A simple practice yields big results for less than $2. Plus: helping students give and receive peer feedback

A Simple Practice Yields Big Results for Less Than $2; 60-Second Strategy: Respond, Reflect, and Review; Helping Students Develop Self-Regulation |

View Online September 18, 2019 Credit: Gabe Palmer / Alamy Stock Photo A Simple Practice Yields Big Results in Middle School for Less Than $2 A new study shows how a low-cost writing exercise improves the sense of belonging for incoming middle school students. Credit: George Lucas Educational Foundation 60-Second Strategy: Respond, Reflect, and Review This simple activity helps students practice giving and receiving peer feedback—and gets them out of their desks. Shutterstock / Kzenon Helping Students Develop Self-Regulation Guiding students to create an ongoing cycle of growth in self-regulation starts with having them set explicit goals for themselves. Credit: ©Ikon Images/Trina Dalziel Every Student Matters: Cultivating Belonging in the Classroom These five strategies can help ensure that students feel they belong in your classroom. Credit: Dmitriy Shironosov / Alamy Stock Photo Building Executive Function Skills Can Be Fun Teachers can help students improve skills like inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility by explicitly connecting them to popular games—and then letting students play. Don't Miss The Power of Short Writing Assignments 6 Teacher-Approved Tips for Faster, More Effective Feedback Supporting the New Teachers in the Building Helping Students With Disabilities Understand Accommodations in College A 5-Step Guide to Making Your Own Instructional Videos FOLLOW EDUTOPIA         ABOUT   •   PRIVACY   •   CONTACT To ensure delivery of Edutopia's Weekly Enews, please add news@edutopia.org to your address book. You can always unsubscribe.   © 2019 George Lucas Educational Foundation PO Box 3494, San Rafael, CA 94912

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