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R.E.A.L.® Trainer Spotlight: Sumner McCallie
Read More: R.E.A.L.® Trainer Spotlight: Sumner McCallieName/Hometown: Sumner McCallie, Chattanooga, TN, McCallie School Current Role and School: Dean of Faculty & Curriculum at McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN. How did you learn about R.E.A.L.®?…
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Let’s Talk About Technoference: Why Off-Screen Conversations Are So Hard for Today’s Kids
Read More: Let’s Talk About Technoference: Why Off-Screen Conversations Are So Hard for Today’s KidsOne Saturday night about five years ago, I found myself at TGI Friday’s at 10:30pm, just sitting down to dinner with a sports team full of disgruntled teenagers.…
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Teaching Kindness and Character: An Interview with Penny Austen
Read More: Teaching Kindness and Character: An Interview with Penny AustenPenny Austen is the founder of ThinkGive, a SEL program that helps students build character, confidence, and connection. What follows is a conversation between Penny and R.E.A.L. ®…
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Breaking it Down: The “L” in R.E.A.L., Part II: Listening to Facilitate and Listening for Feedback
Read More: Breaking it Down: The “L” in R.E.A.L., Part II: Listening to Facilitate and Listening for FeedbackR.E.A.L.® Discussion is a program that equips faculty to teach, measure, and celebrate discussion skills – which students use in the classroom, in the cafeteria, on the court,…
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The “Extrovert Ideal” and the Problem with Typical Classrooms
Read More: The “Extrovert Ideal” and the Problem with Typical ClassroomsAs Susan Cain, the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, said in a now-famous TED Talk, “Our most important institutions…
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3 Critical Listening Skills for Middle Schoolers
Read More: 3 Critical Listening Skills for Middle SchoolersListening skills are critical for students of all ages. They matter for academics, friendship, and all relationships – and yet, most schools stop proactively teaching students how to…
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Congratulations to the Winners of Our 2nd Annual Student Essay Contest!
Read More: Congratulations to the Winners of Our 2nd Annual Student Essay Contest!We are delighted to announce the winners of The Second Annual R.E.A.L. ® Discussion National Essay Contest! We invited the thousands of students who have used R.E.A.L.® this…
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R.E.A.L.® Teacher Feature: Holly Silberman
Read More: R.E.A.L.® Teacher Feature: Holly SilbermanThank you to Holly Silberman for sharing her REAL life with us! Holly is a middle school English teacher at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. Here are…
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Starting with the Student: A Conversation with Emily Weinstein
Read More: Starting with the Student: A Conversation with Emily WeinsteinDr. Emily Weinstein is a Principal Investigator at Harvard’s Project Zero, a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the founding Co-Director of the Center for…
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Discussion as a Team Sport: Teaching Today’s Kids with a Skills-Based Approach
Read More: Discussion as a Team Sport: Teaching Today’s Kids with a Skills-Based ApproachAdults everywhere lament kids’ conversational skills (or lack thereof) – in schools, restaurants, around family dinner tables. The causes are debatable and myriad: blame iPads, TikTok, parents, politics,…