Participate and share: Poster 
- Create a kinder classroom
- Understand and brainstorm uses of 5 engaging tech tools to help build kindness in the classroom
- Tech tools: Along.org, FigJam, Canva, Parlay, Google Keep
- Practice using those tech tools
- Collaborate and network with other participants
- 5-minute introduction/opener
- Research on why kindness in the classroom is crucial (5 minutes)
- Share and demonstrate each of the 5 tools & allow participants to collaborate and try them out (5 minutes each)
- Closer (5 minutes)
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Blad, E. (2022, April 8). Chronic Absenteeism Spiked During COVID. Here’s What Schools Can Do About It. Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/chronic-absenteeism-spiked-during-covid-heres-what-schools-can-do-about-it/2022/04
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