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Stop Breathe Think FREE Lifetime Subscription for BOTH Stop Breathe Think Apps (all ages & kids). Click the link to sign up for their educator deal. | Liberate Liberate is an amazing free mindfulness app for and by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community. | HeadspaceHeadspace recently came out with their own FREE subscription for educators. Click the link to sign up. |
Stop Breathe Think
Liberate
Headspace
Headspace recently came out with their own FREE subscription for educators. Click the link to sign up.
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Culturally Responsive Teaching and the BrainAn Edutopia blog written by Elena Aguilar. "Zaretta Hammond's new book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, fills a huge gap in my bookshelf. Hoping to get it into your hands and onto your shelves, I decided to do a Q & A with the author." | Mindfulness Research The Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley has a wealth of resources on mindfulness, including research articles and a collection of mindfulness in education research. Mindful Schools also has a great page on their site that outlines mindfulness in education research. Additionally, here is an article that highlights research done on Gratitude Journaling. | Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Article Nine Ways To Ensure Your Mindfulness Teaching Practice Is Trauma-Informed by Katrina Schwartz is a terrific resource. I highly recommend reading this article and following the advice offered. |
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
An Edutopia blog written by Elena Aguilar. "Zaretta Hammond's new book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, fills a huge gap in my bookshelf. Hoping to get it into your hands and onto your shelves, I decided to do a Q & A with the author."
Mindfulness Research
Mindful Schools also has a great page on their site that outlines mindfulness in education research.
Additionally, here is an article that highlights research done on Gratitude Journaling.
Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Article
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Mindfulness in Austin ISD Videos The official #mindfulAISD YouTube Playlist featuring mindfulness information and guided practices from the Austin Independent School District. | Mindful Brain Free Download Here is The Mindful Brain free download courtesy of Teachers Pay Teachers. | Sustainable MindfulnessCultivating Mindfulness for Educators Using Resources From The New York Times How to Avoid A Poorly Designed School Mindfulness Program -- Mindful Magazine Making Mindfulness Work in Your School -- Free webinar from Free Spirit by James Butler Making the Case for Mindfulness in Your School or District -- Free Spirit Publishing blog by James Butler |
Mindfulness in Austin ISD Videos
Mindful Brain Free Download
Sustainable Mindfulness
Cultivating Mindfulness for Educators Using Resources From The New York Times
How to Avoid A Poorly Designed School Mindfulness Program -- Mindful Magazine
Making Mindfulness Work in Your School -- Free webinar from Free Spirit by James Butler
Making the Case for Mindfulness in Your School or District -- Free Spirit Publishing blog by James Butler
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Mindfulness Book List An ongoing compilation of mindfulness books for youth and adults. | Letter to FamiliesHere's a letter about mindfulness you can share with families. It provides a brief description of mindfulness and a message from Austin ISD Superintendent Dr. Cruz supporting mindfulness in schools. Feel free to edit this to personalize for your school/district. The letter is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari & Burmese. | Multilingual MindfulnessWant mindfulness activities in Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Burmese, Swahili & Kinyarwanda? We've got them for you! |
Letter to Families
Here's a letter about mindfulness you can share with families. It provides a brief description of mindfulness and a message from Austin ISD Superintendent Dr. Cruz supporting mindfulness in schools.
Feel free to edit this to personalize for your school/district.
The letter is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari & Burmese.
Multilingual Mindfulness
Want mindfulness activities in Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Burmese, Swahili & Kinyarwanda? We've got them for you!
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Zen Den YouTube PlaylistThe "Zen Den" YouTube playlist offers 18 videos, ranging from 4-8 minutes in length. | Mind Yeti: Connecting Mindfulness w/ Explicit SEL LessonsMindyeti.com is a great resource that connects mindfulness with Second Step lessons, and it's FREE! | GoNoodleGoNoodle is for the body and the mind. Here is a link to a document that lists all the GoNoodle Mindfulness videos sorted by channel and with the length of each video. |
Zen Den YouTube Playlist
The "Zen Den" YouTube playlist offers 18 videos, ranging from 4-8 minutes in length.
Mind Yeti: Connecting Mindfulness w/ Explicit SEL Lessons
Mindyeti.com is a great resource that connects mindfulness with Second Step lessons, and it's FREE!
GoNoodle
GoNoodle is for the body and the mind.
Here is a link to a document that lists all the GoNoodle Mindfulness videos sorted by channel and with the length of each video.
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De-Escalation Strategies Poster This document shares de-escalation stretching poses and breathing exercises, and feature students from Becker Elementary. If you'd like to personalize this document with photos of your students, please email me. This poster can be an addition to your classroom, Peace Area, hallways, Mindfulness Room, etc. | Mindful Life ProjectGuided Mindfulness Activities in English & Spanish--Great for Secondary. They also have a free app titled "Mindful Life Project." | Videos Explaining Mindfulness |
De-Escalation Strategies Poster
This poster can be an addition to your classroom, Peace Area, hallways, Mindfulness Room, etc.
Mindful Life Project
Guided Mindfulness Activities in English & Spanish--Great for Secondary.
They also have a free app titled "Mindful Life Project."
Videos Explaining Mindfulness
James Butler, M.Ed.
Austin ISD SEL Mindfulness Specialist
2014 Austin ISD Teacher of the Year
Author of Mindful Classrooms: Daily 5-Minute Practices to Support Social-Emotional Learning
