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Teaching with the Brain in Mind, 2nd Edition

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Since Teaching with the Brain in Mind was first published in 1998, it has inspired thousands of educators to apply brain research in their classroom teaching. Now, author Eric Jensen is back with a completely revised and updated edition of his classic work, featuring new research and practical strategies to enhance student comprehension and improve student achievement. In easy to understand, engaging language, Jensen provides a basic orientation to the brain and its various systems and explains how they affect learning. After discussing what parents and educators can do to get children's brains in good shape for school, Jensen goes on to explore topics such as motivation, critical thinking skills, environmental factors, the "social brain," emotions, and memory. He offers fascinating insights on a number of specific issues, including

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Daily Attention Patterns

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Engaged learning is necessary for those long afternoons.

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Engaged learning is necessary for those long afternoons.

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REDUCING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM

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REDUCING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM

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U.S. Department of Education NCEE 2008-2012

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Yoga for Kids to Teens - Themes, Relaxation Techniques, Games 

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by Yael Calhoun, Matthew R. Calhoun and Nicole Harmony

Sunstone Press, 2009

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Get Students Up and Moving to Create Better Learning Environments

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Great Brain Breaks

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GoNoodle's desk-side activities and brain-break games are based on cutting-edge research in physical activity and deep breathing.

HealthTeacher, Inc. announced today, during the Partnership for a Healthier America Summit and SXSWEDU Conference, the launch of GoNoodle - a free interactive classroom resource to improve student engagement and youth health through desk-side movement activities. Designed to equip elementary teachers with quick, fun brain breaks, GoNoodle's research-based games help engage kids in learning while addressing serious youth health issues like childhood obesity.

GoNoodle's desk-side activities and brain-break games are based on cutting-edge research in physical activity and deep breathing, which shows that short bursts of movement yield meaningful improvements in energy, focus, and classroom behavior.

"Through my research, we have shown brief breaks of physical activity in the classroom significantly improve students' physical fitness and reduce the need of concentration medicines, helping both with their classroom engagement and performance," said Dr. David Katz, founder of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, Editor of Childhood Obesity journal, and senior advisor to HealthTeacher, Inc. "While more exercise is better, a rather small amount can do a remarkable degree of good - fitting 20 minutes of activity in during every school day can be enough to prevent diabetes in at-risk kids."

With the national push from First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! and Center for Disease Control's Burn to Learn initiatives for kids to get 60 minutes of physical activity each day, GoNoodle is a fun way to help kids achieve a meaningful amount of their daily recommended activity in the classroom.

GoNoodle requires a small time commitment from teachers. "Focusing game play in five minutes or less means it's easy for teachers to incorporate GoNoodle throughout the school day," said Scott McQuigg, CEO of HealthTeacher, Inc. "GoNoodle is a triple play for teachers-it creatively adds all-important minutes of physical activity for kids, it is proven to stimulate learning, and it improves classroom engagement."

What's more, GoNoodle incorporates gamification throughout its suite of desk-side activities and brain-break games, offering a way for teachers and students to see and celebrate the immediate rewards of completed levels and experiences. "Gaming mechanics create an excitement for teachers and students alike to continue using GoNoodle," according to John Herbold, VP of Product at HealthTeacher, Inc. "By marrying engaging gaming experiences with clear classroom benefits for teachers, we have created a fun, easy, and effective way to weave multiple short bursts of physical activity into the school day."

Already used by thousands of teachers during its private beta, GoNoodle is getting rave reviews from kids for being fun and from teachers for its ease-of-use and impact on focusing students for learning. "My class loves GoNoodle! We use GoNoodle each morning and afternoon," said Carrie Stinson, a first-grade teacher in the Northwest R-I School District in Missouri. "I love that it gets the kids up and moving. GoNoodle doesn't take a lot of time away from my instruction either. In the mornings, we have been busy stretching and running races. The kids are excited about the medals they are earning! In the afternoons, right before dismissal, we use Airtime to relax and get settled before we load the busses."

To use GoNoodle, teachers need internet access and a screen, projector or interactive whiteboard. Using the space around their desks, kids take part in GoNoodle's activities and games, such as running in place while being coached by an Olympic-caliber athlete. Teachers can sign-up for GoNoodle for free at gonoodle.com.

About GoNoddle
GoNoodle is a research-based classroom resource for elementary teachers to improve student engagement and youth health through desk-side movement activities and brain-break games. Helping to increase energy and focus while improving classroom behavior, GoNoodle games include Run With US!, developed in partnership with the USA Track & Field Foundation, To the Maximo, Boogie Down, and Airtime, all of which can be played on an interactive whiteboard or computer. Teachers can sign up for free at gonoodle.com.

About HealthTeacher
HealthTeacher, Inc. is the interactive leader in youth health, creating games, apps, and educational resources to make health awesome for kids. HealthTeacher's research-based products are designed to get kids moving and to develop healthy behaviors that last a lifetime. Reaching nearly 7 million kids through its fast-growing network of 12,000+ schools, HealthTeacher's interactive products are used by teachers, parents, and kids to address important youth health issues, including physical activity, nutrition, and social and emotional well-being. To learn more, visit healthteacher.com.

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Y Is for Yoga

Mikulski, Keri
Current Health 1
02-01-2009

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This ancient exercise might be coming to a gym class near you.

"I never thought I would be into yoga," says Peter U., a New Jersey high school student. "My mom always did yoga, and she would talk about it, but I was never interested. Then I took a yoga class at our school health fair, and I was hooked."

Reactions such as Peter's don't surprise yoga instructors. "Yoga teaches students how to control themselves and their breathing," says Tim Donohue, who teaches yoga in elementary and middle schools in Massachusetts. "Yoga is the best thing a student can learn to do."

Yoga is showing up in physical education classes across the country. The mental and physical benefits of yoga are many, and they are getting kids from coast to coast to roll out their mats.

What Is Yoga?

When you hear the word yoga, do you picture people coiled up like pretzels or sitting with their legs crossed chanting "om"? Twisting and meditation are part of the 5,000-year-old practice of yoga. But there's far more to it.

The word yoga comes from the ancient Sanskrit word yuj, which means "to come together." People who practice yoga, also called yogis, believe in balancing their minds, bodies, and breath to live in harmony. Today's yogis practice a combination of stretching, meditating, and breathing.

Many students benefit from the breathing portion of the yoga practice. It can help with different areas of their lives. "I broke the mile run record at school. One of the reasons I did is because of the breathing I learned in yoga," says Adam F., a seventh grader in New Jersey.

Others, such as 11-year-old Emma M. of Illinois, like the way yoga helps them relax. "Yoga gives me a break from intense sports. It helps with my stress, and it's a great workout," she says.

Body Benefits

Yoga strengthens and lengthens muscles and can provide a total body workout. The key parts of yoga are the poses, or physical postures. People hold each pose for a length of time to get the flexibility, balance, strength, and relaxation benefits.

Recent studies show yoga might have major health potential. Yoga may help kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder concentrate better. Other studies show that yoga classes can be good for a person's self-esteem and mood.

Peter, who plays soccer, noticed the physical and mental benefits after his first yoga class. "Yoga makes me more flexible for soccer," Peter told Current Health. "I go back to the breathing exercises when I'm under stress, especially during games," he said.

Gym Class Makeover

One school putting yoga into practice is New Roads High School in Santa Monica, Calif. Instead of chasing after balls and cheering on fellow players, students who take yoga are quiet. They stretch on mats and ease into poses called cobra, lotus, and upward-facing dog. "The practice is a great way to get fit," notes Trish Vance, the school's yoga instructor.

At New Roads, students can choose between taking a regular physical education class or yoga. Sometimes both classes get together so everyone can try yoga. "The day after the first combined class, one of New Roads' basketball players told his coach that he wanted to do yoga before every basketball game because after taking the yoga class he had an amazing game," Vance says.

Hundreds of teachers around the country have been trained to teach yoga in schools. In 2007, more than 100 schools in 26 states added yoga lessons.

The National Association for Sport and Physical Education's president, Fran Cleland, supports yoga in school, as long as it's done right. "Yoga is an excellent movement form for balance, strength, coordination, flexibility, and overall body awareness," she says.

Peter, the soccer player is just one student who is convinced. He has come a long way since he first tried yoga at that health fair. "In fact," he adds, "I take yoga classes on my own now."
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Yoga Talk

asana a yoga posture or pose

mantra a word or phrase repeated during meditation

pranayama the practice of controlling the breath

sun salutation a series of poses that limbers up the whole body
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Want Yoga?

Would you like to get a yoga program started at your school? Talk to your physical education teacher about including it in the curriculum. Check out Yoga Ed at www.yogaed.org/yeinschool.html to locate an instructor near you.

Adam F., pictured here on the left, says the breathing exercises he learned in yoga helped him break his school's record for the 1-mile run.

Tree Pose

The tree pose strengthens your legs and spine while stretching your upper legs and upper torso.

* Stand up straight.

* Bend your right leg, and grab your right ankle with your left hand.

* Place the sole of your right foot on the inside of your left thigh. Point your toes toward the floor.

* Continue to stand straight, and keep your standing leg straight.

* Raise your arms up and bring your hands together, palms touching.

* Hold for up to one minute. Repeat with your left leg.

Chair Pose

The chair pose strengthens your legs and spine while stretching your upper torso.

* Stand up straight with your legs about 6 inches apart.

* Inhale and raise your arms straight above your head with your palms facing each other.

* Exhale and bend at the knees.

* Slowly lower yourself as if you're sitting on a chair. Keep your back straight.

* Hold for up to one minute.
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Teen Yoga Retreat

Kids and teens get together Telluride, Colo., each summer for a yoga retreat. They stretch, balance, and twist (at right) and learn to deal with everyday stress through yoga and art.Y Is for Yoga

Byline: Mikulski, Keri
Volume: 32
Number: 6
ISSN: 0199820X
Publication Date: 02-01-2009
Page: 8
Section: YOUR ENERGY
Type: Periodical
Language: English

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