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#mindfulAISD (1/3)

Mindfulness in the Austin Independent School District

#mindfulAISD (1/3)Mindfulness in the Austin Independent School District

Week of January 3rd, 2017

Welcome to the #mindfulAISD newsletter for the week of January 3rd. This will serve as a way to highlight the awesome mindfulness work being done across the district as well as offer resources. Have suggestions for material you'd like to see on here? Please email the SEL Mindfulness Specialist: james.butler@austinisd.org

#mindfulAISD HAPPENINGS #mindfulAISD HAPPENINGS

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Students Researching Mindfulness @ Ann Richards School


Another fantastic #starsmart #research presentation on #mindfulness & the #brain. Ss created mindful banner to teach benefits #mindfulAISD


--Sharon Roy ‏@MsRoyARS

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School Assembly Mindfulness @ Pillow ES


Awesome @PillowPanthers AP, @YvetteCardenasM, leads our Panthers in #mindfulAISD activities for the holiday break! #AISDProud @AustinISDSEL


--Brian Hill ‏@BrianPaulHill

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Starting the Day w/ Mindfulness @ Boone ES

Mindfulness to start Ms. Jacques' class for the day. @EmilyDopkinsSEL @BooneBears #AISDProud



--Nicole Lozo‏@NicoleLozo

Want to Showcase Your Mindfulness Work?

Send James Butler an email with a brief story and/or photo (if you have photo releases for your students). Or if you're on Twitter, use the hashtag #mindfulAISD and I'll post a link to your tweet on the newsletter.

RESOURCES RESOURCES

Recommended Mindfulness Websites

List of mindfulness sites and their recommended level (Elementary, Secondary, All, or For Educators)


**The sites are either completely free or have free portions. They have different guided mindfulness sessions. Test them out and see what works best for you and your students.


AdventuresofSuperStretch.com (Elementary)


Calm.com (All)


CosmicKids.com (Elementary)


GoNoodle.com (Elementary) *Stretching & Calming categories


Headspace.com (Secondary)


MindfulLifeProject.org (Secondary) *Spanish and English Tracks on their Soundcloud


MindfulSchools.org (For Educators)


MindYeti.com (Elementary) *Aligns w/ Second Step curriculum


Smiling Mind.com.au (All) *Link to their Web app


StopBreatheThink.org (Secondary)

Mindfulness--Great for Teachers, too!

Check out this great article & radio clip from NPR about how & why mindfulness is great for teachers.
Teachers Are Stressed, And That Should Stress Us All

Teachers Are Stressed, And That Should Stress Us All

When educators are buried under problems beyond their control, here's a solution: Get mindful.

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Previous Newsletters

Links to all the previous newsletters with a highlight or two from each edition.


Week of December 12 (List of mindfulness apps & Mindfulness Challenge recap)

Week of December 5 (Scientifically proven song for relaxation & Mindfulness Tour recap)

Week of November 28 (#mindfulAISD YouTube Playlist link)

Week of November 14 (GIFs for deep breathing & Breathing script for HS--Palm the Present Moment by Donald Altman from "The Mindfulness Toolbox")

Week of November 7 (AISD e-Wellness spotlight)

Week of October 31 (Mindfulness Challenge update)

Week of October 24 (Progressive Muscle Relaxation script)

Week of October 17 ("Just Breathe" mindfulness video)

Week of October 10 (Stop Breathe Think App/Site & Curious Not Furious article)

Week of October 3 (Pokemon poses & Mindfulness and the Brain article)

Week of September 26 (Replacing Detention w/ Meditation article & Guided Breathing tracks in Spanish & English)

Week of September 19 (Teacher Self-Care & Connecting Mindfulness w/ SEL: Mind Yeti)

Week of September 12 (KEYE News feature & Helping Teens Destress)

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Mindful Classrooms--Week 17

If you're using Mindful Classrooms: The Educator Guide, I recommend using Week 17 this week. It's a very loose recommendation though. Please do what's best for you and your students. If you'd like the free electronic copy of the book, please feel out the Google Form at the bottom of this page.


Photos/stories of Mindful Classrooms being used in class are always welcome and would be great for the newsletter! Email James Butler.

FREE FOR TEACHERS! FREE FOR TEACHERS!

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Calm

FREE Calm.com Lifetime Subscription for Teachers (PreK-12)


If you haven't done this yet, I HIGHLY recommend it. Click on the above link and fill out the quick form for a FREE lifetime subscription. It's a $300 value and they are giving it away for free to teachers!


Calm also has an app for phones.


**There are free sections on calm.com and the app, so feel free to share with your students' families.

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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.


**Parents/guardians can also sign up for a free account. Share with your students' families!
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GoNoodle

GoNoodle For the Body and the Mind


Go to the CATEGORIES tab at the top of the page and look for "calming" and "stretching." They have a bunch of great videos to use for daily mindfulness time and/or mindfulness breaks. GoNoodle can be found in the AISD cloud and then you have access to GoNoodle Plus with ALL of the videos.


**Share gonoodle.com with your students' families so they can sign up for a FREE account to use at home.

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Pokemon Poses (created by AISD 3rd graders)

List of Pokemon Poses created by AISD Students


Mrs. Garcia's 3rd graders at Cunningham created Pokemon Yoga Poses for Market Day last week and they wanted to share their creativity and hard work with y'all. Creating poses and incorporating mindful breathing with the poses is such a great way to make mindfulness fun and easily practiced by all. Nicely done!

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Mindful Life Project

Guided Mindfulness Activities in English & Spanish--Great for Secondary


Mindful Life Project is an incredible organization based out of Richmond, CA. They teach mindfulness, yoga, expressive arts, and hip-hop/performing arts to elementary and middle school students in underserved communities.


They also have a free app titled "Mindful Life Project."

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Stop, Breathe & Think

Stop Breathe & Think is a website and app that provides guided meditations based on how you are feeling at that moment. There are a great number of FREE meditations starting at just a couple minutes long.

Sign Up for Mindfulness Support

If you haven't filled out the #mindfulAISD Google Form (below) and want to highlight your work and/or receive mindfulness support, please check it out. It only takes about 1 minute to complete. Know someone in AISD interested in mindfulness? Send them this newsletter for them to fill out the Google Form.
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Contact

James Butler

SEL Mindfulness Specialist


james.butler@austinisd.org

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