Finding the Positive: Your Mental Health and Wellbeing Matter
If you’re at any stage of burnout in your own life, know that you are not alone. Whether you’re at stage one or stage nine
Faculty Focus
August 12, 2022
HIGHER ED TEACHING STRATEGIES FROM MAGNA PUBLICATIONS
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Deep Reading: Using Mindfulness and Guided Imagery for Perspective Taking
Overview of mindfulness in the classroom Many educators at the tertiary level have recently been incorporating mindfulness techniques into their practice to create a non-threatening
Constance A. Leonard
May 18, 2022
Using the Labyrinth as a Self-care Tool for University Students
What is a labyrinth? A labyrinth is an ancient archetype with a singular meandering path that leads from an outer edge to a center. Unlike
Patty Kohler-Evans EdD, Deanna Kay Rice, PhD, and Stephanie R. Sorbet, EdD
December 8, 2021
Everybody Present: Mindfulness in the Classroom
*This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on January 4, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Did you know that the average attention span
Kristen Rousch, PhD
November 26, 2021
Master Teachers Are Mindful Teachers
*This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 27, 2016. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Mindfulness is paying attention to what is happening
Kristen Rousch, PhD
November 24, 2021
DISRUPT Disruption: Strategies to Bring Peace and Balance to Our Days
The shelter in place and quarantine requirements as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic brought frustration and creativity to our daily lives. In an effort
Stephanie L. Wasmanski, EdD
June 4, 2021
Mindfulness in the (Online) Classroom
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,
Aurora D. Bonner
April 20, 2020
Mindfulness in the Classroom
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 at work, which eventually morphed into the idea of using mindfulness in the classroom. Mindfulness is a way to pause and reflect on the here and now. To be fully present in what is happening in the present, without worry about the future or past. The idea is that teaching this philosophy and using activities and practices in the classroom should allow students to release tension and anxiety so they can focus on the material in the classroom. Rather than coming to my biology class lamenting over the test they just took in another class, worrying about the homework, or making a check-list of “to dos”, the student can release that tension become present with my biology course.
Erica Kosal, PhD
April 29, 2019
Towards a ‘Positive U’
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 media. A few are blatantly working on homework or assignments for other classes. Several students in the back of the classroom are avoiding your gaze, anxiously hoping not to be noticed. One student even appears to be asleep. A small group of students at the front of the class is stressed about the upcoming assignment. Welcome to the college classroom.
Beverley Myatt, MA, and Lynne N. Kennette, PhD
January 9, 2017
Avoiding Burnout: Self-Care Strategies for Faculty
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, it may be time to identify some new strategies for self-care. In our “Tending the Teacher” session at the recent Teaching Professor Conference in Washington, D.C., we presented a menu of ideas to help faculty design a balanced and productive work life. Here are our top tips:
Camille Freeman and Bevin Clare
July 20, 2016