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#mindfulAISD (2/13)

Mindfulness in the Austin Independent School District

#mindfulAISD (2/13)Mindfulness in the Austin Independent School District

Week of February 13th, 2017

Welcome to the #mindfulAISD newsletter for the week of February 13th. 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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Mindful Monday @ Gorzycki MS

Every Monday, the entire GMS campus stops what they are doing at 1:11 and participates in Mindful Monday. Students are led through a mindful exercise like breathing or visualization or learn tips and tricks to manage feelings like stress or disappointment. This may look like a bunch of kids who are falling asleep in class, but they are really practicing their mindfulness.


--Corinne Oh, Gorzycki 8th grade Counselor

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Filming for SXSWedu @ Webb MS

Webb students and teachers shared their experiences with mindfulness for AISD TV for part of the #mindfulAISD workshop at SXSWedu. Webb has a group of outstanding mindfulness advocate teachers and their students are learning some great self-awareness and self-regulation skills. Special thanks to AISD TV for filming & editing the video.


Jason Littlefield, Hilary Simon & I (James Butler) are presenting at SXSWedu on Tuesday, March 7th from 4:00-6:00pm.

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Mindfulness & Basketball @ Lamar MS

Thx Coach Moore for invite to do mindfulness w Lamar bball #AISDproud #mindfulAISD #SELinSports @CoachAndersonAD @AustinISDSEL @E_R_Oropez pic.twitter.com/QUlE2TBCFJ


--Mr. Butler ‏@mrbutler629

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.

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Mindful Brain Poster

There is a free download of a Mindful Brain poster on Teachers Pay Teachers. Check out the link below to access it.
Mindful Brain Poster

Mindful Brain Poster

Here's a poster of the three parts of the Mindful Brain you can share with your students. Mindfulness helps us to regulate our emotions, and be more focused

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Free Continuing Ed Credit & Video w/ "Godfather of Mindfulness" Jon Kabat-Zinn

The following is an excerpt from an email form PESI. Yes, it's an hour-long video, but Jon Kabat-Zinn is widely known as the "godfather of mindfulness" and has great tips for taking care of yourself. Maybe consider watching it before going to bed? The offer was too good to not share with y'all.


Do you have enough time and energy left over to take care of yourself?

It's so easy to get caught up in everyday details. That's why we're inviting you to set aside some time with Jon Kabat-Zinn to learn just how important it is to take care of yourself first.

This hour-long video is absolutely free - even the CE!

But hurry, this offer won't be around forever.

Get your free CE now.

Your partners in education and success,
The PESI Team

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Previous Newsletters

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


Week of February 6 (GoNoodle Mindfulness Document & Mindfulness Research Newsletter)

Week of January 30 (Rodriguez ES Mindfulness Studio & Mindful Coloring pages)

Week of January 23 (3 Simple Remedies for Stressed-Out Mind & Kindfulness article)

Week of January 17 (Science of mindfulness & Breathing Sticks activity)

Week of January 9 (SEL in Austin Family Magazine & Link to De-Escalation Strategies Poster)

Week of January 3 (List of mindfulness sites & mindfulness is good for teachers article)

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 23

If you're using Mindful Classrooms: The Educator Guide, I recommend using Week 23 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


Here is a link to a document that lists all the GoNoodle Mindfulness videos sorted by channel and with the length of each video.


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

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De-Escalation Strategies Poster

This document consists of 10 de-escalation stretching poses and 6 de-escalation breathing exercises. They feature students from Becker Elementary. They are being used in their classrooms and in their Mindfulness Room. If you'd like to personalize this document and add photos of students from your class/school, please email me and I'll send you the Word document to edit.


This can be an addition to your classroom, Peace Area, hallways, Mindfulness Room, etc.

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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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