In this edition of the Boston EdTalks podcast, we sit down with Codman Academy humanities teacher Sydney Chaffee, the 2017 National Teacher of the Year, on her classroom work, her focus on collaborative learning, the importance of social-emotional learning in the classroom, and hear more of what she is doing in her role as Teacher of the Year. Ethan Bronner is your host.
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In this edition of the Boston EdTalks podcast, we sit down with Codman Academy humanities teacher Sydney Chaffee, the 2017 National Teacher of the Year, on her classroom work, her focus on collaborative learning, the importance of social-emotional learning in the classroom, and hear more of what she is doing in her role as Teacher of the Year. Ethan Bronner is your host.
Boston EdTalks Podcast series: Lindsey Minder, Codman Academy
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29 minutes
7 years ago
Boston EdTalks Podcast series: Lindsey Minder, Codman Academy
In this edition of the Boston EdTalks podcast series, teacher Lindsey Minder of Codman Academy discusses how she is able to use the teaching of mindfulness as a tool to create healthier classroom communities. In this conversation, she covers her own practice and provides tips for other teachers seeking to bring a mindfulness component into their teaching. (Runs 29:00)
Timeline:
0:00 Introductions
0:50 How spending time on mindfulness impacts instructional time
7:20 How mindfulness activities balance with physical activities
9:15 Mindfulness with middle or high schoolers
10:20 Measuring the impact of mindfulness practice
14:00 How other teachers can introduce mindfulness practice in their classrooms
17:00 How mindfulness practices transfer outside the classroom where it is learned
24:15 How mindfulness practice shifts perception of stress and the ability to manage it
26:20 Closing thoughts
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In this edition of the Boston EdTalks podcast, we sit down with Codman Academy humanities teacher Sydney Chaffee, the 2017 National Teacher of the Year, on her classroom work, her focus on collaborative learning, the importance of social-emotional learning in the classroom, and hear more of what she is doing in her role as Teacher of the Year. Ethan Bronner is your host.
