October 2, 2013 Republished by permission of the Greater Good Science Center University of California Berkeley. Please click here to view the original article.
A new study suggests that training teachers in mindfulness not only reduces burnout but also improves their performance in the classroom.
I speed walked across trolley tracks as I traveled between the two small campuses of King Chavez High School. I had suddenly been hired as a vice principal, knowing little of what that really meant. My thoughts danced awkwardly with several new partners: a daunting “to do” list of mentoring new teachers, creating curriculum for an advisory, and a bigger ambition, figuring the best way to introduce AVID to this ripe family of children perfectly suited for AVID magic.
Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) presents world experts on compassion, altruism & service The Science of Compassion: Origins, Measures & Interventions
July 19-22 in Telluride, Colorado.
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