Mindfulness in Action: Mindful Movements

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Independent Study

Course Description

Implement Mindfulness Activities into Your Teaching for Student Engagement

Learn how to harness the benefits of mindfulness in an active and engaged format.  Whether you are a coach or supervising PE, working with young children, or just need to shake things up for those extra active students, this is the class you have been searching for!

Participants will develop a mindfulness activity that consists of an age appropriate intervention, description, script and presentation.

Course Details

Number of Units: 1.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours

Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for teachers that want to incorporate mindfulness activities in the classroom, including PK-5 elementary teachers, PE teachers, and dance, art and therapy/special needs educators, or those that teach young and active students.

Required: 

  • You will need access to the Internet.
  • You will need to create or have a ChatGPT account from OpenAI, https://openai.com/chatgpt (free)

Course Options

Course Date Units Price
EDU-X796T – 001 Start now, you have 270 days to complete this course once enrolled 1 $134

IS/Mindfulness in Action: Mindful Movements

Start now, you have 270 days to complete this course once enrolled
1
$134
Independent Study
Shannon Perez

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What You Will Learn

  • Create specific topical tools with movement in mind
  • Combine with breathing and emotional exercises, or stand-alone, contingent upon teacher subject and age/grade

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