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Group work with explicit instruction of norms for group work success
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Students created their own posters of class norms for success.
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Encourage a safe classroom and critique any poor social practices as needed
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Intentional discussion goals set as a class, followed by reflective comments on how we did as a class
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Communicating effectively, developing positive relationships, cultural competency, teamwork/collaboration, standing up for rights of others
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Group work helps students practice relationship skills. Students have to choose roles and talk about the expectations for each role.
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Kingian non-violence discussion protocols, using respectful discussion stems (I agree that... I see it differently because...)
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Pair/Team/Group hands-on projects, facilitating conversations, stopping class to have a discussion about group dynamics
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Socratic seminars, collaborative group work assignments, empathy journal work, narrative writing