Mindful U at Naropa University
Thoughts and Instruction on Mindfulness in Higher Education
Displaying 2 items of Mindful U at Naropa University with the tag "teaching".
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47. Betsy Leach: Contemplative Education and Multicultural Education
November 12th, 2018 | 38 mins 55 secs
contemplative practice, public education, teaching
Join us as we sit with Betsy Leach, Elementary Education instructor at Naropa, and discuss the multicultural aspects of public education, and how training in contemplative practices can enhance the experience for everyone. "My experience with students has always been that when they feel like you're real–like you're being genuine rather than pretending to be some perfect authority figure...they trust you and they are willing. I had students telling other students "You got to be good for Miss Leach because she keeps it real, and she's going to have your back!" That to me was huge, especially going into teaching at 22, with only a summer of training. It was really important to bring that humility, and not to pretend to know more than I did, and to be really transparent with students. When I had a bad day, where my lesson was not engaging, I would say "That wasn't as awesome as I wanted it to be. What could I have done better?"
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09. Richard Brown: Contemplative Teaching
January 2nd, 2018 | 31 mins 12 secs
compassion, contemplative education, mindful students, mindful teaching, teaching
At Naropa, the notion of contemplative education is one of drawing out the full richness of the student. In this episode of "Mindful U," Professor Richard C. Brown, core faculty in the Contemplative Education grogram, discusses what "contemplative teaching" is, and gives an example of techniques that work well for integrating it into ordinary classroom situations.