te@chthought provides insight to the fundamental reasons teachers should implement game-based learning into their curriculum.
Using this 60-second strategy with a jar and pom-poms, teach students social and emotional learning skills.
Teenagers are continually trying to find new ways to push boundaries through alcohol and drug use. This website illustrates 7 new dangerous trends that are circulating nationwide among teens.
Comprehensive article on how society should be framing masculinity for boys in a more positive and effective manner.
Seven easy ways to handle difficult behavior.
This website has 7 self-care strategies that teachers can utilize in their classrooms.
Incorporate social-emotional learning into family time. LitLife has gathered their favorite 7 Strengths-based activities you can use at home.
An article that outlines the best practices on how to prevent bullying in schools.
This website has 7 very simple activities for educators to implement into their daily classroom routine.
New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.
David Hardy, CEO of Ohio's Lorain City School District, explains the different ways to prevent chronic absenteeism with students.
NPR's thoughts about how to broach the climate change subject with students, no matter what subject you teach.
“Literature response groups allow students to explore issues of common interest and relate what they have read to their own lives. The lesson on this website could be used with other stories; however, A Bad Case of Stripes allows for a personal connection by having students reflect on similar situations or emotions in their own lives. Acceptable behaviors and ways to prevent bullying in the classroom and school are also discussed.” Website also has online interactive resources that relate to the novel A Bad Case of Stripes.
Use this resource published by Edutopia as a guide to equity and antiracism in classrooms and programs.
This guide is designed to provide policy makers, program leaders, system building advocates and other with practical information on creating and maintaining public-private partnerships
A Home Within is dedicated to meeting the emotional needs of foster youth today.
A Reason to Survive provides services to youth who face major challenges through art and its transformative power.
“Meaningful gamification is the use of gameful and playful layers to help a user find personal connections that motivate engagement with a specific context for long-term change.” Scott Nicholson has written an article that fully explains gamification and its significance in the classroom.
National Center for Community Education (NCCE). This guide organizes resources into six areas necessary for the successful operation of after-school programs: Management, Communication, Programming, Integrating K-12 and After-School Programs, Community Building/ Collaboration, and Evaluation. The resources complement the training curricula developed by the NCCE Training Task Force for 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
Lesson plans and activities based on character education for students of all ages!