Lesson Tag: school
Growth Thinking and Self-Worth
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Parents and educators may not realize that the messages you are sending about your own confidence and well-being affect the youth you raise. Learn more about the connection between self-esteem and growth mindset. Make a plan to change your feedback language and self-talk on behalf of yourself and your children or students.
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Parents and educators may not realize that the messages you are sending about your own confidence and well-being affect the youth you raise. Learn more about the connection between self-esteem and growth mindset. Make a plan to change your feedback language and self-talk on behalf of yourself and your children or students.
Use Effective Feedback to Support Courage and Confidence
Lesson Details
Gifted students are more likely to hold a “fixed mindset,” which may hold them back from trying new things or reaching their full potential. They may believe they should only do things at which they are excellent. The way families and educators give feedback can reinforce a frame of mind that supports those limiting beliefs or the confidence to try new experiences. Learn about the language you can use to support courage and independence in your gifted student. You will also gain skills in coaching your child back to confidence after a failure.
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Gifted students are more likely to hold a “fixed mindset,” which may hold them back from trying new things or reaching their full potential. They may believe they should only do things at which they are excellent. The way families and educators give feedback can reinforce a frame of mind that supports those limiting beliefs or the confidence to try new experiences. Learn about the language you can use to support courage and independence in your gifted student. You will also gain skills in coaching your child back to confidence after a failure.
Support the Social Emotional Health of Gifted Teen Students
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Many parents and educators assume that gifted students are more capable than their peers of handling social emotional challenges. That is not always the case. Gifted students actually struggle with anxiety, depression, and social difficulties at higher rates. Families can help their children by strengthening social emotional skills at home. Participants will gain practical skills in supporting the social emotional health of their gifted children.
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Many parents and educators assume that gifted students are more capable than their peers of handling social emotional challenges. That is not always the case. Gifted students actually struggle with anxiety, depression, and social difficulties at higher rates. Families can help their children by strengthening social emotional skills at home. Participants will gain practical skills in supporting the social emotional health of their gifted children.
Manage Academic Loss
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Students, parents, and educators are facing dramatically increased academic loss and a widening of the achievement gap.
How can we address the loss and build understanding? Evidence suggests that we start with building empathy. Compassion will help us embrace the academic challenge as a community.
In this class we will look at the effects of school absences due to health, behavior, and current events. We will also introduce and review effective strategies to build a strong academic foundation.
Course Lessons
Students, parents, and educators are facing dramatically increased academic loss and a widening of the achievement gap.
How can we address the loss and build understanding? Evidence suggests that we start with building empathy. Compassion will help us embrace the academic challenge as a community.
In this class we will look at the effects of school absences due to health, behavior, and current events. We will also introduce and review effective strategies to build a strong academic foundation.
Make Homework Work for Teens
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Does your child complain, seem unmotivated, or overly stressed when it comes to school? Are you in the loop when it comes to grades? Are you over-involved when it comes to homework?
Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. Come learn how to nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning.
Course Lessons
Does your child complain, seem unmotivated, or overly stressed when it comes to school? Are you in the loop when it comes to grades? Are you over-involved when it comes to homework?
Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. Come learn how to nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning.
School Success: Inspire Motivation and Engagement
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This is an introduction to the concept of growth mindset and its importance to motivation. We will also examine incentives versus intrinsic motivation and how to elicit true engagement.
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This is an introduction to the concept of growth mindset and its importance to motivation. We will also examine incentives versus intrinsic motivation and how to elicit true engagement.
Manage Academic Loss
Lesson Details
Students, parents, and educators are facing dramatically increased academic loss and a widening of the achievement gap. How can we address the loss and build understanding? Evidence suggests that we start with building empathy. Compassion will help us embrace the academic challenge as a community. In this class we will look at the effects of school absences due to health, behavior, and current events. We will also introduce and review effective strategies to build a strong academic foundation.
Course Lessons
Students, parents, and educators are facing dramatically increased academic loss and a widening of the achievement gap. How can we address the loss and build understanding? Evidence suggests that we start with building empathy. Compassion will help us embrace the academic challenge as a community. In this class we will look at the effects of school absences due to health, behavior, and current events. We will also introduce and review effective strategies to build a strong academic foundation.
Make Homework Work for Elementary Students
Lesson Details
Does your child complain, seem unmotivated, or overly stressed when it comes to school? Are you in the loop when it comes to grades? Are you over-involved when it comes to homework? Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. How can you nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning?
Course Lessons
Does your child complain, seem unmotivated, or overly stressed when it comes to school? Are you in the loop when it comes to grades? Are you over-involved when it comes to homework? Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. How can you nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning?
School Success: Inspire Motivation and Engagement
Lesson Details
Does your child seem unmotivated, stressed or just bored when it comes to school?
Do you play homework police instead of connecting positively with your child?
Are you confused about what will really help?
Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. How can you nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning? This class will help support your child’s learning and motivation in ways that work. You will discover how to advocate in meaningful ways when necessary.
Course Lessons
Does your child seem unmotivated, stressed or just bored when it comes to school?
Do you play homework police instead of connecting positively with your child?
Are you confused about what will really help?
Many parents feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when it comes to their kids’ education. How can you nurture your child’s education and support engagement in learning? This class will help support your child’s learning and motivation in ways that work. You will discover how to advocate in meaningful ways when necessary.
Transition to Kindergarten: Develop Routines and Prepare for School
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Transitioning to kindergarten is an important life event. It can be both a scary and exciting time for you and your child. You may be wondering: Is my child ready? Am I ready?
It helps to remember that children are unique. Each child starts kindergarten with a wide range of skills. Many parents are concerned about academic skills and we may forget about the particularly important emotional skills that help your child succeed.
Course Lessons
Transitioning to kindergarten is an important life event. It can be both a scary and exciting time for you and your child. You may be wondering: Is my child ready? Am I ready?
It helps to remember that children are unique. Each child starts kindergarten with a wide range of skills. Many parents are concerned about academic skills and we may forget about the particularly important emotional skills that help your child succeed.