Contemplative Teaching and Learning Lab
What We Do
The Contemplative Teaching and Learning Lab applies the contemplative sciences to informing our understanding of life-span development and education.
Our Partners
The Contemplative Teaching and Learning Lab collaborates with several other organizations within and without the University of Virginia. We are affiliated with the Contemplative Sciences Center at UVA and we collaborate with colleagues at Penn State University and Fordham University.
The Contemplative Teaching and Learning Lab (CTL) conducts research exploring how secular contemplative practices such as mindfulness and yoga may be adapted and applied to improve teaching and learning.
CTL also aims to conduct pilot studies to develop and test contemplative approaches to specific curricular, instructional & classroom management strategies.
Recent News
Expanding Mindfulness Benefits from Classrooms to Entire Education Systems
With twenty years of experience studying how mindfulness can transform classrooms, UVA education professor Tish Jennings is expanding her focus in the next phase of her research.
Transforming the Heart of Teaching: A TEDx Talk
On Mar 17, 2017, Dr. Tish Jennings spoke at the TEDxWashingtonSquare event about her research about teachers and mindfulness and the impact of such practices on both the classroom climate and student performance.
The “CALM Teachers” Study
We are testing whether short daily mindfulness interventions result in reduced psychological and physiological symptoms related to stress and burnout among school teachers.
Associated Faculty
Patricia A. Jennings
- Professor
Ava Michael
- Project Coordinator