R.U.L.E.R (Name the Skill)
Noticing a student’s body language and tone
Recognizing
Sad and tired would fall here
Blue quadrant
Helps you identify and label your current emotions
Mood Meter
Atlas crashed and lost all of your Mapping. What quadrant are you in?
Red
Figuring out why a student is upset after a test
Understanding
High energy, unpleasant feelings
Red quadrant
Helps you pause and reflect on your “best self” before responding.
Meta-Moment
During a P.E. game, one student accuses another of never passing the ball. The argument escalates. You guide them to share feelings, understand each other, and make things right using this tool
Blueprint
Using words like “overwhelmed” instead of “stressed”
Labeling
Excited and energized would fall here
Yellow quadrant
You take a deep breath and ask, “How do I want to handle this?”
Meta-moment
DAILY DOUBLE
Meta-Moment / Regulating / Best Self
Choosing how to show your feelings appropriately at work
Expressing
DAILY DOUBLE
- Red quadrant
- Feeling word examples:
Anxious, overwhelmed, nervous
Defines how we want to feel in a classroom or staff community
Charter
You wake up to an unexpected snow day and are excited! What quadrant are you in?
Yellow
Taking deep breaths before responding to a difficult situation
Regulating
Feeling calm and relaxed would fall here
Green quadrant
Used to reflect on and repair conflict
Blueprint
A student shuts down after receiving feedback on an assignment. Which RULER skill helps you support them best?
Understanding