Attentive Teaching

Attentive Teaching's Rebecca Bellan shares how you can utilize Tara Brach's R.A.I.N. method to practice self-compassion when you are feeling overwhelmed or going through a difficult time. This practice can also help you be more vulnerable with your students.

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Distance learning comes with so many challenges, but there are ways teachers can make this work for them and their students. Gloria Giambrone, Teacher-Mentor at Attentive Teaching, shares five things teachers must know when it comes to teaching remotely.

Narrated by: Tessa Altman

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When we speak with teachers, they invariably tell us that they are suffering from stress and anxiety more than they ever have in the past. So we thought we’d take a look at one teacher’s explanation of why human beings suffer and what he believed could be done to alleviate it.

In this episode, we provide an overview of Buddha’s story and how and why he left his privileged life as an Indian prince to become the founder of Buddhism...

Attentive Teaching's Rebecca Bellan narrates a simple mindfulness meditation to help you be responsive, and not reactive, in the classroom.

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There are so many benefits of being part of a community, and in these times, we are learning just how much of an impact it can have on our personal and professional lives. Attentive Teaching co-founder and Executive Director of Social-Emotional Learning Lori Bellan outlines how important it is to belong to a group with a common purpose.

Narrated by: Tessa Altman

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The Other Things Matter, a website that many teachers might not know about, is host to a number of articles from what appears to be teachers all over the world. It posts eclectic, honest, and educationally-relevant content, and, in March of 2014, they shared an article by Kevin Stein entitled “Shaken not stirred: 8 ways to start your class different.”

This article caused us to wonder about the myriad of ways that teachers can begin their lessons...

Attentive Teaching's Rebecca Bellan explores how the concept of negative visualization can help improve your mood and break negative thought patterns.

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Practicing gratitude in your daily life can have numerous benefits. Lauren Navarra, Director of Psycho-Education for Attentive Teaching, shares what it means to embrace an attitude of gratitude, why it's not second nature for humans, and how we we can incorporate gratitude into our everyday lives.

Narrated by: Rebecca Bellan

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Much has been written about the necessary, sometimes difficult, sometimes lovely, interactions between parents and teachers. These interactions can take the form of organized parent-teacher conferences, phone calls, emails, texts and department meetings. But, regardless of the venue, the meetings can trigger feelings of stress and anxiety in both teacher and parent.

However, it doesn’t have to be this way...

Attentive Teaching's Rebecca Bellan narrates a loving-kindness meditation to help send goodwill, kindness, and warmth towards others.

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