As a teacher of writing and mindfulness, I often use cross-genre approaches in my classrooms. For my writing classrooms, that might mean simple breath work, meditation, or movements to…
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After reading and hearing about the physical and mental benefits of meditation, I decided to take up the practice several years ago. This led to some discussions with colleagues…
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In Effective Classroom Management
Towards a ‘Positive U’
January 9, 2017 Beverley Myatt, MA, and Lynne N. Kennette, PhD
You gaze around the classroom, recognizing that a number of students are on their cell phones. Others are on their laptops, maybe taking notes but most likely using social…
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Now that you've finished assessing your students, it's time to turn the assessment process around by looking in the mirror. If you limped across the finish line last semester,…
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How long is your students’ attention span? For that matter, how long is your own? According to one estimate, the average attention span in the year 2000 was 12…
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“The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will. No one is master of himself if…