Basic information on communicating in teams. Explains that you must get to know your teammates and their individual strengths and weaknesses. Discusses setting goals, having a structure for different responsibilities, and having meetings.
The ability to ask and answer questions while reading is essential to comprehension. This article discusses instructional strategies used to teach questioning and provides many online resources. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which explores the seven essential principles of the climate sciences for teachers in k-grade 5 classrooms.
It is very important to build a class community where all students feel valued and safe. This activity will do just that and you will address the Common Core speaking and listening standards. Students will get to know each by discussing what they've brought in their "Getting to Know You Bag". A letter template and video of the lesson in action are included.
In this lesson, students will take a more active role in their learning by discussing a read aloud with their partners. The teacher will become more of a facilitator in the lesson and allow the children to "wrangle" with the content.
Links to 57 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard SL.4.1b: Follow agreed upon rules for discussion and carry out assigned roles.
A new instructional model, called Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI), is introduced to elementary teachers in this article. The author shows how school librarians and classroom teachers can collaborate to help students construct and communicate evidence, or arguments. Evidence buckets, a collaborative activity, and related online resources are presented. The article appears in the free online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which is structured around the seven essential principles of climate literacy.
This site describes different kinds of conflict that occur in groups, and then it provides information on managing those conflicts. SL.11-12.1b Group Rules, SL.11-12.1d Resolve/Synthesize
This professional development article identifies resources that show young learners (K-grade 5) how scientists study Earth's climate and make predictions. The online lessons either allow students to collect and analyze data or learn about tools and technologies that make data collection possible. The lessons are aligned with national content standards for science education. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which examines the recognized essential principles of climate literacy and the climate sciences for elementary teachers and their students.
In this video, effective for engaging students with significant cognitive disabilities, watch how a students uses an individualized comprehensive communication system to tell about her drawing.
This is a brief, but insightful article about the importance of communication, how we communicate, and why we sometimes fail to communicate.
Mister Rogers reminds children that talking about feelings helps to make them less scary. Explore the entire Meet the Helpers collection! [0:35]
A brief article suggesting a "getting to know you" activity. Discusses the different aspects of respect and learning from our differences. SL.9-10.1d Possitive Communication Stratagies
In the real world and online it's important to treat others like you want to be treated. How do we act when we are on the Internet? This video talks about good manners when we are on the Internet, things like using good words, not rude or bad words, and being patient with others. Sometimes others are beginners and are just learning how to use the Internet, so it's important to be nice to them, too. [1:58]
Posting a picture on the Internet, or sending a picture message on your phone, can have consequences that you might have never thought about. This video explains why it's so important to think before you share a picture of yourself. [2:25]
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week we learn that art communicates ideas and feelings.
Ohio's K-12 Social and Emotional Learning Standards support the whole child, providing embedded social and emotional learning to impact student safety, cuture, performance, and success. This package offers supplementary lessons and instructional materials to support educators of students in grades 3-5. This content package is a collection of instructional materials to help educators access resources supporting a subject or specific educational standards. Each item included in the package is premium content licensed or purchased by INFOhio or an open access item that has been reviewed by educational professionals.
Empathy is a vital part of human communication. The article defines the term and shows how to develop empathy.
On this site, Hal Warfield explains interpersonal communication and examines the communication process. Words highlighted in blue offer links to more information on the topic.
Educators will examine effective ways of connecting and communicating even in the most challenging situations and strategies for building collaborative classroom communities and positive learning environments. Educators will explore concepts and skills related to social and emotional learning.
Approximate time to complete this course is 4 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.
Think U Know offers great interactive resources for kids on staying safe while having fun in chat rooms online. Here you will learn the facts through fun and exiciting characters! A parent's page is also included.