Summary: <p style="text-align: justify;">Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. Anne Rosenberg provides insight about how to bring mindfulness into your classroom and introduce it to your students.</p> <h4>Featured Content</h4> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Anne Rosenberg</strong> is a graduate of TCNJ and currently teaches 5th-grade in West Windsor-Plainsboro, New Jersey. Anne is a passionate educator who likes to experiment with technology in the classroom. Outside of the classroom, Annie teaches yoga to adults and kids.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/OMinEDU">Follow @OMinEDU</a></p> <h4>Links and Resources</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://support.gonoodle.com/article/213-about-airtime">Airtime from GoNoodle</a></li> <li><a href="http://calm.com">Calm.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Calming-Glitter-Jars/">Glitter Jars</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pocketmindfulness.com/6-mindfulness-exercises-you-can-try-today/">6 Mindfulness Exercises You Can Try Today</a></li> </ul> <h4>What We Are Learning</h4> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>AJ</strong> shared his take on his SGDP for this year and talked about what he’s thinking about for next year which is a student-centered classroom for differentiation.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>If you can help AJ out please connect with him!</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Chris</strong> learned how to make fire! He attended a 3-hour class to learn multiple ways to start fires. He took this course through the <strong><a href="https://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/">Monmouth County Park System</a></strong>.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Stacey</strong> collaborated with <a href="http://www.aschoenbart.com"><strong>Adam Schoenbart</strong></a> on Google Sheets project for the district her children go to. If you need help with Google Sheets Adam is THE MAN!</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Stacey’s other PD has taken place at home as she and her husband have opened up their washing machine to perform a little DIY maintenance.</p> <h4 style="text-align: justify;">PodcastPD Feedback and Shout Outs</h4> <ul> <li> <a href="http://twitter.com/MsGrotian"><strong>Kelly Grotian</strong></a> recently discovered the podcast and shared her excitement!</li> </ul> <hr> <h3>ASK QUESTIONS, SHARE FEEDBACK, AND CONNECT</h3> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;">Comment on the show notes below</li> <li>Email <a href="mailto:feedback@podcastpd.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">feedback@podcastpd.com</a> </li> <li><a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/PodcastPD">Follow @PodcastPD</a></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div id="sb_instagram" class="sbi sbi_mob_col_auto sbi_col_5" style="width: 100%; padding-bottom: 10px;"> <div class="sb_instagram_header" style="padding: 10px; padding-bottom: 0;"></div> <div id="sbi_images" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="sbi_loader fa-spin"></div></div> <div id="sbi_load"><a class="sbi_load_btn"></a></div> </div>
