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Active Listening: Are You Hearing Me Or Listening?, Taylor Jones Dec 2023

Active Listening: Are You Hearing Me Or Listening?, Taylor Jones

Goal 3: Interpersonal Intelligence Narrative

Be able to determine the difference between hearing someone when being spoken to and actively listening to them

Do you ever talk with someone and realize they aren’t listening? Sure, they hear the words that leave your mouth but are not genuinely listening: they may not be present, texting, staring off into space, etc. If you’ve ever found yourself in a situation like this, on either side, you run the risk of making someone feel neglected and undervalued, and you could miss out on important information. Active listening requires attentiveness to the speaker so you, as the listener, can understand …


Growth Vs Fixed Mindset Program, Alyssa Gehrke Dec 2023

Growth Vs Fixed Mindset Program, Alyssa Gehrke

Goal 4: Intrapersonal Intelligence Narrative

It is easy for adolescents, because their lives are full of constant change, to feel like any conflict, challenge, or criticism makes them a failure. However, these are actually opportunities to grow and learn, about oneself and others. They are opportunities to self-reflect, challenge your own assumptions and knowledge, expand your knowledge and skill sets, gain a broader understanding of different perspectives, and develop yourself on an individual level and within a relationship—friends, family, roommates, significant others, professional, and so on. Adapting a growth mindset during adolescence will prepare teens well for college and the professional world ahead of them. …


How To Keep A Clean Space For A Clear Mind, Taylor Jones Sep 2023

How To Keep A Clean Space For A Clear Mind, Taylor Jones

Goal 3: Interpersonal Intelligence Narrative

Lesson Outcomes: In this lesson, students will learn how to maintain a clean space for a clear and healthy mind. o Maintaining a clean space will help the student’s mental health, o Teach responsibility and cleanliness o Be considerate of others if spaces are ever shared.

Purpose: This program aims to help students maintain a clean living space and tips to keep it.