Science Education and Spiritual Transformation Workshop (Columbia)

Recent Workshops:
•    The Believing Brain (Columbia U.) - Changing ourselves starts with changing our beliefs.
Prepared for The Collaborative for Spirituality in Education, Teachers College of Columbia U. in NYC (Oct. 2022)
•    The Believing Brain (IIRP) - Changing ourselves starts with changing our beliefs.
video prepared for The International Institute for Restorative Practices, IIRP World Conference 2023 (Jan. 2023)
•    Reawakening Your Love of Teaching
prepared for "AWAKENED SCHOOLS: The Spiritual Core in Whole Child Education", live conference, Teachers College of Columbia U. in NYC (Oct. 2022).
•    The Educational Workshop on 20 Opportunities to Transform Yourself While Teaching
•    "Reclaiming Your Spirituality" was prepared for "Cultivating the Spiritual Core: An Interactive Learning Summit", Teachers College of Columbia U. in NYC (Nov. 2021).
•    "Recovering Your Childhood in Adulthood" was prepared for "Awakened Campus Summit", Teachers College of Columbia U. in NYC (April 2022).
•    "The Biology of Belief" was prepared for "AWAKENED SCHOOLS: The Spiritual Core in Whole Child Education", live conference, Teachers College of Columbia U. in NYC (Oct. 2022).
•    Intuitive Education Workshop
•    The Collaborative for Spirituality in Education, Teachers College of Columbia U. in NYC (Nov. 2019)
•    INSS (International Network for the Study of Spirituality), St. Johns U. in the UK (June 2021)
•    Holistic Teaching and Learning Center, Southern Oregon U. in Ashland, OR (Oct. 2021)
•    Cultivating the Spiritual Core: An Interactive Learning Summit, Teachers College of Columbia U. in  NYC (Nov. 2021)

Literature Review:
•    Science of Emotions (Keltner, 2009, 2023)
•    Childhood & Spirituality (Hart, 2001, 2010, 2014a, 2014b; L. Miller, 2015; L. W. E. S. Miller, 2021)
•    Left Brain Dominance (McGilchrist, 2009)
•    Mindfulness and Nondual Awareness (Chopra, 2021; Chopra, Ford, & Williamson, 2010; Lantieri, 2008; Palmer, 1993, 1998, 2004; Palmer, Zajonc, & Scribner, 2010)
•    Emotional and Social Intelligence, Presence (Goleman & Boutsikaris, 2006; Goleman & Senge, 2007; Goleman & Whitener, 2005; Senge, 2000, 2008)
•    Awareness and Mindsight (Siegel, 2010, 2018)
•    Wisdom Teaching and Practical Exercises (Laozi, 2005/circa 500 BC)
•    Belief (Dispenza, 2017; Dispenza & Boyce, 2016; Dispenza, Knight, & Encephalon, 2005; B. H. Lipton, 2005, 2006, 2014; B. H. Lipton, Bhaerman, S., 2009)
•    Early Opposition to the Mechanical View of Humans (Dewey, 1910, 1916/2005)
•    Historically Assumed Separateness (Harari, 2017) (Kuhn, 2004)
•    Reduced Importance of Childhood (Piaget, 1929/2007, 1950, 1959, 1965, 1973, 1976; Piaget & Inhelder, 1969; Piaget & Valsiner, 1927/2001)
•    Excessive Testing (Darling-Hammond, 2010; González & Darling-Hammond, 1997; Gurwitz, Darling-Hammond, Pease, Education., & Corporation., 1981; Haggstrom, Darling-Hammond, Grissmer, & Center for the Study of the Teaching Profession (Rand Corporation), 1988; Koppich, Merseth, Darling-Hammond, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education., & National Commission on Teaching & America's Future (U.S.), 2000; Millman & Darling-Hammond, 1990; Wise, Darling-Hammond, Berry, Profession., & Education, 1987; Wise, Darling-Hammond, & Klein, 1986; Zeichner et al., 2000)
•    Education: Students-only, Community-centered, Right Answers, Restricted Resources, Not tests, Not algebra, Not control, Not norms, Brick & Mortar Schools, Integrated Disciplines, Inspirational Content (Dintersmith, 2018; Hart, 2001)
•    1800s Factory Model (Skinner, 1953; Thorndike, 1913/2010)

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