Teaching Kids to Thrive
Essential Skills for Success
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Teaching, Teaching Methods
| Author: | Debbie Thompson Silver, Ms. Dedra A. Stafford | ISBN: | 9781506381589 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Publication: | April 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Corwin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Debbie Thompson Silver, Ms. Dedra A. Stafford |
| ISBN: | 9781506381589 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Publication: | April 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Corwin |
| Language: | English |
There’s more to student success than standards and test scores…
Integrating Social and Emotional Learning into a curriculum has been shown to increase personal and school-wide growth. With lifelong success the goal over simply meeting academic thresholds, Teaching Kids to Thrive presents strategies, activities, and stories in an approachable way to develop responsible, self-motivated learners. Uniting social, academic, and self-skills this instrumental resource offers benefits to students such as:
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Using mindfulness strategies to help students tap their inner strengths
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Learning to self-regulate and control other executive brain functions
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Developing growth mindsets along with perseverance and resilience
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Cultivating a sense of responsibility, honesty, and integrity
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Encouraging a capacity for empathy and gratitude
There’s more to student success than standards and test scores…
Integrating Social and Emotional Learning into a curriculum has been shown to increase personal and school-wide growth. With lifelong success the goal over simply meeting academic thresholds, Teaching Kids to Thrive presents strategies, activities, and stories in an approachable way to develop responsible, self-motivated learners. Uniting social, academic, and self-skills this instrumental resource offers benefits to students such as:
-
Using mindfulness strategies to help students tap their inner strengths
-
Learning to self-regulate and control other executive brain functions
-
Developing growth mindsets along with perseverance and resilience
-
Cultivating a sense of responsibility, honesty, and integrity
-
Encouraging a capacity for empathy and gratitude
