Level 3: Life Skills-Long-term Support
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"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." Franklin D. Roosevelt
With all of the content that these students need to master the most important things they will learn will need to be how to deal with other people. Instead of strategies for managing a classroom, level 3, is about skills. Our classroom community becomes a microcosm in which each student can gain the skills that will be needed in life for the global community. |
Skills:
- The RULER Approach (Brackett, et.al, 2011)This is a curriculum to teach social and emotional learning. This curriculum gives scholars the tools to understand the emotions they are feeling and enable them to problem solve and regulate themselves. These tools empower each student to academic achievement and social success.
- Recognize
- Understand
- Label
- Express
- Regulate
- Tools: Mood Meter, the Blueprint, the class contract
- Emotional vocabulary
- Strategies:
- Prevent
- Reduce
- Initiate
- Maintain
- Enhance
- Circles: (Pranis, 2005) Circles allow for equity in communication. Each person in the circle speaks to all others in the circle, not just to the teacher. A circle is an exercise in listening and collaborating.
- Talking piece- will identify the speaker
- Positive Communication:(Claassen, 2008)
- Active Listening
- I-messages
- Minimize destructive effects of social conflict, maximize the potential for growth and well being Respect the student; work for growth and well-being (Lederach, 2003 )
- Five Pillars to creating a culture of Achievement - These pillars can do so much more than establish a classroom (or school) environment where scholars are safe and learning is possible. These are life skills needed by every scholar to prepare to enter the workforce and contribute to our global community.
- Welcome
- Do no harm
- Choice words
- It’s never too late to learn
- Be the Best
- STAR review plan:(Villa stop, think, act, review (This plan process takes place before the action, a check to be sure that action is responsible.)
- Social Action Plan (Olson, 2009): Enable students to create their own social action plan, thus empowering them to problem solve, assist their classmates and seek help for themselves when needed.
Brackett, Marc & Kremenitzer, Janet. (2011). Creating Emotionally Literate Classrooms: An introduction to the RULER approach to social and emotional learning. Port Chester, NY: National Professional Resources, Inc.
Pranis, Kay. (2005). The Little Book of Circle Processes: A new/old approach to peacemaking. The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series. Intercourse, PA: Good Books.
Claassen, R. & Claassen, R. (2008). Discipline that Restores: Strategies to create respect, cooperation, and responsibility in the classroom. South Carolina: Booksurge Publishing.
Lederach, John Paul. (2003). The Little Book of Conflict Transformation: Clear articulation of guiding principles by a pioneer in the field. The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series. Intercourse, PA: Good Books.
Fisher, Douglas, Frey, Nancy, and Pumpian, Ian. (2012) How to Create a Culture of Achievement in your school and classroom. Alexandria, Va: ASCD
Villa, R.A. Thousand, J.S. & Nevin, A.I. (2010). Chapter 9: Students as Collaborators in Responsibility, Collaborating with Students in Instruction and Decision Making, Thousand Oaks, CA
Olson, Kristen. (2009). Wounded by School: Recapturing the joy in learning and standing up to old school culture. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Pranis, Kay. (2005). The Little Book of Circle Processes: A new/old approach to peacemaking. The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series. Intercourse, PA: Good Books.
Claassen, R. & Claassen, R. (2008). Discipline that Restores: Strategies to create respect, cooperation, and responsibility in the classroom. South Carolina: Booksurge Publishing.
Lederach, John Paul. (2003). The Little Book of Conflict Transformation: Clear articulation of guiding principles by a pioneer in the field. The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series. Intercourse, PA: Good Books.
Fisher, Douglas, Frey, Nancy, and Pumpian, Ian. (2012) How to Create a Culture of Achievement in your school and classroom. Alexandria, Va: ASCD
Villa, R.A. Thousand, J.S. & Nevin, A.I. (2010). Chapter 9: Students as Collaborators in Responsibility, Collaborating with Students in Instruction and Decision Making, Thousand Oaks, CA
Olson, Kristen. (2009). Wounded by School: Recapturing the joy in learning and standing up to old school culture. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.