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This is an interesting video series from Barbara Fredrickson, author of Positivity, on the importance of tapping into our positive emotions. She reflects on a variety of techniques we can use to align with our positive emotional side. Getting aligned with our positive emotions can influence our body-mind balance. These are two universal influences of…
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This is an excellent interview with Daniel Goleman, author of Working with Emotional Intelligence, on the importance of emotional intelligence as one of the THREE critical attributes for successful leadership. Coleman speaks about his five characteristics of strong emotional intelligence. self-awareness managing one’s emotions motivation to persevere empathy for others strong social skills I recommend…
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Over the last few years, Drew Charter School has undergone many changes and transitions. We’ve added a Senior Academy, now grades 9 and 10. We’ve nearly doubled in size. We’ve become a project-based learning, STEAM school. With all of these changes, we felt it was time to evaluate our school climate and culture to create…
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The goal for the first run of The Westminster Schools’ Fifth-Grade Science PBL, That’s So Bad For You!, was for students to become activists and educators by researching and presenting their findings about water pollution in the Atlanta area. The projects Driving Question (writing effective driving questions for PBL) was: How can we create awareness about…
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This is a very interesting video, Stress Response: Savior or Killer, Robert Sapolsky, Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University. Sapolsky gives an interesting peek into the challenges of living a stressful life, but juxtaposes it with the challenges of stress when you fear for your life in the animal kingdom. Knowing what…
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