Another great example of positive prevention. Show this to your students right away…
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November 7, 2013
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“Food Day is a nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced food and a grassroots campaign for better food policies. It builds all year long and culminates on October 24.” Here at the Shanghai American School, we’re celebrating with the
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October 24, 2013
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From Healthline, Sept. 2013: Teens Respond Better to Positive Information Than Warnings “Want to Keep Kids from Smoking? Tout Positives, Not Negatives… Overall, researchers found that younger study participants were less likely to take the risks of negative information into account.
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October 21, 2013
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Infographic courtesy of www.aplatformforgood.org With all of the talk about cyberbullying, it’s important to remember the amazing ways in which kids are using the Internet to effect social change. Advocating, fund raising, collaborating… it’s unreal how globally minded they’ve become.
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October 15, 2013
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Image: Shanghai Daily In our super-connected world, sometimes we forget to connect with the people we’re closest to… So, for our 8th grade Family Advocacy project, the kids are going to research some ideas for a family field trip here
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October 14, 2013
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Awesome resource… and a must-see for students (all of us, actually). Try and watch the whole clip directly from the BBC if you can. Tons of great clips on there for
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October 10, 2013
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This great new infographic takes a balanced look at the digital lives of our little ones…
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September 26, 2013
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If you’re doing any sort of lesson on digital footprint… better throw this in the mix. California has just approved Senate Bill 568, which will essentially work like an erase button for teens. From CNET… “Legislation signed Monday by Gov.
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September 24, 2013
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You have one, right? What about your kids? There’s been a lot of research lately about the impact of screen time on our sleep, but it still doesn’t seem to be getting through. It’s like… we know that screen time
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September 23, 2013
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“You’re teaching the world what it looks like to be awesome.” – Kid President
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September 19, 2013
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Amy Poehler? Kinda my hero. Which is why I was excited to find out that she’s created a campaign that inspires girls to change the world. By being themselves. It’s called Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, and it’s pretty much a
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September 17, 2013
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Source: Infographic Archive – Click here to see more. From Edudemic comes this useful how-to guide for making infographics… Infographics are used quite a bit in reporting Health news, and this could be a fun option for the kids when they’re
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September 15, 2013
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From Today’s Parent, here are some fun new recipes… – Superfood: 20 Kid Friendly Recipes – I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about the idea of “Superfoods” that gets Middle School kids super excited. Actually… that’s a lie. I do know
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September 12, 2013
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From CNN comes this great article filled with tips on mindful technology use… –Blissfully Wired: 10 Rules for Digital Happiness– While the professor who wrote the article takes a much more hard-lined approach than I would, – she’s dealing with
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September 10, 2013
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about sex education and how badly it’s in need of an update. In the UK, The Telegraph has launched a full scale campaign to raise awareness of the issue, and has gotten the
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September 7, 2013
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