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Classroom Exercise Makes Learning Lively

Four techniques for mental clarity from fitness expert Joel Kirsch. Read a blog post about Kirsch's latest endeavor here.

Four techniques for mental clarity from fitness expert Joel Kirsch. Read a blog post about Kirsch's latest endeavor here.
Credits | Release Date: 6/4/08

Video Credits

Produced and Directed by

  • Ken Ellis

Coordinating Producer:

  • Amy Erin Borovoy

Editor:

  • Karen Sutherland

Camera Crew:

  • Brian Cardello
  • Tony Jensen

Original Music:

  • Ed Bogas
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  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
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6th, 7th, 8th grade language arts teacher from East Newark, New Jersey

Excercise for Urban, North Jersey Middle School Students

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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."

Educational Consultant, educator, author.

Stress and Energy in the Learning Process

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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

ExerLearning

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Great video. I have spent the past 7 years developing ways to help busy teachers add physical activity and balance practice to the classroom. One way is to use existing classroom technology to deliver activity (video http://www.footgaming.com/School/ ) and to harness the energy and expertise of students as activity leaders.
We call it TEAM e3 - entrepreneurship, exercise, empowerment.

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Four techniques for mental clarity

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I found this video very interesting because these are actually some of the warm-up exercises we do before doing Tai Chi.