Patricia Jennings, PhD
Mindfulness for Teachers: The Science and Practice
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What You'll Learn
Hear what’s new and exciting in the research around mindfulness in education and see how mindfulness-based curriculum supports initiatives such as social-emotional learning programs
Learn the 3 critical elements you need in mindfulness training and explore the research findings on how classroom mindfulness leads to better learning and student engagement
Follow along in a short practice you can do anywhere, at any time, alone or with your students, to cultivate calm and focus
About Patricia Jennings, PhD
You can learn more about Tish here.
Mind & Life Fellow and Mind & Life Varela Grantee
About Rona Wilensky, PhD
Check out Rona's work at PassageWorks.
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Thank you so much for this. Thank you for doing quality research for us.
Dr. Jennings mentions that one of the challenges is finding time and money to train current teachers. Is there a plan to incorporate mindfulness training into the college cirriculum of education degrees? Making it not only a class, but incorporating mindfulness into the college learning process for future teachers?
Great resource and motivation to start experimenting these techniques in my public speaking class at the college level.
Bravo for Patricia´s projects and researches.
So needed within our communities! Always helps to move things forward when there is evidence to support such practices. Looking forward to it becoming a nation wide practice someday!
This was amazing! I connected with so much you said. I am actively trying to bring mindfulness to the students in our school. I will be checking out your book. Thank you!!
Interesting research – have noticed anecdotally the improvements, but the research backup is important.
Definitely interesting! The way that teachers impact and touch kids are incredible, but they need support and training to face students emotions and problems.
Being a teacher is not an easy task!
Great information!!
Thank you for saying that school leaders are the ones who need to take the lead on transforming schools through MAPs. We need leaders who are willing to look at the reality of modern education, and then make the best decision to help ease and comfort the craziness!
A brilliant study and a wonderful resource. I’ll definitly buy the book and ı’ve already shared the video with my daughter’s teachers and Principle. Thank you.
Lovely to meet Patricia. Great video. Sincerely appreciate it
this is really helpful for not only the school teachers but also for the parents to help the kids manage stress and relax the burning mind.
The research has shown that school administration must find the money to educate the teachers in this. Especially since it has been found that it really helps the kids and that it is a long term benefit.
I often find myself telling my kids to call down, but your right, Patricia! I have never taught them how to do it!
Wow ..so much valuable information!!! Thank you
I loved Jenning’s presentation. In our country, Uruguay, the practice of mindfulness and compassion is just beginning to arrive in the education fields. As a group of research, we’re interested in evidencing biological and psychological changes in teachers who undergo an intervention in mindfulness and self compassion, and Jenning is one of our most inspiring researchers.
Training for staff would be so great. I wish we could do this.
Amazing! Love the research!! Thanks, Tish, Rona, Mindful.org, and The Awake Network.
I pass these things on to my teacher friends who are still in the classroom. They are always looking for anything to calm kids so they are able to focus more. I’m retired after teaching for four decades and I’m happy to say that even the older students (junior high and high school) benefit in the few minutes it takes to practice a calming procedure. Both teacher and student benefit. And it’s good for classroom management. The challenge is to get the admin on board. A teacher is not “wasting” time if they don’t jump right into the subject for that hour. Thank you.
How/when can I get a copy of the paper regarding this study? Trying to get mindfulness into my district and need support.
Namaste’, Jake