Smile Inside
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Akron, Ohio, United States
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My name is Vanessa Lee Abraham and I am an educator who has devoted my learning and teaching to wellbeing and personal development. Although I started out as a primary school teacher, my interests led me on a fulfilling journey. I worked as a student welfare coordinator where I assessed the needs of students in 7th – 12th grades and developed prevention programs as courses, workshops, camps, and events to address issues. I have also worked at a residential program and as an education support worker for at-risk youth. As a private service provider, I develop and facilitate activities and programs for individuals, small groups, and classrooms of all ages.
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Emotions and Coping
During the dice and card game, “Feel” in the Blanks, participants will answer random questions relating to their emotions and thoughts in small groups.
The second activity, On Your Feet Again, gets participants to share and discuss coping strategies that have worked best for them during difficult times. Next, they will present why they think that particular strategy is most effective for them. Finally, they will choose a new strategy to try the next time they feel down.
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4th - 8th
School Counseling, Speaking & Listening
Values and Family
These two activities, which focus on values and family relationships, are for classroom, small group, or individual use.
In order to discover what they truly value, the participants make a list and go through a process of elimination in the activity, What’s Really Important? Next, participants have the opportunity to explore and deepen their relationships with their families in this exercise and homework assignment, Family Facts.
These activities are from the Self-Exploration module in my boo
6th - 8th
Character Education, School Counseling
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Experience
My name is Vanessa Lee Abraham and I am an educator who has devoted my learning and teaching to wellbeing and personal development. Although I started out as a primary school teacher, my interests led me on a fulfilling journey. I worked as a student welfare coordinator where I assessed the needs of students in 7th – 12th grades and developed prevention programs as courses, workshops, camps, and events to address issues. I have also worked at a residential program and as an education support worker for at-risk youth. As a private service provider, I develop and facilitate activities and programs for individuals, small groups, and classrooms of all ages.
www.linkedin.com/in/smileinside/
Teaching style
Inquiry, experiential, cooperative, and service learning are a few of my favorite styles.
I have begun to post my favorite ideas on my boards at www.pinterest.com/thesmileinside/. Please join me!
Awards & shining teacher moments
I felt honored to be recruited to work for the Kansas City, Missouri School District where I helped develop the 2nd grade curriculum at a new Applied Learning Magnet School. Also, to be asked to run a workshop they decided to call ‘The Band Whisperer” at the Victorian Band Directors conference in Australia in order to share my methods on getting a diverse multi-age group to work together harmoniously.
My own education history
At Ohio University, while pursuing my bachelor’s of science in education, I was part of an innovative teaching program called CARE (Creating Active and Reflective Educators). We explored nontraditional methods of teaching through our coursework and extensive field experience in the classrooms of teachers who believe in active, student-centered learning.
I did my yoga training with the Vivekananda Research and Therapy Institute in 2000-2001.
Additional biographical information
My experiences have helped me design a sequence of programs that enhance emotional intelligence and build resilience and self-respect in youth. I have created two activity handbooks to support all professionals who work with youth ages 12-15. In addition, I have developed an activity program focused on building positive behaviors in children ages 5-12 called CODE Book.
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