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50 Ways Happier, Healthier, And More Successful People Live On Their Own Terms - Life L... - 0 views

  • 1. Stop consuming caffeine
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      This is NOT going to happen in my life - I love coffee too much!
  • 3. Read 1 book per week
  • 4. Write in your journal 5 minutes per day
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  • 6. Make a bucket list and actively knock items off
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      Attending an opera at The Met was on my bucket list. Check, Been There, Done That.
  • 7. Stop consuming refined sugar
  • 10. Stop consuming the news or reading the newspaper
  • 11. Do something everyday that terrifies you
  • 12. Do something kind for someone else daily
  • 14. Get 7+ hours of sleep each night
  • 42. Have no more than 3 items on your to-do list each day
  • 43. Make your bed first thing in the morning
 Lisa Durff

Small Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of Class - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

  • two questions to your students: What was the most important thing you learned today? What question still remains in your mind?
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      I ask our primary student this question every day after school. If I simply ask,"What did you do in school today?" the answer is nothing. But if I ask this question, the floodgates open.........
  • The last five minutes of class represent an ideal opportunity for students to use the course material from that day and brainstorm some new connections.
  • Finish the last class of the week five minutes early, and tell students that they can leave when they have identified five ways in which the day’s material appears in contexts outside of the classroom
 Lisa Durff

Harnessing the Incredible Learning Potential of the Adolescent Brain | MindShift | KQED... - 0 views

  • part of the reason school is so boring for teens is that it doesn’t challenge them
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      Someone once told me I could not offer that as a reason for a young man's behavior. I ignored this advice (yes I did) and challenged the young man to rise above the class academically. He did.
  • Teachers often say their students struggle with work that is below grade level and must catch up before they can take on more challenging tasks. But scaffolding can ensure that even the catch-up process is challenging in an interesting way.
  • mindfulness in schools can improve self-regulation, the single most important quality to leading a successful life.
 Lisa Durff

Why Listening to Podcasts Helps Kids Improve Reading Skills | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

  • Listening to stories does not immediately seem connected to reading,
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      How many of us listened to bedtime stories (either books read by an adult or stories they invented) and now love to read?
 Lisa Durff

These strategies are driving K-3 literacy efforts | Education Dive - 0 views

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    "Recent research has rekindled a focus on assessing literacy skills developed over the long term, such as oral language, vocabulary, and reading comprehension."
 Lisa Durff

US No. 9 in world in preparing students for jobs | Education Dive - 0 views

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    "The U.S. ranks ninth in the world, behind Estonia and Canada, in making sure school curriculum adequately prepares students for future careers, according to The Hechinger Report"
 Lisa Durff

The Risks of Guesstimating Homework Time | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Despite studies -- such as this one from Stanford -- that show homework is ineffective beyond a certain amount per night, teachers and administrators continue to assign too much homework.
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