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Focus on EQ: What is Social Emotional Learning?
Focus on EQ: What is Social Emotional Learning? As we start the new school year, it’s worth asking ourselves, “what are the most important skills we want our students to gain? What do we hope they...
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Focus on EQ: Cultivating Relationships
Cultivating.….according to the dictionary, it’s trying to acquire or develop something, like a quality or a new skill. What do you cultivate? While I admit it’s not my favorite thing to do, sometimes...
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Before You Speak, Think: Lessons in Empathy for All Ages
I was cruising a favorite DIY site this afternoon and I came across an amazing poster designed for classroom teachers. Its message was simple: Before You Speak, Think T –...
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Budget Cuts Mean Lack of Emotional Support in Philadelphia Schools
Image courtesy of Michelle Meiklejohn It’s a new year and with that will come many new milestones for students, teachers, and school districts. However, among these milestones is the none-too-pleasant...
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A Valentine’s Day Lesson in Empathy
Image courtesy of arztsamui One of the big lessons that the stories here on CW try to emphasize is the importance of encouraging emotional intelligence as much as we encourage academic achievement...
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Why It’s Important to Talk about The Hunger Games
Image courtesy Scholastic Books, Inc. Though I know a few of you will scoff at this notion, I really do try to remain neutral on this blog. The content that we deal with on CW, autism, emotional...
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Fiction & Life: New Study Shows that Losing Yourself in a Character Impacts...
Image courtesy of healingdream I am an English teacher, and a proud one at that. I write about STEM curriculum and special ed. because I think they are important, but my first love is, was, and always...
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ChildsWork News, May 22, 2012: Autism, Emotional Intelligence, and Bullying...
I have three great stories to share with you this morning. The first has been making a lot of waves in the scientific community (or at least the blogs I follow in the scientific community!). A new...
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A Recipe for Human Cooperation: New Research on Evolution and the Art of...
As teachers, getting students to work together is one of the most important, and difficult, lessons we must impart. Cooperation is an essential element to a functioning classroom given the number of...
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