand ...more
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"Are You Really As Good at Something As You Think?" is a short TED Talk by psychologist Robin Kramer that helps students and teachers reflect on how well they understand their own skills. Kramer explains that sometimes we overestimate our abilities and other times we underestimate them. He also describes how noticing these gaps can help us grow, learn new strategies, and use feedback more positively. This talk gives teachers an easy way to start a conversation about self-reflection, honest goal setting, and building a growth mindset in the classroom.
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tag(s): brain (58), emotions (71), social and emotional learning (197), thinking routines (37), thinking skills (117)
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Have students choose a simple classroom task (reading aloud, drawing a shape, solving a math problem). They rate how well they think they'll do, try it, and then rate how they actually did. Compare the two and discuss why the ratings might differ. Give students colorful cards with prompts such as "One skill I want to improve is...," "One thing I'm confident about is...," and "Feedback helps me when...." Students can complete the cards and share with a partner to practice metacognitive thinking. Assign students to pick one skill they want to get better at over a week (typing speed, multiplication facts, drawing, fitness). They make a simple improvement plan, collect daily evidence, and reflect at the end on whether their predictions matched actual progress.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Metacognition - SlideShare
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3 to 12
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The SlideShare presentation "Metacognition" gives teachers a clear, accessible overview of what metacognition is and why it matters for student learning. It explains the difference...more
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The SlideShare presentation "Metacognition" gives teachers a clear, accessible overview of what metacognition is and why it matters for student learning. It explains the difference between thinking and thinking about thinking, highlights how metacognitive strategies improve problem-solving and comprehension, and offers simple routines that students can use to plan, monitor, and reflect on their work. With its straightforward visuals and examples, the presentation serves as a helpful introduction for teachers who want to build more reflection, awareness, and independence into everyday lessons.
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tag(s): presentations (33), professional development (319), questioning (37), social and emotional learning (197), thinking routines (37), thinking skills (117)
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During work time, have students pause for a quick "Check My Strategy" moment to note whether their plan is working and what they might adjust. After completing an activity, ask students to create a Metacognition Mini-Poster using Canva for Education, reviewed here that shows one strategy they used, how it helped them, and an example of when they might use it again. Begin a lesson with a "Think About Your Thinking" warm-up and have students briefly write how they plan to approach a task, such as a reading assignment or math problem set.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading Ready - The Reading Institute NYC
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K to 5
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The Our Programs page website highlights literacy support resources designed to help early readers and educators. It describes Reading Ready, an early literacy intervention that builds...more
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The Our Programs page website highlights literacy support resources designed to help early readers and educators. It describes Reading Ready, an early literacy intervention that builds foundational skills like phonemic awareness and phonics, and Reading Go, a multimodal elementary literacy intervention focused on the five key components of reading. The page also features the 10-Hour Science of Reading Intro Course, which offers interactive modules linking research to classroom practice. Descriptions and some guides are available online for free. Still, full access to programs and training (such as the Science of Reading course outside NYC/CUNY or team packages) typically requires purchase or paid registration through the site.
tag(s): independent reading (83), literacy (124), reading comprehension (146), reading strategies (93), science of reading (37)
In the Classroom
Using ideas from Reading Ready, set up short literacy stations focused on phonemic awareness and phonics. Activities might include sound sorting, letter-sound matching, or blending practice with teacher-made cards or manipulatives aligned with the program's foundational skills focus. Use the five components of reading emphasized on the site (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension) to run targeted small-group lessons. Each group's focus should be on one component using leveled texts or word work aligned with the program descriptions. Have students take home a simple reading activity inspired by the site's intervention approach, such as word games, rereading familiar texts, or phonics practice. Students can reflect on how practicing at home helped improve their reading skills, reinforcing school-to-home connections.
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Travel Blog: Luxury Travel 2026/2027 - Travelbag
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4 to 12
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The Travelbag blog is a travel inspiration and advice site created by experienced travel specialists. It features destination guides, holiday-planning tips, and themed posts on places...more
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The Travelbag blog is a travel inspiration and advice site created by experienced travel specialists. It features destination guides, holiday-planning tips, and themed posts on places like the USA, the Caribbean, and Dubai, as well as wellness retreats and foodie hotspots, helping readers discover ideas and practical information for planning trips around the world. Content includes travel advice, cultural highlights, budgeting tips, and ideas to spark wanderlust for a variety of holiday types, whether students or educators are curious about global destinations or planning their own family travels.
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Assign students a Travelbag blog post about a destination. Have students identify key details such as location, climate, culture, landmarks, and activities, then share a one-minute destination pitch with the class. Use a blog post as a mentor text. Have students analyze how the author uses descriptive language and sensory details, then write their own short travel blog post or travel brochure using Canva for Education, reviewed here on about a real or imaginary destination. Have students design a mock travel itinerary inspired by the blog. They can include destinations, activities, transportation, a simple budget, and a persuasive explanation of why someone should visit that place.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Habits of Minds Kids - Habits of Minds Kids
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4 to 6
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The Habits of Minds Kids offers free resources for students in grades 4 through 6. Resources include: a poster, lesson plans, and graphic organizers. The featured lesson plans are "Thinking...more
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The Habits of Minds Kids offers free resources for students in grades 4 through 6. Resources include: a poster, lesson plans, and graphic organizers. The featured lesson plans are "Thinking Independently" and "Defining 4 Square- Taking Responsibility Words." Graphic organizers include: Thinking About Your Thinking, Listening with Understanding and Empathy, Gathering Data through All Senses, and Responding with Wonderment and Awe." The site also features a four-minute video on striving for accuracy.
tag(s): empathy (68), senses (22), thinking routines (37), thinking skills (117)
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Students can complete the lessons from the website. Students can create a comic showing responsibility, understanding, or empathy using Free Comic Strip Maker by Adobe, reviewed here. Students can use ScreenPal, reviewed here to create short videos modeling the different Habits of Mind.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Metacognition PowerPoint and Google Slides Template - SketchBubble
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Teachers who want to bring metacognitive thinking to life in their classrooms will find the Metacognition PowerPoint and Google Slides Template to be a helpful starting point. This...more
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Teachers who want to bring metacognitive thinking to life in their classrooms will find the Metacognition PowerPoint and Google Slides Template to be a helpful starting point. This page offers a visually rich, editable slide deck that explains metacognition as the awareness of how we think and learn. The template includes diagrams, icons, and layouts that show how students can identify what they know, monitor their strategies, set goals, and reflect on their progress. It can be customized in PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Keynote, making it a practical tool for helping students understand their own learning processes.
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tag(s): infographics (71), presentations (33), social and emotional learning (197), thinking skills (117)
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Show one simple slide from the template, such as a diagram about planning or monitoring. Ask students to turn and talk about what the picture makes them think of in their own learning. Print a few icons or graphics from the template and give each group a set. Have students sort the icons into categories such as "planning," "monitoring," and "reflecting," then explain how each icon matches their thinking process during reading or writing. After reviewing a few sample slides, have students create a slide of their own using Google Slides, reviewed here that shows a metacognitive idea they use in school, such as rereading, questioning, or checking their work. Combine students' slides into a class slideshow.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Activities for Metacognition - DePaul University
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3 to 12
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If you want a clear, practical way to help students understand how they learn, the DePaul University Teaching Commons page on Activities for Metacognition is a useful resource. It explains...more
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If you want a clear, practical way to help students understand how they learn, the DePaul University Teaching Commons page on Activities for Metacognition is a useful resource. It explains metacognition as both reflection (what we know) and self-regulation (how we learn). The guide shows how metacognitive activities can help students identify prior knowledge, set goals, monitor their learning, evaluate their work, and transfer strategies to new tasks. It also shares simple classroom structures such as journal prompts, partner conversations, and whole-class routines that you can use before, during, or after a lesson to strengthen students' awareness of their own thinking.
tag(s): critical thinking (180), social and emotional learning (197), thinking skills (117), visual thinking (13)
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During reading or writing, call a "strategy pause." Have students stop for one minute and write down which strategy they are using, why they chose it, and whether it is helping them build monitoring and mid-lesson adjustment skills. Provide a new reading or writing task and ask students to select one strategy from a previous lesson to apply. Afterward, have them write a short explanation of how the strategy worked in a new situation to encourage long-term skill transfer. Students can create a simple flowchart showing how they approached a challenge: what they knew before starting, what strategies they tried, how they monitored progress, what they changed, and what they learned. Display students' charts to demonstrate visual thinking skills and strategies, or use Padlet, reviewed here to create a digital gallery walk of students' explanations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Perplexity Pages - Perplexity
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5 to 12
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Transform research or information into shareable pages using Perplexity Pages. Add a topic, choose your audience, and provide a prompt to generate a fully customizable page with text...more
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Transform research or information into shareable pages using Perplexity Pages. Add a topic, choose your audience, and provide a prompt to generate a fully customizable page with text and images. You can find Pages by visiting the Perplexity chatbot, reviewed here. Select the plus sign, then click to open the library to find Pages. Once in Pages, fill in the section to describe your Page, choose your audience, and click the arrow to generate your Page. After generating the information, use links to add sections and media, or edit the content. Publish your Page and share it using the link provided. Viewers of Pages can ask questions using the chat feature.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (316), communication (122), digital storytelling (166), multimedia (63), presentations (33), Research (87)
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Use Perplexity Pages in many different ways to support student learning. For example, create Pages to introduce content to students as you begin a new learning unit. Include Pages as part of choice boards or multimedia text sets (MMTS), view the archive video of OK2Ask: MIE Day - Quick & Engaging Explorations with Multimedia Text Sets, reviewed here to learn more about using MMTS in the classroom. Use Perplexity Pages to share examples of creating informative and engaging research presentations. Extend learning by asking students to use Sway, reviewed here that include similar features, including images and videos.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Juneteenth Resources for Students of All Ages - Graduation Alliance
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K to 12
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Explore this teacher-friendly collection of books, videos, and learning resources designed to help students better understand the history and significance of Juneteenth. The site organizes...more
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Explore this teacher-friendly collection of books, videos, and learning resources designed to help students better understand the history and significance of Juneteenth. The site organizes recommendations by grade bands (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12), making it easy for educators to locate age-appropriate materials that explore emancipation, freedom, African American history, and the ongoing importance of Juneteenth celebrations. Resources include read-alouds, historical nonfiction, poetry, interactive stories, songs, and educational videos from sources such as Sesame Street and PBS. Teachers can use the collection to support social studies, reading comprehension, media literacy, cultural awareness, and classroom discussions connected to history, citizenship, and diversity.
tag(s): african american (129), holidays (280), Juneteenth (32), poetry (195)
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Watch one of the educational videos suggested on the page, such as a PBS or Sesame Street resource, and lead a class discussion about freedom, equality, and why Juneteenth is still celebrated today. Create a poetry and art activity in which students read poems connected to freedom or perseverance, then design an illustration, collage, or symbolic artwork that represents the meaning of Juneteenth. Extend learning through a community connection project by having students interview family or community members about traditions, celebrations, or important historical events they remember. Students can compile responses into a class book, a podcast with Buzzsprout, reviewed here, or a bulletin board display about remembrance and community history.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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5 Metacognitive Tools to Reveal Hidden Learning - MiddleWeb
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The MiddleWeb article "5 Metacognitive Tools to Reveal Hidden Learning" shares five practical strategies that help students make their thinking visible by noticing confusion, identifying...more
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The MiddleWeb article "5 Metacognitive Tools to Reveal Hidden Learning" shares five practical strategies that help students make their thinking visible by noticing confusion, identifying patterns, and reflecting on how they learn. Designed for teachers who want to build stronger independence and deeper comprehension, use these tools to help students with ELA, math, science, social studies, and general study skills. Students can engage by jotting down what they think might be challenging before starting a task, enrich their learning by completing a quick reflection card about a strategy they used, and extend their growth by keeping a metacognition journal that tracks thinking patterns and how they overcome confusion.
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tag(s): learning styles (22), personalized learning (12), social and emotional learning (197), thinking skills (117)
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Start a lesson with a "What I Think Will Be Hard Today" prompt, in which students jot down possible challenges before beginning a reading or math task. After completing an activity, have students fill out a brief reflection slip describing one strategy they used to learn, solve a problem, or understand a text more clearly. Create a Metacognition Journal on paper or using Book Creator, reviewed here where students record moments of confusion, document how they resolved them, and track patterns in their thinking over time to build ongoing learning habits.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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