Managing with Mindfulness
Connecting with Students in the 21st Century

This book introduces the Control/Connect continuum as a model designed to foster inclusive practices for the contemporary classroom.

Tony Yeigh (Author)

9781108724739, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 7 September 2020

280 pages
25.6 x 19 x 1.4 cm, 0.65 kg

Teacher and student interaction occur in a complex and dynamic environment. Managing with Mindfulness: Connecting with Students in the 21st Century draws on educational psychology, duty-of-care principles and mindfulness practices to introduce the Control/Connect continuum as a model designed to foster inclusive classroom practices for the contemporary classroom. Addressing topics such as communication, positive relationships, emotional literacy, motivation and classroom behaviours, the work is written to support Initial Teacher Education students in their transition to practice. Framed by the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, Graduate level, this new textbook integrates the theoretical contexts of classroom management with the needs of contemporary teachers, as situated within the historical context of 21st century teaching and learning. The text is supported throughout with engaging and thought-provoking case studies and activities, thinking points and end-of-chapter review questions that encourage reflection on key concepts and practices.

Introduction. Developing a mindfulness approach to classroom and behaviour management
1. Introduction to educational management: Historical context and positioning
2. Shifting the goal posts: Setting the foundations for a mindful management approach
3. Using mindfulness to support duty of care as a core management imperative
4. Using positive motivation to engage all students
5. Behavioural methods of management: Whole school to individual
6. Mapping the control/connect continuum: Using differentiation to position your management style
7. Managing bullying from a duty-of-care approach
8. Inner connection: How to develop a personal philosophy
9. Proactive management: Finalising the big picture.

Subject Areas: Teacher training [JNMT], Organization & management of education [JNK], Inclusive education / mainstreaming [JNFN], Educational psychology [JNC], Education [JN]