Tag: teachers
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Step-By-Step Practical Lessons for Teaching Teens About Body Language
This blog post is part of a series that provides lesson plans and communication activities for teaching teens communication skills. In addition, this post shares resources to teach young people the basics of body language and how to communicate effectively through nonverbal cues. Teaching Teens Non-Verbal Cues Body language is a critical part of communication […]
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12 Tips For A Fulfilled Life: Personal Development Basics
This blog post explores skills for personal development, helping people reach their goals and live more fulfilled lives. Personal Development for Living a Fulfilled Life Personal development is about learning how to live a fulfilling life. It is about being able to do things that you enjoy doing and achieving goals that you set out […]
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How to Use Perception Checking for Effective Communication
Perceptions are often based on assumptions, which may not be true. For example, if someone says they like something, we assume they mean they like it because they said so. However, they could also mean they like it because it is a good thing to say. So, when communicating with others, it is important to […]
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Complete List for How to Teach Teens Communication Skills
In this blog post, I share a list of the most comprehensive strategies and resources for how to teach teens communication skills. If you’re a high school teacher looking to incorporate communication skills into your lessons, you’re in luck. This blog post has several tried and true strategies and lesson plans to help your students […]
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Powerful Communication Activities for Teens
This blog post is part of a series that provides lesson plans and communication activities for teaching teens communication skills. This post shares resources to teach teens how perceptions and emotions influence communication. Background Conflict management and communication skills are something that I have been passionate about teaching for over two decades. I have experience […]
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How to Teach Teens Communication Style
This blog post is part of a series that provides lesson plans and communication activities for teaching teens communication skills. This post shares resources to teach teens communication and how self-esteem and self-concept influence their communication style. Background For a long time, I have been teaching communication and conflict management skills to people of all […]
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How to Teach Teens Communication Skills (2022)
This blog post is the first in a series of lesson plans for teaching teens communication skills. Background During my career spanning over two decades, I developed curriculum and lesson plans for interpersonal communication and conflict management skills for post-secondary students, teachers, and high school students. In addition, I held the designation of Chartered Mediator […]
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Best 39 Education Technology Tools (2022)
This blog post has a list of fun education technology tools for teachers to use in high school curriculum and lesson plans. Background Following a 20-year career as a post-secondary professor in Canada, I moved to teach high school in China in 2019. Teaching English language arts to tenth graders, lesson plans in my curriculum […]
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Easy Lesson for High School Art Curriculum
This blog post includes a lesson plan integrating social studies for teaching high school art curriculum. Art Education Art is a critical part of a well-rounded education for high schoolers. In order to ensure that all students have access to quality art education, there are certain elements that every high school art curriculum should include. These […]
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How to Prepare a Behavior Management Plan for Teens (2022)
This blog post highlights specific criteria needed to prepare a behavior management plan for high school students. Behavior Management Plan Sometimes teens experience behavioral problems, and teachers may need to develop a behavior management plan. A behavior management plan helps teachers, parents, and teens identify the behaviors that need to be addressed, set realistic goals, […]
