I challenge my 35 sixth-grade, 20 seventh-grade, and 30 eighth-grade students to become better readers, writers, speakers, listeners, and thinkers daily.

However, I've noticed that because most of what I teach is so cerebral I need to incorporate physical activities to keep the students from jumping out of their skins.

I will use Joel Kirsch's video and technique in my classroom and will post my results and comments on my blog http://enpsteacher.wordpress.com

I am already thinking I will have to be careful how I introduce these 4 techniques so they don't seem "too corny" for my Middle School students who think it is impossible to be "too cool."

I conducted a graduate course with this topic for nearly twenty years. We explored the mind/body connection and how teachers can increase energy, attention, retention of the material, motivation -- all without the traditional 'carrot and stick' methods of classroom control. I'm so glad that it's becoming more accepted nationally.
I've collected, developed and organized hundreds of classroom techniques for increasing awareness, cognitive functioning, and motivation -- including techniques for seamlessly incorporating movement into the fabric of the lesson itself. http://www.bestspeaker.com