Resources supporting
“Why Mindfulness/SEL/Movement in Education”
(“Why I Teach Mindfulness”)
“When we look at low performing schools it’s not that these children are unable to learn, it’s that very often they are unavailable to learn.” —Jean-Gabrielle Larochette, elementary school teacher
While establishing Mindfulness-based Social Emotional Learning (SEL) YOUth programs throughout San Luis Obispo County, I am compiling a list of important, informational articles and video resources for myself, as well as to share with YOU, all in one place, right here on this page. There are so many reasons why mindfulness is needed in our schools and communities. Let’s do this! Contact me, Dee DiGioia, for help getting programs in your schools (during or after school) or organizations in San Luis Obispo County! See our similar list of resources for adults.
I will continue to add to these lists over time so be sure to check back! I have tons more to add to this list but it’s time for a mindful break! (Last edited 2/4/2020)
These first few resources are a few of my favs and, therefore, at the top of the list!!!
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Why Aren’t We Teaching You Mindfulness | AnneMarie Rossi | TEDxYouth@MileHigh (video)
Why Mindfulness is a Superpower (video)
MAY I BE HAPPY: MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND
Mindfulness in Education ~ Skills for the 21st Century ~ by Dee DiGioia
MORE RESOURCES:
7 Questions Every School Should Answer (video by Dee DiGioia)
10 Reasons Teens Have So Much Anxiety Today
ADHD & Mindfulness: An Interview with Lidia Zylowska MD
Anxiety in Teens – How to Help a Teenager Deal With Anxiety
Behaviour management: it’s all about the brain
Can Mindfulness Help Kids Control Their Emotions?
Children in Schools: Safe and Secure
Daily Meditation: A Bold Approach to Reducing Student Stress
Effects of Mindful Awareness Practices on Executive Functions in Elementary School Children
From Anxiety and Avoidance to Brave Behavior
Generation at risk: America’s youngest facing mental health crisis
Healthy Habits of Mind (video)
Help hard to find for teens struggling with mental health, thoughts of suicide
Here’s how mindfulness helps schools address depression and anxiety
How Daily Meditation Improves Behavior
How Emotions Affect Learning, Behaviors, and Relationships
How More Social and Emotional Learning (and Less Academics) Actually Builds Academic Success
How SEL and Mindfulness Can Work Together
How Teens Today Are Different from Past Generations
How to Increase Self-Control in Children – And Why It’s So Important for Their Success
How to Teach Kids About the Brain: Laying Strong Foundations for Emotional Intelligence
Implementing Mindfulness in Schools: Reflections From a Principal
In High School, the Kids Are Not All Right
Integrating Mindfulness Into Education
Integrating Mindfulness & Social-Emotional Learning Programs
Into Light (video)
“Into Light” features four teens who successfully use mindfulness to help battle depression.
“Just Breathe” (video)
Low-Income Schools See Big Benefits in Teaching Mindfulness
Making Time for Mindfulness: A new study shows how mindfulness education in the classroom can reduce students’ sense of stress and lengthen attention spans
Meditation Helps Lower Truancy and Suspensions
Meditation transforms roughest San Francisco schools
Mental Health In Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions Of Students
Mind-Body Practices Like Meditation And Yoga Help Teens With Anxiety, Study Finds
Mindful children have more brain flexibility, imaging study shows
Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence ~ upgrade your internal operating system
Mindfulness and Yoga Help Kids Cope With Stress In Low-Income, High-Crime Neighborhoods
Mindfulness at School Improves Critical Learning Skills
Mindfulness curriculum promotes prosocial behavior in preschoolers
Mindfulness Exercises Improve Kids’ Math Scores
Mindfulness in Education, Research Highlights
The link above is an annotated bibliography of studies of mindfulness in education from the Greater Good Science Center (2014). Although research on mindfulness is still in early stages, studies show that mindfulness holds promise for positive effects on student health, well-being, social skills, and academic performance; read how mindfulness practices may also reduce stress and burnout for teachers and administrators.
Mindfulness in Education
Mindfulness in Education Research Highlights
Mindfulness in the Classroom: How it helps kids regulate behavior and focus on learning
Mindfulness Meditation May Help Students Combat High Levels of Stress, Depression
Mindfulness practices buoy students in Sacramento’s Einstein Middle School
Mindfulness Programs In Schools Reduce Symptoms Of Depression Among Adolescents: Study
Mindful Revolution: Exploring How Mindfulness Can Transform Education (video)
Mindful Youth Leadership Transforming School Culture at El Cerrito High School
Mindfulness: Youth Voices (video)
Miserable Children, Workforce Resilience and Why We Need Mindfulness In Schools
More Focused, Better Behaved Kids, Through ‘Mindfulness’
More Mindfulness, Please: On Bringing Mindfulness into the Classroom
Not Talking About Mental Health Is Literally Killing (Boys)
Philly school’s new ‘calming room’ offers yoga mats, drawing, and a ‘brain break’
PS7 Presents “Don’t Flip Yo Lid” (video by Dee DiGioia)
Release (video)
Risking Peace at a Troubled School
Room to Breathe Film (video ~ Mindful Schools)
School replaces detention with meditation
School Stress: Rescuing Our Children
Scientific Evidence for School-Based Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness Practices
Screen Time Syndrome: Brain Images Explain Why Kids are Moody, Impulsive, & Can’t Pay Attention
Sixth Graders on Mindfulness (video)
SIMPLIFYING CHILDHOOD MAY PROTECT AGAINST MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
Slowing Down to Learn: Mindful Pauses That Can Help Student Engagement
Stress is making our children ill; here is what we can do about it
Stress: It’s Not in Your Head, it’s in Your Nervous System
Stopping the Next Shooter: Could Teaching Kids Empathy and Mindfulness Really Help?
Student Stress Is Education’s Overlooked Crisis
Teaching meditation to kids in Chicago swiftly reduced crime and dropout rates
Teach Mindfulness, Invite Happiness
Teachers Are Stressed, And That Should Stress Us All
Teaching Peace in Elementary School
Teaching the ABCs of Attention, Balance and Compassion: Susan Kaiser Greenland at TEDxStudioCityED (video)
Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to Students Affected by Trauma and Violence (interview)
Teaching Your Impulsive Child to “Pause”
Teen Brain Benefits from Mindfulness Training
The 1 Skill College Students Wish Their Parents Taught Them
The Amazing, Tumultuous, Wild, Wonderful, Teenage Brain
The decline of play in preschoolers — and the rise in sensory issues
The Elephant In The (Staff) Room – Why We Need To Talk About Teacher Wellbeing
The Limitations of Teaching ‘Grit’ in the Classroom
The Mindful Revolution: Exploring How Mindfulness Can Transform Education (video)
The Power of Mindfulness: How a meditation practice can help kids become less anxious, more focused ~ The Child Mind Institute
The Skills Colleges and Employers Are Looking For
The 3 Arguments for a Focus on Well-Being
Two studies reveal benefits of mindfulness for middle school students
UW-Madison helps students learn through well-being exercises (video)
Vagus Nerve Is the Key to Well-being
When Mindfulness Meets the Classroom
WHY ARE KIDS IMPATIENT, BORED, FRIENDLESS, AND ENTITLED?
Why Are More American Teenagers Suffering From Severe Anxiety?
Why Children Need Mindfulness Just As Much As Adults Do
Why meditation should be taught in schools
Why Mindfulness Belongs in the Classroom
Why Our Children Should Be Taught to Meditate in School
Yoga in schools has ‘profound impact’ on behaviour
And in the news:
This is What Kept the Thai Boys Calm While Trapped in a Cave
Video game addiction is officially a mental health disorder
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