Spend time with Angela, Nic, and Kevin—the SEL services team at the St. Croix River Education District—for advice and practical tools that will improve your quality of life, help your students thrive, and make your school a supportive community for all. This humble podcast was created primarily for educators, and specifically for our colleagues in the Minnesota school districts of Chisago Lakes, East Central, Hinckley-Finlayson, North Branch, Pine City, and Rush City.
A Slice of SEL
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Spend time with Angela, Nic, and Kevin—the SEL services team at the St. Croix River Education District—for advice and practical tools that will improve your quality of life, help your students thrive, and make your school a supportive community for all. This humble podcast was created primarily for educators, and specifically for our colleagues in the Minnesota school districts of Chisago Lakes, East Central, Hinckley-Finlayson, North Branch, Pine City, and Rush City.
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February 10, 2023
41. Using Storification to Engage Students
<p>You've heard of "gamification," now meet its close relative, "storification." We share advice from a cognitive scientist on how to take advantage of the "privileged status of story" when designing lessons for maximum engagement and retention. <strong>(1:45)</strong> "What's filling our buckets?" segment. <strong>(4:25)</strong> We discuss the "why" behind storification and compare its use to gamification. <strong>(8:50)</strong> We explain the "four Cs of story structure." <strong>(13:30)</strong> We several tips about how to "storify" more in the classroom. <strong>(26:55)</strong> Takeaways.</p>
December 2, 2022
40. Incorporating Student Interests and Choice
<p>We discuss a blog post by a high school ELA teacher and her three tips for boosting student engagement. <strong>(1:00)</strong> "What's filling our buckets?" segment. <strong>(2:00)</strong> Tip #1: Find out what's trending. <strong>(9:00)</strong> Tip #2: Get to know your students. <strong>(12:15)</strong> Tip #3: Give students choices as often as you can. <strong>(14:30)</strong> Takeaways.</p> <p>Tools we talk about: <a href="https://www.simplyanap.com/post/engaging-secondary-strategies">Ana Perez's blog post</a>, <a href="https://sites.google.com/scred.k12.mn.us/scredsel/educators/sel-classroom-guide/knowing-each-student_sel-cg-prevention">Get to Know You Student Survey</a></p>
October 3, 2022
39. Five Ways to Respond to Disruptive Behavior
<p>We discuss how to apply a few of the strategies shared by Scott Ervin, "The Kid Whisperer," who achieved astonishing feats of classroom management as a teacher and then became nationally recognized for his adaptations of Love & Logic. <strong>(4:10)</strong> "What's filling our buckets?" segment. <strong>(5:45)</strong> Nic shares some of the prefaces about the tips that he got to hear Scott share live + he shares some perspective on behavior strategy jargon. <strong>(9:50)</strong> Tip #1: The Confused Eye. <strong>(10:55)</strong> Tip #2: Contraband Tap. <strong>(14:25)</strong> Tip #3: The Assumption of Intelligence. <strong>(16:15)</strong> Tip #4: Statement of Fact. <strong>(17:45)</strong> Bonus Tip: "The Perfect Intervention" AKA an "Indirect Prompt". <strong>(20:00)</strong> Tip #5: Quick question - ‘What should you be doing?’ <strong>(23:10)</strong> Takeaways.</p> <p>Tools we talk about: <a href="https://www.ascd.org/blogs/5-ways-to-de-escalate-challenging-student-behavior">Scott Ervin's article for ASCD</a></p>
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