Linda M. Noble, an adjunct associate professor in the School of Education at Brooklyn College, has published a new book, Ah! A Heartbook for Teaching | Learning with Love, a practical and poetic guide for educators navigating the emotional and spiritual dimensions of teaching in today’s classrooms. Noble is a teacher educator, mindfulness practitioner, and published author who brings more than three decades of public-school teaching experience to her work with pre-service and in-service educators at the college. Known for her deep commitment to justice-rooted, heart-centered pedagogy, Noble integrates contemplative practices, mindfulness, and equity-focused approaches into teacher education. Ah! A Heartbook for Teaching | Learning with Love invites educators to reconnect with love, presence, and compassion as essential foundations for teaching and learning. Blending reflective practices with lived classroom wisdom, the book addresses educator well-being, social-emotional learning, trauma-informed teaching, and community care—offering guidance for sustaining both teachers and students in complex educational environments. Noble’s scholarship reflects Brooklyn College’s mission to advance equity, educational leadership, and holistic learning. Her work contributes to ongoing conversations in teacher education around mindfulness, contemplative pedagogy, and the role of emotional and spiritual awareness in fostering just and humane classrooms.
