Toxic stress alters brain chemical production and blood flow. While stress is identified as a brain disorder that can hinder students of all demographics, under-resourced learners are more likely to experience traumatic stressors, which, in turn, can create roadblocks to learning. Educators who understand the impact of stress and can recognize symptoms are able to apply and teach stress-reducing strategies that will help students perform better in school and live more productive lives.
Work that emphasizes students’ developing skills instead of a graded product reminds them to see learning as their goal.
Making connections, managing schedules, and building up student confidence isn’t always easy, but support from experienced colleagues can make an impactful difference.
Many stressors in education are out of teachers’ control, but there are some steps they can take to keep stress in check.
An occupational therapist offers a series of calming whole-body exercises for students to do as a class throughout the school day.
Filling in for an elementary teacher can be easier when substitutes have flexible go-to strategies to keep the class running smoothly.
This think piece is from Rick Hess, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the director of the think tank’s Education Policy Studies. This piece focuses on student
With explicit coaching, high school students can learn to manage their increasingly complex academic and extracurricular commitments.
Elementary schoolchildren who took mindfulness training two times a week for two years slept an average of 74 extra minutes a night, a new study found.
By keeping their stress levels in check and helping their staff to do the same, administrators can set the stage for a successful year.
In distance and hybrid learning, elementary teachers are finding it more important than ever to build lessons centered on students’ active involvement.
