{"id":109178,"date":"2020-02-14T01:57:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T01:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=436180"},"modified":"2020-02-14T01:57:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T01:57:54","slug":"teaching-happiness-webinar-series-spotlights-ways-to-help-students-succeed-in-school-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/teaching-happiness-webinar-series-spotlights-ways-to-help-students-succeed-in-school-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Teaching Happiness\u2019 webinar series spotlights ways to help students succeed in school and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/teaching-happiness-webinar-series-spotlights-ways-to-help-students-succeed-in-school-and-beyond.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/ww-landing-Teaching-happiness-The-Happiness-Advantage-in-Education.html?lcid=en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a><\/strong> to watch the most recent webinar in the series.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the past year, the Microsoft Education on-demand webinar series, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Teaching Happiness (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/teaching-happiness\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Teaching Happiness<\/strong><\/a>, has been exploring the role of educators in preparing students for success after high school graduation.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nongoing series produced by Microsoft Education and featuring prominent experts<br \/>\nlooks beyond helping students get into college and land jobs and examines the<br \/>\nskills that empower student to lead happy and fulfilling lives. We take a close<br \/>\nlook at building social and emotional learning skills in students and how to<br \/>\nuse free<br \/>\ntech tools and other Microsoft Education resources to encourage communication,<br \/>\ncollaboration, creative thinking and problem solving.<\/p>\n<p>Some<br \/>\nof the topics we\u2019ve explored so far in the series include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/ww-landing-teaching-happiness-developing-grit-video.html?lcid=en-us\"><strong>Developing Grit<\/strong><\/a>, how teachers can help students develop grit and perseverance through extended learning challenges and tap into student passions to increase student agency. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/ww-landing-Teaching-Happiness-The-Power-of-Free-Play-Video.html?lcid=en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Power of Free Play (opens in a new tab)\">The Power of Free Play<\/a><\/strong>, how building relationships in the classroom is critical, why bringing emotions into the learning process is a good idea, and how allowing tolerable stress into a child\u2019s life can contribute to success. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Modern Mindfulness (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/ww-landing-Teaching-Happiness-Modern-Mindfulness-Video.html?lcid=en-us\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Modern Mindfulness<\/strong><\/a>, the benefits associated with practicing mindfulness during the school day and tips for introducing it to children of all ages. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To kick off the new year, Microsoft Education\u2019s own Mark<br \/>\nSparvell sat down with best-selling author Shawn Achor to record a special,<br \/>\ntwo-part series discussing happiness as a precursor to success and how to<br \/>\nimprove social and emotional learning in the classroom. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/ww-landing-Teaching-happiness-The-Happiness-Advantage-in-Education.html?lcid=en-us\"><strong>In part one<\/strong><\/a>, Mark and Shawn discuss what happens when Shawn\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawnachor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Happiness Advantage work on positivity (opens in a new tab)\">Happiness Advantage work on positivity<\/a><\/strong> is taken from the boardroom to the classroom. <\/p>\n<p>In the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/ww-landing-teaching-happiness-Implementing-the-happiness-advantage-in-education.html?lcid=en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"second part (opens in a new tab)\">second part<\/a><\/strong>, Mark and Shawn are joined by Schaumburg, Ill. school superintendent Andy DuRoss to discuss how implementing Happiness Advantage principles can help students become happier and more productive and can improve school culture and climate. <\/p>\n<p>You can find the entire Teaching Happiness series <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/teaching-happiness\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to watch the most recent webinar in the series. Throughout the past year, the Microsoft Education on-demand webinar series, Teaching Happiness, has been exploring the role of educators in preparing students for success after high school graduation. 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