Guest:
Marc Jong
Topic:
Marc Jong talks about the value of using chess as a tool to teach social emotional learning skills. He started the Chess Club with IDEA in the Anchorage office after having success with it as a class in the building-based school system. Find out how you can incorporate this game into your homeschool routine or start a club in your region.
Guest Biography:
Marc Jong is a contact teacher with IDEA Homeschool in Anchorage. He is a recreational chess enthusiast and enjoys supporting families with their homeschool journeys. He loves reading, writing, placer mining for gold, teaching chess and financial literacy. He has used chess in a variety of educational settings to support and teach social emotional learning, planning, flexible thinking, managing resources, balancing emotional, creative, and logical thinking.
Resource Links:
https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-playing-chess https://news.cehd.umn.edu/why-you-should-consider-learning-chess-online/
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/26/rediscovering-chess-and-its-positive-effects-on-mental-healt
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/11/harvard-researcher-turns-to-chess-for-insights-on-brain-health/
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