Kelly interviews educator Dan Tricarico, author of the new book The Zen Teacher. The Zen Teacher is a great book that has the potential to positively change your lifestyle inside and outside the classroom by providing specific techniques for becoming more focused, relaxed, and mindful. This is a fun interview about an important topic that can help teachers at any point in their career, whether they are just getting started, rocking it, struggling, or about to retire. Many great take-aways for everyone in this episode.
Mentioned in the podcast:
Dan Tricarico's book, The Zen Teacher.
www.TheZenTeacher.com This is Dan's website. Check it out.
iBookHack: Learn to make engaging, media-rich ibooks.
Muse: a meditation headband for practicing mindfulness. Very cool.
Breathe: An app that teaches meditation.
Headspace: an app and a service that teaches mindfulness.
Illusions by Richard Bach: A book Dan I both read and love.
Dragon Dictation: Powerful software for quickly getting your voice to text.
Essentialism by Greg McKeown: another important book Dan mentions.