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Vivi and Headspace Partner to Bring Mindfulness to K-12 Classrooms

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Until now, it has been challenging for teachers to gather insights on students’ social and emotional needs and support them in the moment. Vivi engineers classroom solutions that empower educators to personalize student engagement. To learn more about Vivi, visit www.vivi.io. About Headspace.

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This Company Wants to Gather Student Brainwave Data to Measure ‘Engagement’

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To support that work, the company plans to use data collected from students using its headsets to compile “the world’s largest brainwave database.” Theodore Zanto, a professor of neurology at the University of California at San Francisco, had two words when he first read through the company’s website: “Holy s**t.”

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Coachin’ in the Classroom

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They asked questions throughout class sessions and expected students to engage with the content. According to the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, “Student engagement is the psychological investment a student makes in learning.” [1] for “Students are.” And the students?

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Co-Creating the Classroom: Collaborative Ground Rules for Engaged Learning

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Research shows that initial class sessions are crucial for establishing trust, setting expectations, and capturing student interest (Curzan & Damour, 2000; Davis, 1993; Lucas, 2006; McKeachie, 2002) three elements essential to maintaining engagement across the semester. Maintain confidentiality. No name-calling.

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Coachin’ in the Classroom

Faculty Focus

They asked questions throughout class sessions and expected students to engage with the content. According to the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, “Student engagement is the psychological investment a student makes in learning.” [1] for “Students are.” And the students?

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Co-Creating the Classroom: Collaborative Ground Rules for Engaged Learning

Faculty Focus

Research shows that initial class sessions are crucial for establishing trust, setting expectations, and capturing student interest (Curzan & Damour, 2000; Davis, 1993; Lucas, 2006; McKeachie, 2002) three elements essential to maintaining engagement across the semester. Maintain confidentiality. No name-calling.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

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Vance asks: “How comfortable will we be with schools monitoring students and what they do at home, now that home is going to be school?” — Tony Wan (March 16, 2020) Teaching and Learning What are the best ways to keep students engaged and make sure that they are online and not surfing aimlessly? Tools for Project-Based Learning.

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