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As we embark on the end of the school year, managing the stress levels of ourselves and our students can be challenging. Mindfulness activities are a fantastic way to create a comfortable, relaxed, and calm classroom.
Educators know that children learn best when they are comfortable, safe, and relaxed. Imagine giving our children the gift of lifelong learning and the tools to become kind and productive adults
Educators know that children learn best when they are comfortable, safe, and relaxed. Imagine giving our children the gift of lifelong learning and the tools to become kind and productive adults
-Giselle Shardlow, Integrating Mindfulness in Your Classroom Curriculum
Student yoga at Valley View Elementary
Pioneer Elementary Student meditation
So what does this have to do with technology? Technology makes accessing resources extremely easy. The ASD Mindfulness site, created with the help of four of my amazing colleagues, Carrie Gerend, Ashley Gonwa, Missy Miller, and Christen Steele, is full of guided visualizations, breathing, sound, and yoga resources.
Scholarly research finds that mindfulness practice decreases stress and anxiety, increases attention, improves interpersonal relationships, strengthens compassion, and confers a host of other benefits.
Scholarly research finds that mindfulness practice decreases stress and anxiety, increases attention, improves interpersonal relationships, strengthens compassion, and confers a host of other benefits.
-Mindful Schools, Research of Mindfulness
Included in this site are clickable guided visualization videos, links to breathing activities, sounds and music to play in the classroom, and yoga lessons.
Below are some additional resources around mindfulness in the classroom.
Hopefully after reading this edition of Teaching w/ Tech, you can carve out a few minutes in your day to use the resources above and practice mindfulness. Why wouldn't we want to add a practice to our daily routine that reduces stress and anxiety, increases attention, and improves our capacity to build relationships?
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