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Best Practices
How Observation Inspires Art
How does the world around us inspire curiosity and creation? This article, written by Colm Mac Con Iomaire explores his…
Best Practices
Story Exchange for Young Children
What are some ways we can use the story exchange with younger (K-5) students? In this article, Chris Hass present…
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Pairing Read Aloud with the Story Exchange
How can we use mentor texts to connect students to the story exchange and story exchange prompts? In this article,…
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How to Dig Deeper Into Students Strengths
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
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
How can the story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?
Skill Building
Compassion Roleplaying
How does empathy and/or compassion support others in our community?
Skill Building
Goal Setting
How does setting goals help us to make positive changes in our lives?
Skill Building
Relationship Building Game Show
How can we be effective communicators?
Skill Building
Uncommon Commonalities
How can similarities we share with others bring us closer together as a community?
Skill Building
Partner Interview
How can use curiosity to develop questions that allow us to learn about others?
Skill Building
A New Perspective
How does a story change based on the point of view of the narrator?