DR. LISA J. LUCAS
author-speaker-professor- therapeutic coach-mindfulness educator-retreat facilitator
Lisa is currently a Professor in the College of Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, an Author and Speaker who provides workshops and keynotes on transforming overwhelm into purposeful living and a Therapeutic Coach who helps clients break through self-imposed limits and supports mental well-being by helping clients build emotional resilience, manage stress, and improve self-awareness.
Her books, Better Days: 180 Creative Practices and Daily Connections for Teachers and Students and Practicing Presence: Simple Self-Care for Teachers are designed to help adults and children cultivate presence, curiosity, compassion, and calm in the face of daily obstacles.
Her teaching focuses on engaging learners, change theory, educational leadership, designing optimal learning environments and social emotional awareness for both students and adults.
BETTER DAYS: 180 CREATIVE PRACTICES AND DAILY CONNECTIONS FOR TEACHERS & STUDENTS
Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Overextended? Distracted? Undervalued?
Do you feel your students are distracted? Disconnected? Struggle to be in the moment?
What if you could take a few minutes every day to not only help your students develop social and emotional skills but also take stock, recenter, and reset yourself?
The book Better Days offers 180 daily one-page social-emotional learning–focused readings and activities to help teachers and students navigate this epidemic of distractions and lost connections while integrating healthy habits into their lives.
Each day includes:
- Teacher and student-centered exercises for personal growth and reflection
- Hands-on screen-free ideas for cultivating an engaging environment that supports students learning.
- Research and experience-based affirmations for nurturing your “wise inner self”.
An underlying premise of this book is that we solidify and extend our own knowledge by teaching what we learn to others and that the most effective way to do so is by being fully present and available in each moment. Presence cannot be taught; we simply must be present. We can then transmit our state—our way of being—to our students.