Tools for Mindful Educators

COURSE OUTLINE

Mindfulness is known to improve well-being and can foster critical thinking, performance, creativity, and empathy – valuable life skills which can be transferred to our professional lives. This course aims to give the participant a basic foundation in the practice of mindfulness as applied to education. In addition, participants have an opportunity to develop their emotional intelligence, exploring ways to become more emotionally competent both on an intrapersonal and interpersonal level, enhancing performance and improving relationships

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Learn the basic theory behind emotional intelligence and mindfulness.
Acquire fundamental practical skills to bring that theory into life in your professional life.
Consider how to use theories of mindfulness to aid students with problem-solving
Develop mindful lessons and daily tasks that can be adapted to your classroom