Gift ideas for current and future teachers
Since we are teachers, or shopping for a teacher, this shopping season I thought I’d curate some of my favorite shopping posts into one place for you. These links will take you from presents...
Since we are teachers, or shopping for a teacher, this shopping season I thought I’d curate some of my favorite shopping posts into one place for you. These links will take you from presents...
This is the fifth and final post in a series on how to bring mindful moments into your classroom. Today we look at classroom yoga. Please see this post for the first step towards introducing mindful...
This is the fourth post in a series on how to bring mindful moments into your classroom and today we look at mindful coloring. Please see this post for the first step towards introducing mindful moments...
Guest post by Alex T. Valencic Ed.M Once upon a time, I was a young undergraduate student preparing for my first placement in a school setting. Our professor spent about 20 minutes telling the...
It’s that time of year again. You’ve got to buy a Christmas present for your kids’ teacher(s), but what do they really want? They don’t want home made-cookies in a zip-lock bag from every...
This is the third post in a series on how to bring mindful moments into your classroom. Please see this post for the first step towards introducing mindful moments (meditation) and this post for the second...
This is the second post in a series on how to bring mindful moments into your classroom. Please see this post for the first step towards introducing mindful moments. As I mentioned in the...
Let me preface by saying I am not a mindfulness expert. I do not have a special certification in mindful teaching, but I do have 14 years of experience teaching students who struggle with...
My last post argued for mindfulness in schools, but it focused on the student. Today, I want to include why teachers need mindful moments too. The comprehensive peer reviewed article by Katherine Weare and...
Mindfulness lessons are warranted and needed This response was inspired by a social media post about mindfulness in schools. Said post was not a viral rant by an extremist, but rather a Facebook update...