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Setting a clear intention about emotion improves learning. How do we do that as teachers/trainers/facilitators? In the way-back machine, I studied acting and learned that an audience felt an actor’s intention —
This is Part I of a three-part series on Real SEL. Part II will address how one develops SEL skills and Part III will tackle how one retains those skills
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