Articles: Free the Mind: Hope after Trauma
By Jason Marsh | May 17, 2013A new documentary reveals the power of mindfulness and neuroplasticity. Bay Area residents can catch a screening tonight at Stanford University.
Tag: Education
Tag: Education
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Articles: Tim Ryan Brings SEL Bill Back to Congress
By Jill Suttie | May 7, 2013Today, Congressman Tim Ryan re-introduces his bill to support the growth of social-emotional learning in schools.
Articles: An Unexpected Antidote to Cheating
By Vicki Zakrzewski | April 30, 2013Cheating is a complex problem. Could mindfulness be the answer?
Articles: How to Reduce Violence after School Closures
By Vicki Zakrzewski, Trinh T. Tran, Jason Marsh | April 23, 2013Plans to close public schools are raising concerns about student safety in several major cities. But if the cities heed lessons from social science, they may be able to keep a difficult situation from getting even worse.
Articles: Five Ways to Develop “Ecoliteracy”
By Daniel Goleman, Zenobia Barlow, Lisa Bennett | April 18, 2013Daniel Goleman, Lisa Bennett, and Zenobia Barlow explain how we can teach kids to care deeply about the environment.
Articles: April Education Newsletter
By Vicki Zakrzewski | April 9, 2013From lessening the stress of testing to the neuroscience of learning, here's a round-up of our recent education content.
Articles: Compassion for the Tested
By Vicki Zakrzewski | March 26, 2013School-testing season is here—and a little compassion can go a long way in relieving the stress for all involved.
Articles: Nine Things Educators Need to Know About the Brain
By Louis Cozolino | March 19, 2013In an excerpt from his new book, psychologist Louis Cozolino applies the lessons of social neuroscience to the classroom.
Articles: Too Many Bullies
By Jill Suttie | March 14, 2013Emily Bazelon's new book explores bullying among kids—and finds the solution in fostering empathy among both kids and adults.
Articles: Teens Who Help, Help Their Hearts
By Vicki Zakrzewski | February 26, 2013New research shows that adolescents who volunteer decrease their risk for heart disease.
Articles: Don’t Blame the Brain
By Jill Suttie | February 19, 2013A new book argues that education must be based on how our brains really function—not how we wish they would.
Articles: Love in the Classroom, Beyond Candy Hearts and Raging Hormones
By Vicki Zakrzewski | February 5, 2013I asked for your stories of love in education. Here are some of the moving responses.
Articles: Fixing the Mean Girl Syndrome
By Vicki Zakrzewski | January 29, 2013Research tells us that kindness may be the antidote to “popularity-through-meanness.”
Articles: Can Gen Y Fix Our Schools?
By Vicki Zakrzewski | January 22, 2013They may get a bad rap, but research suggests that the needs of Gen Y teachers could help us create thriving schools.
Articles: The Case for Discussing Spirituality in Schools
By Vicki Zakrzewski | January 8, 2013Research suggests that spirituality may be a natural developmental process—so what does this mean for secular schools?
Articles: Take This Job and….
By Vicki Zakrzewski | December 20, 2012Wait! Here are some research-based ways teachers and principals can rejuvenate their passion for their jobs over the holidays.
Articles: December Education Newsletter
By Vicki Zakrzewski | December 12, 2012Want round-ups of recent Greater Good Education posts delivered to your email Inbox? Sign up for our education newsletter!
Articles: Can Educators Cultivate Ecological Intelligence?
By Jill Suttie | December 5, 2012A new book, co-written by Emotional Intelligence author Daniel Goleman, argues that schools are the best places to cultivate an understanding of our relationship to the natural world.
Articles: Three Ways to Help Students Give Meaningful Gifts
By Vicki Zakrzewski | December 4, 2012Research has identified what makes some gifts more meaningful than others. Here's how teachers can help their students get beyond elbow macaroni and glue.
Articles: An Awesome Way to Make Kids Less Self-Absorbed
By Vicki Zakrzewski | November 28, 2012Research suggests that experiencing awe helps kids focus less on themselves and more on the world around them.
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Why Compassion in Business Makes Sense
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How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part One
March 27, 2013A new report finds that fitting work with family isn't just a women's issue. Jeremy Adam Smith offers 10 tips for helping fathers to navigate a changing landscape at home and on the job.
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When Getting Angry Makes You Happy
April 2, 2013A new study shows how seeking happiness at the right time may be more important than seeking happiness all the time.
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Why Lent Makes People Happy (and Netflix Doesn’t)
March 21, 2013New research suggests that cutting back on life’s pleasures helps us enjoy them significantly more.
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Free the Mind: Hope after Trauma
May 17, 2013A new documentary reveals the power of mindfulness and neuroplasticity. Bay Area residents can catch a screening tonight at Stanford University.
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Greater Good Summer Institute for Educators
University of California, Berkeley
Clark Kerr Campus
Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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University of California, Berkeley
Clark Kerr Campus
Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The GGSC’s six-day Summer Institute will equip educators with social-emotional learning tools that will benefit both students and teachers. Registration is now closed.
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Finds that feeling gratitude produces kind and helpful behavior, even when that behavior is costly to the individual actor.
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- "From Jerusalem to Jericho"
This article on bystander intervention in emergency situations suggests that we are likely to help a “shabbily dressed”...
- Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
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Northeast Foundation for Children is a non-profit educational organization that offers educators the Responsive Classroom...
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Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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Why We Cooperate
Nature and nurture interact to inform, and reform, cooperative behavior. Infants and apes are both able to share, but only the two-year-old will pick up that thing you dropped in front of her.
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