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March 07, 2024
Eight great ways of celebrating SEL Day 2024
Social and emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom helps students boost academic achievement and develop critical life skills. It’s how students develop healthy self-identities, constructively manage their emotions, and develop positive relationships.
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January 11, 2024
Reflect activities for student engagement
At the start of 2024, Microsoft invites you and your students to reflect, express gratitude, and set goals. Use Microsoft Reflect, a Learning Accelerator that helps young people develop social and emotional learning (SEL) skills, to kick off the new year successfully.
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October 10, 2023
New ways to reflect and thrive on World Mental Health Day!
October 10th is World Mental Health Day: a day to raise awareness and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The day provides an excellent opportunity to discuss and normalize mental health issues so that we can make mental health a universal human right.
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September 07, 2023
Build a culture of wellbeing: A guide to Reflect for educators
Microsoft Reflect is a Learning Accelerator that helps students build important social, emotional, and academic skills. It offers quick check-ins in the Reflect web app, or within your favorite Microsoft 365 Education learning apps including Microsoft Teams for Education and OneNote.
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May 02, 2023
Empowering educators from mindfulness to mental health during Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to bring attention to the importance of mental health and the resources available to support it. It is important to recognize the impact of good mental health on overall well-being, academic success, and economic outcomes.
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March 10, 2023
Uplift hearts and connect minds on International SEL Day
On March 10, 2023, classrooms around the world will come together to celebrate International SEL Day. This year’s theme is “Uplifting Hearts, Connecting Minds.”
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January 12, 2023
More meaningful check-ins with Microsoft Reflect now in Microsoft Teams
Is there something that you are anxious about? Perhaps just saying “I am scared of _____” could help. Researchers at UCLA found that when afraid, people showed fewer signs of reactivity after verbalizing their emotions.
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December 13, 2022
New Teams features to help enhance student engagement
Dynamic learning environments engage students. They provide experiences and tools that help students connect with content, see relevance in their learning, and have multiple means of expressing their ideas.
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October 06, 2022
LatinExplorers: Learning Hispanic heritage in Minecraft
With challenges facing classrooms worldwide, it’s essential to find new ways to engage and inspire young people to take an active role in developing leadership skills. Educators and families can support students as they learn how to make a positive change in their communities. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Minecraft: Education Edition offers a chance to have some fun along the way.
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September 20, 2022
Improving educator well-being and engagement using Teams
Now that the school year has begun, it’s important to have the right tools that can help you create a quality learning environment for students as well as educators. With these new Microsoft Teams features, you can better understand the well-being of educators, connect with parents and guardians to help manage student learning progress, and use various tools from the integration with our partner app, Kami.
