{"id":240,"date":"2021-02-03T13:59:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/?page_id=240"},"modified":"2021-12-19T11:35:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T16:35:56","slug":"adjectives-about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/self-awareness-and-sense-of-identity\/knowing-oneself\/adjectives-about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjectives about me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='accordion md-accordion' id='accordion0' role='tablist' aria-multiselectable='true'><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Instructions-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneInstructions-0' aria-expanded='true' aria-controls='collapseOneInstructions-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Instructions<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneInstructions-0' class='collapse show' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneInstructions-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide context for the practice (see \u201cEvidence\u201d section).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brainstorm examples of positive adjectives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invite students to think of positive adjectives that might describe themselves (e.g., kind, smart, creative, curious, energetic, positive, athletic, multilingual).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Start this activity individually, and gradually work toward whole class participation where positive adjectives are said of others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NOTE: Co-creating classroom norms of inclusion, respect for diversity, compassion, and collaboration will help create discussions with a positive and safe emotional climate. To ensure respectful dialogue, norms must be co-created before the practice, and students can be reminded of them throughout.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Supplementary-resources-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Supplementary resources<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Complementary practice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/positive-motivation-and-perseverance\/expressing-gratitude\/impromptu-thank-yous\/\">Impromptu thank yous<\/a> (Positive motivation and perseverance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Adaptations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneAdaptations-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneAdaptations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Adaptations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneAdaptations-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneAdaptations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Consider using a computer program to create a \u201cwordle\u201d of positive adjectives for the class.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Evidence-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneEvidence-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneEvidence-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Evidence<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneEvidence-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneEvidence-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies have shown that students benefit from knowing that they matter to an adult, as well as their peers. Encouraging students to develop relationships with both staff and students increases self-confidence and creates opportunities to form healthy relationships. (Bergin &amp; Bergin, 2009; McNeely &amp; Falci, 2004; Roorda, et al., 2011).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='References-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneReferences-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneReferences-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> References<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneReferences-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneReferences-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Bergin, C., &amp; Bergin, D. (2009). Attachment in the classroom. <em>Educational Psychology Review, 21<\/em>(2), 141-170.<\/p>\n<p>McNeely, C., &amp; Falci, C. (2004). School connectedness and the transition into and out of health-risk behavior among adolescents: A comparison of social belonging and teacher support. <em>The Journal of School Health, 74<\/em>(7), 284-92.<\/p>\n<p>Roorda, D. L., Koomen, H. M., Spilt, J. L., &amp; Oort, F. J. (2011). The influence of affective teacher\u2013student relationships on students\u2019 school engagement and achievement: A meta-analytic approach. <em>Review of educational research, 81<\/em>(4), 493-529.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To help students learn about themselves and that they matter by describing their positive traits with help from their peers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629,"parent":207,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"practice-template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15,31,39,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-240","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-include","category-monthly","category-occassional-teacher-friendly","category-self-awareness-and-sense-of-identity"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1015,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/240\/revisions\/1015"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}