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Roundtable at Yale on Pursuit of Happiness

by Mark

Jun 25, 2008

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If you are concerned about student depression and its
impact on the classroom, you may be interested in this:

Pursuit-of-Happiness.org, a non-profit organization
devoted to education on the scientific study of human
happiness and positive psychology, is convening a
roundtable at Yale University on Saturday, July 12.

We are in the process of constructing a multimedia
internet platform that any educator in the states (and the
world) can freely access and use in the classroom.

We are especially interested in recent scientific studies
on happiness and well-being (particularly with respect to
building student "resilience" to stress and depression)
and how they can be explored in the classroom employing a
multimedia internet platform.

At the roundtable we would like to receive feedback on
some prototype mini-lessons and activities that can be
readily integrated into existing socia...See More

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Nancy Carol What about teacher depression, have you noticed how many people are on this site looking for a teaching position?

On 6/25/08, Mark wrote: > If you are concerned about student depression and its > impact on the classroom, you may be interested in this: > > Pursuit-of-Happiness.org, a non-profit organization > devoted to educa...See MoreWhat about teacher depression, have you noticed how many people are on this site looking for a teaching position?

On 6/25/08, Mark wrote: > If you are concerned about student depression and its > impact on the classroom, you may be interested in this: > > Pursuit-of-Happiness.org, a non-profit organization > devoted to education on the scientific study of human > happiness and positive psychology, is convening a > roundtable at Yale University on Saturday, July 12. > > We are in the process of constructing a multimedia > internet platform that any educator in the states (and the > world) can freely access and use in the classroom. > > We are especially interested in recent scientific studies > on happiness and well-being (particularly with respect to > building student "resilience" to stress and depression) > and how they can be explored in the classroom employing a > multimedia internet platform. > > At the roundtable we would like to receive feedback on > some prototype mini-lessons and activities that can be > readily integrated into existing social studies or > psychology curricula. After that we can talk about the > possibility of cooperating with a PBS documentary team > that is interested in our work in the schools. > > Tentatively the meeting will run from ten in the morning > to five in the afternoon. Their is no associated fee. This > is a nonprofit enterprise running entirely on the goodwill > of volunteers based at schools and universities around the > US. > > If you would like to participate in the roundtable you can > learn more about our project at Pursuit-of-Happiness.org , > and contact me by responding to this email. I will send > you more detailed information about the roundtable and I > would of course be happy to answer related questions you > may have. Any ideas or simply reflections you might > contribute may well be used in planning our school > curricula which will reach well beyond the tristate area > (and of course be used entirely for nonprofit purposes). > > Mark Setton > Pursuit-of-Happiness.org > > Pursuit-of-Happiness.org is not affiliated with any > religious or political organization. >

Jul 7, 2008

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ctteacher Of course people on this site are looking for jobs/job advice. It's a great resource for that. This board, however, is in my opinion, hardly representative of education job seekers or all teachers.

On 7/07/08, Nancy Carol wrote: > > What about teacher depression, have you noticed how many > people are on this site looking for a ...See MoreOf course people on this site are looking for jobs/job advice. It's a great resource for that. This board, however, is in my opinion, hardly representative of education job seekers or all teachers.

On 7/07/08, Nancy Carol wrote: > > What about teacher depression, have you noticed how many > people are on this site looking for a teaching position? > > On 6/25/08, Mark wrote: >> If you are concerned about student depression and its >> impact on the classroom, you may be interested in this: >> >> Pursuit-of-Happiness.org, a non-profit organization >> devoted to education on the scientific study of human >> happiness and positive psychology, is convening a >> roundtable at Yale University on Saturday, July 12. >> >> We are in the process of constructing a multimedia >> internet platform that any educator in the states (and the >> world) can freely access and use in the classroom. >> >> We are especially interested in recent scientific studies >> on happiness and well-being (particularly with respect to >> building student "resilience" to stress and depression) >> and how they can be explored in the classroom employing a >> multimedia internet platform. >> >> At the roundtable we would like to receive feedback on >> some prototype mini-lessons and activities that can be >> readily integrated into existing social studies or >> psychology curricula. After that we can talk about the >> possibility of cooperating with a PBS documentary team >> that is interested in our work in the schools. >> >> Tentatively the meeting will run from ten in the morning >> to five in the afternoon. Their is no associated fee. This >> is a nonprofit enterprise running entirely on the goodwill >> of volunteers based at schools and universities around the >> US. >> >> If you would like to participate in the roundtable you can >> learn more about our project at Pursuit-of-Happiness.org , >> and contact me by responding to this email. I will send >> you more detailed information about the roundtable and I >> would of course be happy to answer related questions you >> may have. Any ideas or simply reflections you might >> contribute may well be used in planning our school >> curricula which will reach well beyond the tristate area >> (and of course be used entirely for nonprofit purposes). >> >> Mark Setton >> Pursuit-of-Happiness.org >> >> Pursuit-of-Happiness.org is not affiliated with any >> religious or political organization. >>

Jul 31, 2008

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