All Practices
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Through the Looking Glass
Students cultivate courage, empathy, and compassion by sharing and listening to others comment on how others see them versus who they really are.
Encouraging Moral Character Through Language
Teachers will foster students’ moral identity through selective use of language in the classroom.
Exemplars Who Inspire Intellectual Humility
Inspire students to practice intellectual humility by introducing them to what intellectual humility is, what it looks like, and why it is valuable.
Reminders that Encourage Moral Character Strengths
Foster students’ moral identity through story writing.
Student Self Check-In Journal
A values-informed process to help students make the best possible ethical choices
Challenging Gender Stereotyping and Homophobia in Sports
Students will identify the stereotypes they hold and consider the impact those stereotypes have on the fair treatment of athletes.
Compass Points
Students develop courage by evaluating an idea or proposition and taking a stance on it.
Confronting the -isms
Students will identify their personal biases and consider how those biases influence their ability to treat others fairly.
Tug for Truth
Develop students’ intellectual humility by helping them to ask questions while thoughtfully evaluating evidence.
3-2-1 Bridge
Develop students’ intellectual humility through concept mapping
Random Acts of Kindness
Students practice kindness to increase their happiness
Family Business
Teachers and students create a safe space to develop strong relationships.
Respectful Debate
Students share their opinions and disagreements in healthy ways.
Yes-No-Maybe Current Event Discussion
Students respectfully discuss their stance on a current event.
Norm Co-Creation
Students collaborate on the development of classroom norms.
Designing the Classroom to Promote Kindness
Students provide input on changes that could be made to the classroom to subtly cue kind behavior.
Take-Home Skill: Creating Happy Memories
Students spend a day or two doing a variety of meaningful activities.
Gift of Time
Spend quality time with people you care about.
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