Elena Aguilar reviews Teach, Breathe, Learn for Edutopia. In Just Breathe: When Teachers Practice Mindfulness, she writes, “Once in a while, a resource comes along that is so invaluable to our work as educators that I have to share it with you. Meena Srinivasan’s new book, Teach, Breathe, Learn: Mindfulness In and Out of the Classroom, is such a […]
My publisher just created this quote card for Teach, Breathe, Learn! A great reminder during the school day and a useful reminder to help practice during “wait time” 🙂
A great article about how social emotional learning can transform classrooms was just published by the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. The author writes, “SEL doesn’t just change the teaching—it changes the teachers and the students,” and goes on to detail stories of transformation. I was interviewed for this article a few months […]
In her review of Teach, Breathe, Learn for Cult of Pedagogy, Jennifer Gonzalez writes, “If the students and teachers at your school were taught to be more mindful — to focus more clearly, calm themselves when powerful emotions arise, and respond thoughtfully when quick decisions must be made — school would be different. Calmer. Healthier. […]
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Mamaroneck School Superintendent Robert Shaps discusses social and emotional learning on his blog. “During my convocation address to faculty and staff, I had the opportunity to share some fascinating research on how social and emotional learning changes brain chemistry and helps children and adults learn. The amazing advances in brain imaging technology […]
Just read a great article on the relevance of affective and social neuroscience to education. This would be a great resource to draw from when presenting rationale for mindfulness based social emotional learning to administrators 🙂 We Feel Therefore We Learn Article