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Mindfulness-Based Practices for Educators in the Classroom

Our young people experience a great deal of stress and anxiety in school that we, as educators, feel we need more tools to assist our students. We will discuss how mindfulness-based strategies are tools for educators that seek to improve students' cognition, their social development, and emotional development, which can lead to better academic outcomes. 

Objectives for this three-hour presentation include:

• Understand what mindfulness is and why it matters
• Learn current research on how mindfulness supports students
• Learn mindfulness tools and exercises for students at all grade levels
• Provide recommendations for integrating mindfulness in the classroom