ERIC Number: ED656015
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Apr
Pages: 142
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-4166-3283-2
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Cultivating a Classroom of Calm: How to Promote Student Engagement and Self-Regulation
Meredith McNerney
ASCD
Calm is a choice. The key to a calm classroom isn't students who are obedient or quiet but students who feel empowered and safe. It starts with you as the teacher and your ability to foster an environment that supports emotional awareness, psychological safety and belonging, and connected relationships. In "Cultivating a Classroom of Calm," mindfulness coach and former principal Meredith McNerney will help you promote student engagement and self-regulation using strategies grounded in neuroscience research. The book provides all the tools you need to: (1) Discern the characteristics of a truly calm environment; (2) Explore the four dimensions of engagement; (3) Discover how trauma often affects students; (4) Balance empathy with accountability in the classroom; and (5) Develop practices to regulate emotions and stress. As you explore how the brain can learn to make calm and responsible decisions, the book will guide you in building a personalized plan to cultivate calm for your students and yourself. When you understand your own basic emotional and relational needs, you can instill your own calmness and help your students learn how to do the same, cultivating a classroom environment in which every learner can grow.
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Student Behavior, Learner Engagement, Self Management, Teacher Role, Classroom Techniques, Trauma, Empathy, Accountability, Stress Management, Emotional Response, Brain
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Publication Type: Books; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: ASCD
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