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A Slice of SEL

St. Croix River Education District

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/21d. Total Eps: 41

Spend time with Angela, Nic, and Kevin—the SEL services team at the St. Croix River Education District—for advice and practical tools that will improve your quality of life, help your students thrive, and make your school a supportive community for all. This humble podcast was created primarily for educators, and specifically for our colleagues in the Minnesota school districts of Chisago Lakes, East Central, Hinckley-Finlayson, North Branch, Pine City, and Rush City.

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https://sites.google.com/scred.k12.mn.us/scredsel/calming-strategies-toolbox/express-yourself?authuser=0#h.hj7j4prqhptq
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https://www.simplyanap.com/post/engaging-secondary-strategies
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https://sites.google.com/scred.k12.mn.us/scredsel/educators/sel-classroom-guide/knowing-each-student_sel-cg-prevention
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HMBIjpq4EEpyBWR_ggFYOLqXRBfts5l_08AIq8v-Mqw/edit#gid=1051385281
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZfMNknId_uq13jgyFF9PojF0P27mNmJ5-mnAJxbp41Q/edit
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e8l6l7ogxcwGCy7HbAqOh9cDps3FJF-E7X6atbafppA/edit
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41. Using Storification to Engage Students

Season 1 · Episode 41

Friday, February 10, 2023 • Duration 28:52

You've heard of "gamification," now meet its close relative, "storification." We share advice from a cognitive scientist on how to take advantage of the "privileged status of story" when designing lessons for maximum engagement and retention. (1:45) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (4:25) We discuss the "why" behind storification and compare its use to gamification. (8:50) We explain the "four Cs of story structure." (13:30) We several tips about how to "storify" more in the classroom. (26:55) Takeaways.

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40. Incorporating Student Interests and Choice

Season 1 · Episode 40

Friday, December 2, 2022 • Duration 16:56

We discuss a blog post by a high school ELA teacher and her three tips for boosting student engagement. (1:00) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (2:00) Tip #1: Find out what's trending. (9:00) Tip #2: Get to know your students. (12:15) Tip #3: Give students choices as often as you can. (14:30) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: Ana Perez's blog post, Get to Know You Student Survey

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39. Five Ways to Respond to Disruptive Behavior

Season 1 · Episode 39

Monday, October 3, 2022 • Duration 26:43

We discuss how to apply a few of the strategies shared by Scott Ervin, "The Kid Whisperer," who achieved astonishing feats of classroom management as a teacher and then became nationally recognized for his adaptations of Love & Logic. (4:10) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (5:45) Nic shares some of the prefaces about the tips that he got to hear Scott share live + he shares some perspective on behavior strategy jargon. (9:50) Tip #1: The Confused Eye. (10:55) Tip #2: Contraband Tap. (14:25) Tip #3: The Assumption of Intelligence. (16:15) Tip #4: Statement of Fact. (17:45) Bonus Tip: "The Perfect Intervention" AKA an "Indirect Prompt". (20:00) Tip #5: Quick question - ‘What should you be doing?’ (23:10) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: Scott Ervin's article for ASCD

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38. Talking With Students About Values

Season 1 · Episode 38

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 • Duration 16:59

How can we help students to identify and live by positive values like respect, responsibility, compassion, determination, and integrity? (0:45) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (2:00) We talk about the overlap between "collective values" and the 3-5 shared behavior expectations that each of our schools have established. (4:50) We share examples of embedded questions that guide students to reflect on values during ELA or social studies. (5:30) We discuss the difference between that integrated discussion about values vs. dedicating time to this discussion during explicit SEL instruction. (8:30) We talk about the importance of providing students with examples of values in order to build vocabulary. (11:30) We talk about how values related to the five SEL competencies. (15:45) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: Values Card Deck

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37. Six Choices Teachers Make When They Praise Students

Season 1 · Episode 37

Thursday, March 3, 2022 • Duration 25:16

Praise is a classroom management fundamental, but that doesn't make it easy. Listeners will leave this episode more self-aware of their current style and all of the options at their disposal. Self-awareness = adaptability = less of that "I'm stuck" icky feeling. (3:45) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (7:45) Choice #1: How obvious the praise is. (10:15) Choice #2: How descriptive the praise is. (14:30) Choice #3: How targeted the praise is. (16:05) Choice #4: How discrete the praise is. (18:00) Choice #5: What I'm choosing to praise. (20:30) Whether or not I'm pairing an incentive with my praise. (22:00) Takeaways.

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36. Make It Cool to Feel Again

Season 1 · Episode 36

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 • Duration 26:43

Students are struggling emotionally, and several of our schools are scaling up the practice of emotion check-in rituals. In this episode, we highlight a phone-based tool ideal for middle- and high-school students + share all the tips and tricks that will help schools avoid potential pitfalls. (2:55) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (4:45) We describe some Mood Meter check-in practices that may be familiar, such as the GIF Mood Meters. (8:05) We describe how our new phone-based interactive Mood Meter works and how it originated from collaboration with one of our high schools. (12:50) We begin sharing tips, tricks, and potential pitfalls regarding the digital Mood Meter. (15:00) We share a great tip from one of our elementary schools. (18:15) We share more tips and tricks re: the digital Mood Meter. (24:00) We chat briefly about how this digital Mood Meter can be used in ELA or social studies classes while teaching content. (25:30) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: Digital Interactive Mood Meter

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35. How to Boost Content Relevance Early in a Unit

Season 1 · Episode 35

Thursday, January 13, 2022 • Duration 19:05

Students are more likely to engage when they can see the connection between learning content and their interests, goals, and passions. But how do we make that happen? This week, we're talking about a worksheet activity that is an excellent starting point. (3:05) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (6:15) We describe the contents and structure of the worksheet. (9:15) We talk about when and how often to facilitate this activity. (10:30) We talk about the usefulness of the pre-completed examples for each core content area, and we also share advice about the benefits of showing students examples from previous years and/or completing the activity yourself and sharing it with students. (17:25) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: Build Connections Activity

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34. Five Tips for Quality Peer Feedback

Season 1 · Episode 34

Monday, December 6, 2021 • Duration 23:08

Peer feedback can save teachers time, promote engagement and belonging, and better prepare students for the workforce. This week, we talk about the crème de la crème of tips and tricks that teachers have generously shared. (1:45) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (3:30) What does peer feedback have to do with the Beatles, the workforce, and the coach of the New England Patriots? (8:00) What benefits can teachers expect from well-constructed peer feedback rituals? (9:10) Tip #1: Setting ground rules and holding students accountable. (11:45) Tip #2: Assign feedback partners. (14:10) Tip #3: Offer choices and sentence starters. (16:15) Tip #4: Model what quality feedback looks like. (18:10) Tip #5: Aim for reflection, not correction, and begin with low-stakes work. (21:10) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: Teaching Kids to Give and Receive Quality Peer Feedback (Edutopia), Developing Students' Ability to Give and Take Effective Feedback (KQED), Teaching Students To Give Effective Peer Feedback (Science Lessons That Rock)

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33. Building Habits of Mind by Questioning with Intention

Season 1 · Episode 33

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 • Duration 30:02

We're back! In our first episode of the 2021-22 school year, we're talking about how teachers can integrate social emotional learning into all content areas by asking questions with intention. (2:05) What's filling our buckets? (4:45) We give a few examples of the types of questions we're discussing + Angela reviews the 5 SEL competencies. (8:20) Why is SEL integration into academics so crucial to actually achieving results? How does the overlap between the 5 SEL competencies and the 16 habits of mind help teachers to become more intentional with their questions? (13:30) We chat about a series of example questions, sharing ideas about what SEL competencies they're promoting. (28:00) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: Habits of Mind poster, Article we pulled example questions from, Snuggle Buddies from Generation Mindful

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32. Quiz Game! What's That Standard?!

Season 1 · Episode 32

Monday, May 24, 2021 • Duration 29:12

In our final episode of the 2020-21 school year, we revisit the topic of integrated SEL instruction—weaving SEL into academic instruction—but with a twist! This time, Nic gets to quiz Ry and Court about what SEL standard a specific academic activity is supporting. Who will come out on top?! (2:15) What's filling our buckets? (4:15) We dive into the quiz game and play until Courtney or Ry reach 10 points. (27:30) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: MN SEL Standards

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