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Explains why it is important for teachers and parents to understand the impact prevalent trauma has on the lives of students, their learning, and behavior and explores how teachers can help those students have a promising future.

Presents twenty-five formative assessment probes for math knowledge in grades three through five and aligned to the Common Core.

"Highlights how mindfulness can be an effective tool in the classroom. Each chapter begins with a personal narrative concerning a challenge Srinivasan faced during the school day and how a specific mindfulness practice helped. The author shares what research says about the effects of mindfulness practice on academic, social, and emotional learning ... [and] introduces the complete curriculum teachers can use to incorporate mindfulness into their classroom, replete with lesson plans, PowerPoint diagrams, handouts, and homework assignments"--Provided by publisher.

Explains the cognitive and biological basis for learning and provides insight on how teachers can use story, emotion, memory, context, and routine to improve student knowledge and the learning experience.

"Created for teachers by teachers, this is [a] ... guide for unleashing students' potential through creative lessons, empowering messages and innovative teaching"--Back cover.