Erica B. Marcus

08/15/2025

Eric and I presented our Digital Wellness class to the Summer Tech Institute at Mt Blue today!

It was fun to share our work, and learn more about AI in education from the rest of the conference presenters.

04/10/2025

Fun cannot be an afterthought.

How my students at Cape Elizabeth Middle School taught me to teach mindfulness better:

By Erica Marcus, Mindfulness Director at Cape Elizabeth Middle School Entering my fifth year as a Mindfulness Director at Cape Elizabeth Middle School, my students have taught me everything about how NOT to teach mindfulness. Too much seriousness, silence, and abstract philosophy have not landed wel...

10/10/2024

See you there?

03/25/2024

I have never actually seen my book in a bookstore, and I randomly saw it at Sherman's Maine Coast Bookshop today. It made it feel real. Like, I wrote a book...and it is in a BOOKSTORE. Woah.

I sometimes regret not trying harder to share it... I think about how many cool conversations I may have given up because I didn't promote it.

But I was so thrilled to see the little copy tucked away in there. And maybe someone else will find it, and have a cool conversation with the book itself, and that feels good enough for me today.

08/23/2023

It was energizing to talk with Sara Candela on The Optimalist about Attention Hijacked and how we can work with young people to help them (and us!) make intentional tech choices

In this episode of the Optimalist Podcast, we speak with Erica Marcus, the Mindfulness Director for a district in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She is also the author of, Attention Hijacked: Using Mindfulness to Reclaim Your Brain from Tech, a book written to help guide students towards a better relationsh...

07/17/2023

My work sends me to conferences about “Reclaiming love and joy in schools.” My PD is a guided nap as an act of resistance. My mission is to bring this inspiration back to my communities and hold space for the sweetness I got to soak up this weekend.
Thank you , , all who shared their wisdom and all who made this happen.

04/29/2023

I’m doing it! For one week, I’m off screens for entertainment purposes. Consider joining by setting a goal to reduce your use, or even go screen free!