Full Description
Research shows that a highly stressed brain does not absorb or remember information, causing learning to essentially shut down. Today's students are more stressed and anxious than ever, and classrooms have become tense places. Educators require knowledge and skills to facilitate and teach students stress-management techniques and find creative ways to embed them in the classroom culture and daily routines. Calming Student Stress is a synthesis of empirical-based mind-body practices that have been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, help students remain centered and focused, and connect with the learning and each other. Various methods, techniques, and strategies that draw from mindfulness, yoga, tai chi, breathwork, and visualization are clearly defined, situated within current research, and geared towards both elementary and secondary students. Suggestions on how to introduce mind-body practices to students, as well as administrators and parents, are also provided within this helpful guide.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Student Stress: The Nemesis of the Classroom
Chapter 2: Understanding Stress, the Amygdala, and Its Impact on Learning
Chapter 3: Getting Parents and School Administration Behind Your Cause
Chapter 4: Assessing Students' Stress Levels & Helping Students Reframe Stress
Chapter 5: Mindful-izing the Classroom
Chapter 6: Just Breathe! Breathwork Strategies for K-12 students
Chapter 7: Let's Get Moving! Movement-Based Strategies for Students
Chapter 8: The Vagus Nerve?
Chapter 9: Relaxation and Visualization-Based Strategies for the K-12 Classroom
Chapter 10: Reducing Your Own Stress as an Educator
Resources
References
Author's Note
About the Author
