I had the chance to explore “We Virtual Learning Center” recently and found that its tools could be super beneficial in my future classroom setting. While checking out the website I found some awesome sources to share that can teach kids valuable life lessons.

Social Emotional Learning Tools

This immediately stood out to me because it dives into teaching kids how to understand their feelings and deal with stress. It also speaks on feeling empathy for others, which I found relevant because I’m writing a paper in my other class that looks at how social media has affected us and how feel for others during tragedies. These are skills that students will take with them into adulthood and can benefit them in ways they may never know. This website had lesson plans at the click of a button that any teacher could use. I think it could be beneficial to do a lesson revolving around feelings and stress once a week or a month so students could feel safe in the classroom to handle these thoughts.

Take Action Resources

This was the second feature that caught my eye. It focuses more on hands-on learning which I find easier. Students look at problems in their community or the world that they can tackle to try and solve. Similar to the Global Goals Project in this Web Tools class, it gives students and opportunity to be changemakers and feel like what they do matters. An example would be learning how to organize a food drive or a beach cleanup. These are projects that can spark career interest for students and I think it’s a really awesome part of this website.