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Zoom

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Zoom illustrates the costs and barriers to exchanging needed knowledge and information in a fun, interactive way. When students complete this activity, they will have an understanding that sharing knowledge and seeking information is costly, but essential when trying to solve challenges. They should also be able to identify barriers
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Three-Legged Stool

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In this lesson students will learn about the three-legged stool. The three-legged stool is an analogy for three things all businesses need to sustain long-term success. All businesses need “Raving-Fan Customers,” “Gung-Ho Employees,” and “Financial Success.” Without any one of the three, the business will fail just like a three-legged
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Think Like Einstein

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Albert Einstein said, “The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple.” People tend to feel like complex concepts require a lot of explanation, which often can lead to even greater confusion. However, if you truly understand a concept, you should be able to explain it in
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Speak Out-Speak Back

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The Speak Out-Speak Back activity affords students the opportunity to practice public speaking skills in a virtual environment and the skills of giving supportive and constructive feedback. Because the Speak Out Cards are pre-sorted by challenge level from easy, to medium, to hard, educators can choose the appropriate level of
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Gimkit

Gimkit is a fun and easy way to engage your students while also promoting them to connect and work together with their teams. You can create quizzes and have students answer questions either by themselves or in a group. Correct answers can earn them in-game cash that can be reinvested
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Synth

Synth is an easy-to-use free tool that your students can use for assignments, presentations, or even to create their own podcast episodes. You can have your students record voice messages or videos and share them to collaborative spaces where their presentations can be viewed by, and commented on, by other
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Padlet

Padlet is a great way to promote collaboration online in your classroom! With Padlet, you can make beautiful boards, documents, and webpages that are easy to read and fun to contribute to. It's very easy to get started. All you have to do is create a Padlet (a board) and
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Formative

Formative is an easy to use but feature-rich tool that allows you to create forms, surveys, tests, or quizzes for your students. You can either upload your own content from pdf, word doc, or google doc, or you can build your own form from scratch. There is also a pre-built
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Pro Tips

When the news is changing by the minute and all communications quickly transition to digital, it’s easy to overload on media. Use your phone or computer’s built-in tools to set daily limits on apps and turn off the TV for a few hours to engage your brain in activities such as reading or exercise.

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Take a Break from Social Media

McClean Hospital

It’s all too easy to get stuck inside, tapping away at your laptop, preparing for your class, and lose track of time and place. Don’t forget to get some sun. A 2020 study from the Library of Science shows a connection between sunlight and serotonin, leading to improved mental health.

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Get Some Sunlight, or a UV Lamp

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Communicating with students and parents, rewriting plans, rethinking how you do your job…it’s all time-consuming and stress-inducing. Make sure you take time to get active and get the blood pumping. Recent studies show that an active lifestyle combats stress, anxiety, and depression. Make space for some yoga or bodyweight HIIT training.

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Get Your Yoga On

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Your students and peers are working through the same uncertainties you are, and they’re looking to you. More importantly, being emotionally transparent is beneficial both for your mental health and the quality of your student interactions. A recent study on distance learning shows us that being honest, emotional, and transparent during e-learning has a pronounced effect on both student outcomes

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Be Honest and Open with the Kids

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Savor Lining – Identifying & Managing Stress: A MindSculpt Class for Youth Entrepreneurs

January 26, 2021, 6:00 pm CST

Gain an understanding of the causes, symptoms and coping mechanisms related to stress in your everyday life, along with identifying and preparing to counter stressors unique to you, in this live virtual mental fitness class.

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