Mindfulness

Mindfulness isn’t a cure-all for an over-full schedule, but these apps can help teachers interested in trying it to pause and refocus their energy.

Morning meetings are a good place to start, but what you really need is a toolkit of strategies to meet your students’ social and emotional needs all day long.

Everyone in the classroom benefits when there are opportunities throughout the day to reflect and prepare for learning.

Reflecting on teaching practices and classroom events is valuable, but it can be tough to regularly make the time for it. These tips can help.

Challenging tasks spur the production of myelin, a substance that increases the strength of brain signals. Here are four strategies to incorporate productive struggle into your lessons.

Stress can be an overwhelming force in teenagers’ lives. A few simple questions can help them find relief and get back to learning.

How can we help elementary students who have been scarred by tragedy become more receptive to learning?

How an art project on making rock sculptures helped a class of first graders settle down and find their focus.

Providing opportunities for students and staff to participate in wellness practices can start with one dedicated day each week.

Creating a vision board guides students to contemplate their life goals and work on the target language.

Positive psychological behaviors promote good mental health hygiene, which reduces stress and improves overall well-being.

Our readers share with us some of their favorite podcasts on teaching, work-life balance, and well-being.

Teachers can help students strengthen their brain's executive function with "workouts" in which they practice pausing, prioritizing, improving their working memory, and mapping their options.