
Mindfulness in the Classroom: Strategies for Promoting Concentration, Compassion, and Calm
Armstrong, an educator, psychologist, and writer, outlines strategies for promoting mindfulness med...
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Armstrong, an educator, psychologist, and writer, outlines strategies for promoting mindfulness meditation in the classroom. He provides an overview of mindfulness as a personal practice and method for use in the classroom and details how it affects the brain’s structure and function, particularly the brain’s ability to deal with stress; how mindfulness fits with existing educational models like social and emotional learning, positive behavioral interventions and supports, and universal design for learning; evidence-based research on its effectiveness in the classroom; features of mindfulness programs and practices; suggestions for adapting mindfulness in different grade levels; ways to integrate it into the school curriculum and implement it on a schoolwide basis; and guidelines to ensure that it is taught in a responsible way. He also discusses the basics of mindfulness, practicing self-care as a teacher by using mindfulness, and teaching kindness and compassion. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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