Teachers and school leaders work each day with our nation’s children to provide them with the knowledge, skills, and habits to succeed profes-sionally and personally, and to give them an array of tools

a respect-building program for teens Leader’s Guide Co-lead with teens a Respect Pod program for 6 to 18 weeks!

Classroom discussion questions, writing assignments, student activities… The Week of Respect is the launching of a yearlong effort to enhance a safe and respectful learning environment. Summit Preparatory Charter High School in Redwood City, California, uses a variety of activities in the weekly, 90-minute Habits, Community, and Culture (HCC) class, where students learn Habits of Success and develop social and emotional learning (SEL) skills. Get inspired by these 17 fun, creative first day of school activities and try them out yourself. Welcome to De La Salle High School Respect Week 2019. All the chairs should be lined up in a single line. TO TOP. For this classroom icebreaker, students need to be flexible and balanced. Get on that chair. Josh has taught Earth Science and Physical Science at the High School level and holds a Master of Education degree from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Who do you allow others to see you as? Week of Respect Activities; School Violence Awareness Week; Mahwah High School; School Violence Awareness Week; School-wide activities hosted by student groups that promote peaceful co-existence, acceptance, and embracing our differences. In my high school classroom, I've found the key to success has been to focus on three critical areas: Building a rapport with students, establishing rules and expectations, and having a strategy to help students get motivated to learn. The week of February 11-14, De La Salle will host its annual Respect Week, with the theme “Living with Dignity - Respect Yourself, Respect Others.” The challenge for De La Salle students to look inward at the things that make you...you. “Respect for Rules,” viewers learn the reasons for rules and the im-portance of respecting them. First day of school activities for high school students 14. Use my week-one strategies below and printable calendar to guide your back-to-school plans. Teaching guide ( discussion guide, lesson plans, teachers' guide ) for respect.

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Then, the teacher asks them to go stand in a certain order. Every child in America deserves a high-quality educa-tion that prepares her or him for college, a career, and the responsibilities of citizenship. Every student has to stand on a chair. Nine percent of high school students reported being hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the prior 12 months. Part 4, “Self-Respect,” deals with how Sean first lost and then regained his self-respect.

For every student, the teacher places a chair. Produced in association with Character Counts! With that in mind, you should always consider what first day of school activities can stimulate introductions, get students talking, and set the tone for successful classroom management. By Courtney Macavinta founder of Respect Rx and co-author of RESPECT Includes activities from our popular Respect Rally attended by thousands of teens!