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REAL Teacher Feature: Kennia Reddrick
Read More: REAL Teacher Feature: Kennia ReddrickThank you to Kennia Reddrick for sharing her REAL life with us! Kennia is a sixth grade reaching teacher at The Dexter Southfield School in Chestnut Hill, MA.…
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Let’s Talk About It: The Future of Discussion Skills in an AI World
Read More: Let’s Talk About It: The Future of Discussion Skills in an AI WorldWe’re in the midst of a revolution. An AI revolution, characterized by increased interactions between humans and machines. In an AI-dominated world, do students still need to learn…
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Breaking It Down: The “E” in R.E.A.L.
Read More: Breaking It Down: The “E” in R.E.A.L.R.E.A.L.® Discussion is a professional development program that equips faculty to teach, measure, and celebrate discussion skills – which students use in the classroom, in the cafeteria, on…
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Why Discussion Matters for Mattering: How to Teach Students the Power of Speaking & Listening
Read More: Why Discussion Matters for Mattering: How to Teach Students the Power of Speaking & ListeningFor many teachers, class discussion is a chance to dive into content: to unearth new meaning in a text, debate the impact of a historical event, draw connections…
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Breaking Conversation into Teachable Skills: A Case Study with Nativity Preparatory School
Read More: Breaking Conversation into Teachable Skills: A Case Study with Nativity Preparatory SchoolAchieving the mission of Nativity Preparatory School — in which students grow in character, deepen their faith, and develop transferable academic skills — requires a foundational skill set:…
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REAL Teacher Feature: Brendan Flanagan
Read More: REAL Teacher Feature: Brendan FlanaganThank you to Brendan Flanagan for sharing his REAL life with us! Brendan is an English teacher at Gill St. Bernard’s School in Chester, NJ. Here are his…
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Combatting Polarization with Conversation: An Interview with CDI
Read More: Combatting Polarization with Conversation: An Interview with CDIMylien Duong is the Senior Director of Research at the Constructive Dialogue Institute. What follows is a conversation between Mylien and R.E.A.L.® founder Liza Garonzik about CDI’s groundbreaking…
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Breaking It Down: The “R” in R.E.A.L.
Read More: Breaking It Down: The “R” in R.E.A.L.R.E.A.L.® Discussion is a professional development program that empowers faculty to teach their students how to thrive in discussion – in the classroom, in the cafeteria, on the…
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REAL Results: How R.E.A.L. Helps Students Grow
Read More: REAL Results: How R.E.A.L. Helps Students GrowIt’s the start of the school year, and we’re eager to see how our R.E.A.L.® practitioners roll out R.E.AL.® in their classrooms this year. If there’s one thing…
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REAL Teacher Feature: Erika Drezner
Read More: REAL Teacher Feature: Erika DreznerThank you to Erika Drezner for sharing her REAL life with us! Erika is the Upper School English department chair at the Berkeley Carroll School in New York.…