The best brain breaks aren’t random or mere time-fillers—they’re purposeful pauses that help students regulate, reconnect, ...

Walk into any busy classroom and you may feel like you’ve entered a tornado. Kids talking, teachers trying to get through content while navigating different requests, and the inevitable interruptions.

Chestnut Hill, Mass. (October 30, 2009) – A Boston College professor and a Boston Public Schools teacher have co-authored The Mindful Teacher, a book that offers a new strategy to help overburdened ...

There's a quiet revolution happening in local classrooms. It starts with closed eyes, one long, deep breath, followed by another. Through practice, this movement can lead to a more open heart, a sense ...

The concept of “grit” has lately been fashionable in the education world as a way to help students succeed. Popularized by researcher Angela Duckworth, “grit” refers to the characteristics of ...

Thoughts are open for interpretation. Feelings are the interpreters. And, teachers are the translators of both thoughts and feelings. For this reason, education is open to a new mindfulness. Educators ...

In most schools across the country, you are likely to find students practicing mindfulness – whether that means taking some collective deep breaths, practicing yoga together or participating in a ...

Mindfulness has been a buzzy term for years now, with a slew of mental health experts and celebrities raving about the perks of focusing one's attention on the present without judgment. But while a ...