Digital tools can provide more reciprocal teachers and learners for students beyond their classroom walls.
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A classroom library can provide a wealth of stories for modeling and reflecting on SEL skills and behaviors, building students' Vocabulary and ability to express their own emotions and feelings.
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Building a Belonging Classroom: A video showing the power of building a Sense of Belonging in the classroom.
Teachers can establish quiet spaces in the classroom with supplies such as pencils, paper, laptops or tablets, models, and resources to support student practice.