Mindfulness in the Classroom

<p>Mindfulness can be used in the classroom as a method to increase overall teacher effectiveness raise student achievement and reignite the joy of teaching and learning. <i>Mindfulness in the Classroom</i> introduces eight mindful principles that support social and emotional learning for teachers and students in today's schools leading to increased empathy kindness self-awareness integrity self-control and honesty. The book provides an introduction and theoretical overview of mindfulness followed by a discussion of the eight mindful principles. Research-based evidence is presented alongside differentiated teaching activities and classroom examples helping to bridge the gap from theory to practice. Larger implications for schools and society are also discussed including a call to use these principles to teach the whole child. <i>Mindfulness in the Classroom</i> offers teachers and students a guide for the journey back to the heart of teaching and learning.</p>