Mindfulness Blog

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5 Ways to Build Collaborative Learning Skills

Rachelle Dene Poth wrote an article on building collaborative learning skills in and out of the classroom in October 2019. She states that developing skills for collaboration is a critical component for our students for their future. Basically she states that our students need to learn collaborative skills so that they can later on work Read more about 5 Ways to Build Collaborative Learning Skills[…]

The Comfort Zone Trap

As you move outside of your comfort zone, what was once the unknown and frightening becomes your new normal. Gifford Thomas challenges us to be comfortable leaving our comfort zones. He says that leaders’ comfort zones trap them in ineffective behavior, and until they move beyond their own walls, no growth can happen. During the Read more about The Comfort Zone Trap[…]

30 Tips For Supporting Students With Challenging Behaviors

1. Stay calm. 2. Work as a Team To Problem Solve and Create a Safety Plan. (You are not Alone.) 3. Be Proactive. 4. Lead with Empathy. 5. Document and Keep Good Data. (Before, During & After) 6. Do Not Take Things Personally. (It’s not about you.) 7. Focus on and Reinforce the Positives. 8. Read more about 30 Tips For Supporting Students With Challenging Behaviors[…]

10 Leadership Lessons

Warren Buffet has written extensively about his business success and is in great demand as a speaker on leadership. Here’s the 10 lessons Warren Buffet taught us. 1. Love what you do. 2. Learn how to communicate effectively. 3. Choose your business associates wisely. 4. Don’t micro manage. 5. Plan for the future. 6. Transparency Read more about 10 Leadership Lessons[…]

Cultivate Trust With Teenagers

Esther Wojcicki, author of her new book, How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results, shared the following excerpt on LinkedIn about cultivating trust with teenagers. With teenagers, parents can cultivate trust in a series of steps. For instance, here is how I’d build trust with shopping, one of my favorite educational activities. Read more about Cultivate Trust With Teenagers[…]