#mindfulAISD (9/26)
Mindfulness in the Austin Independent School District
Week of September 26th
#mindfulAISD HAPPENINGS
Rosedale School
Great turnout at 1st monthly morning mindfulness session for teachers @RosedaleSchool. #mindfulAISD #TeacherSELfcare @AustinISDSEL @AISDSupt
Kudos to Rosedale Principal, Elizabeth Dickey, for arranging this SELf-care opportunity for her staff. There are several schools around AISD doing weekly or monthly mindfulness sessions for their teachers. Way to BE, y'all!
Russell Lee Elementary
#6thGradeLeadership practicing being in the present moment @LeeRoadrunners #mindfulAISD #mindfulness
Incredible insight and questions from 6th graders at Russell Lee about mindfulness and how it applies to their lives. Thanks for coordinating the visit, Mr. Hubbard. Modeled intro lessons are available to help kickstart daily mindfulness in the classroom.
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
#guidedmeditation to prep for #automata presentations #mindfulness to gain confidence & #getbetter #starsmart #SEL
Sharon Roy is also planning on having her Stars research mindfulness, teach their findings and lead activities that they can utilize at school and at home. Awesome stuff, Ms. Roy!
Want to Showcase Your Mindfulness Work?
RESOURCES
Replacing Detention with Meditation
An article about an elementary school in Baltimore has gone viral regarding their practice of replacing detention with meditation. There are a couple schools in AISD interested in piloting something similar. Talk about Growth Mindset! It's exciting to have leadership in our district that is interested in trying new approaches to help reach ALL of our students. Photo below from the article on Upworthy.
Guided Mindfulness Tracks (in Spanish & English!)
Don't Forget About GoNoodle!
If you haven't done so yet, share gonoodle.com with your students' families so they can sign up for a FREE account to use at home.
Mindful Classrooms--Week 6
FREE FOR TEACHERS!
Calm
FREE Calm.com Lifetime Subscription for Teachers (PreK-12)
Calm also has an app so you can use your subscription on your computer or mobile device!
Check out this 3-minute guided body scan from Calm. It's just one of many that you can have access to.
Mind Yeti
Connecting Mindfulness w/ Explicit SEL Lessons
Mindyeti.com is a great resource that connects mindfulness with Second Step lessons. Visit the site and sign up for a FREE account!
There is also an informational page that explains the connection between Mind Yeti and Second Step.