Students also need self-regulating skills to grow stronger executive function. Through regular #mindfulness practice, led for the whole group, they experience a more focused and kinder learning environment. Read on for great tips:
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For some, #mindfulness practice may “stop the scary stuff” but students also need other reassurance in a holistic environment to help them feel secure, attached, & able to thrive despite the outside trauma. Competent mindful teachers are trauma-sensitive. https://t.co/Ugj2EQFGEn
Important to focus on technology building and enhancing relationships. These are things to think about when deciding how and why we are using technology:
Between Thanksgiving and the winter break, spirits run high. Helping our students remember the power of their words is #mindfulness in action, and we’re the best models for them. We’d love to see a student-created version of this table from @WeAreTeachers.
“Research over the past 36 years, and now research in many different labs...demonstrates that this practice—even in small doses, if taught effectively—can have profound effects on people, from the elderly to kids in middle school and even in preschool" https://t.co/3iyRxomMuu
“Research over the past 36 years, and now research in many different labs...demonstrates that this practice—even in small doses, if taught effectively—can have profound effects on people, from the elderly to kids in middle school and even in preschool" https://t.co/3iyRxomMuu
How does mindfulness spread through a school, and beyond, through a whole district? Our Mindful Teacher graduate Jackie Small shares her insight and enthusiasm, as school counselor, and also as someone who needed mindfulness for her own well-being: https://t.co/LORPcUYNQH