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Educating Mindfully Learncast
Welcome to the Educating Mindfully Learncast!
This is a special opportunity for mindful educators and leaders to grow as they support the mental health and well-being of their learning communities through mindfulness-based learning.
The Educating Mindfully Learncast features special guests in connection with a Mindfulness-Based Learning Framework topic. To support learning and integrating the mindfulness-based learning skill, each monthly episode contains an optional weekly self-paced reflective conversation in our Member Online Community. Being a Learncast, Educating Mindfully provides the option to earn professional development hours (PDs/CEUs) for educators and leaders!
💙Why?
To share the impact of mindful education and the power of mindfulness-based learning to support mental health and well-being across learning communities (self, staff, students, society/families/communities).
🧡What?
A Learncast - Like a podcast, but with intentional, connected, ongoing reflection conversations throughout the month in our Member Community. PLUS, members can earn professional learning hours (PDs/CEUs) for participating!
💙Who?
Mindful Educators and Leaders!
Open to All - Access to highlighted moments in the episodes
Members - FULL access to the episodes in our Member Community
🧡When?
Each month, we release a new episode to focus on a Mindfulness-Based Learning Framework component so we can embody the practices fully as we become mindful global citizens within and beyond the classroom.
💙AND?
The episode sets the stage for the month that connects to our Circle, Blog, Lesson Inspiration, and content we share. It also supports the learning of our micro-credential participants & graduates.
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Educating Mindfully Learncast
Seen, Heard, Valued: Mindful Teaching for Equity and Connection
Educating Mindfully Members: Please continue this conversation in our Member Online Community for the opportunity to earn PD/CEU hours. Learn More.
Episode Overview: The episode is focused on the framework component of Culturally Affirming and Equitable Practices within Educating Mindfully's Mindfulness-Based Learning Framework.
Lindsey Frank and Dr. Kristi Morale explored culturally affirming and equitable practices in education, discussing how to build mindful learning communities where all members feel seen, heard, and valued.
They examined the intersection of mindfulness and cultural competence, emphasizing the intersection's role in supporting identity affirmation and creating safe spaces for students.
The conversation concluded with practical recommendations for educators, including the importance of personal sharing, incremental changes, and resources for implementing culturally affirming mindfulness practices in the classroom.
Episode Resources:
Mindfulness-Based Learning Framework
Educating Mindfully's Book (Chapters 4, 10, 32, 36, 40)
The Innocent Brown Girl Project (Kristi's Company)
The TeachHER Podcast (Kristi's Podcast)
Unearthing Joy: A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Curriculum and Instruction (Kristi mentioned Dr. Gholdy Muhammad's work)
Cultivating Genius (Dr. Gholdy Muhammad)
Values Identification Activity from Brené Brown
Values Identification Activity from Elena Aguilar
Dr. Sharroky Hollie's work (VABBing: Validate, Affirm, Build, Bridge)
Band-Aid Equity Lesson (any grade level)
Community Tree Lesson Inspiration (any grade, Educating Mindfully member access)
Guest Bio: Dr. Kristi Morale is a passionate educator, speaker, and advocate for equitable, healing-centered schools. With over 15 years in education, she began her career in elementary classrooms before transitioning to social-emotional learning (SEL) and behavior support. She holds degrees from Dillard University, the University of Southern California, and Texas Southern University, where her dissertation examined how SEL practices affect the discipline rates of Black middle school girls. Kristi is the founder of The Innocent Brown Girl Project and host of The TeachHER Podcast. She currently supports middle school students and staff as a Guidance Facilitator and serves on the board of Educating Mindfully.
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