The Mindful Teacher's Toolkit

Kevin Hawkins is an independent speaker, consultant and teacher trainer. He has worked with children and adolescents in various contexts for over 40 years as a teacher, school head and social worker, in the UK, Europe and Africa. He has taught across the age ranges in state schools and in international schools, with a focus on developing the whole child through balancing academic, social and emotional aspects of learning. Kevin started teaching mindful awareness to students, teachers and parents in 2008, and in 2012 he co-founded MindWell (www.mindwell-education.com) which supports educational communities in developing awareness-based wellbeing through mindfulness and social-emotional learning. His first book, Mindful Teacher Mindful School, Improving wellbeing in teaching and learning, was published by SAGE/Corwin in 2017.  Amy Burke is an educational consultant who spent 15 years as a high school teacher and guidance counsellor in Canada and The Netherlands. She holds a Master′s Degree in Contemplative Education from Naropa University and in 2012 co-founded MindWell. Amy is a facilitator for the CARE program (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education), a teacher trainer for the Mindfulness in Schools Project and she is also a Mentor for Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme UK). Amy works internationally providing workshops and retreats for educators, students and parents with a focus on self-care and stress management.

• Introduction: Awareness-Based Wellbeing in SchoolsSection I: Teaching Mindful AwarenessChapter 1: Mindful Awareness in the Early Years Classroom (3-6 year olds)Chapter 2: Mindful Awareness in the Primary Years Classroom (7-10 year olds)Chapter 3: Mindful Awareness in the Middle Years Classroom(11-13 year olds)Chapter 4: Mindful Awareness in the Secondary Years Classroom (14-18 year olds)Chapter 5: Top Teaching TipsSection II: Embedding Mindful AwarenessChapter 6: Mindful Awareness in Sports and PerformanceChapter 7: Mindful Awareness across the SchoolChapter 8: Developing a Coherent Approach: Implementation Q&AsConclusion: Aligning Awareness-based Wellbeing with Societal and Environmental Change

The Mindful Teacher′s Toolkit is an essential resource for mindful educators. It′s chock-full of hard won insights, and there′s love and rigor in every page, practice, and lesson. Given the adversity so many are facing, this is a book that′s made for the moment.