Professional+Development+Resources

Teacher Training:

[|Mindful Schools:] This program provides training in how to teach students to become mindful of their own thinking, learning, and development. Mindful learning is supported by recent brain research.

[|Association for Mindfulness in Education] Newsletter, conference, and other resources on mindfulness. From their website: **"What is Mindfulness?** Mindfulness is paying attention here and now with kindness and curiosity. Mindfulness reconnects students to their five senses, bringing them into a moment to moment awareness of themselves and their surroundings. Research shows that mindfulness increases attention skills, reduces test anxiety, and improves emotional regulation. [|Learn more]."

Twitter: Science Chat sponsored by Edutopia science ed chat on Twitter starting on Tuesday June 8 at 9ET/6PT.
 * 1) scichat. Eric Brunsell (associated with PLP) and Dr Jeff Goldstein (Director, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education