About this episode

Danny Mann discusses fostering peace, joy, and community in teaching and leading.

Danny Mann shares about fostering peace, joy, and community in teaching and leading on episode 611 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Great teaching, and I think great life, is this adaptive, responsive thing, pulling out the bugs or getting things back in balance. -Danny Mann Peace and joy are really interrelated, and I gravitated a lot towards these, as I spent time studying and practicing mindfulness practices. -Danny Mann If you discover your why, you could basically feel much more energized and joyful about what you do, if you align your life with that. -Danny Mann Giving students space to speak and share ups and downs. So the ironic leading by listening. -Danny Mann Resources University of California Irvine’s Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation Find Your Why, by Simon Sinek How to Debug Your Life, by JA Westenberg Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices, by Thich Nhat Hanh Pedagogical Wellness | UCI Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz How to Debug Your Life, by JA Westenberg Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices, by Thich Nhat…

People in this episode

Host: Bonni Stachowiak

Guest: Danny Mann

Topics covered

• mindfulness
• teaching
• community
• leadership
• joy
• peace

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of California Irvine’s Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation, UCI Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation

Books & works: Find Your Why, How to Debug Your Life, Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

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