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Skill Building

Milling With Open Sentences

By Shoshana Perry (inspired by the work of Joanna Macy)

20 Mins

How can brief interactions with people in our community change our perception of one another?

Skill Building

5 Ways of Perceiving Listening

20 Mins

 How can we reflect on different ways we receive information while listening?  During this lesson students will practice deep listening…

Best Practices

Pairing Read Aloud with the Story Exchange

By Chris Haas

20 Mins

How can we use mentor texts to connect students to the story exchange and story exchange prompts? In this article,…

Best Practices

How to Dig Deeper Into Students Strengths

By Tyrone C. Howard

20 Mins

What questions can we present to students to have a better overall understanding of who they are and how they…

Best Practices

Artifact of the Week

By Nicole Walker

20 Mins

How can students explore real world experiences and stories? In this article, Nicole Walker walks us through a process of…

Story Exchange

Story Exchange Lesson Plan

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How can the story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?

Skill Building

Discussion Questions Around Responsible Decision Making

By David Yussem

10 Mins

What can we recognize about our own decision making through talking to others?

Skill Building

Discussion Questions Around Relationship Skills

By David Yussem

10 Mins

What can we recognize about our own relationship skills through talking to others?

Skill Building

Discussion Questions Around Self Awareness

By David Yussem

10 Mins

What can we recognize about our own self awareness through talking to others?

Skill Building

Telling Stories From First Person Perspective

By Kate Laskey

30 Mins

How can the point of view of a storyteller change the way a story is told?

Skill Building

Self Awareness Through Silence

By Malia’Kekia Nicolini (adapted from work by Dr. Kerr Mesner)

10 Mins

What are some ways we can exercise the skill of self awareness?

Story Exchange

Brainstorming Stories

By Kate Laskey and Malia’Kekia Nicolini

30 Mins

How do we decide on a story to share during a story exchange?

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