Managing Anxiety in a High Performing Classroom

Discussion Question #1:

What are the sources of anxiety in students?

The Meditation Starts

The Stress/Anxiety Dichotomy

Stress Anxiety

Short-TermPhysical Reaction (Release of Cortisol and Adrenaline)NeutralExtended presence can lead to health problems

Long-Term, Recurring (More Days than not)Physical effects mimic long term stressDefined as worrying disproportionately

Building our Growth Model: Stress as an AllyStress is a necessary stimulus to growth

Education will involve stress

Teach students how to embrace and use stress as an impetus to growth.

Mihaly Csikszentimihaly’s Work on Flow, Creativity and Fulfillment

Building our Growth Model

Zone of Proximal Development

The Blindspot of the Growth Model

Discussion Question #2

How do you help to manage the stress of children ( or model that management of your own stress)?

The Work/Rest Cycles...Avoiding Student Burnout

Discussion Question #3:

Describe your own interaction with your smartphone? How do you regulate the smartphone use in children?

Managing Technology

Managing Feedback...The Work/Grade Conundrum

Handling the Grind and the Mindfulness Trap

The Perils of Workism