This article explores the art and science of Mindfulness from the perspective of a Buddhist Monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, author of five books in the Mindfulness Essentials series, and an American medical doctor, Jon Kabat Zinn founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction clinic (MBSR) at the University of Massachusetts. In addition, we will explore…

The majority of research on the implementation of ePortfolios focuses on curriculum, faculty development, or student buy-in. When ePortfolio systems have been described in technical terms, the focus has been on the functionality, affordances, and limitations of ePortfolio systems (e.g., TaskStream, LiveText), free web tools (e.g., Google Docs),…

Classrooms across the country are discovering the power of service-learning--the ideal way to help students develop social and academic skills while giving back to their community. Now for the first time, there's a practical how-to guide on using serving-learning to promote inclusion and differentiate instruction for students with and without…