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Why Emotional Learning May Be As Important As The ABCs

Why Emotional Learning May Be As Important As The ABCs | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.npr.org - January 6, 2015 6:09 AM

A growing body of research suggests that teaching really young kids how to recognize and express their feelings can help them into their adult lives.

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Should schools "teach kids about emotions and conflict negotiation in the same way they teach math and reading?" There are many who say yes to this question, and this piece from  NPR provides a look at why it should be considered.

There is a program called Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) that helps students recognize and express their emotions. Twiggy the Turtle is a key character, and with Twiggy students learn skills to use, skills that help them with social-emotional learning.

The program has been around since 1980. In 1991 Kenneth Dodge, a psychologist at Duke University, began a long-term study to see how programs that helped teach about social-emotional learning actually worked. His work was recently published in the American Journal of Psychiatry and the data shows they are successful.

The joy of finding great resources on PBS is that you can choose to read the text or to listen to the program. To learn more about this work click through to the post.

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Lon Woodbury's curator insight, January 6, 2015 10:26 AM

Back in the 80s, private schools that emphasized this were called "Emotional Growth" schools. -Lon
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How Your Emotions Affect Your Student's Learning

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From www.opencolleges.edu.au - June 3, 2013 10:09 PM

"Twenty-five sets of wary eyes are gazing at you. The air in the room is thick with tension, and the owners of the twenty-five pair of eyes are shifting in their seats. Fifty legs become restless and the squeaks of tennis shoes and flats rubbing against the linoleum floor get louder and louder.

Is it time for a big test? Was the classroom scolded? Is it the last day of school, perhaps? No, it is none of the above. They are reacting to the anxiety and negative emotions that you brought into the classroom."

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Have you considered how your emotions may impact your students? This post explores this issue, specifically how your emotions may affect your student's learning. 

The post begins with the limbic system, a system that helps us "to communicate, bond, and respond to stimuli." Many factors may impact the limbic system, including stress, and this may shut the system down.

The discussion continues as the post explores how your bad day may impact your students, and also provides suggestions on what you can do to "help keep from spreading those emotional germs."

It is the rare teacher that does not experience a bad day at least once a year...and the suggestions in this post may help alleviate some of the issues that arise from such a day.

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Is Technology Ruining Our Ability to Read Emotions? Study Says Yes

Is Technology Ruining Our Ability to Read Emotions? Study Says Yes | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - August 28, 2014 10:23 PM

"We’ve all heard it before, “Kids don’t know grammar anymore because all they do is text,” or “Today’s generation misses everything going on around them because they’re staring at their phones.” But a recent research study by UCLA warns the damage of too much screen time may be even worse than many of us imagined."

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How often have you seen students sitting at a table together, but communicating via their cell phones. The eyes are on the screens, not their friends and classmates. 

This post shares that technology is impactint students ability to read emotions. The next question to ask might be c"Can this change?"

The answer appears to be yes. For more information click through to the post.

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25 Ways to Institute Passion-Based Learning in the Classroom

25 Ways to Institute Passion-Based Learning in the Classroom | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.opencolleges.edu.au - May 24, 2013 11:25 PM

“When students are motivated to learn, they naturally acquire the skills they need to get the work done.” Sir Ken Robinson

Common sense tells us that students are more likely to learn if they are motivated by and engaged with the curriculum or project at hand. Now, hard science is telling us the same thing.

When students are passionately engaged in their learning - when they are mesmerized by their learning environment or activities – there are myriad responses in their brains making connections and building schema that simply would not occur without that passion or emotion.

Beth Dichter's insight:

Are you looking for some ideas on how to bring passion-based learning into the classroom? This post provides 25 suggestions, and each has a short description. Below are a few to whet your appetite, Click through to the post for more.

* Share your own passions with students.

* Let students share their passions.

* Connect students' passions to real-life scenarios.

* Help connect students to a new subject through an existing passion.
* Let yourself be inspired by other impassioned educators. 

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