6 Week - Mindful Teacher Training Program (MTTP)
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 5:30 PM EST
-to-
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7:30 PM EST
Add to Calendar
Where
This is an online event.Course Fees
General: $250 MDCPS Educators/Staff: $80
Testimonials
MTTP was immensely enriching professionally and personally. I feel more confident about implementing the four modules: Mindful Movements, Mindful Games, Mindful Relaxation, and Kindness; after I practice with my partner in this course, I want to continue practicing daily.
Martha Villarreal-Cox, Teacher, Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center
I believe this program should be taught to as many teachers and the general populace as possible. The things we learned in there are invaluable and something that can help you in any part of life.
Osvaldo Samper, Teacher, Miami Beach Senior High
Instructor: Valerie DeWittContact
Mindful Kids Miami305-270-3262
info@mindfulkidsmiami.org
MKM's vision is to improve the lives of all children in the community by giving them access to mindfulness skills which reduce stress and anxiety, develop attention and focus, promote emotional regulation and impulse control, teach empathy and compassion, and create a sense of well-being.
This 6 week version of MTTP is an experiential training for educators preparing them to teach age-appropriate mindfulness practices, games, activities, and skills based on social-emotional learning. These methods train children and youth to pay attention, strengthen focus, increase impulse control, regulate behavior, and cultivate tolerance, compassion and empathy for themselves and others.
Most importantly, this extension of training for the teachers adheres to the foundational principle of teachers continuing to cultivate their personal daily practice as experienced in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program, the Mindfulness Immersion and The M-Body and Mind porgram, which either one satisfies the prerequisite for participating in MTTP.
Learning Objectives
- Students gain fundamental knowledge for introducing Mindful practices to youth
- Students learn mindful movement and games and play to teach Mindfulness skills
- Students expand learning and demonstrate comprehension through dyads & playbacks
- Students learn mindful relaxation and kindness practices to teach Mindfulness skills
- Students synthesize knowledge and learn to integrate practices educational settings
*Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or Mindful Body and Mind Program (M-Body) is a prerequisite.
Class Dates and Times:
-01/31/2024 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
-02/07/2024 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
-02/14/2024 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
-02/21/2024 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm-
-02/28/2024 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
-03/06/2024 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
12 Master Plan Points offered for M-DCPS Educators/Staff
You must register on M-DCPS Frontline, attend ALL classes, and complete the M-DPCS evaluation to be eligible to receive Master Plan Points.