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I’ve begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists.

You might also be interested in THE BEST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES OF 2021 – PART ONE.

Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources.

Here are this week’s picks:

I’m adding this tweet to The Best Ways For Responding To Student Trauma – Help Me Find More:

Being trauma-informed does NOT mean you have to become a social worker or a therapist in addition to being a teacher. Here’s a blog post where I unpack “trauma-informed” vs “trauma-specific” https://t.co/bEUfQPyGir

— Alex Shevrin Venet (@AlexSVenet) April 12, 2024

I’m adding this next tweet to The Best Resources For Learning About Teens & Stress:

📝✂️ Feeling angry?

Write down what’s irking you, the shred it.

A study shows this simple act can wipe out wrath entirely.

Who knew the path to peace could be through the paper shredder?https://t.co/aCyBTzm7yM

— Daniel Pink (@DanielPink) April 11, 2024

How to Become a More Empathetic Listener is from The Harvard Business Review. I’m adding it to The Best Ideas To Help Students Become Better Listeners — Contribute More.

Meeting Students’ Needs for Emotional Support is from Edutopia.

People who use willpower alone to achieve goals, resist temptation, deemed more trustworthy is from Science Daily. I’m adding it to Best Posts About Helping Students Develop Their Capacity For Self-Control.

     

Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here.

You can also see all my “Best” lists on instructional strategies here.

Here are this week’s picks:

I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources On Differentiating Instruction:

In this example of rigor-based differentiation, notice how the students’ results are similar, but the process and scaffolding are different. @TeachThought

An Example Of Rigor-Based Differentiation https://t.co/vX5P3FOK9Z

— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) March 27, 2024

This is a really good approach to teaching, especially with adult students. Thanks @Whitworthtin4 https://t.co/1tTX0OAFAF

— Blog de Cristina (@blogdecristina) March 27, 2024

4 ways instructional coaches can help teachers select a focus for instructional coaching is from Teach Learn Grow. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On “Instructional Coaching”

How to Move From the ‘Main Idea’ to ‘Background Knowledge’ is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Reading Strategies & Comprehension – Help Me Find More! and to The Best Resources For Learning About The Importance Of Prior Knowledge (& How To Activate It).

Unlocking Engagement in Middle and High School Math is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On Student Engagement.

     

Federal legislation requires schools in the United States to offer lessons related to the U.S. Constitution on U.S. Constitution Day — September 17th of each year.

You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About The Constitution Of The United States.

     

Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps.

You might also be interested in checking out all my edtech resources.

Here are this week’s choices:

ChatGPT Both Is and Is Not Like a Calculator is by John Warner.

Whooo’s Reading: Beyond Multiple Choice Comprehension Questions is from TechNotes.

https://t.co/kyLli8zyLp is an online timer made for teachers.

📺 Full screen
💬 Show description
⏯️ Pause/start with spacebar
🔗 Share a link to a specific timer duration
🚫 Prevent screen sleep
🚦 Show progression with colors
🎁 Free, no login, no ads pic.twitter.com/0rOH9r98LF

— Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) May 9, 2024

Tech in the Classroom from The NY Times Learning Network has a number of interesting comments from students.

I’m adding this tweet to The Best Posts & Articles Highlighting Why We Need To Be Very Careful Around Ed Tech:

“Calculation is to mathematics what chopping onions is to hosting a dinner party.” @ddmeyer at https://t.co/1oGZUsPfyP
What kind of math is ChatGPT4 good for?

What kind of thinking is ChatGPT4 good for?

What kind of learner is ChatGPT4 good for?

— Laura Morera (@lau_morera) May 15, 2024

     

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September 16th is Mexico’s Independence Day.

You might be interested in:

The Best Resources For Learning About Mexico’s Independence Day

The Best Sites For Learning About Mexico, Central & South America