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Paynter, Jeanne L. – Corwin, 2021
Are you cultivating the real-world creative problem-solving skills today's diverse learners need for future success? Or have we leaned so far into test preparation that we have left no room for developing our students' unique talents, leaving them disengaged and unmotivated? With the new brain-based Talent-Targeted Teaching and Learning model…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Metacognition
Searle, Margaret; Swartz, Marilyn – ASCD, 2020
How many times have you been stumped by a student's failure to learn? You tried everything in your tool kit, but nothing worked. Now what if there were a process that would help you pinpoint the student's specific need and design an action plan to swiftly remedy the problem? In "Solving Academic and Behavior Problems," Margaret Searle…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Social Emotional Learning, Social Development
Seale, Colin – Prufrock Press Inc., 2020
Critical thinking is the essential tool for ensuring that students fulfill their promise. But, in reality, critical thinking is still a luxury good, and students with the greatest potential are too often challenged the least. "Thinking Like a Lawyer": (1) Introduces a powerful but practical framework to close the critical thinking gap;…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Computer Software, Equal Education
Kress, Jeffrey S.; Elias, Maurice J. – Eye on Education, 2019
"Nurturing Students' Character" is an easy-to-use guide to incorporating social-emotional and character development (SECD) into your teaching practice. The links are clear--elementary and middle school students have better odds of academic success if you nurture their social and emotional skills. Drawing on broad field experience and the…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Values Education, Teaching Methods
Fisher, Douglas; Frey, Nancy; Almarode, John – ASCD, 2020
Student learning communities (SLCs) are more than just a different way of doing group work. Like the professional learning communities they resemble, SLCs provide students with a structured way to solve problems, share insight, and help one another continually develop new skills and expertise. With the right planning and support, dynamic…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving, Skill Development
Reid, Gavin – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017
Research has shown that early identification and intervention is crucial and can in fact minimise, and may even prevent, the challenges of dyslexia from becoming too detrimental at later stages of education. This book offers both research insights and practical guidance for teachers working in Early Years settings on how to create resource…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Disability Identification
Malouff, John M.; Schutte, Nicola S. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2007
This book provides descriptions of 76 engaging activities that can be used to teach children, adolescents, and adults valuable social, emotional, and problem-solving skills. Some of the skills taught include identifying and expressing one's own emotions, identifying emotions in others, coping with stressors, making and keeping friends, setting…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Problem Solving, Coping, Interpersonal Competence
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Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL. – 1983
The manual presents a curriculum designed for use with emotionally disturbed adolescents. The curriculum is designed to help students learn skills needed to behave in a socially competent manner and to provide teachers with a systematic approach to their instruction. The curriculum consists of four units (self control, problem solving,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, Emotional Disturbances, Interpersonal Competence
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McGehee, Louise; Pendergrass, R. A. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1979
The use of a group process approach to social problem solving with 32 12- and 13-year-old hearing impaired adolescents is described. It is explained that the classroom meetings lasted about 15 minutes and that the initial sessions focused on student's reactions to the class bully. The roles of the teacher in the group are discussed. (PHR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Group Discussion, Hearing Impairments
Zimmer, Judith A. – 1998
This manual is designed to introduce problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to 8-13 year old students. Following an introductory section, eight lesson plans are given. The first three lessons present basic skills of conflict management. Lessons four through eight focus on the steps in the mediation process. Each lesson includes suggestions…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
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Luke, Jennifer L.; Myers, Catherine M. – Childhood Education, 1995
Children are exposed to violence in media and everyday life, which may promote aggression as a means to solve problems. Skills and strategies of problem solving, conflict resolution, and peace making can be learned through well-organized and frequent exposure to literature. Books that deal with misunderstanding, jealousy, playground skirmishes,…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education
Morgan, Elizabeth – Texas Child Care, 1996
Describes types of puppets, including finger, glove, hand, shadow, marionette, and mechanical. Gives reasons for using puppets with children ages two through seven, including enhancing language and thinking skills. Explains how teachers can introduce tough issues such as AIDS and abuse through puppetry. Details a sequence of activities for…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Learning Activities
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Rose, Steven R. – Child and Youth Services, 1982
Describes classroom approaches for encouraging healthy social interaction: social skills training, and interpersonal cognitive problem solving. Addresses service delivery considerations, such as personnel, purpose, types of children, research and service, and scheduling. (AOS)
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Educational Strategies
Brown, Sue; And Others – 1982
The first of 11 documents on the Hawaii Integration Project (HIP) of severely disabled students presents information on ways to tailor social studies lessons for lower elementary nonhandicapped students (K-3). The curriculum stresses similarities among students and the importance of students learning from each other. Unit I explores similarities…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Individual Differences, Learning Activities
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Gartrell, Dan – Young Children, 1997
Promotes the effort to amplify the concept of guidance to help children solve social problems. Defines guidance, traces the guidance tradition in early childhood education, examines the present trend toward guidance, explains what guidance is not, and illustrates key practices in classrooms where teachers use guidance. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
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