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Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom (The Norton Series on the Social Neuroscience of Education) Kindle Edition

by Patricia A. Jennings (Author), Daniel J. Siegel (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
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Mindfulness for Teachers is based upon the author's extensive experience as a mindfulness practitioner, teacher, teacher educator and scientist. Drawing upon basic and applied research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology and education, the book offers valuable information about how mindfulness can help teachers manage the stressful demands of the classroom, cultivate an exceptional learning environment, and revitalize teaching and learning.
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"Patricia Jennings has topflight expertise in mindful education, and shares it with other teachers in a reader-friendly, useful way. Mindfulness for Teachers offers a suite of practical tools for building a more positive, compassionate classroom--one where teachers do their best and students can shine. This book deserves your full, mindful focus." (Daniel Goleman, PhD, author of Emotional Intelligence)

"Mindfulness for Teachers draws on research, theory, and Patricia Jennings' extensive experience in education to present a very readable set of guidelines for creating a mindful and caring classroom. This impressive book should be required reading for teachers during their training. The ideas here will help any teacher develop a greater awareness and find greater joy and personal fulfillment in teaching." (Mark T. Greenberg, PhD, Bennett Chair of Prevention Research, Pennsylvania State University)

"Essential information on a subtle topic, presented with clarity and simplicity, and beautifully written, Patricia Jennings 'gets it' about being a teacher. She has been there, and now she is back with a great story about the enormous value of mindfulness, and she has the evidence to back it up. Teachers, take one of your most valuable possessions--your time--to read this thoughtful and thorough book!" (Robert L. Selman, PhD, Roy E. Larsen Professor of Human Development and Education and Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard University)

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Mindfulness for Teachers is the result of my over 40 years of personal and professional experience as a teacher, teacher educator, and scientist. It is informed by my deep appreciation for, and commitment to, the teaching profession.

While our educational systems are facing huge problems, I remain optimistic. Challenging situations offer great opportunities for change. We may be poised to be part of a dramatic transformation in education. While there has been a growing recognition that our society needs greater mindfulness and heartfulness, science is showing us how the simple practice of attending to the present moment can change lives. This book applies this new knowledge to the art of teaching. As you read this book, you will learn ways to apply mindful awareness in your daily life to reduce stress and improve your teaching and your students' learning

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00L4HAVOI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company (February 16, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 16, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1194 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
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Patricia (Tish) Jennings is a professor at the University of Virginia, School of Education and Human Development. She is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of social and emotional learning and mindfulness in education. She became a meditation practitioner at 17 and has taught mindful awareness practices to children and adults for over 40 years. Her research places a specific emphasis on teacher stress and how it impacts the social and emotional context of the classroom, as articulated in her highly cited theoretical article "The Prosocial Classroom."Dr. Jennings led the team that developed CARE for Teachers, a mindfulness-based professional development program shown to significantly improve teacher well-being, emotional supportiveness and sensitivity and classroom productivity in the largest randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention designed specifically to address teacher occupational stress. Dr. Jennings is leading the development of the Compassionate Schools Project curriculum, an integrated health education program designed to align with state and national health and physical education standards. She is Co-Principal Investigator on a large randomized controlled trial being conducted in Louisville, KY to evaluate the curriculum’s efficacy. Dr. Jennings is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development among Children and Youth. Dr. Jennings was awarded the Cathy Kerr Award for Courageous and Compassionate Science by the Mind & Life Institute in 2018 and was also recognized by Mindful Magazine as one of "Ten Mindfulness Researchers You Should Know." Earlier in her career, Dr. Jennings spent over 22 years as a teacher, school director and teacher educator. She is the author of Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom and The Trauma-Sensitive School: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching.

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Patricia Jenning's MINDFUL FOR TEACHERS reminds us all of what is possible if we're willing to do the work
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Patricia Jenning's MINDFUL FOR TEACHERS reminds us all of what is possible if we're willing to do the work
As someone who has benefited from great teachers in my life I know that there are challenges that they face that many of us can never truly imagine. Times have changed and in some cases the atmosphere in the classroom makes it difficult for those great teachers to get through, but hope is not lost. In her book MINDFULNESS FOR TEACHERS author Patricia (Tish)Jennings addresses how teachers (and really all of us) can benefit from taking the time to change our attitude and move towards a dynamic that will help us reach other in a more positive, productive way.There are so many great points in this book that I think readers will appreciate. And I say readers in general because I think whether we are teachers are just dealing with life's everyday situations we know what its like to feel disappointed, disgusted and to feel as though all hope is lost. What Tish shares with us in the book is that we first have to begin with ourselves (the only person we can really control) and think about the way we are addressing the issues in life that we face and what we can do to be a part of the solution instead of the problem.It's not easy, but it is doable. Taking time to really think about what we are doing, saying and what we are thinking will help us to be better stewards of those in our charge and share with others what is possible for them.It's a book that reminds us of our possibilities if we are willing to do the work, and that is why MINDFULNESS FOR TEACHERS can help us all.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Straightforward and readable framework for understanding and implementing mindfulness approaches in education
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2015
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Mindfulness for Teachers - Patricia Jennings; Forward by Dan Siegel - 2015 - is a Norton book, part of Siegel's outstanding series of books that includes many of my favorites such as Ed Tromick's 2007 tome describing normal wonderful messy interactions that are central to the development of a sense of self and resilience. While that book was at times challenging for even an educated lay reader, excellent as it was, this volume is eminently straightforward and readable. It covers many of the same ideas as Rechtshaffen’s The Way of Mindful Education, however Jennings partitions her look at mindfulness into understanding and management of emotions, classroom management, with specific mapping of skills to tasks. She uses a framework developed by Dan Siegel to break down each area of interest, his 8 part wheel of awareness that includes 5 usual senses, internal body perceptions, ideas and concepts, and what he calls relational sense or relationship capacity. She also reviews a dozen or so programs, including Mind-UP, CARE, and others, that have been studied to ascertain their efficacy in helping children to become more able to be mindful and manage stress.
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Pete Reilly, Author of A Path With Heart
5.0 out of 5 stars A "must read" for every educational professional.
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016
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Dr. Jenning’s book, “Mindfulness for Teachers,” provides the framework for a new kind of teacher development which increases our focus from content and pedagogy to include personal development, self-knowledge, and mindfulness. She artfully makes the case for mindfulness in education by citing research that shows how mindfulness can impact the effectiveness of teachers and, in turn, the performance of their students. Later she makes the research come alive by showing its application in the classroom via anecdotes and stories that she’s accumulated over her many years as an educator. Her final contribution is to provide a variety of practices and resources that allow teachers to take the concepts in the book and make them real.

Teaching is a complex activity that is most successful when there is a positive trust relationship between teacher and student. Dr. Jennings lays out the path to creating a classroom environment built on respect and dignity; one that inspires both teacher and student to perform at their best. “Mindfulness for Teachers” is a book that expands the conversation about good teaching and is a ‘must read’ for every educational professional.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Decent
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2019
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If you're unfamiliar with mindfulness this is a good read for basics and had decent tips for using mindfulness for students but the focus was more of helping the teacher have a mindful practice
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Kelli Love
5.0 out of 5 stars Needs to be Staple for Teacher Education Programs
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015
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This book will be a landmark for education. As a former classroom teacher and current educator in the field of children's yoga and mindfulness, I found the book extremely useful and well written. So often teachers are given a prescription for growth that comes from people who are seemingly disconnected from what actually happens in the day to day life of a classroom. Patricia (Tish) Jennings gives educators, and teachers most notably, the sense that she understands their experience in the classroom. Through her own personal stories, thorough explanation of mindfulness and it's practical applications in the classroom, and her consistent weaving of the science behind the practice the reader is immediately compelled to a) keep reading and b) bring the mindfulness to their teaching life. I hope all teacher education programs adapt this book as part of their required reading. It has the power to help teachers find agency over their emotional lives in an extremely demanding profession and in turn help teachers bring this same empowerment to children.
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Mary King
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom” are simply from a parent whose two younger sons enjoyed her personal
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2015
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I am not nor have ever been a school teacher and thus my comments on Patricia Jennings “Mindfulness for Teachers, Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom” are simply from a parent whose two younger sons enjoyed her personal involvement, her skills, and her daily teaching talents. We never needed to urge our kids to get up and go to school – they were always ready and willing.
Her book is a wonderful map for educators everywhere with knowledge only gained through a lifetime of successful teaching, research and understanding.
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Melissa Rogers
3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2018
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The information in here wasn't anything I didn't already know; most seemed like common sense. In the authors' defense, this book might not have been right for my situation: I am limited by an environment that makes this crucial but impossible.
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J. Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Thank you.
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017
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If only I'd had this book ten years ago when I started teaching! I had no idea how helpful and nourishing mindfulness could be, especially at school. Share this book with all the educators you know! It is a powerful, supportive and relevant resource. Teachers need to learn and practice self-care. No better place to start than this book.
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TonyT
5.0 out of 5 stars A Powerful Guide to Personal and Professional Development
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016
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So wonderfully written that it works as a beach book! This will guide me for the rest of my career. Terrific information, great advice, and chock full of simple, practical, and eminently doable best practices. I can't wait to adopt this coming school year. This book stands on its own as some of the best professional development this veteran teacher has had.
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Elena VM
5.0 out of 5 stars muy instructivo
Reviewed in Spain on April 7, 2024
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Aun no lo he leído, pero es muy interesante, con muchos ejemplos. Ella es una gran comunicadora y profesional. Me encanta.
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MurthyBlr
3.0 out of 5 stars More theory, less practice
Reviewed in India on February 4, 2022
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I was disappointed as the book does not contain "simple skills" as promised. I find a lot of theoretical information on psychology from (probably) various sources. I expected "practical exercises" that teachers can use in their classrooms. I find a few exercises towards the end of the book, but I think that is not at all sufficient.
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stevillaundry
5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and Interesting
Reviewed in Canada on June 4, 2019
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This book was fantastic. It covers all grades and levels and it really helped me think about how I approach my students on a daily basis. There are also great classroom management ideas and resources
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really excellent guide to mindfulness and its consequences and useful whether ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2016
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Really excellent guide to mindfulness and its consequences and useful whether or not you have anything to do with teaching
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Marguy Krier
5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely recommandable
Reviewed in Germany on October 5, 2015
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Patricia A. Jennings knows what she's speaking about; it can clearly be seen, she is a teacher with lots of experience. She knows the beauty as well as the difficulties in school. Underlain by lots of studies, she explains scientific researches and shows concrete pathways in order to become a still presenter and even more mindful teacher + how to bring mindfulness to kids. This is a really helpful book for all teachers and educators interested in Mindfulness. I hope it will soon stand in each school library for teachers,
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