It's worth a try, right?
Within the last few months, I've tried to greatly reduce the amount of mindless time-killing that I had been doing on my phone (Candy Crush was my main culprit, and I was obsessed with it). So I quit Candy Crush cold-turkey, and I haven't looked back. I'll be honest, though, I'm not sure how much of the time-killing has been reduced, mainly because it was pretty much redirected to Facebook and Twitter. And while some of it is still mindless, I have had some benefits from the time killing. Because spending a little more time on Twitter helped me to occasionally come across some educational articles.
One such article was posted on edutopia. It is about emotional regulation for kids with ADHD, and it caught my eye because, like many classrooms, this is a need some of my students. It really struck a chord with me, because I immediately thought of 3 of my students with serious challenges to their emotional regulation. These students struggle with short tempers, poor interpersonal skills, and social isolation. The article offers ideas for supporting students who struggle with ADHD, and a few of them stuck out to me as worth trying immediately. One of the strategies is to have whole class discussions, which we hold pretty often in our TRIBES classroom. Many of the discussions as of late have been on the topic of mindfulness of oneself, but perhaps it is time to bring in more discussions on mindfulness of one another. Another idea that piqued my interest was having a student give the teacher homework over the weekend to research a topic the student is interested in and report back on Monday. It is a strategy to help build connections between the teacher and student. One final idea, which I am going to try right away, is using "I Noticed" notes. These are daily notes you write to students that tell them the things you noticed about them (mainly positive, but also times of struggle).
Here is the link to the article if you'd like to check it out:
https://www.edutopia.org/
As always, I'll let you know how it is going :-)
And I recommend quitting Candy Crush (too much sugar isn't good for you).
Mindfulness thought for the week: Find your greatness.
One such article was posted on edutopia. It is about emotional regulation for kids with ADHD, and it caught my eye because, like many classrooms, this is a need some of my students. It really struck a chord with me, because I immediately thought of 3 of my students with serious challenges to their emotional regulation. These students struggle with short tempers, poor interpersonal skills, and social isolation. The article offers ideas for supporting students who struggle with ADHD, and a few of them stuck out to me as worth trying immediately. One of the strategies is to have whole class discussions, which we hold pretty often in our TRIBES classroom. Many of the discussions as of late have been on the topic of mindfulness of oneself, but perhaps it is time to bring in more discussions on mindfulness of one another. Another idea that piqued my interest was having a student give the teacher homework over the weekend to research a topic the student is interested in and report back on Monday. It is a strategy to help build connections between the teacher and student. One final idea, which I am going to try right away, is using "I Noticed" notes. These are daily notes you write to students that tell them the things you noticed about them (mainly positive, but also times of struggle).
Here is the link to the article if you'd like to check it out:
https://www.edutopia.org/
As always, I'll let you know how it is going :-)
And I recommend quitting Candy Crush (too much sugar isn't good for you).
Mindfulness thought for the week: Find your greatness.
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