Description These Student packets, created by an award-winning educator with 20 years of classroom experience, are ideal for an Advisory Course, Life Skills Course, or as part of a Lesson in a content area course related to one of the wide variety of available topics to choose from.
Students write a daily gratitude statement, are reminded to keep a growth mindset and to practice 4-7-8 breathing, answer focus questions as they watch a short video online (active links to videos included in the dcownload as well as the length of each video), write 5 facts from CNN 10 (free 10 minute news show for students), review "I Can" statements, write daily academic and behavior goals, and reflect on their performance in school for the day.
Educators need access to the internet and the ability to project the videos and news show with audio for the students.
Heroes & Villains: Is Hip Hop a Cancer or a Cure? Lecrae (18 minute TED Talk).
Clark (5 minutes)28.
Grateful for the Opportunity, M.
Friends (spoken word) by Suli Breaks (3 minutes)27.
Freeman Hrabowski: 4 pillars of college success in science (& in school) (15 minute TED Talk)26.
Fox Sports Tour of Negro League Baseball Museum (6 minutes)25. 4 Thoughts About Gratitude That Could Change Your Life - Digital Original - Oprah Winfrey Network (2.5 minutes)Breathing Space: Solitude on the Pacific Crest Trail - SuperSoul Sunday - Oprah Winfrey Network (1.5 minutes)24.
Facing Fear - Sean Wilson (5 mins)23.
ESPN E60 - Love is Stronger, Chris Singleton (30 mins)22.
ESPN 30 for 30 -Ghosts of \'Ole Miss (50 minutes)21.
ESPN E60 - Four Weeks in Ferguson (11 minutes)20.
Epigenetics and the Influence of Our Genes - Courtney Griffins TEDx (18 minutes)19.
David Gallo: Underwater astonishments (5 minutes) TED Talk18.
Dare to Dream Again, Prophet Walker TED Talk (6 minutes)17.
Dan Phillips: Creative houses from reclaimed stuff (18 minutes)16.
Dan Gross: Why Gun Violence Can\'t Be Our New Normal (13:39 mins)15.
Clint Smith: The Danger of Silence TED Talk (4 minutes)14.
Chess & Community: the power of a single hour/Lemuel LaRoche TEDTalk (16 minutes)13.
Carry On - An ESPN short film in Cleveland, Ohio (21 minutes)12.
Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk About an Injustice TED Talk (24 minutes)11.
Bruce Talks Candidly About His Time in Prison and Life on the Streets - Released -OWN (4.5 minutes)10.
Belly Breathe with Common and Colbie Callait (2 mins)4 Steps to Developing a Growth Mindset? (4 mins)Am I Not Human? A call for criminal justice reform, Marlon Peterson TEDxTalk (7.5 mins)9.
Brain Games Season 2 Episode 1 Focus Pocus (22 minutes)8.
Brain Games - Season 2 Episode 6 What you don\'t know (21 minutes)7.
All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes: Andy Puddicombe TED Talk (9 minutes)6.
After watching this, your brain will not be the same - Lara Boyd (14 minutes)5.
Adam Foss: A prosecutor\'s vision for a better justice system TED Talk (16 minutes)4.
A Good Role Model of What Not to Do - Wilfredo Laracuente - TEDxSingSing (7 minutes)3.
A Difference From an Unusual Place - Luis Gonzalez TED Talk (9 minutes)2.
It is generally not difficult or time-consuming to assess students\' responses, which frequently offer valuable insights about their Learning and positionality as students.
CONTENTSPages 1-6: Introduction to the lessons and works citedSome of the 50 Mini Lesson topics:1.
Additionally, the news show is different every day so it is impossible to prepare a key in advance and students\' answers will vary.
Everything else is ready for 50 days of lessons.
An introduction (pages 1-6) is included to explain the rationale and research for the structure and content of the Student packets.
Answer keys are not included for the videos because answers may vary for many questions, and teachers should preview each video before showing it to students to determine if the content is appropriate for their classroom.
Description These Student packets, created by an award-winning educator with 20 years of classroom experience, are ideal for an Advisory Course, Life Skills Course, or as part of a Lesson in a content area course related to one of the wide variety of available topics to choose from.
Students write a daily gratitude statement, are reminded to keep a growth mindset and to practice 4-7-8 breathing, answer focus questions as they watch a short video online (active links to videos included in the dcownload as well as the length of each video), write 5 facts from CNN 10 (free 10 minute news show for students), review "I Can" statements, write daily academic and behavior goals, and reflect on their performance in school for the day.
Educators need access to the internet and the ability to project the videos and news show with audio for the students
