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Every year, our school and community collaborate together to create thank you cards for local veterans. These thank you cards are given out annually at the Veterans Day Celebration in Anthem.
Submitted by: Ryan Donovan, Boulder Creek HS, Deer Valley Unified School District
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Student engagement is a key factor in effective education and can significantly impact a student's achievement, motivation, and overall learning experience. Engagement in the classroom refers to students' attention and participation during lessons. Building strong connections and an understanding of the students will help increase engagement in the classroom.
Submitted by: Jennifer Spector, Desert View Elementary School, Washington Elementary School District
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Developing resilience in students means helping them build the ability to cope with challenges, adapt to difficult situations, and bounce back from setbacks. It fosters emotional strength, problem-solving skills, and a growth mindset that equips students to handle stress and persevere through adversity. Resilience is built from a foundation of safety through self-expression, skills, and self-efficacy.
Submitted by: Tori Anderson, Carl Hayden High School, Phoenix Union High School District
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I co-sponsor a group on campus called, Lead Out Loud. We select students from 4th-6th grade that are leaders or have the potential to be leaders on our campus. The students collaborate on projects such as: Socktober (collecting and donating socks to a local homeless shelter), an interactive bulletin board where students can share positive messages with others, writing appreciation notes to teachers on Thankful Thursdays, working with our entire school and district leaders to use stipend money for school enhancements.
Submitted by: Jennifer Waddington, Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary, Queen Creek Unified School District
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Pair It Down is a strategy I use with my Middle School students to build self-confidence and leadership skills. Once we have learned a new standard, students are asked to create a 5-10 minute demonstration of their learning to share with a younger student.
Submitted by: Melissa Potts, Estrella Foothills Global Academy, Laveen Elementary School District
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Scenarios help students be proactive so they respond rather than react to conflict for improved self-management, responsible decision-making, and maintaining better relationships.
Submitted by: Michele Balsamo, The Traditional Academy at Bellair, Deer Valley Unified School District
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The Calming Corner is a designated space in a classroom that supports students in staying focused on learning by giving them tools to process feelings and practice regulation skills.
Read MoreCircle Time is used to prevent interpersonal problems between students by building relationships.
Circle Time happens at the beginning of the day and involves every student and the teacher in being greeted by name and answering a question about themselves or a classmate.
Submitted by: Ashleigh Sudman, Scales Technology Academy, Tempe Elementary School District
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Ashley Crose uses "Would You Rather" prompts to create a stronger sense of community. "I begin each class with a "would you rather" statement. The students sit in groups of 4 and have 5 min to discuss what they "would rather" do, have or be.
Read MoreCreator Mindset lessons focus on helping students establish a growth mindset in which they learn to take responsibility for their successes as well as their failures. It is a mindset that involves not blaming others and keeping a positive attitude no matter the circumstances. They view obstacles and problems as challenges they can overcome. The lessons for creating this mindset involve journaling, roleplaying, and analyzing situations to determine how they can act as a creator of their life rather than a victim of circumstances.
Submitted by: Cindee Badalamente, Camelback High School, Phoenix, AZ.
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"Check your Senses" is grounding mindfulness coping skill explanation video that is in the style of a popular Tik Tok trend that many students will be familiar with "Check your _." It is a video that can be helpful for a student on an individual level or to be done as a whole class using your 5 senses to feel more calm.
Submitted by: Andy Gibbons, Noah Webster Schools
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A video summary of the "Leader in Me" core concepts based on the 7 habits of highly effective people and with hand motions to make it easier for kids to remember and teachers to reference in class.
Submitted by: Andy Gibbons, Noah Webster Schools
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Certain times during the school day can cause anxiety, unease, or stress for students. One quick easy way to avoid this is to incorporate different breathing techniques into your transition times.
Submitted By: Jules Nolte, Belen Soto Elementary School, Litchfield School District.
A grounding technique is a method used to help individuals bring their focus back to what is currently happening to them or their environment at the moment. This grounding technique helps provide the individual with the opportunity to use their five senses to refocus. The technique can be applied virtually or in person and with any age group.
Submitted by: Cristina Hidalgo Holiday, Insight Academy of Arizona.
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