3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #155, 27th June 2023

Our choices make us. Our self-control builds us into who we are. Self-regulation is a skill that needs to be taught, in school and at home, to be successful in learning and growing up to be calm and balanced as adults.

RULER method. One of the many methods you can use to assist students/your child and of course yourself as a parent/teacher, in self-regulating emotions effectively and learning social and emotional skills. Brackett and Rivers (2014) developed the RULER method.

RULER stands for: 

• recognize emotion in self and others, 

• understand an emotion’s cause and potential consequences, 
• label emotions with accurate vocabulary, 
• express emotions in constructive ways, and 
• learn to regulate emotions in positive ways (Nathanson et al., 2016). As part of the RULER method, teachers are encouraged to assist students in recognizing emotions using a mood meter. This helps younger students begin to identify emotions by color zones (red, yellow, green and blue) representing different categories of emotion such as anger, sadness, calm, and happiness (Tominey et al., 2017). How do you help yourself in managing your emotions? your student/child’s emotions? Find some suggestions in this issue of the newsletter, let me know some of your ‘go-to’ methods during stressful times.

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Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

“The best fighter is never angry.” – Lao Tzu

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

One Video of the Week

Dr. Antle brings to our attention the idea that perhaps what is preventing children in developing regions from learning is not the lack of schools, but instead, the inability to self-regulate due to experienced traumas.

She explains how the headset and app technology she developed teaches children how to self-regulate and how this has, and will, have a profound influence on how children are able to learn across all parts of the world.

Dr. Antle pushes the boundaries of computation to expand the ways we think and learn. As a designer and builder of interactive technologies, her goal is to explore the way in which these innovations can improve, augment, and support children’s development.

Her interactive technologies have been deployed to facilitate collaborative learning about aboriginal heritage, sustainability and social justice; improve learning outcomes for dyslexic children; and teach self-regulation to disadvantaged children.

Dear reader,
I have been a research scientist, a journalist, and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and, I write.  With this weekly newsletter, I share what I read, learn, and, experience. At the same time, I engage with students, parents, and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and ed-tech organizations.

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Showcase of the week

Teaching students the essence of art, history, and culture is indispensable. ReReeti Foundation’s Retihaas is an alternative learning resource created by the organization to make the study of history more relevant, reachable and relatable. This educational tool contains all of ReReeti’s original research on major historic events such as the 1947 Partition and World War I. Click here to visit the site.

And Finally…

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