A student in New York City practices emotional awareness after completing an online guided meditation video for kids. Credit: Sarah Garland / The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

Mindfulness—that feeling of being “in the moment” and intensely aware of your surroundings without being overwhelmed by them—is a state of mind that can help anyone, anywhere, and that includes the ...

A few years ago, Amy Lopes, a veteran fifth-grade teacher in Providence, Rhode Island, learned that teachers at her school could try a mindfulness and yoga training along with their students. Her ...

In this episode, we discuss what SEL (social emotional learning) is and how it can improve our lives. We will talk in greater depth about all the ways SEL affects our students’ and learn some ...

The COVID crisis throws into relief what happens when grief has—quite literally—nowhere to go. The evidence suggests that most people summon strengths that surpass their own expectations. Source: Todd ...

My students are in crisis—actual crisis. They are severely anxious, depressed and distressed. They have told me as much over countless office hours, lunches and phone conversations. I sound like a ...

Research suggests that in the short term, mindfulness can improve student mindfulness, stress and well-being, faculty confidence in integrating mindfulness into their classes, and the classroom ...

As her Churchland Academy Elementary students faced COVID learning loss, community traumas and rising gun violence, first-year principal Karla Jakubowski knew she wanted to address social and ...

I have a corner in my 7th grade classroom where I send students who cause problems over and over. They have to stay there until I come talk to them, at which point, I find out if they can come back.

A University of Virginia professor’s research is lending credibility to mindfulness practices in classrooms. Her recent study tested the effectiveness of mindfulness practices — something as simple as ...

Educators today must do far more than teach content. We are expected to figure out how to get students to access the curriculum, “shut off” distractions and focus during lessons, stay calm and sit ...

The COVID crisis throws into relief what happens when grief has—quite literally—nowhere to go. The evidence suggests that most people summon strengths that ...