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Cultivating Mindfulness in the Classroom: effective, low-cost way for educators to help students manage stress
Mindfulness is an effective, low-cost way for educators to help students improve their social and emotional wellness as they learn and grow. The authors share practical tools that align to the five key categories of mindfulness benefits--stress reduction, attention, emotional control, positive self-concept, and positive interactions--and offer a step-by-step process for establishing a formal school or classroom mindfulness program.
Recognize what mindfulness is and is not, in order to use mindfulness practices in the classroom, so that students know how to cope with their emotions. Consider research that presents the benefits of mindfulness practices, to help students focus their brains for extended periods of time and increase their emotional intelligence. Get student-friendly definitions of mindfulness terms, to make students more mindful of their emotions and ultimately foster better classroom cultures and higher student achievement. Answer chapter-ending comprehension questions and compare your answers to those provided in an appendix, to examine your understanding of mindfulness. Contents
Chapter 1: Research and Theory
Chapter 2: Stress Reduction
Chapter 3: Attention
Chapter 4: Emotional Control
Chapter 5: Positive Self-Concept
Chapter 6: Positive Interactions
Chapter 7: Steps for Implementing Mindfulness in Your Classroom or School
Epilogue
Appendix Answers to Comprehension Questions
Appendix Noteworthy Books, Programs, and Resources
References and Resources
Recognize what mindfulness is and is not, in order to use mindfulness practices in the classroom, so that students know how to cope with their emotions. Consider research that presents the benefits of mindfulness practices, to help students focus their brains for extended periods of time and increase their emotional intelligence. Get student-friendly definitions of mindfulness terms, to make students more mindful of their emotions and ultimately foster better classroom cultures and higher student achievement. Answer chapter-ending comprehension questions and compare your answers to those provided in an appendix, to examine your understanding of mindfulness. Contents
Chapter 1: Research and Theory
Chapter 2: Stress Reduction
Chapter 3: Attention
Chapter 4: Emotional Control
Chapter 5: Positive Self-Concept
Chapter 6: Positive Interactions
Chapter 7: Steps for Implementing Mindfulness in Your Classroom or School
Epilogue
Appendix Answers to Comprehension Questions
Appendix Noteworthy Books, Programs, and Resources
References and Resources
239 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 15, 2017
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July 8, 2020
If you are thinking about incorporating mindfulness in your classroom or are curious about why others are incorporating mindfulness in their classroom, take some time to read this book. The book outlines what mindfulness is, provides plethora of research on the effectiveness of mindfulness, provides an abundance of mindfulness strategies to use in the classroom, and gives you the steps on how to incorporate mindfulness in your classroom or even throughout an entire school. This book is going to be a valuable resource as I begin to incorporate mindfulness in my own classroom. I know I will return to book frequently as this process unfolds.
March 21, 2023
Extremely practical strategies to use in everyday life, as well as in the classroom. Strong research support throughout the text to explain the positive impacts of practicing mindfulness and its impact on attention, stress reduction, emotional control, and self-concept. I would recommend this for any educator or human service professional!
August 3, 2018
I really love the mindfulness practices. This book has many sample lessons to use with students and I can't wait to try them out!
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January 4, 2023
Was really hoping this book would have some new and energizing ideas related to mindfulness and developing it in the classroom. Disappointed its things that I have already learned, heard and tried.
September 19, 2023
This is a great resource for any classroom. I like that it has detailed activities.
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