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With Feeling Curriculum | Emotional Literacy Through the Arts

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Kansas Communities That Care Suicide Indicator

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Kansas Communities That Care Suicide Indicator

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KPIRC - Kansas Parent Information Resource Center

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KPIRC - Kansas Parent Information Resource Center

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The Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) promotes meaningful family engagement at all levels of education and provides information and resources to help parents, educators and other organizations promote the educational success of every Kansas child.

What We Do

KPIRC supports Kansas schools by:

Developing resources to promote family-school-community partnerships

Offering professional learning to educators to engage families in their children's learning

Providing technical assistance to educators on the development of family friendly policies and programs

KPIRC supports Kansas families by:

Developing resources for families to support their children's learning at home

Building the capacity of parents to become involved in their children's education

Developing parent advocacy and leadership skills

Ensuring that families receive literacy training and resources to support their children's academic achievement

KPIRC supports Kansas communities by:

Networking with community organizations to support family engagement in education

Supporting early learning programs to promote school readiness

Who We Are

Kansas Families and Schools Together, Inc., KFAST, a non-profit agency was established in 2006 as the Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC). Currently KPIRC is providing family engagement support to districts through a contract awarded by the Kansas State Department Education Special Education and Title Services as part of TASN.

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Interactive Wheel

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The College and Career Competency Framework, developed by Drs. Gaumer Erickson and Noonan, supports educators in systematically embedding intrapersonal, interpersonal, and cognitive competencies into course content. In this way, educators support students to develop into career-equipped, lifelong learners who are socially and emotionally engaged. The College and Career Competency Wheel includes 26 specific competencies categorized in three domains. Each competency is integral to in-school and post-secondary success, as determined by current and emerging research.

This site includes free, research-based instructional resources for all 26 competencies, as well as professional development opportunities to systematically teach competencies and academic learning standards simultaneously, thereby improving academic achievement, engagement, and post-school outcomes.

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The College and Career Competency Framework, developed by Drs. Gaumer Erickson and Noonan, supports educators in systematically embedding intrapersonal, interpersonal, and cognitive competencies into course content. In this way, educators support students to develop into career-equipped, lifelong learners who are socially and emotionally engaged.

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The Institute for Excellence & Ethics (IEE) is building intentional cultures and essential competencies of Excellence with Integrity.

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2024 State of the Future U.S. Workforce for insights into top career fields for which middle and high school students have a strong aptitude. We also uncover top certifications and exposure gap information for male, female, Black, and Hispanic students.

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Career Guidance for Students using Aptitudes | YouScience

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YouScience offers the only career guidance for students that's based on aptitudes to align students with in-demand careers and CTE certifications.

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All type of conversation starters.
https://www.amazon.com/Chat-Pack-Favorites-Questions-Favorite/dp/1939532000/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1535051781&sr=8-5&keywords=the+chat+pack

https://www.amazon.com/Chat-Pack-Stories-Story-filled-Conversations/dp/098199461X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535051980&sr=1-1&keywords=the+chat+pack+stories

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chat pack favorites: fun questions about your favorite things

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Chat Pack Favorites: Fun Questions about Your Favorite Things

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Required & Recommended Student & Staff Trainings

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Required & Recommended Student & Staff Trainings

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Required and Recommended Student and Staff Training

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Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Social & Emotional Development Lesson Plans

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We have partnered with Breathe For Change to bring you a set of social and emotional learning activities and videos. Breathe For Change is an organization created for teachers by teachers committed to empowering educators to enhance well-being in their lives, classrooms, and school communities. They facilitate in-person trainings for educators, and also have developed a powerful social-emotional curriculum. Each of these activities supports your students to build their capacity in developing a set of social-emotional competencies, which include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and responsible decision making. These are activities that you can incorporate into your classroom routines and procedures to build a strong community and culture.

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Printables

Lesson Plans

References

Conflict Resolution Resources

Bullying Resources

Feelings & Emotions

Social Skills

Related Resources

Dealing with Death

Literature & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Art & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

History & Social Studies Resources

Science & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Discussing Natural Disasters

Language Arts & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Writing & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

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100+ Free Social Emotional Learning Resources

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K-12 LESSONS
Something so vital that, without it, your students are dramatically more susceptible to bullying, violence, substance abuse, dropping out of school, and unemployment.

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"My Overcoming Obstacles" is our unique online platform that gives you the ability to truly make Overcoming Obstacles your own. With our easy-to-use tools, you can customize every part of an Overcoming Obstacles lesson, down to each word.

Maybe you want to change a starter activity, so it ties into something unique about your school? Or perhaps you want to take one of our decision making lessons and align it with an historical event that your students are learning? Whatever you need, "My Overcoming Obstacles" is here for you to use however and whenever you want. It's simple, intuitive, and-like all of our other resources-100% free.

Click Here To Try It Out!

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Overcoming Obstacles - Overcoming Obstacles - Free K-12 Life Skills Curriculum

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Social and Emotional Learning | Edutopia

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Social & Emotional Development Lesson Plans

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We have partnered with Breathe For Change to bring you a set of social and emotional learning activities and videos. Breathe For Change is an organization created for teachers by teachers committed to empowering educators to enhance well-being in their lives, classrooms, and school communities. They facilitate in-person trainings for educators, and also have developed a powerful social-emotional curriculum. Each of these activities supports your students to build their capacity in developing a set of social-emotional competencies, which include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and responsible decision making. These are activities that you can incorporate into your classroom routines and procedures to build a strong community and culture.

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Printables

Lesson Plans

References

Conflict Resolution Resources

Bullying Resources

Feelings & Emotions

Social Skills

Related Resources

Dealing with Death

Literature & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Art & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

History & Social Studies Resources

Science & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Discussing Natural Disasters

Language Arts & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Writing & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Browse Social and Emotional Learning Resources

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Social & Emotional Issues - Teacher Resources (Grades K-12) - TeacherVision.com - TeacherVision

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100+ Free Social Emotional Learning Resources

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Social and Emotional Learning | Edutopia

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K-12 LESSONS
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"My Overcoming Obstacles" is our unique online platform that gives you the ability to truly make Overcoming Obstacles your own. With our easy-to-use tools, you can customize every part of an Overcoming Obstacles lesson, down to each word.

Maybe you want to change a starter activity, so it ties into something unique about your school? Or perhaps you want to take one of our decision making lessons and align it with an historical event that your students are learning? Whatever you need, "My Overcoming Obstacles" is here for you to use however and whenever you want. It's simple, intuitive, and-like all of our other resources-100% free.

Click Here To Try It Out!

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Overcoming Obstacles - Overcoming Obstacles - Free K-12 Life Skills Curriculum

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K-12 LESSONS
Something so vital that, without it, your students are dramatically more susceptible to bullying, violence, substance abuse, dropping out of school, and unemployment.

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"My Overcoming Obstacles" is our unique online platform that gives you the ability to truly make Overcoming Obstacles your own. With our easy-to-use tools, you can customize every part of an Overcoming Obstacles lesson, down to each word.

Maybe you want to change a starter activity, so it ties into something unique about your school? Or perhaps you want to take one of our decision making lessons and align it with an historical event that your students are learning? Whatever you need, "My Overcoming Obstacles" is here for you to use however and whenever you want. It's simple, intuitive, and-like all of our other resources-100% free.

Click Here To Try It Out!

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Overcoming Obstacles - Overcoming Obstacles - Free K-12 Life Skills Curriculum

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K-3 Collection of Social Emotional Lesson Plans

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K-3 Collection of Social Emotional Lesson Plans

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K-3 Collection of Social Emotional Lesson Plans

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Social, Emotional and Character Development Lessons, Videos

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100+ Free Social Emotional Learning Resources

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Teacher Vision - Social & Emotional Issues

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We have partnered with Breathe For Change to bring you a set of social and emotional learning activities and videos. Breathe For Change is an organization created for teachers by teachers committed to empowering educators to enhance well-being in their lives, classrooms, and school communities. They facilitate in-person trainings for educators, and also have developed a powerful social-emotional curriculum. Each of these activities supports your students to build their capacity in developing a set of social-emotional competencies, which include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and responsible decision making. These are activities that you can incorporate into your classroom routines and procedures to build a strong community and culture.

_______________

Printables

Lesson Plans

References

Conflict Resolution Resources

Bullying Resources

Feelings & Emotions

Social Skills

Related Resources

Dealing with Death

Literature & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Art & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

History & Social Studies Resources

Science & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Discussing Natural Disasters

Language Arts & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Writing & Social/Emotional Issues Connected

Browse Social and Emotional Learning Resources

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Elementary Level

Career Interest Inventories and Games for Elementary School Students:

Paws and Jobland by Bridges

Career Town by Virginia Career View

Career Books to Use with Elementary School Students:

When I Grow Up by Al Yankovic (check out this post for more ways to use this book)

Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty

Career Day by Anne Rockwell

What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scary

Whose Hat is This? by Katz Cooper

Whose Shoes are These? by Katz Cooper

Whose Tools are These? by Katz Cooper

Whose Vehicle is This? by Katz Cooper

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KSDE K-5 Elementary Social Emotional Resources

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Kansans Can Competency Sequence PreK-12.

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Kansans Can Competency Sequence PreK-12.

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Social-Emotional Growth (SEG) is a high priority for Kansans. In the Kansas Can Vision for Education, SEG is one of the five measured outcome set forth by the Kansas State Board of Education. Skills encompassed in SEG include intrapersonal and interpersonal abilities, such as self-awareness, social awareness, problem solving, and decision making. These are skills that can be taught, and they are foundational to student success in school and life. It is important for schools to measure the social-emotional development of students, just as academic development is measured. These measures can inform instructional practice, moving social and emotional learning from a singular endeavor to an integrated part of daily instruction.

The Kansans Can Vision for Education calls for a more student-focused system that provides support and resources for individual success and will require everyone to work together to make it a reality. Together, Kansans Can.

American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a leader in SEG. In October of 2016 AIR released a comprehensive report titled, " When Districts Support and Integrate Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): Findings from an Ongoing Evaluation of Districtwide Implementation of SEL". This report provides the research base that demonstrates the importance of integrating SEG in Kansas schools.

For this vision to become reality, SEG must be seamlessly integrated into all areas of the school environment. The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) has produced short video explaining the Kansans Can Vision for SEG, along with the Kansans Can Process for Social Emotional Integration.

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Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning

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Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning

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5 Keys to Social and Emotional Learning Success

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5 Keys to Social and Emotional Learning Success

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5 Keys to Social and Emotional Learning Success

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The Invisible Boy, Written by Trudy Ludwig Illustrated by Patrice Barton

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Our Mission: To offer every adult the inspiration, knowledge, and skills to self-regulate and create healthy relationships for generations.

Our Vision: An interconnected world where people consciously pursue their best possibilities together.

NEWS: Conscious Discipline Achieves CASEL's SELect Program Designation

Conscious Discipline has achieved CASEL's SELect Program designation, recognizing Conscious Discipline as a leader in impactful social and emotional learning (SEL). Conscious Discipline meets CASEL's SELect Program designation, the highest designation for evidence-based programs, in the CASEL Guide to Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs. This designation indicates that Conscious Discipline can play a central role in a school's approach to promoting student social and emotional learning. The CASEL Program Guide identifies well-designed, evidence-based SEL programs that offer comprehensive programming, ongoing training and support, and a demonstrated statistically significant positive impact on student behavioral outcomes and/or academic achievement.
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Conscious Discipline offers every adult the inspiration, knowledge and skills to self-regulate and create healthy relationships for generations. Using a trauma-responsive social and emotional learning (SEL) lens, we believe this approach will lead to transformational change and an interconnected world where people consciously pursue their best possibilities together.

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Reclaim the Joy of Living with the Brain Gym® Program

Most of us probably aren't aware of how hard we are working in life. It makes sense-we've only ever experienced our own eyes, our own ears, our own brain, our own movement patterns, and our own way of interacting with the world. But what if it could be easier? What if you could process information faster? Or driving was less stressful? What would change if you had simple tools to lower your stress levels in general? How much would your life, the lives of those you love, or the lives of those you support improve? Think of the dreams that could be realized. These are some of the outcomes that the Brain Gym® program can provide. Many have been so transformed by this program that they became instructors and consultants to help others experience similar results.

The Brain Gym® program is made up of 26 activities, along with several other movement-based techniques that help address balance, posture, and coordination skills associated with daily life success. Synchronize your system for better comprehension, focus, organization, communication, and emotional health. You'll find Brain Gym® being used in schools, corporations, elder facilities, athletic training programs, as well as for personal and professional growth.

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Supported Browsers: Requires HTML5 support. Internet Explorer 11+ on Windows 7+, Safari on Mac OSX 10.8+, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome on Windows and Mac OSX.
Adobe Flash Player is required for custom workout. Adobe Air is required for Brain Breaks Desktop App.

Click Here to download the PDF tutorial

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Brain Breaks®: Research based classroom activity brain breaks powered by HOPSports

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Brain Breaks® are web-based 2-5 minute activity breaks designed for the individual classroom setting.

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Home JREN HOME - Jostens Renaissance Education

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Renewing school climate and culture for the 21st century.

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Learn more about Ramp-Up to Readiness and get our free Family Guide.

The helpful advice in this guide suggests ways families can help students become college ready in five essential areas: Academic, Admissions, Career, Financial, and Social/Emotional.

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Developing leaders with 21st century skills. The Leader in Me is an innovative, school-wide model that enables educators to unleash each child's full potential.

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medal of honor character development program

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The Medal of Honor Character Development Program incorporates the ideals of courage and selfless service into the middle and high school curriculum.

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Solving the challenge...

Teachers can't always control what comes into their classrooms. Capturing Kids' Hearts 1 shows them how to create high-achieving centers of learning by strengthening students' connectedness to others through enhancing healthy bonds with their teachers and establishing collaborative agreements of acceptable behavior.

Capturing Kids' Hearts 1 is a process that is working in thousands of classrooms across the country to provide the strategy and training for teachers and administrators to achieve success in today's classrooms.

Give us a teacher who's passionate about their subject, a teacher who cares for the welfare and success of their students, and we'll give that teacher the tools they need to engage and challenge students, and raise them to a higher level of performance.

participant Outcomes

Our research-based processes improve the five key indicators of school performance: fewer discipline referrals, improved attendance, higher student achievement, lower dropout rates, and higher teacher satisfaction. The widespread impact of Capturing Kids' Hearts 1 reads like a wish list for school administrators. Schools that implement our processes report:

Strengthened student connectedness to others by enhancing healthy bonds with teachers.

Consistent rules of conduct with reduced disciplinary escalations and referrals.

Dramatic reduction in truancy and dropouts.

Reduction of negative behaviors such as isolation, violence, early sexuality, and substance use.

Significant improvement in student academic performance.

District-wide improvements in test scores.

Higher rate of job satisfaction among teachers.

Increased teacher retention and improvement in teacher recruiting.

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Capturing Kids' Hearts 1 is an immersive, participatory experience. Teachers, staff, and administrators learn and practice skills they will use and model in their classrooms, schools, and districts, including:

How to build meaningful, productive relationships with every student and every colleague.

How to use the EXCEL Model of teaching to create a safe, effective environment for learning.

How to develop self-managing, high-performing classrooms using team-building skills and a Social Contract.

High payoff techniques for dealing with conflict, negative behavior, and disrespect issues.

Capturing Kids' Hearts 1 is the beginning of a transformational, multi-year process for teachers and administrators at the campus or district level.

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Teachers can't always control what comes into their classrooms. Capturing Kids' Hearts 1 shows them how to create high-achieving centers of learning by strengthening students' connectedness to others through enhancing healthy bonds with their teachers and establishing collaborative agreements of acceptable behavior.

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Lions Quest and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Lions Quest is a comprehensive and universal, evidence-based social and emotional learning program. SEL is a process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

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Lions Quest programs are designed to create a learning environment based on the needs of all students in an environment in which no one is an outsider because everyone is needed, valued, and important.

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How to Delay a Grade

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I have a confession to make: I am terrible at handing back papers. That sounds silly, right? I mean, you literally just hand the paper to the kid whose name is at the top.

But teachers everywhere know how disheartening that small act can be. (It can't be just me, right?)

There are the eye rolls and the whispering to each other of "What did you get?" and "She gave me a ___." Next thing you know, the paper you spent so long reading and marking has been shoved into the abyss of the backpack or tossed carelessly in the recycle bin.

Wow, glad I put so much time into that assignment, said no teacher ever.

I honestly got to a point where I would just wait so long to give things back, the kids would kind of forget, and then so would I. Oops.

In English I ask my students to write a lot. I don't grade everything they write, but when it comes to the "big essays"-the graded, polished drafts-what grade they will receive becomes the sole motivator for their writing. This frustrates me, and, in my opinion, distracts them from what they should actually care about: writing.

This intense focus on the all-important grade was my least favorite part, and it was definitely what kept the stack sitting on the counter behind my desk...for an embarrassing amount of time. It really bothered me that kids didn't care about the feedback I put on their essays, not just because I took the time to do it, but because I did it to help them. I want them to grow as writers, and most of them do throughout the year, but so many only seem to care about that number.

I won't lie: It made me angry. Not only did I feel like I had wasted my time, I felt like they just didn't care. And then the snowball of thoughts would start: How will they survive if they don't care about feedback? What's going to happen in college? Or when they get jobs? Ugh! I'm done!

After dealing with this for about nine years, I couldn't take it anymore. I either had to get over it or fix it. Since I'm not usually one to give up, I set out to find a way to get my students to actually read their feedback and care less about the grade.

The Fix for Ignored Feedback

The solution was remarkably easy and accidentally originated out of my laziness (score one for being a little lazy!). Last year, kids had turned in essays on Google Classroom, but rather than pasting a completed rubric into their essay as I usually did, I made hard copies of the rubric and wrote on them. This meant that I could return papers with comments but without grades.

And from this a whole new system was born: Return papers to students with only feedback. Delay the delivery of the actual grade so student focus moves from the grade to the feedback.

The simple act of delaying the grade meant that students had to think about their writing. They had to read their own writing-after a few weeks away from it-and digest my comments, which allowed them to better recognize what they did well or not so well. The response from students was extremely positive; they understood the benefit of rereading their essays and paying attention to feedback. One boy said, "Mrs. Louden, you're a genius. I've never read what a teacher writes on my essay before, and now I have to."

The Plan

1. Grade the Papers
After collecting student papers, grade them (hard copy or electronic) as you usually would with comments on the written piece, but keep the rubric separate.

2. Plan Independent Work
Plan accordingly by creating opportunities for students to do independent or group work for a few days when it's time to return papers to students. This is probably the most vital part of the process, because it will give you time to conference with individual students.

3. Return Papers
When you finish grading the papers, return just the written work to students, not the completed rubric. When I first tried this with students, I put the following directions up on the board when I returned the essays:

Read over your whole essay, including what you wrote and my comments.

Write THREE observations based on your reading and TWO follow-up questions to discuss with me at our conference. Ask about comments, how to improve things, how to do things differently, etc.

Use the rubric (posted online) to grade yourself.

Be ready to discuss all of this.

I now incorporate these instructions into the student copy of the rubric. Below is one page of that rubric, which includes the reflection section.

4. Time to Reflect
Return the essays during class, allowing time to explain, time for kids to read their essays, and time for them to clarify if needed. Encourage them to go slowly. ( Bonus step: Walk around and listen. Hear the difference. Honestly, you probably won't hear a lot of talking or comparing. If they are talking, it will be to themselves about what they are noticing.)

5. Conference with Each Student
This step is where the magic happens.

Since you've planned for independent work, you will have time to meet with each student individually. I do my conferences on a large whiteboard-painted table; I have found that since moving these from my desk to this table, our conferences are more productive. I'm not distracted by the stuff on my desk, kids are able to spread out (Chromebook, reflection, essay, etc.), and as a bonus, we can use the surface of the table when we need to do some planning. These meetings don't have to be more than a couple of minutes per student.

When kids get to my table, I start with "What do you want to talk about?" and let them guide the conference. It is so cool to hear what they have to say. So many of them make comments like "I can't believe I did <insert careless mistake>" or "I'm sorry I turned it in like this" or "I'm embarrassed; I see so many mistakes!" Or my favorite: "You specifically told us not to do this." The level of reflection is deeper than any I've ever encountered. I assure them that it is fine and I don't expect perfection, but on the inside I'm so excited that they're seeing the things I see.

Next they usually ask questions. This is exciting because some of their questions make perfect teachable moments! I have watched many students grow this year from these conversations. Take Alex, for example. He writes the wordiest sentences I've ever read, but he's gotten to the point where he puts his own comments on his essay as he writes so we can discuss while he's still in the writing stage. At least half of these are related to wordiness. I'm excited that he's learned to identify it, if not quite how to fix it yet.

Finally, I end by asking students how they graded themselves according to the rubric. I enjoy this part because more often than not, they were much harsher on themselves than I was. I then share the rubric with the grade and the rest of my general comments. For once, kids are usually happy about their grade because it was higher than they expected, contrary to the old days when they'd say "she gave me C" but they thought they deserved an A.

6. Revision
I always offer students the opportunity to rewrite their essay. Above all else, my goal is to help students become better writers. If this means they have to do it a couple of times, then so be it. Depending on the assignment, these are the usual requirements:

The student must meet with me 1 to 3 times (depends on the student and the essay) before it is due. These meetings are quick "check-in" style meetings: What are you planning to do? What have you done? What questions do you have?

The student must make substantial revisions, not just grammatical edits.

The student must turn in the original and the updated draft on time.

And that's it! Okay, looking back over what I said, it sounds like a lot, but really it's very easy for you. I think this is the best change I have made to the writing process in the last few years. Students have become more reflective ( and sympathetic of how long it takes me to grade-haha! ), their writing has improved, and I return papers much more quickly-and happily-than ever before. ♦

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Delaying the Grade: How to Get Students to Read Feedback

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You spend hours marking and commenting on student work, and then they don't even read your feedback. The solution is all in how you time it.

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Kansas Social, Emotional, and Character Development Model Standards - Revised 2018

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The Kansans Can Competency Framework provides a structured, embedded process for developing career-equipped, lifelong learners that are socially and emotionally engaged.

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The Kansans Can Competency Framework provides a structured, embedded process for developing career-equipped, lifelong learners that are socially and emotionally engaged. Through a school-wide focus on intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies, enacted through implementation elements (i.e., effective collaboration, multi-tier instruction and interventions, and data-based decision making), students develop self-regulation, self-efficacy, assertiveness, and conflict management. Through collaboration with KSDE, Kansas educators become recognized trainers in the Competency Framework and provide professional development across the state.

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College and Career Competency Framework

This companion site to www.cccframework.org was developed to support educators to easily launch, collect, and analyze data from the Competency Framework Needs Assessment, Competency-Specific Formative Questionnaires and Knowledge Tests, and the School Connectedness Snapshot. These assessments help students better understand both their strengths and areas for improvement related to intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies, as well as provide educators with data to inform instruction and supports. provides more information on utilizing the assessment suite to measure social-emotional growth.

These links provide the technical specifications on each assessment:

By creating a login, you will be directed to the My Portfolio page, where you will be able to choose and launch questionnaires to groups of students so that they can better understand their development of these skills. Additionally, as the questionnaire administrator, you will receive summarized results by domain in real time so that you can customize instruction to meet students` needs.

After completing a questionnaire, students will see their own results, helping them to reflect on how proficient they are at various components of a competency.

How to Administer an Assessment

Create a free account. Then, in My Portfolio, after you select an assessment and assign it a unique name, the website will generate a unique assessment code. Provide students with the link and the code.

Some things to know:

Students do not need an account to complete assessments; they only need unique student IDs and the link/code generated for each assessment.

The questionnaires are each 13-22 items and should take students approximately 5-8 minutes to complete. The knowledge assessments include 20 items and require approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Students receive results immediately upon completion of the assessment, at which point they can print their scores or take a screenshot.

You will have access in My Portfolio to summarized results, individual student results, and an Excel file of the raw student data.

The video below will guide you step-by-step through the process of creating, administering, and viewing results from your assessments.

How to Begin Launching Assessments

If you are a new user, .

If you already have an account, to log in.

One you are logged in, you will be redirected to My Portfolio where you will be able to add assessments or view assessments that you already created.
Free, unlimited use of the assessments is granted for educational purposes. If you would like to use an assessment for research, please contact Dr. Amy Gaumer Erickson at agaumer@ku.edu .

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Engaging Teachers, Empowering Children, Educating Parents

Child abuse occurs at all socioeconomic levels, across all ethnic and cultural lines, within all religions, and at all levels of education. However, by making sure that we are educated and informed on this issue, we can prevent children from enduring this unnecessary and unthinkable abuse.

Knowing that 95 percent of sexual abuse is preventable through education and awareness, Lauren's Kids developed the Safer, Smarter Kids curriculum. Lauren Book, M.S. Ed., career educators, and a developmental psychologist created the curriculum to not only educate children, but also teachers and parents.

About Safer, Smarter Kids

Safer, Smarter Kids is an abuse prevention education curriculum designed for Pre-K and elementary-aged children, created by the Lauren's Kids foundation. Lauren's Kids is an organization founded and led by Lauren Book, M.S. Ed. She is a child sexual abuse survivor, child advocate and educator who works to prevent child abuse and help survivors heal.

The curriculum focuses on teaching children that they have the ability to protect themselves. The activities of this curriculum are designed to help you meet existing educational requirements in the areas of social studies, theatre, visual art, health education, and reading/language arts, while imparting critical safety information.

Safer, Smarter Kids includes five to eight, 30-minute age-appropriate lessons regarding personal safety and how to ask for help when a situation makes you uncomfortable. The children then have the opportunity to practice these concepts through in-class activities.

The curriculum is available for pre-K/kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade classrooms. Safer, Smarter Teens is available for middle school and high school students. Lauren's Kids also offers a curriculum for children with special needs.

Why should I teach Safer, Smarter Kids in my classroom?

By empowering children, educating parents, and engaging with teachers, we all work together to help prevent children from going through tragic situations. The education program uses developmentally appropriate information to arm children with the tools and language they need to better protect themselves from abuse. Each grade level's theme focuses on developing skills for staying safe as it relates to the expansion of a child's world and aligns to social studies frameworks.

After distributing more than 16,000 curriculum kits, we found that completion of the Safer, Smarter Kids curriculum resulted in a 77 percent learning gain in students' personal safety information. (Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, 2012)

About Lauren's Kids

Through in-school curriculum, legislative advocacy, and speaking engagements, Lauren's Kids works to educate and raise awareness about the growing issue of child sexual abuse. The organization also provides millions of educational and awareness materials through direct mail every year. The overarching goal of the foundation is to prevent sexual abuse through awareness and education, and to help survivors heal with guidance and support.

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