{"product_id":"mindfulness-in-the-classroom-strategies-for-promoting-concentration-compassion-and-calm-9781416627944","title":"Mindfulness in the Classroom: Strategies for Promoting Concentration, Compassion, and Calm","description":"\u003cp\u003e In today's schools, students and teachers feel unprecedented--even alarming--levels of stress. How can we create calmer classrooms in which students concentrate better and feel more positive about themselves and others? Author Thomas Armstrong offers a compelling answer in the form of \u003cem\u003emindfulness, \u003c\/em\u003e a secular practice he defines as the intentional focus of one's attention on the present moment in a nonjudgmental way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMindfulness in the Classroom, \u003c\/em\u003e Armstrong \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Explains how mindfulness affects the structure and function of the brain. \u003cbr\u003e - Provides an overview of mindfulness as both a personal practice and a classroom methodology that aligns with such educational models as Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS), and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). \u003cbr\u003e - Shares and explains the extensive research that shows the positive effects of mindfulness practices in the classroom. \u003cbr\u003e - Describes how to adapt mindfulness for different grade levels, integrate it into regular school subjects, and implement it schoolwide. \u003cbr\u003e - Offers guidelines for teaching mindfulness responsibly, without religious overtones. \u003cp\u003eDozens of observations from teachers, students, researchers, and practitioners provide striking evidence of the power of mindfulness and offer hope to anyone who wants to make classrooms more productive places of learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmstrong, Thomas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Armstrong, PhD, \u003c\/strong\u003e is an educator, psychologist, and writer. He is the author of 18 books, including the ASCD books \u003cem\u003eMultiple Intelligences in the Classroom, Neurodiversity in the Classroom, The Power of the Adolescent Brain, The Best Schools, The Multiple Intelligences of Reading and Writing, ADD\/ADHD Alternatives in the Classroom, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAwakening Genius in the Classroom.\u003c\/em\u003e He is also the author of \u003cem\u003e7 Kinds of Smart, In Their Own Way, The Power of Neurodiversity, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Myth of the ADHD Child.\u003c\/em\u003e His books have been translated into 28 languages, including Russian, Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish. Armstrong has delivered more than a thousand workshops, seminars, and keynote addresses in 29 countries on 6 continents. He has written for numerous magazines and journals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASCD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725377147154,"sku":"9781416627944","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43384132-7829-4c1a-b221-b03d1c156e6e.jpg?v=1734828851","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mindfulness-in-the-classroom-strategies-for-promoting-concentration-compassion-and-calm-9781416627944","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}