Resources for Teachers
Building Academic Success on Social
and Emotional Learning: What Does
the Research Say?
New York: Teachers College Press, 2004
Calm and Compassionate Children:
A Handbook
Berkeley: Celestial Arts, 2007
Parents and teachers can explore ways to develop empathy and integrity in children as the authors provide practical strategies to foster children’s concentration, joy, kindness, and love.
Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You From Anxiety, Fear, and Panic
Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, 2003
This book reminds us to stop and pay attention to ourselves and the life we want to lead. It helps us practice being, not doing, and gives clear information on the physiology of the stress response.
Creating the Peaceful Classroom
Chicago: Zephyr Press, 2003
Dealing with the Stuff That Makes Life Tough
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004
Emotional Intelligence:
Why It Can Matter More than IQ
New York: Bantam, 1994
This bestseller raised public awareness of the importance of emotions in healthy human development and redefined what it means to be smart, making the term “emotional intelligence” part of our daily language.
Forever After: New York City Teachers on 9/11
New York: Teachers College Press, 2006
A wonderful collection of reflections from the unique perspective of schoolteachers in New York City who dealt with children’s fears and recovery first-hand.
Full Catastrophe Living
New York: Delta Publishers, 1990
Meditation for Beginners
Boulder: Sounds True, 2004
The acclaimed author and respected meditation teacher distills the essential teachings of the art of meditation. A CD is included of six guided meditations for adults.
The Miracle of Mindfulness:
A Manual on Meditation
Boston: Beacon Press, 1975
This accessible guide to Eastern meditation offers a method of exploring the skills of mindfulness that beginners can easily understand.
The Power of Relaxation
St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press, 2003
The author advocates for the importance of teaching self-quieting skills to children, and guides parents and teachers in how to offer them.
The Prepare Curriculum
Illinois: Research Press, 1999
The Radiant Child
Wheaton, Illinois: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1985
The author makes the point that children come into life with their spiritual nature close to their awareness and encourages those who work with children to recognize this aspect in the child.
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook—Fifth Edition
Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman and Matthew McKay
Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, 2000
A comprehensive guide with clear instructions and background on many major stress-management approaches. A great self-help reference tool.
Safe and Sound: An Educational Leader’s Guide to Evidence-based Social and Emotional Learning Programs
Chicago: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, Chicago, CASEL, 2003
Schools with Spirit: Nurturing the Inner Lives of Children and Teachers
Boston: Beacon Press, 2001
Fourteen respected educators discuss how schools can nurture children’s inner lives without violating the beliefs of families or the separation of church and state.
Sharing Nature with Children
Nevada City, CA: Dawn, 1998
Social Decision-Making Skills: A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary Grades
New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Applied Psychology, Rutgers University, 1989
Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
New York: Bantam, 2006
The internationally respected author explores the implications of our interpersonal world through a new science of human relationships that offers a deeper understanding of how capacities of social intelligence are developed and nurtured in ourselves and others.
The Wellness Book
New York: Fireside Books, 1992
What Children Can Tell Us
Frances Stott and Faculty of the Erikson Institute
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1989
Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom
Ages 4-12
Greenfield, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children, 1994