Yesterday I had a kind of epiphany about happiness. It was spurred by something said by Nicholas Epley, psychology researcher and author of Mindwise, during an interview. He said that happiness is a mood state; we tend to think of it… Continue Reading
Today I shared some of my work with former colleagues during a back-to-school professional development day. Here are the slides and links to resources and handouts. Creating a Culture of Wellbeing [part 1&2] – slides Other links/websites: Project Happiness VIA… Continue Reading
Or, How to Stop Looking for Gratitude in All the Wrong Places One of the regular routines in my classroom was Grati-Tuesday (the name borrowed from Project Happiness). Each Tuesday, I would have students write down three good things –… Continue Reading
Last year (2016-17) I began adding well-being and character to my curricular goals. Because of my experiences with student anxiety and depression, and because of my own struggles with the same, I was determined to investigate my role as a… Continue Reading
In the last 5 out of 14 years that I have been teaching, I have observed a significant rise in levels of anxiety and depression among my students. It seems year after year I have more students succumb to serious… Continue Reading