{"id":5206,"date":"2018-05-02T19:17:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T23:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-test.nearpod.com\/blog\/?p=5206"},"modified":"2023-06-26T23:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T03:25:31","slug":"kindness-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/kindness-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindness in the Classroom with Nearpod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educators juggle many responsibilities on a daily basis. One of the most important can often be overlooked by some administrations. It is our responsibility to ensure that we take time to teach our students the importance of being KIND.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are living in a world driven by divisiveness and anger, and one that is quick to argue. Children are brought up in a world of people who have not been taught, or have forgotten, how to be <\/span><b>KIND <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Core subjects are only the beginning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of our students may have never been taught what kindness is. &nbsp;Schools can be too focused on standardized tests scores. Many kids come from homes where they do not have positive role models. They find their heroes from sensationalized media outlets. It is our job as educators to shine a light on positive stories happening in the world. This job that much more important today, in a world dominated by negative headlines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is pressure placed on teachers and students to perform well in core subjects. The first lessons to lose priority are the ones that help form guiding principles our students will carry with them throughout life. These are the lessons that focus on personal, social, and emotional growth. Which, are reliable indicators of future success. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can educators balance teaching what\u2019s mandated from a school\u2019s perspective while also teaching students how to be kind to one another? <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it possible to teach kindness in an engaging and relevant way within our current curriculum?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first question that I had to ask myself was \u201cHow do you explain kindness to a student?\u201d &nbsp;After multiple failed attempts, I developed the acronym, KIND.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4671\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-02-at-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"425\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kindestgeneration.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7854\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/KindnessBlogPost_image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"403\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K &#8211; Knowledge Is Power<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In today\u2019s digital society, information is everywhere. These lessons motivate students to dig for information and cultivate original thought and take action. Students are challenged to think critically about issues that affect their day-to-day lives and their future. Seeking out facts are essential steps to becoming more knowledgeable about important topics affecting today\u2019s society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I &#8211; Inspire Others<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making the world a better place starts with simple, individual acts. &nbsp;Those acts can be ordinary or extraordinary and can inspire one person or many. &nbsp;Heroes inspire others to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be actionable <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and follow in their lead. &nbsp;These lessons focus on people from average citizens to famous icons who have inspired others to make a positive change in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N &#8211; Never Give Up<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persistence is an essential attribute of a successful person. We can teach this by cultivating a \u201cgrowth mindset\u201d. It is common to struggle with a concept or issue at school, in peer situations and in everyday life. Neurological research supports that the brain is very much like a muscle and needs exercise to grow. It is okay for students to have a productive struggle while learning. This can be when they are learning the most. To overcome these struggles, children need to learn determination, to believe in themselves and in the \u201cpower of yet,\u201d and to never give up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D &#8211; Diversity is Strength:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media sensationalizes division and inequality. The greatest strength of our nation, and this planet is our collective diversity. The lessons to our students should portray this mindset. No child should feel inferior or superior to another, regardless of race, religion, gender or social status. &nbsp;These lessons spotlight diverse leaders and amazing stories from people of all backgrounds. They have championed the fight for justice, equality, and kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Using Nearpod and Newsela to teach KINDness across the curriculum <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearpod is a student-friendly and highly-interactive presentation and assessment platform. I present stories of kindness that incorporate Nearpod\u2019s fantastic learning and assessment tools. Nearpod has quizzes, polls, videos, images, drawing and collaboration boards, <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/equity-vr-virtual-reality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VR field trips<\/a>,<\/span>&nbsp;and other online content.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearpod is the vehicle that delivers the lesson to the students. But, some of the best features come from the creativity that Nearpod allows you to have with its software. Nearpod works in partnership with your favorite teaching tools, rather than \u201canother thing\u201d to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All my KIND Nearpod lessons contain an ELA component. This is usually in the form of nonfiction articles from <a href=\"https:\/\/newsela.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newsela<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Newsela provides the same article in multiple lexile levels, so it\u2019s easier for lessons to be taught across the curriculum. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[click_to_tweet tweet=&#8221;It is our responsibility to ensure that we take time to teach our students about the importance of being KIND.&#8221; quote=&#8221;It is our responsibility to ensure that we take time to teach our students about the importance of being KIND.&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Examples of teaching KINDness across the curriculum<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using Nearpod and Newsela together makes every lesson come to life, due to Nearpod\u2019s ability to reach all types of learners. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While teaching students about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.nearpod.com\/?pin=0F16B236C86253FCE9A9D908CB1F533A-1&amp;_branch_match_id=492202594695616186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malala Yousafzai<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Nearpod allowed me to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combine some of her amazing interviews from YouTube<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask open-ended questions and deliver fill-in-the-blank activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a VR field trip to take students to her hometown of Swat Valley Pakistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malala is a great heroine and one who has shown such KINDness in her private and public life. &nbsp;She\u2019s an excellent example of kindness in action. She&#8217;s knowledgeable, inspiring, possessing a \u201cNever Give Up\u201d attitude, and is a shining example of strength through diversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrating KINDness into a curriculum becomes easier if the lesson starts with a reading component. While searching for an article on climate change for science on Newsela, I came across an article on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.nearpod.com\/presentation?pin=47C68984A455C5D6B124536756780700-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">climate refugees<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is a perfect example of how to teach KINDness while stressing the importance of social and environmental responsibility. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beauty of Nearpod is its ability to make an ordinary article come to life in a full-blown lesson. 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