Tagged With "Classrooms"
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An Alternative to Suspension with Trauma-Informed Dynamic Mindfulness: Building Stress Resilience, Emotion Regulation and Empathy
At the November 2019 Northern California Safe and Healthy Schools Conference at UC Berkeley, Niroga Program Managers Sam Weiss and Fatima Ahmed facilitated a session incorporating the theory and practice of Dynamic Mindfulness (DMind) to a standing room only crowd.
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Push to Increase the Number of Teachers of Color in California Classrooms Gains Momentum [edsource.org]
By Diana Lambert, EdSource, October 11, 2019 Increasing the number of teachers of color in California classrooms has been a top priority for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond since he started the job in January. Now, he’s planning a statewide task force focused on improving teacher diversity in California schools. “The data shows when kids see a teacher who looks like them it makes a huge difference,” Thurmond said in an earlier EdSource interview. Hiring a diverse...
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ADRIFT: a Free Prosocial Video Game About Consent
ADRIFT is a free prosocial video game about consent that is appropriate for all ages. ADRIFT is an award-winning game which has been featured in a museum exhibition at MOD. We also offer a free guide for use by parents in conjunction with ADRIFT to aid them when teaching their children about consent.