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Mindfulness practices fill a range of needs in the lives of Sacramento area elementary and middle school students. Here, local teachers see the benefits of mindfulness in their classrooms as they seek to help students combat stress, connect with their classmates, and be present in the age of constant internet distractions at our fingertips.

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Schools Rethink Health Class, Incorporate Mindfulness Training

"Many New York schools are incorporating mindfulness training to help students handle stress and replacing lectures ...with interactive sessions on life skills, such as communication and decision-making."

Sophia Hollander, Wall Street Journal

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Mindful Teacher Leadership in Arizona Schools and Communities

“The Arizona K12 Center’s annual Teacher Leadership Institute strives to be a place where teacher leaders can focus on these imperatives and develop mind-sets, skills and strategies to help them become strong, effective and inspirational leaders.

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A Review of the Literature of the Impact of Teachers' Social-Emotional Competence

This literature review examines the impact of teachers' social-emotional competence on classroom culture, teacher-student relationships, and teacher burnout.

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How do you already practice mindful teaching in your classroom?

Mindful teaching can take many different forms in the classroom. These include being reflective, practicing meditation, stopping and paying attention, and exploring multiple perspectives on an issue. You may already be using some of these mindful teaching practices regularly without calling it "mindful teaching." Assume for a moment that you already are practicing mindful teaching. How would you describe it to a friend, colleague, or student?

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"Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Finding Breathing Space for Mindful Teaching

Around the world, educators are saying that there is less time for exploration, creativity, and self-discovery in their schools. Is this true in your environment? If so, how do you work with your students and colleagues to open up time for mindful teaching and learning?

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MindShift: Learning Resources and Explorations in a Digital Age

From KQED public media from Northern California, MindShift is an online resource that examines the future of learning, including the impact of technology, culture, and mindfulness.

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The Importance of Stopping

Megan Mahoney, a participant in the Mindful Teacher seminar and special educator in the Boston Public Schools, embraced this idea of stopping both for herself and her students.

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The Mindful Attunement Protocol

A practical, user-friendly format for teachers who would like to practice open-mindedness, compassion, and professionalism at one and the same time.

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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Behavioral Problems and Attentional Functioning in Adolescents with ADHD

This article investigates the relationship between mindfulness and children with ADHD and concludes that effects wane over time.

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a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh;a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

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Mindfulness practices buoy students in Sacramento’s Einstein Middle School

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Schools Rethink Health Class, Incorporate Mindfulness Training

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Mindful Teacher Leadership in Arizona Schools and Communities

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A Review of the Literature of the Impact of Teachers' Social-Emotional Competence

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How do you already practice mindful teaching in your classroom?

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Finding Breathing Space for Mindful Teaching

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MindShift: Learning Resources and Explorations in a Digital Age

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The Importance of Stopping

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The Mindful Attunement Protocol

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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Behavioral Problems and Attentional Functioning in Adolescents with ADHD

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