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Rubrics and Rubric Makers As we all know grading is the most necessary procedures of our career. It might just be me, but grading is the bane of my existence. Do you feel the same way? Using Empathy to Teach Social-Emotional Skills Educators are required to wear many hats, from creating and implementing a full class course load, to facilitating competence with emerging technologies and teaching social-emotional skills. While facilitating competency in math, reading, and other subjects is certainly high on the list of teacher priorities, teaching social and emotional skills is also crucial to student success. This area may be less structured and defined than other class topics, but it’s still important for teachers to be tuned in to their students’ emotional health so they can find ways to incorporate social and emotional learning in the classroom. Research around social-emotional skills

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Embracing the Whole Child Four Suggestions In embracing a more whole-child, humanizing approach to teaching and learning, Salazar proposes specific ways educators can express care and engage students in a more humanizing pedagogy. Among her suggestions, I’d like to explore the following four, offering suggestions for each, as I have found them particularly useful to establishing a harmonious community of learners in the classroom.

Integrating Mindfulness in Your Classroom Curriculum Now more than ever, teaching mindfulness in the classroom is a necessity. Our children are stressed and anxious. Teachers and parents are stressed and anxious, too. Our lives are busy, and we often find our thoughts buzzing over the past or worrying about the future. We need mindfulness because it teaches us to live in the present moment, enjoying and experiencing what’s in front of us. 7 Practical Tips to Achieve a Positive Mindset The “power of positive thinking” is a popular concept, and sometimes it can feel a little cliché. But the physical and mental benefits of positive thinking have been demonstrated by multiple scientific studies. A positive mindset can give you more confidence, improve your mood, and even reduce the likelihood of developing conditions such as hypertension, depression and other stress-related disorders. All this sounds great, but what does the “power of positive thinking” really mean? You can define positive thinking as positive imagery, positive self-talk or general optimism, but these are all still general, ambiguous concepts.