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The Invisible Classroom

Relationships, Neuroscience & Mindfulness in School
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The Invisible Classroom explores the unseen neurobiological, emotional, and social dynamics within classrooms, emphasising how expanding students' strengths surpasses merely improving their weaknesses. Kirke Olson integrates insights from brain science, mindfulness, and positive psychology to reveal how emotional histories of students and teachers impact learning. The book provides practical tools for teachers, administrators, and parents to create safe, nurturing educational environments that foster optimal student outcomes.
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This book is ideal for teachers, school administrators, educational policymakers, and parents interested in evidence-based approaches to improving student engagement and classroom management through understanding neuroscience and mindfulness.

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Improving student learning with the tools of neuroscience and mindfulness.

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How is expanding students' strengths more effective than improving their weaknesses? Why is creating a school where staff and students feel safe necessary for learning? How can anchoring with simple mindfulness practices prevent classroom behavioural problems?

There is more to a classroom than just a teacher and a group of students. All classroom interactions have "invisible" neurobiological, emotional, and social aspectsβ€”the emotional histories of students, the teacher's own background and biography. In The Invisible Classroom, Kirke Olson takes lessons from brain science, mindfulness, and positive psychology to help teachers understand the full range of their students' school experiences.

Using its classroom-ready resources, teachers, administrators, parents, and policy makers can make the invisible visible, turning human investment in their students into the best possible learning outcomes.

Series: The Norton Series on the Social Neuroscience of Education

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Critics praise Olson's weaving of neuroscience and storytelling to uncover hidden aspects of student experience, highlighting the book's strong research foundation and practical applications. CHOICE commends the detailed attention to interpersonal connections and brain science. Educators appreciate the evidence-based strategies for handling challenging behaviour and building relationships with students, noting the book's inspiring and informative approach.

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9780393707571

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 July 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Louis Cozolino

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 142.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 245g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Kirke Olson, PsyD,Β a licensed clinical psychologist and nationally certified school psychologist, has devoted nearly 40 years to helping pre-K through graduate teachers apply research on human relationships, neuroscience, and mindfulness to educate even the most complex students. He writes a regular column for the Global Association for Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies and lives with his wife in rural New Hampshire. Louis Cozolino, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University and maintains a clinical and consulting practice in Los Angeles, California.

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