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Title: Better Days: 180 Creative Practices and Daily Connections for Teachers and Students
Language: English
Authors: Lisa J. Lucas, ASCD
Source: ASCD. 2025.
Availability: ASCD. 1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714. Tel: 800-933-2723; Tel: 703-578-9600; Fax: 703-575-5400; Web site: http://www.ascd.org
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Page Count: 209
Publication Date: 2025
Intended Audience: Teachers; Students
Document Type: Book
Guides - Non-Classroom
Descriptors: Students, Teachers, Creative Activities, Creative Thinking, Self Help Programs, Positive Reinforcement, Self Reward, Reflection, Improvement Programs, Faculty Development, Student Development, Therapeutic Recreation, Social Emotional Learning, Caring, Educational Environment, Spiritual Development, Health Activities, Health Promotion, Positive Attitudes
ISBN: 978-1-4166-3348-8
Abstract: Classroom teaching has many challenges, and these are compounded when you're also preparing students to navigate the world in a way that is healthy and forward-looking. But what if you could take a few minutes every day to not only help your students develop social-emotional skills, but also take stock, recenter, and reset yourself? This engaging and accessible book by professor and therapeutic coach Lisa J. Lucas is designed to help educators and children cultivate presence, kindness, curiosity, and calm in the face of daily obstacles. The 180 sets of teacher practices and student connections in "Better Days" are grouped into 10 themes--for example, Attention and Intention, Mind Management, and Self-Care--so you can easily find a practice that resonates with you when you need it. Each set includes: (1) Teacher- and student-centered exercises for personal growth and reflection; (2) Hands-on, screen-free ideas for cultivating a warm and inviting environment that encourages students to learn; and (3) Research- and experience-based advice and affirmations for nurturing your "wise inner self." The school day is packed, and it can be hard to find time to develop students' essential life skills or to pause and reflect on your own personal growth, but the strategies in this book will help everyone in the classroom become their best possible selves--one better day at a time.
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