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Heart-Mind Well-Being: A Powerful Tool for Educators

WEB12549. Secure and Calm. Gets Along with Others. Alert and Engaged. Compassionate and Kind. Solves Problems Peacefully. The Heart-Mind Well-Being “heart” is a powerful tool …

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Lessons from the Medicine Wheel: Learning is a Cycle

WEBThis 3-part series introduces the Indigenous teaching of the medicine wheel. Reflecting on Indigenous voices from across Canada, it proposes three unique ways that teachers and …

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Lessons from the Medicine Wheel: Well-Being Connects us to …

WEBLesson Plan Download - Well-being connects us to earth and others. In this lesson, students use their senses, discussion, and critical and creative thinking to make …

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It's Good to be Kind! Heart-Mind Online

WEBFeeling good is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the benefits of being kind. Recent studies make the kindness-happiness-health connection stronger than ever: …

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Boost Emotional Intelligence with the Mood Meter

WEBMarc Brackett cares about your feelings – a lot! So much so that this Yale professor and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence has developed an …

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Lessons from the Medicine Wheel: Well-Being is Balance

WEBThe four directions of the medicine wheel also represent the four dimensions of self: body, mind, heart, and spirit or energy. The medicine wheel encourages us to find balance …

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Jumping for Joy: How Movement MOVES us with Dr. Kelly …

WEBAdolescent. Moving our bodies can move our hearts and minds in powerful and surprising ways. As little as 3 minutes of physical activity can increase our energy and boost our …

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The 3 Arguments for a Focus on Well-Being Heart-Mind Online

WEBThis research was included in a meta-analysis, done by Loyola University and CASEL – the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning ().This review was the …

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Making Stillness Matter Heart-Mind Online

WEBIn our busy, modern lives, it can be rare to find ourselves in stillness apart from a glowing blue screen, moving vehicle, or agonizingly slow line-up. Yet, the deeper benefits of …

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Lesson Plan: The Power of Breathing Heart-Mind Online

WEBMaghen Girard, vice principal and elementary educator shares the following lesson that helps children connect breathing, practiced through yoga poses, to physical and …

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10 Exercises for Your Prefrontal Cortex Heart-Mind Online

WEBThe following are 10 “exercise” choices for a prefrontal cortex workout: Put on your rose coloured glasses. Create a positive future story; optimism is associated with rising levels …

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Be Calm, Be Kind, Be Safe: 3 Ways to Help Teens Thrive

WEBIn the words of British Columbia's provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, now is the time to be calm, to be kind, and to be safe. While initially spoken with regards to the COVID …

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15 Neurodiversity-Inclusive SEL Strategies Heart-Mind Online

WEB5426. Secure and Calm. Gets Along with Others. Alert and Engaged. Compassionate and Kind. Solves Problems Peacefully. Social emotional learning (SEL) equips children with …

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Family Meals Improve Connection and Confidence

WEBIn a national survey of youth in New Zealand, researchers found that frequent family meals were positively associated with strong family relationships. They concluded that the …

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Ways to cultivate optimism with children Heart-Mind Online

WEBStudies have shown that children who tend towards pessimistic perspectives and feeling helpless have a higher tendency towards depression. There is also a strong link …

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Teens Connecting with Others: Reflective Communication

WEBResearch shows that texting is the primary method of communication between teenagers, 12-17 years, proving to be more popular than face to face interactions. Social …

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Supporting Teens with a Trauma-Informed Approach

WEBTrauma-informed practice benefits everyone, regardless of one’s life history. At its core, trauma-informed practice is a way of being in relationship to others that supports safety, …

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Nature Art: 10 Activities for Creativity and Calm

WEBA 2018 systematic review conducted by Canadian researchers found significant evidence that interacting with nature can improve overall mental health, decrease stress, and …

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Setting Group Agreements with Youth Heart-Mind Online

WEBSetting Group Agreements with Youth. 24681. Secure and Calm. Gets Along with Others. Group agreements ( not rules!) help to create safe and caring spaces that will enhance …

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