Action Based Learning

News You Can Use for September/October 2022

ABL is One of Alief's Best Practices!

Welcome back to the latest and greatest newsletter in the district! These newsletters will be packed with ideas and information on how to add more movement to your class. By now, you should have heard a little about AISD's Best Practices. The great news is.....Action Based Learning is one of the AISD Best Practices that teachers across the district will be utilizing as a teaching strategy for the 2022-23 school year (and beyond!).

To those of you who already use movement in your class, please "find a friend" and encourage them to join the Schoology group and start accessing all the resources available.

Check out the video below with a super easy and quick way to get your students moving!

-Ambassadors Pep Rally-

ABL Ambassadors Pep Rally

This summer many of the ABL Ambassadors had a great time at a jam-packed session to kick off the 2022-23 school year. This is a great group of enthusiastic educators who will help lead their campus in incorporating Action Based Learning. It's not too late if you would like to be an ABL Ambassador. If interested, email Cheryl Williams cheryl.williams@aliefisd.net to let her know & we will add you to the ABL team!

Thank you to the following Ambassadors!

Claudia Alarcon & Angela Pauik - Alexander

LaShonda Cameron - Kerr

Perla Chavez, Ernisha McCoy, Ana Perales Garcia - Kennedy

Marisa Cherry - Martin

James Davis & Regina Shelton - ENGC

Ashley Ennis - Mahanay

Sarah Fruth & Nicole Horton - Petrosky

Andrea Lotsu - Taylor

Giaconda Mayes - Chambers

Siboney Monroy - Alexander

Erin Newman - Elsik

Courtney Rodgers & Kimberly Smith - Hastings

Donna White - Mata

Sharion White & Cortnee Williams - HNGC

A classroom where each person feels important, respected and accountable provides the foundation for successful learning. If a classroom has cohesion, the students relate to each other positively, engage in lessons more actively, and eventually learn more.

It's not simply about the physical appearance of your classroom, but also about each individual feeling valued, respected, and comfortable enough to form strong relationships. Many students need to be taught how to act and treat others. Often, they have only been told how not to act toward other people.

Rather than spending the year hoping your students will thrive, spare your sanity and build character by carefully crafting your expectations so they meet the social and academic needs of each learner.

The goal is a successful learning community where children feel important. Create an atmosphere where they, as individuals, feel vital to the group as a whole. Classroom cohesion movement activities are ways to build relationships all year long. And the perfect chance to double dip! They provide the students a physical boost to the school day AND increase class cohesion. These activities can and should be done all year long, not just at the beginning of the school year.

Check out the TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators) class doing an activity called In Common!

Also, check out the Classroom Cohesion videos in the Schoology groups in the Resources section!

Tell A Friend

The ABL Schoology GROUP is full of resources to help get your students moving throughout the day. If you are already a member of the group, make sure you turn on the notifications so that each time something is added to the group, you'll be the first to know! Help spread the word and make sure your colleagues are members, too! The more, the merrier!

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Campus Assignments

The ABL team is available to support campuses in a variety of ways. We have resources and can assist with any of the building blocks to a better brain (see infographic).

Don't hesitate to reach out to your campus rep for support.