Priscilla Chan (who is a former pediatrician) also emphasized that the service isn’t meant to restrict empathetic teaching into rigid queries, and argued it could help teachers attend to their students’ psychological needs without sacrificing academic recovery. Over time, the replies become a kind of digital library offering more comprehensive views of how each student is doing outside of school.Ī comprehensive body of research suggests that these kinds of interactions can help students feel more psychologically safe, and even improve academic performance.
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Along is a free digital reflection tool that helps teachers prompt students to talk about their personal lives through recorded video, audio or written texts as a way to support them emotionally, not just academically.ĭeveloped by the nonprofit Gradient Learning and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the platform provides teachers with a menu of steering questions, things like “How do you deal with stress or manage time?” or “What are you grateful for?” After recording a brief response themselves, educators then send their message out to students, who can respond however they choose. But during the pandemic, online classes didn’t often allow the time for that individual attention. Giving kids a chance to talk with adults about their lives outside of class can be critical for their social-emotional development.
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