Medfield's 2016 Digital Learning Day

Yes, that means taking a little time for yourself.  Our students aren't the only ones who experience stress and anxiety.  In this session, participants will practice techniques that can help manage stress, increase focus, and simply make you feel better. Breathing techniques, progressive muscle relaxation, positive affirmations and Brain Gym will be among the tools presented in this session.

Add the latest technology and apps to your teaching or coaching tool belt. Apps that will help individualize coaching/teaching instruction, analyse movement, mainstream creation and distribution of fitness programing with collective data, and wearable technology to maximize training performance. Be ready to learn and apply knowledge with hands on learning. 

Technology has created so many opportunities for our faculty and our students.  In many ways, it has helped us to communicate, collaborate and innovate in inspiring ways.  

It has also, however, brought with it some unique challenges.  

How do we create quiet spaces for ourselves and our students amidst the barrage of information and communication?  

How do we build our ability to be empathetic, kind, and compassionate when we can so easily avoid looking each other in the eyes?

As we work to integrate technology into our curriculum, perhaps it make sense to pair it with mindfulness.  

Interested in helping your students confront stress and build resiliency?

Concerned about the rise in anxiety and depression you've witnessed in your students?

Curious about trying out meditation or relaxation breathing or yoga in your classroom?

Already doing this as part of your curriculum or think it's all a waste of time?  

Come share your experience and your questions!!

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Excited or confused about the world of fitness trackers? Come and learn about some of the cool tools available to help you improve or sustain your health. There are so many options available and there is something in every price range. Before we can be our best for our students, we need to take care of ourselves. Fitness trackers remind us to do that. This session will include an overview of fitness trackers as well as apps for tracking fitness and nutrition. Unwrap those Fitbits, Jawbones, and pedometers from their packaging and bring them with you to the session! This will be a hands-on, give it a try, figure out what you've got or what you want kind of session.