Mindfulness: Supporting Positive Behavior and Academic Performance

This workshop empowers educators with the tools to integrate mindfulness practices into daily instruction to enhance both student behavior and academic outcomes. Participants explore the connection between self-awareness, self-regulation, and positive behavior, examining how mindfulness builds these competencies. The session includes engaging activities, classroom-based strategies, and social-emotional learning (SEL) integrations that help students reflect, stay focused, and regulate emotions. By the end of the workshop, educators will be equipped with an actionable plan to bring mindfulness into their teaching routines in a sustainable and impactful way.

• Increasing student dysregulation and behavioral challenges in the classroom.
  
• Limited educator strategies for supporting students' mental wellness during instruction.

• Low academic focus and engagement linked to emotional stress and lack of mindfulness routines.

1. Understanding and Teaching Self-Regulation Through Mindfulness
   Educators will learn how to explicitly teach and model mindfulness to foster students’ self-awareness and emotional regulation, which are foundational for behavior management and learning readiness.
   
   
2. Practical Mindfulness Strategies for Classroom Integration
   Participants will gain hands-on experience with mindfulness activities and learn how to incorporate them into daily routines using techniques such as breathing exercises, guided reflection, and SEL-infused formative assessments like Do Now’s and Exit Tickets.
   
   
3. Developing a Mindfulness-Based Action Plan
   The workshop concludes with educators crafting a personalized implementation plan, outlining how they will embed mindfulness practices into their curriculum and classroom environment to consistently support student success