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Meditation And The Inner Life Of Today’S Educator, Summer Nicklasson
Meditation And The Inner Life Of Today’S Educator, Summer Nicklasson
Education | Master's Theses
This project stemmed from the researcher’s feeling stress as a new teacher and the need for self-care. The study is contextualized and the theoretical frameworks include meditation and mindfulness. (Venditti et al., 2020). Teaching is a stressful profession and many teachers experience daily stresses that can often lead to teacher burnout. When teachers are stressed, their ability to effectively teach and connect with students is diminished. This is further exacerbated by the fact that educators are teaching through the unprecedented times of COVID-19. Meditation and mindfulness are universal and free tools that educators can use to decrease stress and increase …
Trauma Informed Teaching To Support Student Social And Emotional Needs, Tara Williams
Trauma Informed Teaching To Support Student Social And Emotional Needs, Tara Williams
Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects
The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine how a trauma informed approach to behavior that supports the emotional growth of students and meets their needs for discipline and structure within a school environment affects teachers’ negative perspectives of student behavior. This study examined the impact Rainbowdance had on teacher perception of student behavior before teacher training and after training. The participants are three lower elementary teachers at Country Charter School and additional information is provided by the International Trauma Center (ITC) staff members who are implementing Rainbowdance. The data collection was done through narrative interviews, field notes and …