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George Kokolas

@gkokolas.bsky.social
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Positive Educator/PosEd Researcher and Practitioner/ELT Teacher Trainer/ Academic and Business Development Director Express Publishing

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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Many people ask me what a good mentor is! I always reply "a sophisticated friend with mentoring competence." Having established a friendly conne ction with the mentee is a must, plus whatever this insightful infographic from Sidecar highlights! #mentorship #mentor #mentoring #success #leadership
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
The biggest misconception about "positive psychology" is that it preaches only about "the positive"! On the contrary, it robusts you with positive resources so as you face adversity when it comes. "Productive struggle" is the meaning we get from our effort to face the negative! Our students need it!
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Before you remedy the tantrum, you need to tame the tension first! Some positive twists of language can send the message to the upset kid that "you come in peace." Positivity is a choice and skill. Not just your regular day mood! Positive Education can help! #positiveeducation #PositiveEducation
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Be trained! You can avoid avoiding it!
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
CHARACTER STRENGTH OF KINDNESS! Being kind is about doing kindness! Not just "good intentions" or theories. It takes just some daily, micro things so as to express it. And if it doesn't work? You try again. It's so simple! Video by The DAILY Blurb #KindnessMatters #Kindness
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Empathy is in the heart of every PosEd classroom! Give them a "positive shock"!
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
When the kids know what to do, feel the support of the schools and teachers near them, have a meaningful task, and enjoy it, they will transform into developers of their own agency. #positiveeducation #positiveeducationalframeworks #CraftingCharacters #charactercrafting #developingagency
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
When the day is cloudy or rainy, or if you have the blues, always opt for the character strength of humor. It may not take away the pain, but it can become a momentary, good painkiller that can help you build up your permanent optimism to adversity.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Do you speak "Genzish"? More words are welcome in the comments. Help us speak your language!
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Teachers Reveal Their Most Memorable April Fools’ Day Pranks www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
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Teachers Reveal Their Most Memorable April Fools' Day Pranks
Educators on social media share their best pranks and jokes.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
UK ELT: “We need to change what we do” thepienews.com/uk-elt-we-ne...
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UK ELT: “We need to change what we do”
Language schools in the UK must focus on experiential offerings and leverage the current stable policy environment, say ELT leaders.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Leaders "check in" every day! Leaders listen. Leaders know who you are. Leaders want yo grow along with you, not at your expense. If you have a leader like this on your life, never let him/her go.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Meet the Teacher: She helps kids better their lives through the English language www.mlive.com/news/jackson...
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Meet the Teacher: She helps kids better their lives through the English language
She found her own voice through the arts. Now she helps kids do the same.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
4 Ways Teachers Identify and Support Struggling Older Readers www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
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4 Ways Teachers Identify and Support Struggling Older Readers
For most students, instruction in how to read ends sometime in elementary school. But some kids still struggle well beyond that point.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I met Sinem Atamsoy Koşar only a couple of years ago but we connected immediately through her positive spirits, love for education and passion for learning. Enjoy another episode.With Virginia Dooley! Powered by Express Publishing m.youtube.com/watch?v=ddV1...
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
CHARACTER STRENGTH OF APPRECIATION OF BEAUTY AND EXCELLENCE- Look around you and savor. The world can be a beautiful place. Make students to stop and think for a moment about the things they have and control. They will feel much better! #CraftingCharacters #positiveeducation
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Pupils' handwriting is so poor examiners are finding it hard to mark www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
CHARACTER STRENGTH OF CREATIVITY & APPRECIATION OF EXCELLENCE! Try to be good at what you like! Try to be the best! Give everything you have every day. Becoming better is a daily task! #CharacterStrength #CharacterBuilding #charactercrafting #positiveeducation
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
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Spellcheck Won't Cut It. Here's Why Kids Need Spelling Instruction
Spelling instruction has waned in recent years. Literacy experts explain why schools need to revive it.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
As long as it sounds like "english," everyone thinks it's good. "Xenomania" was and is very trendy in many countries! Let Andreano's experiment be a beginning for self-reflection for your own country. Comments more than welcome.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Critical thinking is not only about sophisticated practices, it's about real life. Train students to the skill of assessing and evaluating before the task. Do the hard things first and have a relaxing and successful finale! Positive Education can help! #CraftingCharacters #positiveeducation
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Is Your Child Being Bullied? The Signs and Prevention Plan www.positiveparentingsolutions.com/parenting/ch...
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Is Your Child Being Bullied? The Signs and Prevention Plan
How can you tell if your child is being bullied? Here are some signs that it’s time to intervene plus a prevention plan to stop bullying in its tracks.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Always look for the "other opinion"! Train your students to do the same! Positive education can help with character strengths of perspective and judgment
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
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Talking to Students About Their Learning Differences: A Guide for Teachers
Teachers who talk to kids about why learning is difficult equips students to understand themselves and become their own advocates.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Talking to Students About Their Learning Differences: A Guide for Teachers www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
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Talking to Students About Their Learning Differences: A Guide for Teachers
Teachers who talk to kids about why learning is difficult equips students to understand themselves and become their own advocates.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
It takes only 8 minutes for friends and people to connect! Don't you have this time available for the people ,students, or friends you really care about? It costs a little, it gives a lot! Have a lovely day full of connection! #CharacterStrength #positiveeducation #SocialIntelligence #simonsinek
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Is Too Much Screen Time, Too Early, Hindering Reading Comprehension?
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Is Too Much Screen Time, Too Early, Hindering Reading Comprehension?
Evidence supports teachers' concerns that early exposure to electronic devices leads to a loss of the focus young learners need for reading.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
3 Ways to Respond to an Accusatory Adult Child
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3 Ways to Respond to an Accusatory Adult Child
1. Acknowledge their pain without defending yourself.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
10 Common Traits of People Raised by Narcissists
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10 Common Traits of People Raised by Narcissists
4. Feeling that they don't deserve love.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Tried and True — and Quick — Methods for Formative Assessment www.kqed.org/mindshift/64...
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Tried and True — and Quick — Methods for Formative Assessment | KQED
Rather than think of formative assessment as a drawn-out process, it helps to focus on using tools that will tell us what we need to know quickly.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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The 3 Anger Styles in Children | Positive Kids
Positive Kids offer groups and classes for kids struggling with social skills and anger management. You can contact us at 866-503-7454.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Is Western culture stopping people from growing up?
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Is Western culture stopping people from growing up?
Kidults are all around you
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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5 Ways to Support Students Who Struggle With Reading Comprehension
These strategies can help students who are able to decode well but have difficulty understanding what they read—and they’re beneficial for all students.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Be BRAVERY, be PERSEVERANCE! Brave for being rejected, being famous and coming out to share your story with humanity. Be "perseverance" for chasing your dream! Find your Character Strengths #CharacterStrength #CharacterBuilding #charactercrafting #positiveeducation #Perseverance #bravery
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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How to change your relationship with food
Here are three common-sense tips to help you feed your hunger and not your emotions, from dietician Eve Lahijani. Imagine if eating were as simple as, say, refueling a car. You’d fill up only when …
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
5 Ways to Crack the Code of Writing Great Movie Adaptations
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5 Ways to Crack the Code of Writing Great Movie Adaptations - ScreenCraft
Simple but foolproof ways screenwriters can crack the code of writing excellent adaptations without losing the soul of the source material or writing uncinematic screenplays.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
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A scientist explores the mysteries of the gut-brain connection
The brain in your head and the one in your gut are always exchanging info. But how do they do it? Neuroscientist Diego Bohórquez is trying to find out the answers.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The first episode of the year is here and it features Jenny Dooley. Teachers' Coffee is back! Powered by @ExpressElt Click on the link below m.youtube.com/watch?v=3CxQt2…
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
College Students Are Doing Less Homework. Should Instructors Change How They Assign It? www.edsurge.com/news/2024-10...
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College Students Are Doing Less Homework. Should Instructors Change How They Assign It? - EdSurge News
Encouraging students to complete work outside of class has always been a struggle. But many college professors say it has gotten even harder in recent ...
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
College Students Are Doing Less Homework. Should Instructors Change How They Assign It?
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Eight reasons Finland's education system puts the US model to shame www.independent.co.uk/news/educati...
independent.co.uk
8 reasons Finland's education system puts the US model to shame
Nordic country's repeated success in national education rankings means there are at least a few lessons the US can learn
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence exists in all living beings! The world is beautiful. Be mindful of the present and cherish it! #CharacterStrength #PositiveEducation #AppreciationOfBeauty
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
My Child Is Bullying Others: What Should I Do? childmind.org/article/what...
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My Child Is Bullying Others: What Should I Do? - Child Mind Institute
Discovering 'my child is a bully' can be tough. Learn the signs, understand why kids bully, and find effective strategies to address this behavior.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Give priority to virtues, strengths, and values. Performance can come later!
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
My Kastoria in 35 pics! When beauty is reflected on a lake!
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
My Child Is Bullying Others: What Should I Do? childmind.org/article/what...
childmind.org
My Child Is Bullying Others: What Should I Do? - Child Mind Institute
Discovering 'my child is a bully' can be tough. Learn the signs, understand why kids bully, and find effective strategies to address this behavior.
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Many blame "young generations" for lacking love of learning & creativity, but these stem from curiosity. Educators, how often do your lessons spark curiosity? Break the routine, get outside the classroom, and empower students' creativity. How inspiring is your lesson? #positivEd
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George Kokolas @gkokolas.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Stop demanding and pressuring! Start enjoying!
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