Sleep: News in Our World

Agenda:

1. Review sleep information
2. Find a sleep article of interest to you (must be an article written for a popular magazine or newspaper)
3. Summarize the article in a Google Doc

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Sleep

Agenda:

1. Sleep survey and response
1. Discussion
2. Video: How to Sleep Better
1. Discuss
2. Create personalized bedtime routine 
3. Review: Facts, Consequences, and Solutions
1. Choose 2-3 that stand out from each section
2. Use those details to write a response, considering your response from the beginning of class

Resources:

• Video
• Handout

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Interpersonal Communication Skills

Agenda:

1. Review verbal and nonverbal communication
2. Listen to "10 Verbal Communication Skills Worth Mastering"
1. Annotate for what you think is important
3. Discuss: What 2-3 tips did you find most important? Why?
4. Listen to "10 Ways to Being a Good Listener"
1. Annotate for what you think is important
5. Discuss: What 2-3 tips did you find most important? Why?
6. Introduce: HEAR
1. Halt
2. Engage
3. Anticipate
4. Replay

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Interpersonal Communication Skills: Nanny 911

Agenda:

1. Review verbal and nonverbal communication
2. Review graphic organizer
3. Watch episode: Sterneman Family (Season 1, Episode 9)
1. Complete graphic organizer
4. Write resposne
5. Wrap up discussion

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Conflict Resolution

Agenda:

1. Review notes from Nanny 911
2. Discuss: How does the family communicate before the nanny arrives? What advice does the nanny give? How does it impact the family's communication? What are our thoughts, questions, and comments?
3. Introduce: Conflict resolution
1. Define
2. Discuss
3. Strategize how to use verbal and nonverbal skills to manage conflict

Special Guest: Ms. Cardamone, social worker

Resource:

• Conflict Resolution Skills

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Catch Up Day

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Enjoy Mid-Winter Break!

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Enjoy!

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Building Health Skills: Nonverbal Communication

Agenda:

1. Complete nonverbal communication posters (see yesterday's post, #4 on the agenda, for a reminder, if necessary)
2. The posters are due today!
3. If you think your posters are done, do the following:
1. Check that you have all 8 types of nonverbal communication 
2. Check that each type has an image
3. Check for a definition/example/explanation of each type
4. Check that there are no misspellings
5. Check that your meaning is clear
6. Check to make sure that the Google Doc (if that is the format that you used) was shared to me at kobrienhfmboces@gmail.com. You should see a red icon and my name. 
7. Check that you gave credit to the sites images were borrowed from (if you used Google Image search).
8. Congratulate yourself!
4. View How to Improve Nonverbal Skills, a pictorial guide
5. Read 10 Types to Improve Nonverbal Communication from a guide given to students at MIT (If for some reason this link does not work, it is also available here)
6. Exit Task/Homework: Pick a person you will see today. Do not tell me or anyone else who this person is. Be extra aware of this person's nonverbal interactions with you and others. You will write about their interactions tomorrow. 

Building Health Skills: Nonverbal Communication

Agenda:

1. Review nonverbal communication
2. As a class: What do we notice about this woman's nonverbal indicators? How do the photos compare to each other?

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3. Make note of the nonverbal indicators of communication (write at least 2 details down for each picture). Is this picture portraying a generally positive, negative, or neutral nonverbal communication style, and how do you know?
1. Photo 1
2. Photo 2
3. Photo 3
4. Photo 4
5. Photo 5
6. Photo 6
4. With a partner or individually: 
1. Read about 8 types of nonverbal communication
2. Create a poster that defines the type of nonverbal communication and uses at least one picture to represent it 
3. You may create this poster by hand or by using Google Doc and finding images via a Google Image search. 
4. Important Note: If you do not create the picture yourself, please include credit somewhere on the post (for an example, see the bottom of this post)
5. Exit Ticket: What are five of the eight types of nonverbal communication?

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