ATL Dr.Navas 2025 by Allison Navas

Compassionate Systems Approach

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CASEL SEL

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Using your own background knowledge and the CASEL framework, come up with a definition of social emotional learning and post it here.

How did you learn that?

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1. Think about an activity you really enjoy, are quite good at, and know that it can be difficult for other people (it doesn't have to be academic in nature, in fact, it's preferable that it isn't)

2. How did you learn to do it so well?

3. If I recorded you learning this (can be over a span of years), what would I see?

4. If you were explicitly teach someone the activity, list them out a step by step instruction guide here

5. Include an image of you doing the activity or something from online that represents it (put your name in the title)

After watching 2 videos from the choice of 8 of the Sentis series, complete the following as a Padlet post

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LINK (Copy and Paste into browser: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL53nCCeNj-RQDhbjE9LjvnFad-wdB5bw7)

1. Using the Thinking Routine, "See, think, wonder, "

http://www.pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/I%20Used%20to%20Think%20-%20Now%20I%20Think_1.pdf

2. Do a little research, which parts of the brain are known as the PRIMITIVE, FEELING, and THINKING parts of the brain?

3. What do each of these parts of the brain do?

4. How does knowing this information help and inform our SEL work?

West

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1. Using the Thinking Routine, "I used to think _______, now I think ______" for 2 videos
A. Managing stress for safety : I used to think I was managing stress by just completing the task by deadline, now I think taking moments to re-access how I am feeling is better management.
B. Conscious vs Subconscious thinking: I used to think I made conscious decisions on almost all aspects of creativity now I think with the practice I have done creating there are moments where I subconsciously make choices that appear in my work.

2. Research:
A. PRIMITIVE : the brain stem, limbic region and the amygdala. This instinctive part of the brain is well developed from birth and is responsible for:

Basic functioning – breathing, blinking, heart beating, flinching, digestion etc.
Innate responses – fight, flight, freeze and flop.
Producing strong emotions such as anger and fear.

B. FEELING : Three brain structures appear most closely linked with emotions: the amygdala, the insula or insular cortex, and a structure in the midbrain called the periaqueductal gray. A paired, almond-shaped structure deep within the brain, the amygdala integrates emotions, emotional behavior, and motivation.

C. THINKING : The frontal lobe is primarily responsible for thinking, planning, memory, and judgment. The parietal lobe is primarily responsible for bodily sensations and touch. The temporal lobe is primarily responsible for hearing and language.

4. I think knowing this helps with SEL because it can help us recognize if someone is actively trying to feel a certain way or if its passive and subconsciously done.

Ana Mojarrieta

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Activity 1: Videos

Video 1: Areas of the Brain.
I used to think that our primitive system was the responsible in activating our flight and fight response and now I think that both primitive and middle feeling region are needed for this to take place.

Video 2: Conscious vs. subconscious thinking
I used to think more of our behaviors will happen at a conscious level now I think that 95% of our behaviors and reactions happen at the subconscious level.

Activity 2:

Primitive
The hypothalamus regulates body temperature, synchronizes sleep patterns, controls hunger and thirst.

Feelings
The amygdala is responsible for the perception of emotions such as anger, fear, and sadness, as well as the controlling of aggression. It is related to Self-awareness, Self-Management.

Thinking
The frontal lobe is primarily responsible for thinking, planning and decision making. It is related with Self-Management and Thinking Skills.

Katrina V.

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I use to think multi-tasking was difficult, now I know humans receive thousands of bits of information through their senses, but they can only process 4 bits at one time.

The brain is the control center of the body. The primitive region is found in the base of the brain. The middle lobe controls feelings. The front and top lobes controls thinking.

Primitive- controls basic life functions (HR, RR, balance, posture, danger)
Feeling- emotional and social experience, fight or flight response
Thinking- stores memories, allows for planning, problem solving, communication, likes, dislikes.

Connects to SEL because understanding where emotions, thinking, and primitive functions come from will help determine
what type of support certain individuals need. It can help adults identify what functions of the brain are well developed and which exercises can support the other parts of the brain that need strengthening.

Lazara Vazquezbello

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1. Video #1: I used to think managing stress was only about organization, but I think stress management is about balance.

Video #2: I used to think the subconscious was just in the background, but I think it affects our actions much more than we think.

2. Primitive: Brain Stem or Limbic System - Basal Ganglia

Feelings: Amygdala

Thinking: Cerebrum

3. Primitive: Brain Stem or Limbic System - Basal Ganglia Def. breathing, heartbeat, blinking

Feelings: Amygdala: emotional response (i.e. fear, anxiety)

Thinking: Cerebrum: controls voluntary muscles

4. Similar to learning styles, knowing the parts of the brain allows us to better connect with our students and be able to recognize emotional cues as well as their cognitive ones.

Videos: Nattacha

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1. I used to think that the brain weighed more, now I know it only encompasses 2% of our body weight.

2. I used to think that everyone's brain was wired a certain way, now I know that through changing thought patterns and processes we can rewire the brain.

3. The Primitive area of the the brain is responsible for basic life function and is located in the base.

4. The Feeling area of the brain is responsible for socio and emotional responses and is located in the middle of the brain.

5. The Thinking area of the brain is the largest area and is responsible for memory, planning, imagining, and decision making. This area of the brain can override the middle area if need be.

6. Knowing this information affords one the ability to provide better instruction because the brain is "plastic" and "flexible" and "adaptable". Teachers can help students change negative behavioral patterns by teaching skills using mindful, positive, consistent strategies to reroute and develop positive neuropathways and dissolve negative ones.

Vertivia Davis

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Task 1: Videos

“Managing Stress for Safety”

I used to think pushing through stressful situations was a way to manage stress. Now I know a simple question like “what is important now” is more beneficial.

“The Social Brain”

I used to think social interaction at work was not as important because I’m introverted. Now I think it should be something I practice more because of the biological benefits.

Task 2: Parts of the brain:
Primitive- Basic functions that help us to live or survive (brain stem, heartbeat, breathing)

Feeling- Emotional regulation; amygdala

Thinking- decision making and problem-solving; cerebrum

Awareness of the brain’s role in our lives helps me to understand how we all develop and process information.

Isahuri

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1. Video: I use to think SEL was only for kids, but now I know it is also something adults do.

2. Video: I use to think that only controls our thoughts, but now I know it controls the entire nervous system.

3. Primitive- hindbrain and medulla

Feeling-The amygdala is responsible for processing strong emotions, such as fear, pleasure, or anger

Thinking- the cerebrum initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature

3. Primitive helps confer anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral spatial information to early differentiating cells during gastrulation

Feeling- a procession of our emotions, happy, sad, anger

Thinking- function enables speech, judgment, thinking and reasoning, problem-solving, emotions, and learning

4. Overall knowing how the brain works and how it needs to function gives us a better idea of how we need to respond and take care of ourselves.

Harriett Daphnis

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Thinking routine:
Video#1: I used to think that each section of the brain worked independently , but now I think we use the different sections sometimes simultaneously and they are interdependent.

Primitive: body function, survival scan
Feelings: SEL, emotions and experiences
Thinking: decision making, problem solving, communication

Video #2: I used to think the subconscious brain was more about automaticity , but now I know that the conscious brain actually works together with the subconscious brain.

Luis M. Zarco - Day 2

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I used to think that all emotions were regulated by a specific part of the brain, now I think there are certain levels of emotions that live in certain parts of the brain that help us make the most informed decision possible based on the perceived problem.

Create summary sentences on the 2 videos you watched.
1. How the Brain Works: The brain uses about 20% of the body’s energy and creates 10-25 Watts of power to help keep us alive and help us with simple and complex goals/tasks.
2. Limitations of the Brain: Our body functions as a giant sensor through our 5 senses (touch, taste, smell, hear, sight) that help feed information to the brain to make decisions that help navigate our complex environment.

Do a little research. Which parts of the brain are known as the primitive, feeling, and thinking parts?
1. The basis for the Primitive, Feeling, and Thinking brain (3 brains model) seems to come from neuroscientist Paul MacLean in his ‘Triune Brain” model. I’m not a brain expert, but I believe this is how they translate based on the Triune model, and medical terms.
  1. Medulla Oblongata - Reptilian Brain - Primitive
  2. Amygdala - Limbic System - Feeling
  3. Cerebral Cortex (Neocortex) - Thinking

What does each of these parts of the brain do?
1. Primitive - Breathing, heartbeat, and coordinating our movements balance/posture. It scans our environment to search for threats.
2. Feeling - Emotional and Social experience through life. Emotions and impulses come from this region and are activated when the primitive part triggers the fight or flight response. It helps us create memories from strong feelings.
3. Thinking - most extensive and most developed. Stores memory, plays, imagine/analyze, finds solutions, and communicates with others. We can take control of decision-making and choices. Gives us our likes, dislikes, hopes, and ambitions. It’s what makes us different from all other animals on this planet.

How does knowing this information help and inform our SEL work?
1. I think the 3 brains model (Primitive, Feeling, Thinking) helps us interpret that some students are not able to perform emotionally challenging work because they have yet to feel safe (primitive), have been conditioned to avoid the work of SEL (feeling), or have not had sufficient opportunities to practice building stronger neuropathways that help us control/regulate our response to perceived danger.

dranavas — 2023-12-06 21:09:33 UTC

Michele:
Managing Stress for Safety Video

This seems like a good video choice for me giving my current situation. I woke up yesterday with no power. It was not an outage. It was my Air Conditioner. And now I stress about when I will get a new air conditioner and the process it will involve!

What I see: more with less...less time, less resources, less rest...
What I think: This is so important for our students. They need to be taught SEL skills so that they can be more successful in the classroom and as life-long learners.
What I wonder: As a learning strategist, I wonder how to help teachers (who are also stressed) see the benefits of incorporating SEL into all of their lessons and not doing it as a stand alone lesson.

Karin Johnson

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Video 2 Areas of the brain

I see that the brain's main function is survival first, with thoughts, feelings and actions to that end of... plain and simple survival.
I think this is why so many people tend towards fight or flight. This gives me pause to wonder, how important SEL is to teaching our brains how to self regulate, pause and understand that anxiety is a natural function of the brain that must be kept in check. Merely surviving by the brain's function is actually not good for the brain! There is more to life and our brains need to lighten up!

I see, I think, I wonder

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I see the brain is the control center for EVERYTHING. I think there is still so much more to learn about the brain. I wonder why and how the brain deciphers between what is automatic or instinctual versus choice like behaviors and habits and then when situations happen in our lives these connections change or can be lost.

Katrina D. and Lazara V.

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Autobiography Activity (9^th Grade)

SEL Skill: Social: provide an opportunity for students to analyze the impact of their behavior on the class or on a group performance

ATL Skill: Communication: provide opportunities for students to read and understand different types of texts

Objective (s): SWBAT:

Create an autobiography including the following categories: Interests/Talents, Important People, Something that Represents You, and Something That You are Proud Of.
Find a partner and share your autobiography. You will then present information about your partner’s autobiography with the class.

Academic Content (Lesson/Unit Steps)

Follow the directions on the attached document and write 6-8 sentences (2 paragraphs) for each of the following category.
What are your interests and talents
Name and important person in your life
List something you are proud of
Something that represents you

2. Switch autobiographies with another classmate.

Complete the following:

a. Read your partner’s autobiography

b. Ask which section they would allow you to share

c. Introduce your classmate by sharing 1 of categories in their autobiography

d. After doing so, share your favorite fact about your partner

Positive Interventions Project

On Monday you will design a visual to correspond to each category of your autobiography

West

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Expressionism Activity (9-12)

SEL Skill: Self-Awareness: provide an opportunity for students to identify and analyze their emotions

ATL Skill: ground discussion of abstract concepts in real-life examples or case studies

Objective(s): SWBAT:

Identify and analyze emotions’ representation through color, line, value, subject matter
Apply above to an emotion they are feeling in a visual representation

Academic Content:

Introduction of the history of Expressionism
View the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Lww20udbo

Using the artwork examples at 2:29 of the video, answer these questions for each example set.

What emotion does it seem to be portraying?
What colors assist with this feeling?
What types of lines were used for the feeling?
Was value used? Was it light or dark? Did it influence the feeling?
Was the subject matter realistic or abstract? How did this create an influence?
At 3:23 in the video it asks:
How are you feeling today?
What emotion or thoughts do you want to express in your work?
How can you use color, line, subject matter to express this?

Make a list or sketch out ideas

What material would best fit your idea? (this may be changed based on level, could be specific or open ended)
What specific questions do you have for your peers or teacher to help you express yourself?

Lesson/Unit Activities

Answer the above questions for both sections of the video
If you have specific questions you need answered to help express yourself, ask your intended person: a peer or your teacher. List their suggestions next to your own.
Plan out your project
Create your project
Share your project in a critique , take note of suggestions, constructive criticism, and achievements.
Make adjustments

Carolina, Dalia and Ana.

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SEL Skill: Social. Provide students the opportunity to analyze the impact of active listening in Communication.

Academic Content: Communication: Provide students the opportunity to practice listening skills

Objective(s):

Watch a video to define what active listening is and its characteristics.
Find a partner and participate in an interview to practice active listening.

Academic Content (Lesson/Unit Steps)

Activate Prior knowledge and Watch the video.

What is Active Listening?

What makes a good listener?

Provide an example from your own experience that shows active listening.

Participate in the Interview.

Questions will be provided to students and they will select 3 for their interview..

Students will proceed to the Interview.

After participating in the Interview, share in group regarding:

Share differences and similarities.

What was something that caught your attention from the other students' responses?

Were they found distractions while doing the interview?

I used to think….. Now I think….

Positive Interventions Project

Over the next 3 days students identify active listening strategies while communicating with others.

Romero and Viadero

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SEL Skill: Have students work in small groups

Academic Content:

VA.2.C – Critical Thinking and Reflection

VA.2.S – Skills, techniques, and Processes

Objective(s): Students will be able to create a sculpture with stones, similar to the work of artist Ugo Rondinone. The will include The Color Theory and the concept of gravity.

Lesson/Unit Activities:

Students will work in groups of four
Students will decide the focus of The Color Theory: warm colors or cool colors
The groups will analyze the shape and weight of each stone in order for them to withstand gravity while stacked (no more than 5 stones used)
Students will paint each stone
Students will stack the stones without any adhesive. The column which they create should not fall

Ideally, since there is a sculpture of Ugo Rondinone in the neighborhood, an extension of this lesson could be visiting the museum site.

Vertivia Davis

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ELA Peer Revision Activity

SEL Skill: Self-Management Skills

ATL Skill: Require students to revise and improve on work previously submitted.

Academic Content: English literary analysis essay.

Objective(s): Students will be able to discuss the literary elements used in gothic fiction in a literary analysis essay.

Lesson/Unit Activities

Students will meet with their partners to discuss our opener
1. How did you feel when you received your initial feedback?
2. Glows? Grows?
3. What is something your reviewer should consider while reading your essay?
4. What are some concerns you would like me to address during the review?
Students will share their essay links with their partner.
Students will use the guided peer review document to assess the essay. (Students received feedback from the instructor. This review is to determine if they provided the necessary changes/requirements.
Students will review the feedback and make changes.

Welcome!

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dPK5BQAg6_j-nAm5WWjIWgyFzL9Uum11_5vGd4Y4UBM/edit?usp=sharing

1. Take a look at the ATL self-assessment tool (on our Google Drive) and choose your "favorite" ATL

2. Chose a hero to share (can be a personal or public figure)

3. Does your figure embody any particular ATL skill?

4. Introduce your partner's #1-4 and integrate an intro of their name, where they teach, their role at their school, # of years teaching, and # of years teaching IB

Focus Keeper

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https://focuskeeper.co/

Resources Doc from Day 2

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/19uHGQcE07Ni3VFgWa95CngZNAVktdTb66AXeNeDsdWU/edit

Article: SEL: Introducing the Issue

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This infographic will go along with the following caption: "PSPE is an integral part of our PYP learners. It stands for Personal, Social and Physical Education. The PS part is taught by our amazing teachers and counselor in classes. Here's a gist of what our learners learn and practice during the lessons. With our PSPE lessons we aim to develop our learners as caring, open minded, principled and good communicators in their lives. #SEL #PSPE #learnerprofiles #IB #PYP"

Parent PDF/Continued Collaboration - Luis M. Zarco

dranavas — 2023-12-06 21:09:33 UTC

Ideally I would like to turn it into an infographic. I tried to stick to the CASEL framework covered in our reading specifically because of its use of student and parent facing language vs some of the other articles. Like all things IB I'm considering this a work in progress and I would like to keep the 1 page format, but also incorporate how learner profiles play a role in SEL development from the larger research document.

Allison Navas

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Dr. Allison Navas is a staff developer and researcher specializing in mixed methodologies to explore the causes of underachievement among gifted students. Her work emphasizes training educators to enhance students' social and self-management skills through research-based instruction. With over a decade of experience, she has collaborated with schools across the US, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Dr. Navas, an avid coffee enthusiast and skier, resides in Lima, Peru. She holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from Texas Tech University.

www.teammetacognition.com
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/team-metacognition
Instagram: @team.metacognition

Template

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sRWLQZkOpWymVnbcuDtNSSWr9Eb9tKbV/edit

CASEL & Character Strong

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Case Studies

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https://www.ibo.org/excellence-and-equity/case-studies/

Lisa SEL Videos

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https://youtu.be/ikehX9o1JbI

https://youtu.be/H_O1brYwdSY

Relationship Building Minute to Win It games:
https://www.playpartyplan.com/minute-to-win-it-games-for-kids/

Ted Talk
https://youtu.be/gGa9yieENKM

Luis M. Zarco - Ted Talk - Grit

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Perseverance and Passion towards long term goals and promoting a growth mindset. Abilities are not fixed, and we can learn and grow from failure.

Empathy vs Sympathy Brene Brown

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw

Who am I?

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Each group member gets an SEL word/emoji. Each member needs to walk around and ask Yes/no questions to be able guess the SEL word or emoji that's attached to his/her back.

Quizizz: Topic of SEL

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Laura

2023-12-07 16:19:24 UTC

Learning to speak Spanish

Step 1...4 years of high school Spanish

Step 2...4 years of college Spanish

Step 3... spend 8 weeks in Mexico in intensive Spanish

Step 4.... 20 years go by, return to college to be a teacher and need an academic major...pick Spanish.

Step 5...Take a 300 level Spanish class at UofM and get a C, causing you to hire a Spanish tutor to raise your grade to an A

Step 6..... 20 years go by...get a student who speaks NO ENGLISH and try out your rusty Spanish...leads to lots of funny mistakes on your part

Step 7... join DuoLingo and do it every single day without fail

Step 8....meet with student and parent 45 minutes before school every day to talk in Spanish and English

Step 9.... continue DuoLingo till you are dead in a box

Step 10 join a Spanish speaking group that meets weekly and speaks only Spanish and LOVES to correct you

Step 11 NEVER STOP PRACTICING

Shannon Spanel: Organization

2023-12-07 16:19:26 UTC

Watched my mom.
Practiced with my mom.
Organized childhood bedroom.
Organized first apartment.
Organized first classroom.
Organized first house.
Organized first home with children.

Very Hungry Caterpillar - Sequencing

2023-12-08 13:59:01 UTC

Students will use communication skills to retell a story.

Focus is: Listen to the story, then work in a group on communication to sequence the story. Sequence means putting the story in order from beginning to the end.

Read aloud the "Very Hungry Caterpillar".
Break into small groups.
Verbally retell the story. - Show you understand the text - All group member contribute - Be a good Listener.
Now, construct the story using pictures on the story board, and write the number of items for each food.- Did you retell and the pictures match? - Were they different?
Choose a storyteller to share your story and picture with the class.

Littles ordering lesson

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Character Strong Lesson - Empathy (Kindness)

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ATL: Communication and Thinking Skills

Lesson for littles - organize by height

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Empathy-Literacy Shannon, Teri, Maggie

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SEL Skill: Empathy- I can identify, discuss, and communicate through writing, how I show empathy for others.

ATL Skill: Communication- I can communicate in a small group activity through speaking, listening, and writing to identify examples of empathy.

Content Obj: I can identify main characters, events, and how characters respond to events in the story.

Empathy-Literacy K-3 Teri, Shannon, Maggie

Steps to Teach

1. Introduce Story-define it-Empathy is awareness of other’s feelings and ability to see situations from alternate points of view. How does it feel when you see others hurt or upset?

2. Read Aloud-“The Invisible Boy” by Trudy Ludwig- The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig - YouTube (youtube-nocookie.com ) – whole group discussion questions;

· Who was the main character?

· What was happening to him in the story?

· Why did he feel invisible?

· What changed in the story?

· How do you know what the characters might be feeling?

(Make connections for the students with the feelings and the feelings associated with empathy…. Compassion-concern/understanding/generous/tender hearted, care, genuine interest, kindness)

3. Model It- fishbowl-Role play leaving someone out (choose 3 students to help you role play leaving someone out. Create a scenario where one student is observing and feeling empathy, one is left out, and two students are leaving someone out)

4. Break into groups of 3-5 students (approx. 10 mins)

Role play the time that

· One student audience- tell student when role play is over to report how he/she felt for the person left out.

· One person left out.

· Two people leaving someone out.

· If time allows swap roles so everyone can experience different perspectives.

5. Whole group

· How did you feel when you were invisible?

· What did you feel while watching the person being left out.

6. Ask students if they can think of other times when they have felt empathetic to other people or animals.

7. Give students a Post It note and get them to write down a time that they felt empathy. These memories can be stuck on a poster with the heading, “I show empathy when……”

8. To close the activity, ask the children to share what they wrote on the Post It notes displayed on the poster.

Remind students: Empathy is important in almost every aspect of daily life. It allows us to have compassion for others, relate to friends, family and even strangers. When we can feel for others, it has a positive impact on the world.

ATL FLIBS 2024

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Needs Resources

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Feelings Magnet

Link to PDF

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https://casel.org/casel-sel-framework-11-2020/?view=true

Emotion wheels

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Breathing Buddha Buddy

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Your world in 90 seconds (News)

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NYT Photo of the Week

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I use this for inferencing with real world stuff.

How can we build reflection into the curriculum in an organic and natural manner?

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Source Analysis Tools

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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fpytiUi9RnT67-HU6Ot2IUMLa7EBe0k8?usp=drive_link

Learning to Play an Instrument

2024-07-22 14:39:50 UTC

Donna-

Step One- Inspired by 4th grade teacher who brings her guitar to school and plays songs after all of our work is done.

Step Two - For the next year, beg your parents to buy you a guitar.

Step 3 - Take the new guitar and New Book that comes with it: Teach Yourself the Guitar (beginner) and teacher my self how to play the guitar at age 10.

Step 4 - Practice, at first by manually moving your fingers to make the chord shapes.

Step 5- practice, practice, practice, and practice some more.

Step 6- Ask parents for guitar lessons because you realize that you need a teacher to help you imporve on your playing.

Step 7- Take 2 years of guitar lessons and improve.

Step 8- Continue to practice and play my instrument with other people.

Step 9 - Play contemporary Christian music all around Southern California with my husband at colleges and churches.

Step 10- Become a music teacher on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Julie

2024-07-22 14:43:20 UTC

Learning to drive

Step 1: Learn how to use the break

Step 2: Practice driving and turning

Step 3: Keep practicing in safe areas like empty parking los till you feel confident

Step 4: Put it all together- go from streets to freeway and pray to god

Matt

2024-07-22 14:44:37 UTC

Fielding a baseball
I've watched hundreds of hours of baseball and played on a team as both a kid and an adult. When watching, I paid close attention to the form of MLB infielders. Between the ages of 7 and 12 or so I spent hours every spring / summer day throwing a ball against a wall trying to replicate the form of professional players.
You would have seen me in front of my parents' house throwing a ball and practicing my fielding form -- again and again and again.
a) Before the pitch, think about your positioning -- based on the batter / pitcher / scenario. b) before the pitch, get in a fielding position -- put your weight in your quads, butt over your heels, back straight, glove open towards the plate; c) as ball is hit, move laterally or forward, retaining squatting position as much as possible; d) whenever possible, field the ball with your body square to it, glove in front of you between legs (this won't always be possible based on position of ball, of course); e) once fielded, bring glove (with ball in it) up to throwing position; legs should now drive towards the base you're throwing to -- take a hop step if possible; f) your body should follow through on the throw

Carlos

2024-07-22 14:47:19 UTC

Learning to play Classical Guitar

Step one: Learn technique

Step two: Learn how to read music

Step three: Learn Music Theory

Practice is fundamental. Practice everyday for a minimum of 30 minutes. You can at this point play very simple music.

Step four: Start playing more advanced pieces.

Step 5: Self management and perseverance. When certain measures get difficult learn to balance and control possible frustrations.

Steps 6: Learn Evocacion

Step 7: PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!

Deborah

2024-07-22 14:47:35 UTC

Steps to becoming a good cook

Step 1- Watching family cook when I was young

Step 2- Building courage to actual start being comfortable in the kitchen

Step 3- Making sure I had the necessary ingredients

Step 4- Learning that sometimes you can't take shortcuts when making certain foods

Step 5- Being open to try new things

Michele

2024-07-22 14:49:30 UTC

Learning to use a drill.

Start by ensuring that the bit is secure in the screw head.

Make sure that you are putting adequate pressure on the drill to drive the screw in.

If you are drilling a long screw into the wood, create a pilot hole first.

Make sure to secure the pieces you are drilling together, either with clamps or a free hand.

Make sure that you have selected the correct size for your screw so that it does not poke through the wood.

Learn how to play pickleball

gcraig1 — 2024-07-22 14:50:23 UTC

It took me 3 years to learn, lots of practice and playing. If you record today, you would see the difference of having a clumsy person doing it to someone who has a better idea on how to play and hold their own on the court.

Teaching it

Teach the person the rules on how to play first, how to keep score, how to count the score, where to serve and how to serve.
Show them how to use the paddle correctly.
Teach them how to hit the ball and keep it in play on the court.
Explain the importance of placement instead of just hitting hard.
Teach them how to drill at the Kitchen line and serving.
Practice playing.

Jamie

2024-07-22 14:50:23 UTC

Eat whatever slop your parent puts on the table . . . it was edible, but weekly repeatable and BORING!!
Decide you want to eat more variety, so have to teach yourself how to cook. (parent not a chef, but a food dispensary so children didn't starve - LOL).
Start quick and easy - mac & cheese, grilled chicken, hamburger helper, etc.
Play with additions to make these recipes more exciting (green chile mac & cheese; bruschetta chicken, etc)
Save good looking recipes and try them. . . . follow to the letter. Get feedback from friends and family.
Retry recipes with adjustments based on feedback.
Get busy in life ... husband suggests a meal kit. . . . LOVE THEM and learn some new tricks to apply to old recipes.
Keep saving good looking recipes. . . . but now you can adjust amounts of seasonings by taste as well as swap out ingredients that act the same (ex: marscapone for sour cream or cream cheese because your husband hates them)
Be adventurous and try new things often! Most of the time you end up with something edible, but if not, you can always go out to dinner!

2024-07-22 14:50:27 UTC

I do various Crossfit movements such as cleans, snatches, front squats, back squats, and deadlifts among other things. The process was very slow and challenging. Many times I wanted to quit because it felt overwhelming. If you recorded me doing the movements, you probably would see me stretching and warming up and then sweating and struggling to breathe at times. If I was explicit with a particular movement, I would start with a front squat by placing your feet about hip with apart and finding your comfortable squat position, rest the bar on your front rack, you may feel slightly uncomfortable by keeping the bar where its very close to your throat, keep your elbows high, look straight forward at all times, brace your core and drop into your squat, and exhale on the way up.

How to DOUBLE DUTCH!

2024-07-22 14:50:31 UTC

Purchase 2 clothes line ropes (about 14-16 feet long).
Find 3 friends: 2 people will hold the end of each rope.
Each person will turn the rope in the following manner.. From the elbow, move your left arm clockwise towards the center of your body in a circle, and move your right arm counterclockwise towards the center in the circle. Make sure not to overlap the circles! AND Make sure to turn the ropes at the same time!
Once the twirlers have the rhythm, the 3rd person will jump into the ropes, make sure to jump in the center.
As the jumper jumps, the turners will continue turning the rope and the same pace the jumper jumps. If you want to be fancy, show off some fancy footwork!

Angel

2024-07-22 14:51:36 UTC

Step 1: Learning to play a guitar at age 12

Step 2: 6+ years of music training including MS Band, HS Band and private lessons.

Step 3: Listening to countless hours of rock music, preferably sad depressing Emo music to really tap into the emotional catharsis of song writing

Step 4: Learn song struct (verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge...)

Step 5: Write sad depressing song for people to enjoy!

Araceli

2024-07-22 14:52:46 UTC

Boil 3/4 of water in a pot.
Add 2 teaspoons of salt, bay leaves and
Cook the 2 lbs of pork in the boiling water. boil for about 30 minutes
On another pan boil 10 tomatillos, 1/2 onion, 2 cloves of garlic then Blend the sauce. Place the tomatillos, chopped chiles, onion, garlic, and 1/4 cup broth in a blender and blend until smooth.
Mix the pork with ½ of the sauce.
Soak the husks and make the dough.
Spread the dough over the dried husks.
Dollop the filling onto the dough.
Fold the tamales.
Steam the tamales for about 1.5 hours until fully cooked.

Ivette

2024-07-22 14:53:40 UTC

Step 1- Purchase the ingredients for spicy ground turkey chili

Step 2- Rehydrate the pasilla peppers in hot water for 20 to 30 minutes, or until softened; drain. Remove the stems and seeds; dice the peppers.

Step 3- chop the bell peppers, jalapeños, garlic, onion

Step 4-Warm the oil in a large pot over high heat. Add the pasillas, bell peppers, jalapenos, garlic and onions and cook until caramelized, about 8 minutes.

Step 5- Add the turkey and gently stir, cook until the meat is no longer pink

Step 6- Enjoy your chili any way you choose (bowl and garnish with cheddar cheese, fritos bag and add chili, hotdog chili)

Powerlifting

2024-07-22 14:55:31 UTC

I have learned power lifting over the years starting in 7th grade . The focus is lifting heavy weights with good forms such as squat , bench, deadlift, hang cleans. I have learned from great coaches along the way from high school and college. If you were going to record me learning through the years when I first started, I was more focused on the correct form and progressions to mastering the form and gradually adding weights as the years went on.

When teaching this to my athletes I start with no bar, then to bar, then to adding only 5 pounds on each side and etc until I feel comfortable enough for them to add weight gradually. I use a lot of key terminology for kids to remember when doing the lifts.

2024-07-22 17:59:34 UTC

Created by Matt Schwarzfeld, Michele Wisniewski, Julissa Almaguer and Juan Deleon

What do your students need most to be successful?

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Productive Struggle into a Growth Mindset

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Active Listening Protocol

dranavas — 2024-07-22 18:13:57 UTC

Briefly describe to your partner a situation you have found yourself in at school where there was some type of dispute or disagreement. (i.e., with a studentover a grade, with a parent, over a perceived comment that was made, etc.) Your partner determines which elements of active listening were used.

Emotional labeling: By identifying a person’s emotions, they feel validated and heard, not minimized. People often act with emotions rather than from a more cognitive perspective. By labeling and acknowledging emotions, it helps to restore balance.
Paraphrasing: Includes repeating what a person has said in your own words in a much shorter format while also making sure not to minimize what the person has experienced.
Reflecting and mirroring: When someone is finished speaking, reflecting and mirroring is a shorter option compared to paraphrasing. It includes repeating the last words the person said. For example, If the person ends a conversation by saying, “…and this really made me angry,” you could say, “It really made you angry.”
Effective pauses and silence: Part of listening includes pausing or being silent before taking your turn to speak. Also known as dynamic inactivity, silence allows the other person to continue speaking while also pausing prior to help calm a situation. Calming the situation is essential as it can move the person from reacting based on emotion to a more rational, cognitive space.
“I” messages: Counteract statements made by the person that serve as obstacles to collaboration. Active listening (AL) statements include: “I feel___ when you ___ because ___.” AL provides a “timeout” by letting the other person know you are trying to work together. It is important to be mindful of your tone to ensure that it is not perceived as aggressive or argumentative.
Open-ended questions: Asking open-ended questions provides opportunities for the person to speak longer and thus can help diffuse tension and provide valuable information, insight and perspective of the situation.
Minimal encouragers: Simple verbal actions such as “mmm,” “okay,” and “I see,” and nonverbal gestures such as head nodding establish the building of rapport with the person by subtly inviting the person to continue speaking.
Summarize: An extended version of paraphrasing, summarizing identifies everything the person has said including the elements important to the person. It acknowledges the person’s emotions. Summarizing provides validation for the person who has now been heard and understood. It is important to summarize as it can bring a sense of relief and reduce reactions that are dictated by emotions.

Confident shared learning

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Lillian & Ivette

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gcraig1 — 2024-07-22 18:15:53 UTC

Donna - How to Handle Frustration-

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Communication

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Subskills Rubric (Deborah and Alejandro)

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VtYAIKSJd_FKd-VsFlOQhtiFntsvA52usJxWqWHyu68/edit?usp=sharing

Developing my skills in a conversation

gcraig1 — 2024-07-22 20:12:26 UTC

Social skills: have students peer assess their group performance or process

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aanchondo2 — 2024-07-22 20:15:51 UTC

Rubric for Communication - Ask students to formulate arguments clearly and coherently

Communication

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Thinking Skill: Wait Time

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Template (make a copy)

dranavas — 2024-07-23 13:37:32 UTC

ATL list

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This is the list of sub-skills we used at my school in New Orleans

Plantilla

dranavas — 2024-07-23 14:09:28 UTC

Template

dranavas — 2024-07-23 14:10:10 UTC

ATL Smorgasboard (credit: Allison Yang)

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Crucial Conversations

dranavas — 2024-07-23 14:36:18 UTC

Science

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Writing lesson plan

gcraig1 — 2024-07-23 14:55:02 UTC

Todd Craver lesson plan for Absolute Value

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Stem vs the arts debate unit

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Matt S. - ATL skill progression in a MYP Year 5 Civics unit

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Student Research Journal

dranavas — 2024-07-23 17:31:12 UTC

PYP Teaching Tools Blog - Susan Powers

2024-07-23 18:27:59 UTC

Toddle's "Social Skills Playbook"

2024-07-23 18:28:06 UTC

SEL Docs (IG and Websites)

dranavas — 2024-07-23 18:29:57 UTC

Knowledge Questions connected to Theory of Knowledge

2024-07-23 18:30:01 UTC

Excellent for deeper thinking in courses

Toddle's "Communication Skills Playbook"

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Toddle's "Thinking Skills Playbook"

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Edutopia: 28 Ways to Quickly Check for Understanding

miloza1 — 2024-07-23 18:33:16 UTC

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World Cafe

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Social, Communication, Thinking

2024-07-23 18:34:35 UTC

This activity is aligned with the following ATL's: Social, Communication, Thinking.

The subskills are:

Thinking- reasoned argument to support opinion

Communication- feedback on speaking, formulate arguments clearly

Social Skills- consider alternative points of view or perspectives

POGIL Roles

2024-07-23 18:34:39 UTC

Students self-assign the following roles while working in groups.

Captain Snout and ANTs Read Aloud

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OPCVL Sources Analysis

dranavas — 2024-07-23 18:35:53 UTC

All the source analysis graphic organizers and the mini annotated bibliography documents are here.

Social, Communication, Thinking

2024-07-23 18:36:23 UTC

This activity is aligned with the following ATL's: Social, Communication, Thinking.

The subskills are:

Thinking- reasoned argument to support opinion

Communication- feedback on speaking, formulate arguments clearly

Social Skills- consider alternative points of view or perspectives

2024-07-23 18:37:38 UTC

School-Connect is a paid version of a program to help students communicate better, learn SEL, build relationships, understand self, and many more things.

Philosophical Chairs

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Captain Snout blog

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This discussion strategy helps students practice being both active speakers and active listeners in a group conversation.

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WHOOP!

Perspective Strategy: Circle of Viewpoints

miloza1 — 2024-07-23 18:39:41 UTC

Perspective Strategy: Step In, Step Out, Step Back

miloza1 — 2024-07-23 18:40:54 UTC

You Tube- Kids Books Read Aloud

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That's Not My Name! Written by: Anoosha Syed

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Each person is an individual with unique talents, interests, and values. Even as we struggle to define our own identity, others attach labels to us that may differ from what we would choose for ourselves. Author Frank Tashlin uses words and pictures to describe that process.

30 Second Expert

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3-2-1 Self Management

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ATL with Pictures

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ATL Tools and Resources

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Self Management - Preparing for Final Exams-

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Tools & Sites

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https://www.edutopia.org/article/self-regulation-strategies-teachers-students

https://www.positiveaction.net/blog/teaching-self-regulation-skills

Headspace for Educators

Class Dojo

Forest App

Captain Snout - book summary

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Captain Snout ANTs posters

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AI for IB Educators

dranavas — 2025-07-17 23:15:50 UTC

Shared in the workshop

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Jennifer -- singing

2025-07-25 16:00:48 UTC

How -- classes from 7th grade thru college, private practice and study (many hours); risk-taking to move from group to solo opportunities

Recorded -- over time, more comfort with smiling -- but not a lot of body movement -- people lacking in dance rhythm skills choose ballads!

Teach -- an exercise I remember from high school that helps breathe from diaphragm; basic solfege scale; exercise to improve vowel shapes and pronunciation

Sharon - Changing A Dryer Heating Element

2025-07-25 16:05:16 UTC

1) Realize you are too cheap to buy a new dryer or even call an electrician

2) Channel your father and his determination to fix anything to save money

3) Discover the part is very reasonably priced

4) Watch a youtube video and thank the youtube creator for taking the time to make such strange content.

5) Get your strong ppl to move dryer into position.

6) Take out screws. Remember the random hack of pushing loose screws into a piece of cardboard to keep the order straight and to keep from losing them.

7) Take apart machine and photograph current set-up

8) Rewatch Youtube video.

9) Destruct the old parts.

10) Reconstruct with new parts. Forgive yourself for random cuss words that have escaped your mouth.

11) Rewatch Youtube video.

12) Reassmble machine after chasing dropped screws. Again, forgive yourself for those words.

13) Pat yourself on the back when the dryer works!!

Kelli - Learning to Tap Dance

kgann5 — 2025-07-25 16:06:31 UTC

Have a strong desire to play drums, even though you aren't allowed to have a drum set
Be really bad at 5th grade softball
Decide to try dance classes instead. Realize that tap dancing is kind of like drumming with your feet
Take classes for years, wear embarrassing costumes, perform in front of cooler friends
Tap your feet constantly (in class, in line at the grocery store, etc), practicing the different rhythms
Teach your friends, even if you have to tape quarters or crushed aluminum cans to the bottom of their shoes (ruin a lot of wood floors, annoy downstairs neighbors)
Join a tap dancing krewe as an adult so you have to keep practicing. But you get to dance in Mardi Gras parades!

Learning Japanese as an adult

2025-07-25 16:07:11 UTC

In the summer between high school and uni, I suddenly fell in love with Japanese TV dramas, and decided I needed to learn the language to learn it faster. Since then, my friends would come to me with washing machine manuals or ingredients packets and ask for help on them.
I did a 3-year course on it during my first degree, but it was the 4 months I spent working and studying during summer 2008 in Osaka that made me jump from a Level 4 to a Level 2 (1 being the highest).
Reading books and watching dramas in university --> speaking with customers in a Japanese convenience store --> translating for businessmen at Hong Kong conferences (including a fun experience bringing a Mr Yamamoto to a Chinese medicine store) --> stagnating and plateauing now that I am teaching English for a decade... :(
Have a professional Japanese teacher teach you the proper pronunciations AND have a source of Japanese listening that you are passionate about (radio, pop songs, drama, train news, etc.) --> practice with people A LOT in different scenarios, preferably casually and professionally

How I learned Home Repair

2025-07-25 16:08:43 UTC

My father had a workshop and lots of tools that he taught me how to use.
My brothers and I built a "fort" in our backyard with spare lumber and nails.
In college I started doing work projects on homes.
I assisted other students who had skills.
Over a series of years I went from assistant to leader
When I bought my own house I started tackling small jobs on my own
As each house I owned needed work, I got more confidence in more things.
I worked with friends who were also attaining skills and learned even more from them
The internet was invented and created more and more opportunities for learning additional skills.
I became the 'go-to' for advice and assistance with larger projects.

Mark: Growing Herbs and Peppers

2025-07-25 16:09:09 UTC

Years ago, I fell in love with growing herbs and peppers: it was out of simple boredom. Living in Vegas around 2008, I thought it would be fun to plant Thai Basil because it could take the heat. It grew so well that I planted more herbs.

Barring a 4 year interruption in Seoul, I'm back to growing many herbs and peppers in my garden. The photos here are from this week.

I learned to do it the following way:

Decide what you want to plant.
Check prices and availability of those plants.
Go buy them.
Go to Moon Valley Nursery (*It's where professional landscapers go) and buy a bag of Moon Dust.
Get Vivosun Grow bags
1. Grow bags aerate the plants better than traditional pots and can be watered also.
Put in your potting soil
Dig a hole and put about 1/2 cup of the Moon Dust in the roots of the plant.
Plant your pre-grown herb, pepper, or flower.
Fill it in.
Water and watch it explode with growth over the coming weeks.
Tell everyone you know what you're doing.

This has helped me grow so many herbs and veggies.

Writing Poetry-JennX

2025-07-25 16:09:14 UTC

1. Writing Poetry

2. Write, write, write, pay attention to everything, find connections, being curious, reading a lot of poetry, being in community with other poets

3. Basics from elementary teachers, fun projects, mother hanging up poetry on fridge and on dad's desk, writing in journals in poetry form starting in elementary school-- books and books of journals, encouragement from 8th grade ELA teacher who I admired and positive feedback from college prof (one course.) Started writing on online forum and got a lot of feedback and did editing, read a lot of other's poetry and provided feedback, started submittnig work online and in print and got a lot published, started my own Poetry and Art Journal, continue writing, but not as much on forums, don't submit to journals anymore (except one) --it is time consuming and not my goal.

4. Notice everything. Be curious. Make connections between seemingly discrepant things. Start writing even when you have no idea what you are going to write about.... let it flow.

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Learning to Speak English

2025-07-25 16:09:15 UTC

Step 1. Went to a Bilingual school. Kindergarten through 12th grade.

Step 2: Listened and watch children's Tv Shows like Barney and Sesame Street.

Step 3: Use a dictionary when I didn't understand a word and listened to the pronunciation.

Step 4: Went to Maine, USA as an exchange student.

Step 5: Lived with an American family and went to high school for a year. Immerse into English language.

Step 6: Went to College and took English classes.

Step 7: Kept listening to Postcast, movies and shows in English.

Step 8: Became an ESL and Bilingual teacher in elementary schools.

Step 9: Keeping practicing english conversation with interchange language meeting groups.

Step 10: Talking Spanglish... Mixing Spanish and English words at the same time. lol

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To become a successful, lifelong runner:

Come from a running family, grandfather (run first 10K with him at age 12); uncle (ran HS XC and PV, PV in college), younger brother (ran XC, T&F, PV in high school/college), OR, have a general love of running with besties;)
Run XC/Trk & Fld in High School, make top 7( today , make top 10 on team, as a sophomore).
Run XC/Trk & Fld in College.
Coach XC/Trk & Fld as a Teacher/Coach once graduated; Win state championships.
Run with the team you coach. Take team to week long summer camps. Run at camps!
Compete in 5K/10K races in the summer.
Run a half-marathon.
Run weekly to stay sane and healthy after marriage and child-birth;)
Smile, keep calm, and RUN ON.

Erin - Wood Carving and Micro Photography

2025-07-25 16:10:04 UTC

This picture represents two skills I taught myself. I describe the wood carving.

How did I learn to do it so well?

I visualized and I practiced. I also studied carvings by other people.

Span of learning:

I learned to carve over approximately 10 years. I progressed over time and had to practice a lot. My goal was to create something cute that I could sell. To sell the dolls I learned how to photograph so I could post stories and pictures to create interest.

Step by step guide:

You have to think of the doll as a three dimensional round product. One early mistake is that people don't round the edges as much as they should and you end with a square head.
It is also important to keep in mind that you have to remove wood to find the head of the doll. So it is a process of taking away what is there.
I studied heads and faces from different angles and worked on proportion.
My focus when carving the faces was the angles. I made a ridge for the eyes and then carved wood away from the nose to form the nose.
Before beginning to carve, I would visualize what I wanted to produce before starting to carve.

How to Learn to Play the Piano

2025-07-25 16:11:17 UTC

Learn the black and white piano keys
Learn the treble notes
Learn how to hold my hands and position my fingers
Begin playing simple pieces like "Here we go up a row to a birthday party" with only treble notes
Practice, Practice, Practice
Learn basic scales
Practice scales over and over
Learn the clef notes
Begin playing simple pieces with both treble and clef notes
Begin memorizing pieces
Gradually learn more difficult pieces
Enjoy the fruits of my labor
Recital Performance
Playing for joy

Yishak

2025-07-25 16:13:31 UTC

Teaching Gardening

1, Observe gardens around school

2, Ask about their gardening projects

3, Invite guest speaker

4, Work on an action plan with student

5, What do we have around us (materials)

6, Which community member can help us

7, Identify which plant grows healthy with our climate

8, Get our hands dirty

Boiling Crawfish

2025-07-25 16:14:34 UTC

Grew up going to family crawfish boils in New Orleans.
Moved to Austin and could not find any good crawfish.
Met and married my husband who also wanted to learn how to boil.
Many calls and advice from uncles/family on technique and timing.
practice and experiment
Throw big crawfish boils for friends and family. It is now our "thing" in the spring.

Morgan: Martial Arts

2025-07-25 16:14:49 UTC

Join a local dojo with a friend in middle school years
Take a private intro lesson and be nervous and uncomfortable, but excited with just the instructor
Attend your first class, and cry the first day because you are so nervous and and anxious because you are a perfectionist and don't know what you are doing.
Get better each class
Earn your belts in succession over years, even though your friend quit
Develop a killer kick combo that helps you win often when sparring and makes you feel confident
Take black belt test and pass, including writing an awesome essay
Get second degree black belt
Begin teaching kids classes as an adult in college

Creativity using Cricut

2025-07-25 16:15:05 UTC

It is an ongoing learning experience practicing, playing, and creating using the Cricut Maker. Etsy was expensive for personalized items- thought I could make it.

Step 2- Watching tutorial videos, reading blogs, learning from others, and tons of trial and error help to make unique crafty projects.

Step 3- You would see trying new materials, projects and tools while learning from mistakes. Improving, fine tuning and redos happen often.

Step 4- watching tutorial videos, collecting necessary materials, and following instructions step by step.

Public Speaking

2025-07-25 16:17:06 UTC

I was thrown into it (sink or swim), and learned that I did enjoy it!
A mute child, to a child with a speech impediment to a confident public speaker that gets paid to do so
1. Practice small conversations about topics individuals enjoy
2. practice those conversations with small personal groups
3. Becoming comfortable with uncomfortability. (random individuals)
4. Larger Groups (consistently improving skills)
5. Repeat steps 1 - 5 to further improve

How did you learn that?

dranavas — 2025-09-29 12:38:47 UTC

Cooking Dominican Food

2025-09-29 14:48:27 UTC

Cooking Traditional Dominican Foods.
At 10 I started watching my mom cook, then I started cooking under her guidance, until I got her seasoning down.
Practice, FaceTime video calls, never measuring anything out.
Stop seasoning when your ancestors tell you to stop.

Nicole-Roping

2025-09-29 14:50:06 UTC

At 7, I learned to ride a horse. I had a neighbor lady teach me.

At 8, I started to compete in rodeo- barrels and timed events.

At 9, my dad decided I needed to learn to rope, so I got a rope. Learned how to swing it without capturing myself and practiced on a calf head dummy on the ground.

Shortly thereafter, I learned how to rope from a horse- calves only. Every morning I still had to throw the rope 100 times before school.

In middle school, I went to work with a private instructor for a week who improved my breakaway roping and then he taught me to team rope.

Continued to practice multiple days a week and competed every weekend from early spring to late fall through my senior year of high school.

Step by Step: Hold the rope measuring it proportionally against your body (loop from ground to arm pit, slack from armpit of left arm to outstretched right arm, and there needs to be an arm's length from the knot to the place you hold it). Get arm up and swing. Throw the rope like a baseball at the back of the head. Depending on the target- your swing changes. More dip in the calf and more across for a steer. From the horse, you have to back in, nod for the chute to open, start swinging, and throw when you can!

Kristi: Cooking

2025-09-29 14:50:50 UTC

Spent a lot of time in the kitchen with my mom while she cooked for the family.
Taste tested my mom's food and started helping her out with making meals.
Tried making recipes on my own and shared them with my family.
Visited my grandmothers to learn how they made certain dishes.
Took notes on the steps and procedures that work the best for certain dishes.
Cooked for myself, my husband, and my family.
Look for recipes that have a combination of ingredients that appeal to me, make them, and tweak them.
If I ever taste anything delicious, ask for the recipe/try to find out how it is made.

Michelle: doing a headstand

michellebrown1025 — 2025-09-29 14:51:16 UTC

Doing a headstand
Practice, hands-on instruction and feedback, repetition
A lot of failed attempts! A little bit of progress over a long period of time
Step by step (each step would be demonstrated live): 1. start on your knees, interlace your fingers and shape your hands. 2. place your forehead in your hands. 3. place your toes on the ground, and practice raising your hips (over time, your legs will get straighter and straighter as you increase flexibility). 4. practice this against a wall, kick one leg up and hop on the other leg. eventually your leg will go over your head, maybe touch the wall. 5. practice this until both legs are against the wall while your head is still in your hands. 6. Start to balance on your head as you slowly remove one leg from the wall. eventually you'll be able to remove both legs and balance on your head. 7. once your balance and strength are there, practice this without the wall

Dunya: Baking a Cake

2025-09-29 14:53:09 UTC

Step 1: Buy a box of cake mix for the grocery story.

Step 2: Take it home and leave it for the weekend when I have time to bake.

Step 3: Take the box of cake mix out along with a mixer, mixing bowl, cake pan, oil, eggs, and milk. Turn on the oven to heat.

Step 4: Place the cake mix into a bowl along with the ingredients.

Step 5: Mix well in the bowl until smooth and even texture.

Step 6: Place the mixture into the cake pan and place it in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until ready.

Step 7: Eat the leftover cake mix and clean the kitchen.

Step 8: Take it the cake out of the oven and enjoy!

Tara - Baking Sourdough

2025-09-29 14:53:41 UTC

I started seeing a lot of pictures/videos on social media of people baking sour dough.
I thought to myself "I could do that"
I found a woman on TikTok who had step by step directions on how to start the process.
I gathered the materials I needed to start this sourdough journey.
Every day I would follow the directions from the videos on Tiktok until eventually I was ready to bake!
I have kept making loaves ever since.

If you recorded me learning this, you would have seen a lot of scrolling! Also you would have seen a lot of writing recipes down, measuring, and waiting around for the next step.

If I were to teach someone how to make sourdough, I would probably make them daily videos similar to the ones I watched to learn the steps. I would show them how I measured and the materials they would need.

Melanie - PVOLVE

2025-09-29 14:53:51 UTC

I learned to do PVOLVE by going 5 days a week and and asking questions about form and function of the moves.

If I were to explicitly teach someone PVOLVE I would:

Prior to class let them know that it is a low impact functional training activity and they need water and training not running shoes.
Take them to PVOLVE class.
Pick up the basket of materials for class.
Select a mat where we can easily see the instructor and ourselves in the mirror.
Practice the foundational moves and tell them what the pieces of equipment are for.
Take the class and modify as necessary because it will be difficult.
Have fun and be ready to fell all the positive endorphins when we are done.
Allow the instructor to adjust you as they come around.
Come back tomorrow and do it all over again!

Ellen - Reading

ellenstromquist — 2025-09-29 14:54:11 UTC

I love reading fantasy novels. I started reading series in elementary school which I believe got me into binge reading so quickly. The faster I could read through a story, the closer I was to getting to the next one. I think I also wanted to finish early so that I could have discussions with other readers of the same genre.

If I were to teach someone how to read fast, I would have them read a chapter at a time and set themselves up with a timer. Set up for beginners:

20 min - Chapter

5 min - Page

They would then have to try to beat the timer and then write a quick summary of what they read to assess understanding.

Overtime, reader would slowly dwindle the timer to about one - two minute a page (which is where I'm at).

Toddle ATL Skills Playbooks

dranavas — 2025-09-29 14:54:13 UTC

Tonya: Being Prepared

2025-09-29 14:55:19 UTC

I believe that I am quite good at preparation.
Learning to do it well has come through experience and trial and error.
Identifying an outcome... what needs to happen. Making lists... creating lots, and lots of lists for items/materials to help achieve the outcome. Reviewing lists...taking time to reflect. Thinking...going over possible scenarios or outcomes. Reflecting...making sure that all things in those scenarios are covered through the lists.
To explicitly teach preparation, it would require me to walk someone through the steps identified in number 3.

Helen- Turning Wood

helen_hamel — 2025-09-29 14:57:24 UTC

Watched lots of videos
Got a lathe
Got a book to tell me how to turn wood.
Tried to follow directions
Broke lots of pieces.
Got pretty good
Started a project which required matched pieces.
Gave up matching and made due with mis-matched
Tried a mixed wood project. (side note different hardnesses)
Failed and chipped a lot of wood. See pic

Summer: Roasting a Marshmallow

2025-09-29 14:57:48 UTC

I camp a lot. I also have 5 kids, who like to eat S'mores. Over time, we've had some good old fashioned competition to determine who gets the perfect marshmallow (crispy on the outside, and completely creamy on the inside. So practice, practice, practice with lots of feedback.
My waistband expanding, sticky fingers, and many happy kids.
Build a fire and let it burn until you have some bright red embers. Pick out a 2-3 foot roasting stick. Place the marshmallow on the stick so that the stick pierces the bottom of the marshmallow (as opposed to the side). Hover the marshmallow approximately 1 foot above the red embers, but not directly in any flame. Continue rotating the stick so that one side of the marshmallow is never exposed to the ember too long. Watch your marshmallow closely. If it begins smoking, turn it. When the marshmallow turns a golden color on all sides, it is ready. If it catches fire or any section turns black, try again with another marshmallow. Expert Level: Add to a graham cracker with a Reeces cup.

Marius Knowlin: Shooting a Basketball

2025-09-29 14:59:31 UTC

2. &3.

a. Observe others who shoot the basketball well.

b. Observe/inquiry about their techniques or drills they practice to improve their shot.

c. Repetition and practice

a. Start out at the free throw line, or a location closer to the rim/hoop.

b. Square your shoulders with the rim.

c. Make sure your feet are shoulder width apart.

d. Hold the basketball with your shooting hand, positioning your hand so that the ball sits in the palm of your hand, in the direction that you're shooting.

e. Put your off hand on the side of the ball for control and support.

f. Make sure your shooting arm is bent at a 90 degree angle.

g. Bend your knees, and follow through when you're ready to shot the ball.

Sharon: Decorating

2025-09-29 15:01:21 UTC

Decorating (Home and Classroom)
I learned this by trial and error and buying way too many things.
If you recorded me learning how to do this, you would see many hours of frustration coordinating colors, searching online for inspiration, searching stores for just the right items, searching for things that don't exist in stores and figuring out how to make it myself, refurbishing old furniture, learning about color complimenting and metal matching.
Since this is something that is very unique to each individual practice and trial and error is a large part of this learning process.
1. First study the color wheel and learn about coordinating and complimenting colors.
2. Study and learn about mixed metals and material coordinating.
3. Study and learn about texture coordinating.
4. Practice and try things that you think would work and proceed from there.

Culinary Prowess

tracymurrayforeman — 2025-09-29 15:02:48 UTC

I believe I became Chef Boy Tracy by watching my grandmothers and mother cook and bake.

1. I was allowed in the kitchen at a young age, serving as sous chef to my mother and grandmothers.

2. For my sixth birthday, my mother bought me a children's cookbook, and I was tasked with cooking dinner on Fridays, of course, with supervision.

3. My first meal was pigs in a blanket with French fries. My grandmothers instilled in me a love of culinary creativity and taught me the basics of cooking and baking.

4. How to properly measure dry ingredients, beating egg whites to form perfect peaks of meringue, and how to marinate different meats and fish.

Learn from my failed meals and try again-i.e. German Chocolate Cake
Right now, all I need is the basic recipe, and I'm good to go!

Nazareth

2025-09-29 15:02:57 UTC

After becoming empty nested, I learned to create beautiful tattoo brows.

How?

1. I first received a face to face training, I received my certification and license by the state.

2. I had to improved my skills through latex practice an hour daily to create different shapes and hand stability and creating different shapes.

3.The more I created brows, the more I realized I needed to learned about color theory so then I took an online course.

4. After this, I figured that there were different vendors to research quality vs. prices and satisfaction.

5. As I deepen my knowledge on tattoo, I realized skin types was a skill I needed some training so I became an esthetician.

6. I am now a professional at it and I believe I still have room to improve and practice keeps me going, networking with other Permanent make-up artist has increased my knowledge.

Hexagonal thinking

dranavas — 2025-09-29 18:50:21 UTC

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1483857158?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

ABCD's of Source Credibility

helen_hamel — 2025-09-30 12:30:16 UTC

Self management a la ChatGPT

dranavas — 2025-09-30 14:04:16 UTC

Conversation Cubes

dranavas — 2025-09-30 15:26:51 UTC

MYP ATL Skill Mapping

michellebrown1025 — 2025-09-30 17:55:36 UTC

Types of knowledge

dranavas — 2025-10-01 15:08:45 UTC

How did you learn that?

dranavas — 2025-11-10 15:10:10 UTC

Your Name: Your activity

dranavas — 2025-11-10 15:11:12 UTC

How did you learn that?

1. Think about an activity you really enjoy, are quite good at, and know that it can be difficult for other people (it doesn't have to be academic in nature, in fact, it's preferable that it isn't)

2. How did you learn to do it so well?

3. If I recorded you learning this (can be over a span of years), what would I see?

4. If you were explicitly teach someone the activity, list them out a step by step instruction guide here

5. Include an image of you doing the activity or something from online that represents it (put your name in the title)

Tricia - Cookie Decorating

tbodroghy — 2025-11-10 15:19:28 UTC

Baking / Cookie Decorating
I've been baking ever since I can remember. It started as a holiday tradition with all the women on my mom's side of the family, and then since moving to AZ and needing something to keep busy during COVID (with inspiration from Holiday Baking Championship), I started practicing.
The first few sets of cookies I did looked VERY different from the ones I do now. At the time, I thought they were great, but looking back, I can definitely see the progress. I'm still learning new techniques and more advanced tools to elevate the craft.
I do teach Cookie decorating classes for birthdays and other parties. I typically come with the cookies and icing already made (because that's a whole other level of knowledge), but then I teach people in the class step by step how to decorate each cookie.

Flooding Technique
1. Cut the icing bag with a very small hole (you can always cut it bigger if needed), with the bag's seam facing up.
2. Gently squeeze a drop of icing out of the bag and touch down onto the cookie. While keeping a steady stream of pressure, lift the bag up just slightly from the cookie, letting the stream of icing fall into an outline.
3. Once the cookie is outlined, use slightly more pressure to work in circles going from the outside to the inside of the cookie, flooding the full cookie with icing.
4. Use the scribe tool to push icing to the edges or fill in any gaps or uneven areas

Antonio - Skating/Playing Hockey

2025-11-10 15:19:39 UTC

Playing, and coaching, hockey, and skating (Canadians, am I right?)
The youngest of four siblings, I was on skates as soon as I could walk - 3 decades and a couple years of experience
Over the span of a couple years you would see me move from a player still learning the game to a coach (who is still learning the game)
Step 1: It is going to hurt...there will be falls, your feet will hate you and you will find out where exactly your lower back feels like it is breaking. Step 2: Do it anyway!

Robert: Baking

2025-11-10 15:20:01 UTC

I learned to bake by watching others first (ex. parents, family members, tv shows, etc.) and then trying with assistance before trying independently.
If my learning was recorded over time, you would see: mistakes, experimentation, consultation of different recipes and then picking and choosing which elements from which recipes work well together.
To teach somone else:
1. Select a dessert that you would like to make
2. Identify the skills needed (ex. how to make a cake vs icing vs cookies vs custard)
3. Gather ingredients and equipment
4. Watch a tutorial first OR complete alongside someone who has done the skill before
5. Evaluate success (share with others for feedback ex. texture, flavour)

Alexi: Volleyball

2025-11-10 15:21:17 UTC

I started playing when I was in 6th grade, had multiple practices each week, games and tournaments. I did this all the way through my 12th grade year. I still play now for fun.
Practice: You would see me reviewing the fundamentals each time, then focusing on a specific area that needs improvement (ex: say I needed to improve my footwork for blocking)
Learn the form: how to hold her arms and hands for passing, setting and hitting. Then next your body position how to put your feet and body when passing, setting and hitting. Continue this until we can add on blocking and serving, diving, and defense and cover all areas of the game. Learn the rules of the game. (There are way too many to list out)

Chef Bob

2025-11-10 15:21:19 UTC

I enjoy cooking and I am pretty dang on good at it.

I learned to cook well by cooking with my grandmother and mother at a young age. Then being allowed to cook with other family members throughout the year for various occasions.

In my crystal ball you would see me at several friends and family gatherings offering up ideas to spice up dishes. Whether it would be adding authentic spices and roux, or supplementing techniques without all the needed ingredients.

I would teach this cooking by watching videos, sampling various ingredients, reading various recipes, discovering proper cooking tools and safety tips, and tasting dishes prior to final production for palate satisfaction.

Tim - Oboe

2025-11-10 15:22:09 UTC

I started playing in 7th grade and continued playing into college and still play occasionally for a community orchestra. To get better at it I first would practice at home and in school. I eventually found a teacher who was able to push me and help me with some of my errors. Choose harder songs and compete in our states solo and ensemble competition getting feedback from the judges and then implementing that feedback into my playing.
If you recorded me, you would see a lot of growth and frustration. You would see me struggle with broken reeds, tricky runs, and broken pads. You would also see pride as I nailed the solos and other performances when I was stressed I couldn't.
Step-by-step instrutions
1. Start with your instrument and a reed that is soft.
2. Learn your embouchure. Try just making noise on it without worrying about the notes or keys you are playing
3. Pick an easy piece you want to learn (or were given) and learn the fingerings needed for that piece. It is helpful to learn the scale for the key signature of that piece and practice your scales.
4. Keep practicing until you feel like you can't get it wrong.
5. Perform the piece
6. Select a new piece that is different in some way. (Different key signature, time signature, style) that will help you grow
7. Keep having fun!

Cristina

2025-11-10 15:23:04 UTC

Baking
Watched my mother bake and acted as her baking assistant
Many errors, misjudgements and flops
READ the instructions carefully first, lay out all of the ingredients, prep your tools and measurements, follow the recipe step by step and be as accurate as possible

Chef BOB

2025-11-10 15:25:13 UTC

I enjoy cooking and I am pretty dang on good at it.

I learned to cook well by cooking with my grandmother and mother at a young age. Then being allowed to cook with other family members throughout the year for various occasions.

Toddle ATL skills playbook

dranavas — 2025-11-10 18:05:09 UTC

Downloadable activities for each ATL skill

Digital Hexagonal Thinking

tbodroghy — 2025-11-10 19:16:36 UTC

If you don't want to reinvent the wheel...

ATL Tracker

tbodroghy — 2025-11-11 15:05:21 UTC

Here is an Excel Sheet you can use to help track which teachers in which subjects / grades are currently focusing on or teaching different ATL skills

ATL Map

tbodroghy — 2025-11-11 15:06:06 UTC

This was from an MYP evaluation, but you're welcome to use the framework to fit your school!

Implicit & Explicit ATL Activity Planning

tbodroghy — 2025-11-11 15:10:31 UTC

More ATL Tracking Options!

2025-11-11 16:44:12 UTC

How do we transform our school’s ecosystem for engagement to action?

dranavas — 2025-11-11 17:51:09 UTC

Systems thinking tools