Coalition of Schools Educating Mindfully (COSEM)

This month's blog post helps us reflect on educator well-being. ⁠
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⁠Written by @gplastrik.bsky.social

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#mindfulnessbasedlearning #mindfulness #showingup #educator #well-being

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Each month, we will be hosting a Learncast with the opportuity for #educatingmindfully members to earn PD credit. Non-members can access a partial Learncast on spotify or apple podcasts. Learn more: www.EducatingMindfully.org/learncast
The first one is in October!
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🌟 Something new is coming

The Resonations Collective—a space to connect and grow in purpose + action!

💡 SEL resources for teachers & students
💡 Supportive community

🎉 Join the list for early access + lowest price:
👉 www.ResonanceEd.com/Subscribe

#SEL #SocialEmotionalLearning #Teaching #Learning

Let’s talk about belonging - R.I.S.E. Magazine Belonging is hugely important in school – students who feel they belong thrive mentally, socially and academically. Now, picture the students you work with

What do you think your students would say if you asked them whether they feel they belong? I explore belonging in my latest #RISEEduMag article and share data from the
@geccollect.bsky.social's 26,000 voices report on belonging & inclusion. @netsupport.bsky.social
www.riseedumag.com/lets-talk-ab...

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Happy new school year to all of the teachers, admin, support staff, and building staff!

Consider setting an intention for this coming school year. What are your priorities? What values do you want to hold close this year?

Feel free to share in the comments!

#edusky #mindfulness #well-being

10 Tips For Teaching Mindfulness In School At Any Grade Level Lisa Thomas Prince and Lori Gustafson offer the following ten tips for teaching mindfulness in the classroom at any grade level. Source

10 Tips For Teaching Mindfulness In School At Any Grade Level #EdTech
#edusky #TLSky #teachers #education #educators

Book cover: White background with pictures of 3 students practicing mindfulness. There is a Black boy sitting in a chair with his eyes closed. There is an adult in a grey shirt reaching their hands up in the air to touch the hands of a student, which are also up in the air. The student is wearing a purple sweater set. There is a White girl with curly red hair in a messy bun and a red shirt facing away from the camera in a meditative pose. Text: "Educating Mindfully: Stories of School Transformation Through Mindfulness."

Our book about Mindfulness is free on Kindle Unlimited right now!!!⁠
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🧡💙Learn more and purchase here: www.educatingmindfully.org/book ⁠
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#educatingmindfully #SummerPD #mindfulschools⁠

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Check out the mindfulness-based learning framework!

How can you engage in gratitude practices to connect with yourself, connect with your values, and connect with your community?

Mindful adults = more well-regulated students!

💙🧡https://www.educatingmindfully.org/framework🧡💙

We support educators in engaging in mindful practices and self-regulation. Just like with parents and children, having well-regulated adults interacting with children improves outcomes for children. Have you done research into adult well-being as an alternative?

Focus Through the Noise Topics for this week include emotional regulation, classroom interruptions, and beautiful music.

Topics for this week include emotional regulation, classroom interruptions, and beautiful music. #EmotionalRegulation #ClassroomManagement #Mindfulness

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Hey, mindful educators! Join Darren "Dee" Dubose on May 20th at 5:00 CT.
Register: www.educatingmindfully.org/events%E2%81...
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Image of Darren "Dee" Dubose's head next to blue writing on a white background. Text reads: "Join us for a heart-felt conversation about the ways that educators, particularly how minoritized and racialized individuals, navigate personal and professional emotions in school settings.

Please join #educatingmindfully for "They (emotions) Not Us: Emotions Are a Guide to Higher Self and Purpose" with Educating Mindfully board member, Darren "Dee" Dubose on Tuesday, May 20 5:00 Central.⁠
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#emotions #mindfulness #edusky⁠

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Cultivating Seeds of Gratitude Every moment of authentic appreciation is a seed. These seeds—tiny, intentional, heartfelt—take root in our classrooms, our homes, our communities. And over time, they grow into something steady and l...

Our #May #EducatingMindfully resources are now available!⁠
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💙Gratitude Gardens w/ @thebutterflywithin.bsky.social
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🧡Voices Blog: www.educatingmindfully.org/post/cultiva...
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🧡Lesson Inspiration: cosem.mn.co/posts/educat...

#mindfulnessbasedlearning #socialskills #gratitude #mindfulness

The April #educatingmindfully lesson is up and ready! This month, we're focused on leadership!💙🧡

cosem.mn.co/posts/educat...

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Join the Educating Mindfully Leadership Team! Apply by May 1st!!!

Questions? Ask our president: @thebutterflywithin.bsky.social or a current board member like @decostadawn.bsky.social @gplastrik.bsky.social

💙Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/u/2/d/...

We have begun cultivating our #StarterPack to build connection within our #EducatingMindfully community who are passionate about #mindfulness and #SEL #MBSEL within #education. Resonate? Let us know in the comments & tag others who are mindful #educators #leaders #organizations! 💙🧡 #EduSky Grateful for our #Bluesky / #EduSky community! We have began cultivating our list of #mindful #educators, #leaders, and #organizations to #follow! #like #share #comment #tag #HeartCenteredChangemakers

We have begun cultivating our #StarterPack to build connection within our #EducatingMindfully community who are passionate about #mindfulness and #SEL #MBSEL within #education.

Resonate? Let us know in the comments & tag others who are mindful #educators #leaders #organizations!
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#EduSky

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Our April blog compares #aspirationalrecycling with #leadership. Check it out and let us know what you think!

🧡Thanks @gplastrik.bsky.social for writing this blog!

www.educatingmindfully.org/post/sowing-...

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Mindfulness-based learning inspires me because it's evidence that we are looking beyond the immediate lesson or assessment. Focusing on mindfulness develops skills and understanding that will last a lifetime.

Thanks for the connection.

Pyramid of Compassionate Leadership (Khoureis 2021) on top of a faded background image of hands tending to a seedling. Text says "April 2025 Theme: Sowing Seeds of Mindful Leadership." and "The Journey of a Compassionate Leader" and "From i to 'We." www.EducatingMindfully.org.

Learn more about "Sowing Seeds of Mindful Leadership" with Khoureis's pyramid.

Read more here:
🧡https://www.keenalignment.com/post/compassionate-leadership-transforming-capitalism-for-a-better-world-with-abe-khoureis

💙https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20802
#leadership #educatingmindfully #edusky

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💙 Did you know Educating Mindfully has books? 🧡

Check out this Chapter Author Chat with Matt Dewar
youtu.be/PItJlU79ARw

You can purchase the book or download it here: www.educatingmindfully.org/book

#teachers #educatingmindfully #professionaldevelopment
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April's EdMindfully theme is "Sowing the Seeds of Mindful Leadership"

Leaders living mindfully, join us in this month long conversation:

What do you notice when you step back to observe your team that you don't always see when you're in it?

#mindfulness #mbsel #sel
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