Teach Mindfulness to Primary Students

Course Summary

Improve the concentration skills and emotional resilience of primary students by teaching mindfulness.

You will learn:

This course will help you teach primary students how to use mindfulness as a tool for learning and a way to care for wellbeing. You will read the latest research and participate in mindfulness activities that build your confidence and skills.

• How mindfulness benefits students and teachers.
• How to teach mindfulness using the five senses.
• How to use mindfulness as a learning tool.
• How mindfulness links to the curriculum.

Course time:

This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.

Accreditation:

This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours:

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories:

• 4.1.2 Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.
• 4.3.2 Manage challenging behaviour by establishing and negotiating clear expectations with students and address discipline issues promptly, fairly and respectfully.
• 4.4.2 Ensure students’ well-being and safety within school by implementing school and/ or system, curriculum and legislative requirements.

This course is accredited by TQI for 2 hours of professional development for teachers in the ACT for 2024.

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Course Content

Introduction

01.

Introduction

02.

Set some learning goals

Benefits of Mindfulness

03.

Meet Carolyn Shurey

04.

What is mindfulness?

05.

What mindfulness means to children

06.

Health and wellbeing benefits

07.

Educational benefits

08.

How mindfulness helps you

How To Teach Mindfulness

09.

Using the five senses and nature

10.

About the activities

11.

Mind wave breathing

12.

Noticing the self, noticing nature

13.

Sound activity

14.

Mindfulness in the curriculum

Your Teaching

15.

Teaching tips

16.

Cool lesson plans

Reflection

17.

Reflection

18.

Taxonomy of learning

19.

Suggestions for collaboration

20.

Congratulations

Course instructor

Mark Drummond from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He has worked in the education sector for over 11 years as a classroom teacher, Leader of Pedagogy within an Ed-Tech startup and as an educational consultant. Mark is an absolute science nerd and loves talking about dinosaurs as much as he loves talking about education (which is a lot)!

Interviews with Carolyn Shurey
Carolyn Shurey features in videos in this course. Carolyn has extensive experience teaching in the outdoors and connecting people with nature. In her role as a Learning Facilitator at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Carolyn specialises in the development and facilitation of Health and Well Being in Nature programs. She is a qualified and experienced yoga and meditation teacher and is passionate about making mindfulness and nature accessible for all.

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