{"id":71,"date":"2021-11-17T17:57:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T22:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doubletopsecretwebsite.com\/i2iv1\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:43:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:43:58","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"71\" class=\"elementor elementor-71\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-overlay-color=\"#000000A1\" data-dce-background-overlay-image-url=\"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/11062b_4615ab07df024a6d894e25d13d3fde4c_mv2-kids-on-floor-in-circle-and-laughing-at-school.jpg\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15be0d17 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-middle herosection elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15be0d17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37134e56\" data-id=\"37134e56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe74fe5 play-fun-joy-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fe74fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the&nbsp;Games<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#186DE0\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31654992 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31654992\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"below-the-fold\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-overlay-image-url=\"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Two-kids-playing-and-having-fun-on-a-school-playground.jpg\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35987a98\" data-id=\"35987a98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f49958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22f49958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Games Work for&nbsp;Kids<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b16d465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b16d465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The games give kids an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to prac\u00adtice AND FAIL FAB\u00adU\u00adLOUS\u00adLY at the behav\u00adiours we want them to learn. Each game is an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to prac\u00adtice social emo\u00adtion\u00adal skills, while main\u00adly being a FUN brain break for the kids. They don\u2019t even know they\u2019re learn\u00ading any\u00adthing impor\u00adtant. They just&nbsp;are.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e7bfdde\" data-id=\"1e7bfdde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36522a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36522a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chil\u00addren learn through play. Maria Montes\u00adsori suc\u00adcess\u00adful\u00adly cre\u00adat\u00aded an entire aca\u00add\u00ade\u00adm\u00adic mod\u00adel based on that idea, as did Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers.<\/p><p>Impro\u00advi\u00adsa\u00adtion was specif\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly designed so peo\u00adple \u2014 chil\u00addren \u2014 could prac\u00adtice feel\u00ading dif\u00adfer\u00adent ways in dif\u00adfer\u00adent sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtions and learn to feel com\u00adfort\u00adable in group situations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-127ab80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"127ab80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1399bfc\" data-id=\"1399bfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ff5d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4ff5d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">i2i \u2014 Joy in Learning<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccda395 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ccda395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;dce_video_custom_controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_video_controls&quot;:[&quot;play-large&quot;,&quot;play&quot;,&quot;progress&quot;,&quot;current-time&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;,&quot;volume&quot;,&quot;captions&quot;,&quot;fullscreen&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/878302694?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-394acc88 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"394acc88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76cdfe85\" data-id=\"76cdfe85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e25f153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e25f153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The games work because they\u2019re easy to learn, easy to play, easy to implement into classroom life.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa54abf\" data-id=\"1fa54abf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385ae67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"385ae67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Peo\u00adple need brain breaks to work and learn at their opti\u00admal lev\u00adels. These games take few\u00ader than 3 min\u00adutes to play, yet pack a wal\u00adlop of learn\u00ading with\u00adout ever say\u00ading&nbsp;so.<\/p><p>Before an instruc\u00adtion\u00adal block tran\u00adsi\u00adtion, a teacher says, \u201cPut your read\u00ading away, take out your math, and then come to the cir\u00adcle for a quick game.\u201d The teacher begins coach\u00ading the game after about 30 sec\u00adonds. The kids who are ready join the cir\u00adcle. The rest fin\u00adish their tasks and join as they are&nbsp;ready.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb45300 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb45300\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Grade-School-Kids-Smiling-And-Waving-Their-Arms-In-A-Classroom.jpg\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62b0df02\" data-id=\"62b0df02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3514bb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3514bb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why the Games Work For&nbsp;You<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b87d005\" data-id=\"3b87d005\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7686839e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7686839e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s easy out of the box! You can work Improv2Improve games into your day, not work your day around them. The games are short, need\u00ading as lit\u00adtle as 1 to 3 min\u00adutes, per\u00adfect for a Brain Break between more men\u00adtal\u00adly tax\u00ading activ\u00adi\u00adties in your class\u00adroom. It\u2019s com\u00adpo\u00adnent\u00adless \u2014 no need to find pieces, make copies or bring any\u00adthing but your\u00adself and the right mind\u00adset. Play freely with\u00adout con\u00adstant assessments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67b17819 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67b17819\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eced84f\" data-id=\"7eced84f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7334a0bc dark-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7334a0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Improv for the class\u00adroom was cre\u00adat\u00aded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.violaspolin.org\/bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vio\u00adla Spolin<\/a> in the ear\u00adly 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry. It\u2019s not a new idea; it\u2019s just repack\u00adaged and reimag\u00adined for the 21st cen\u00adtu\u00adry with easy-to-use game packs and aligned stan\u00addards that dri\u00adve SEL behavior.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fbd623a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fbd623a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22a069b8\" data-id=\"22a069b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d55c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30d55c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Easily integrated into your&nbsp;day<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68e3e15d\" data-id=\"68e3e15d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d5ef5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73d5ef5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019re busy and we get that! Improv 2 Improve\u2019s SEL games are unique because they don\u2019t ask more of your time. We know there are a lot of great SEL pro\u00adgrams out there, but the best of them want time you don\u2019t&nbsp;have.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-261a1a35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"261a1a35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d4111c\" data-id=\"29d4111c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#FFC80B\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44317663\" data-id=\"44317663\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4301d33b elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4301d33b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24468c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f24468c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Effort\u00adless\u00adly work Improv 2 Improve games into your day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, not work your day around them!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d499fb7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d499fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-493dbcfc\" data-id=\"493dbcfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bc61101 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bc61101\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7edad6ec\" data-id=\"7edad6ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239229f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"239229f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unique Features<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-118e7b80\" data-id=\"118e7b80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edf1463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2edf1463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike oth\u00ader SEL pro\u00adgrams, Improv to Improve is eas\u00adi\u00adly scal\u00adable, work\u00ading for a class\u00adroom, a cohort, a school or a dis\u00adtrict. Because it\u2019s com\u00adpo\u00adnent\u00adless, that scale is afford\u00adable. While the packs include online train\u00ading, you can take advan\u00adtage of our exclu\u00adsive KKIT pro\u00adgram (Zoom or in-per\u00adson). SEL pro\u00adgrams abound, but there\u2019s noth\u00ading like&nbsp;i2i.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#FFE487\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c858e89 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c858e89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-549fb787\" data-id=\"549fb787\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6341bd01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6341bd01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Packs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744fe76b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"744fe76b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Green and Pur\u00adple Packs con\u00adtain all games nec\u00ades\u00adsary to imple\u00adment the pre\u2011K through 12 scope and sequence for CASEL standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/teenagers-laughing-at-school.jpg\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a0950d2\" data-id=\"6a0950d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321e0322 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"321e0322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-681e941a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"681e941a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a7d5b14\" data-id=\"3a7d5b14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214a1e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"214a1e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Green&nbsp;Pack<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e298366 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e298366\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fb00d25\" data-id=\"1fb00d25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7011e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7011e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Express and Engage<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702b6520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"702b6520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Green Pack Games are filled with group dynam\u00adic fun that also teach\u00ades impor\u00adtant self-con\u00adtrol and self-man\u00adage\u00adment skills hid\u00adden beneath the sur\u00adface. Rather than focus\u00ading on just one sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion, chil\u00addren are able prac\u00adtice improv behav\u00adiors in the ever-chang\u00ading sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtions the games nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adly provide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a8b084c\" data-id=\"2a8b084c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353f7865 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"353f7865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Improv2Improve-Green-Pack.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1066\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Improv2Improve-Green-Pack.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Improv2Improve-Green-Pack-600x306.jpg 600w, https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Improv2Improve-Green-Pack-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Improv2Improve-Green-Pack-1536x784.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a32d797 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5a32d797\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caa5982\" data-id=\"caa5982\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f656d98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f656d98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Purple Pack<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8693703 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8693703\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1439a90\" data-id=\"1439a90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3965ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d3965ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laugh and&nbsp;Learn<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c0c7d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63c0c7d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pur\u00adple Pack Games focus on inter\u00adper\u00adson\u00adal rela\u00adtion\u00adships and prob\u00adlem solv\u00ading. The games pro\u00advide an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to hone speak\u00ading and lis\u00adten\u00ading skills in a non-judg\u00admen\u00adtal envi\u00adron\u00adment. The games use lan\u00adguage to cre\u00adate fun, releas\u00ading stu\u00addents from the pres\u00adsure to be \u201cright\u201d or clever.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3535b9e3\" data-id=\"3535b9e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32598c dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e32598c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Improv2Improve-Purple-Pack.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1067\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Improv2Improve-Purple-Pack.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Improv2Improve-Purple-Pack-600x306.jpg 600w, https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Improv2Improve-Purple-Pack-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Improv2Improve-Purple-Pack-1536x784.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a6843e9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a6843e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56511367\" data-id=\"56511367\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101b0363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"101b0363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-block premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/contact\/?reason=i2i-for-school\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tBuy Your&nbsp;Packs&nbsp;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#186DE0\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-981cb91 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"981cb91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c770f16\" data-id=\"c770f16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdee18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdee18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">i2i was created out of the need to break up the 90 minute literacy block in Lisa Poskanzer\u2019s kindergarten class.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44f127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c44f127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Lisa knew that she was feel\u00ading pres\u00adsure and anx\u00adi\u00adety for the 5 year olds to make the man\u00addat\u00aded learn\u00ading gains set by the school, dis\u00adtrict, state, and nation. She also knew that ten\u00adsion wasn\u2019t good for her or for her stu\u00addents. In order to release her own ten\u00adsion, Lisa, with friend Paulette, began tak\u00ading impro\u00advi\u00adsa\u00adtion class\u00ades with Kath\u00adleen Ken\u00adny at Bob Carter\u2019s Actors Workshop.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27d1289 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27d1289\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-650ef20\" data-id=\"650ef20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbffdf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbffdf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Results<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbd884c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbd884c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Play\u00ading impro\u00advi\u00adsa\u00adtion games with Kat imme\u00addi\u00adate\u00adly made Lisa feel bet\u00adter. There was laugh\u00ading and silli\u00adness and ridicu\u00adlous fun with oth\u00ader grown ups. Lisa began to feel free to just let loose and give up the need to con\u00adtrol and direct and micro\u00adman\u00adage every moment. If only for the hour each week when she could just play and fail fab\u00adu\u00adlous\u00adly, it was enough.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3994ee7\" data-id=\"3994ee7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfee11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cfee11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Imme\u00addi\u00adate\u00adly, Lisa brought the fun games of her improv class back to her kinder\u00adgarten class\u00adroom. The games turned out to be the tool nec\u00ades\u00adsary to keep her 5 year old stu\u00addents con\u00adnect\u00aded and engaged through the long aca\u00add\u00ade\u00adm\u00adic instruc\u00adtion\u00adal blocks. Over the next sev\u00ader\u00adal years, Lisa incor\u00adpo\u00adrat\u00aded the \u201ccir\u00adcle games\u201d into all class\u00adroom rou\u00adtines. Lisa\u2019s stu\u00addents knew there would always be a game at the end of the hard work. \u201cWe work hard and we play hard,\u201d taught Lisa. \u201cBoth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-838154e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"838154e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-014c31d\" data-id=\"014c31d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60455ab\" data-id=\"60455ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfcc4ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfcc4ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And so it&nbsp;was.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c17b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c17b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">The chil\u00addren learned how to con\u00adtrol their urges dur\u00ading stress\u00adful times because they knew it was only a mat\u00adter of time until they would have a chance to play. The feel\u00ading of joy and release of ten\u00adsion was enough. Just those lit\u00adtle brain breaks of fun made the hard parts of school bet\u00adter for Lisa\u2019s stu\u00addents. That would have been enough.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-395c68f\" data-id=\"395c68f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bbd446 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7bbd446\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-161156f\" data-id=\"161156f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0ef691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d0ef691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happened<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6caaace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6caaace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">The first most impor\u00adtant and excit\u00ading thing Lisa noticed was how well improv games taught com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion and lan\u00adguage skills. Lisa\u2019s stu\u00addents came from most\u00adly immi\u00adgrant back\u00adgrounds. The games helped hes\u00adi\u00adtant speak\u00aders speak for the first time. Play\u00ading the games gave real world prac\u00adtice for oral lan\u00adguage, vocab\u00adu\u00adlary, and grammar.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af929c dark-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5af929c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">But the sec\u00adond most impor\u00adtant thing was real\u00adly the most impor\u00adtant. The games in Lisa\u2019s class also taught the chil\u00addren how to get to know each oth\u00ader, how to play nice\u00adly, how to take turns, cre\u00adate solu\u00adtions, resolve con\u00adflicts. The games helped shy chil\u00addren com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adcate their needs in their way, while giv\u00ading the larg\u00ader-than-life chil\u00addren an out\u00adlet for all that has to stay bot\u00adtled up all&nbsp;day.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c9c6be elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c9c6be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df78193\" data-id=\"df78193\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e128ea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e128ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting out of Lisa\u2019s class<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a9a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6a9a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The con\u00adflu\u00adence of world events gave Lisa, Kath\u00adleen, and Paulette the impe\u00adtus to take the idea of using improv games in the class out of Lisa\u2019s one class\u00adroom. The three worked togeth\u00ader to write the curriculum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3295880\" data-id=\"3295880\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ac0b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47ac0b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">&nbsp;They cre\u00adat\u00aded i2i as a way to teach teach\u00aders how to play. First with each oth\u00ader, to feel their own joy and release of ten\u00adsion. Then, to teach them how to incor\u00adpo\u00adrate the i2i games into their own classrooms.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Improv to Improve takes the idea of play.fun.joy and puts it right back cen\u00adter stage with chil\u00addren of all&nbsp;ages.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the&nbsp;Games How the Games Work for&nbsp;Kids The games give kids an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to prac\u00adtice AND FAIL FAB\u00adU\u00adLOUS\u00adLY at the behav\u00adiours we want them to learn. Each game is an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to prac\u00adtice social emo\u00adtion\u00adal skills, while main\u00adly being a FUN brain break for the kids. 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