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Common Core SL.9-10.1d student councils
Skills for Life & Leadership: Can I Find Happiness in Adversity? (w a TED Talk)
This is a lesson on finding joy and gratitude in the face of adversity. It is based upon an inspiring, teen-friendly TED Talk (12:45) given by Sam Berns, who had progeria, a rare genetic condition that causes a person to age prematurely. He was 17 and a junior in high school when he gave the talk. He passed shortly thereafter, but not before inspiring so many (this talk has been viewed by over 31 million people). Bottom line: if this young man can live a life of happiness and gratitude, all of u
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Skills for Life & Leadership...LESSONS #6-10 BUNDLED!
Skills for Life & Leadership: What does your body language reveal? (w TED Talk)
This is a lesson based upon a highly engaging and empowering TED Talk by Amy Cuddy (21:02), a social psychologist at Harvard University. Cuddy examines our body language and how it influences not only how others view us—but also how we perceive ourselves. She presents her research and explains the science behind our nonverbal communication. She also offers practical suggestions that we can all implement to increase our presence and grow our influence. Objective:Students will be able to understan
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Skills for Life & Leadership...LESSONS #6-10 BUNDLED!
Skills for Life & Leadership: What Makes YOU Special? (w a TED Talk)
This is a lesson based upon a highly engaging TED Talk by Mariana Atencio (17:46), a journalist with NBC. Without using the words “prejudice” or “racism,” she talks about how we respond to difference in others. She speaks of her experiences as a Venezuelan who came to the United States for summer camp and later made this country her home. Her message speaks to the fact that our differences are what make us special—are what make us human. Atencio uses the power of storytelling to challenge her li
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Skills for Life & Leadership...LESSONS #6-10 BUNDLED!
Introduction to Leadership Slide Deck
This is the first of a set of slide preseentations for a leadership class I created during the Covid shutdowns. It works both in class or as a remote teaching resource. The slides include ground rules, an ice breaker, then begins to walk students through the thought excercise of whether or not leadership is learned, asks them to define leadership, goes into ethics (includes link to a wonderful and vetted ted talk about ethics), gives an ethical case study to analyze, and challenges students to w
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8th - 12th
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Leadership Styles
I typically use this as our second unit, following the Introduction to Leadership Slides also available here on TPT. This slide deck walks students through the 7 primary styles of leadership, then encourages students to take a personality inventory. I typically use true colors, but you can use whatever works for you and your students. Then ends with directions for a presentation project that can be scaled up or down, done as a slide show, a video, or just spoken presentation. I typically ask for
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8th - 12th
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4 Corner Debate Slides with Basic Instructions!
This bundle of slides includes several topics for a 4 corner debate! To implement this activity in your classroom, you will need to label each corner of the room as "Agree," "Disagree," "Strongly Agree," or "Strongly Disagree." You will display each statement to your students and have them go to the corner that corresponds with their opinion on the statement and discuss it. This activity is a great way to foster healthy discussion/debate in your classroom using topics students will care about! *
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9th - 12th
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