ECIS PRESENTS ANNUAL ECIS CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM MINDFUL TEACHER MINDFUL SCHOOL FACILITATED BY KEVIN HAWKINS NOVEMBER / BARCELONA MINDFULNESS IS IN THE NEWS EVERYWHERE THESE DAYS BUT HOW DO WE SIFT THROUGH ALL THAT INFORMATION TO FIND WHAT'S REALLY OF VALUE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS? IW Tuts ONE DAY WORKSHOP WE WILL EXPLORE 3 KEY ASPECTS OF MINDFULNESS IN BEING MINDFUL / TEACHING MINDFULLY / TEACHING MINDFULNESS NOT EVERYBODY WANTS OR NEEDS TO BE A TEACHER OF MINDFULNESS BUT STARTING FROM WHERE WE ARE. WE CAN ALL EXPLORE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MORE MINDFUL AND ESPECIALLY HOW TO TEACH MORE MINDFULLY. USING THE MOST RELEVANT RESEARCH AND THEORY ON MINDFULNESS IN EDUCATION. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE GUIDED THROUGH A SERIES OF EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISES TO DISCOVER HOW BEING MORE MINDFUL CAN ENHANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING. WE WILL ALSO DRAW ON PARTICIPANTS’ OWN EXPERIENCES OF THE CHALLENGES AND POSSIBIL- ITIES OF BRINGING GREATER SELF-AWARENESS TO OUR TEACHING. 4N_LOOKING AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINDFULNESS IN EDUCATION WE MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT NOT JUST VARYING DEGREES OF EXPERIENCE AND INTEREST AMONG TEACHERS BUT ALSO THE DISTINCT CULTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS. THERE'S NO ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL FORMULA FOR INTRODUCING MINDFULNESS INTO THE CLASSROOM. IN THIS PRE-CONFERENCE WE WILL LOOK AT EXAMPLES OF. BEST PRACTICE FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO CONSIDER HOW SCHOOLS ARE APPLYING MINDFULNESS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE CURRICULUM AND SCHOOI. LIFE. RE- SEARCH-BASED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY IN THE USA. ARE NOW BECOMING MORE WIDELY ACCEPTED: WE WILL LOOK AT WAYS IN WHICH MINDFULNESS TRAINING CAN BOTH SUPPORT AND ENLIVEN SOCIAL AND EMO- TIONAL LEARNING FOR STUDENTS AND FOR TEACHERS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVEL- OPMENT OF A MORE MINDFUL AND NOURISHING SCHOOL CULTURE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MINDFULNESS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS IS THE RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHER SELF-CARE. OUR ABILITY TO CULTIVATE SELF-AWARENESS CAN HELP US DEVELOP CLASSROOM PRESENCE, CONNECT MORE AUTHENTICALLY WITH OUR STUDENTS, MANAGE OUR STRESS MORE EFFECTIVELY - AND MAKE TEACHING MORE ENJOYABLE. WHETHER YOUR INTENTION IS TO TEACH MINDFULNESS. TO TEACH MORE MINDFULLY ‘OR TO JUST FIND QUT ABOUT MINDFULNESS IN EDUCATION. THIS WORKSHOP WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU: